Kushmardzhak

Yaroslav Dorosh, a miraculous survivor of the battles for Ilovaisk, tries to adjust to his normal life after returning to his native Piani Mosty. However, his experiences at the front and the traumas of his childhood, fueled by the war, do not allow him to escape the vicious circle of the past. Time, his favorite job, and work on an AI app do their job, but this short-lived peace is disrupted by a new unexpected love and a local criminal mastermind.

The destruction of the family, the mysterious death of a colleague, constant flashbacks of the war with the ghosts of the past, a path of revenge that leaves no choice, and a childhood nightmare that once again makes the protagonist stare into the darkness with fear. Is this madness or is everything really happening? But there is no turning back. This time he will do everything right.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Serhii Martyniuk is the vocalist and frontman of the band Fiolet, co-founder and art director of the all-Ukrainian festival Bandershtat, and a writer. Combining his vocal career with participation in various musical events, Serhii Martyniuk published his first book in 2018, his debut prose work Captain Sadness. But his inspiration never stops: in 2019, he will publish a poetry collection, Burdocks, in 2020, a novel, Rock and Roll, and in 2022, The Rain King.