Dina Rubina's Grand Literary Concert

“Nothing is afraid to be said; at times this prose is shocking, but it leaves no one indifferent.” — Dina Rubina, renowned literary author whose name is inextricably linked with Russian-language prose of the 20th and 21st centuries, invites you to a Grand Literary Concert.

The beloved writer will present not only the first volume of her new trilogy, Designer Zhorka, but will also read excerpts from the second volume, The Silver Mine, which is currently being written.

In Dina Rubina’s performance, the characters acquire their own faces, voices, and gestures, becoming, quite literally, theatrical characters.

The Designer Zhorka trilogy is a gripping saga filled with profound emotions. The central intrigue of the novel’s first book, The Boys, refers readers to a legendary event: the masterful robbery of the Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem, when one of the world’s most valuable collections of watches disappeared without a trace overnight. What makes this theft extraordinary is that it was carried out by an ace fighter pilot in the Israel Defense Forces.

While in the first part of the trilogy everything was seen through the eyes of the boys, Zhorka and Agasha, the second book places the heroine Lydia at the center of the narrative. The story takes on an entirely different scale. For the reader, not only does the “point of view” change, but so does the very perception of events, each of which is now illuminated differently by the three grown-up protagonists.

Whom to believe and whom to sympathize with—that each of us must decide for ourselves.

In an era when literature is literally “losing its voice” in an attempt to shout over the screams, shrieks, and explosions of the information field; when writers strive at any cost to seize readers’ attention with shocking and even chilling plots; in an age of ubiquitous fake news, the loss of trust in one another, and the forgetting of our own selves—Dina Rubina writes books filled with piercing silence and pain, profound feelings and genuine passions, and incredible twists in the fates and characters of her heroes.

Her books are written in a mesmerizing language that draws readers into the narrative. It is impossible not to finish them, and very difficult to forget them.

As part of the literary evening, audience members will also be able to ask questions, purchase books, and receive the author’s autograph.

Duration: approximately 1.5 hours