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In Encyclopedia of any Life in Russia, acclaimed writer José Manuel Prieto has masterfully built a kaleidoscopic portrait of post-Communist Russia. Strikingly poetic and cleverly funny, it's the story of two misfits found between old-world customs and the lure of modern day Western affects as they tripped on an trip to immerse themselves in the beauty of the world. Thelonius Monk (not his real name) and Linda Evangelista (not her real name) meet in Saint Petersburg following the Soviet Union's collapse, in 1991. They voyage to Yalta, where Thelonius pledges to make Linda famous in the fashion magazines. However in truth, he's drafting a book about her. Over the course of their travels, the two indulge in all sorts of sensual amusements - extravagant dinners, luxury automobiles, seaside hotels - while they take part in grand discussions of love, art, super star, and other existential polarities. Alphabetically organized from Abacus to Zizi, this reserve defies chronology and conformity. Locating the sublime in the trivial through meditations on wildly various subjects of truth and elegant - from Bach and Dostoyevsky to Italian alligator shoes and fluoride toothpaste - Prieto ardently explores the crossroads of books, philosophy, record, and pop culture in this singular book that catches a country straddling custom and development.
