"Yesterday is a teacher with today." The results of the readers’ vote in the Big Book

MOSCOW. The winner of the reading of the Big Book has been named.

A week before the jury of the Big Book was announced, the results of a reader’s vote were announced. Whether the opinions of professionals and amateurs coincide, it will become known on December 6. Ten years ago, the writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya managed to convince both categories to the same extent. The novel "Daniel Stein, translator" then received the first prize and the Sympathy of Readers. The first step to victory in the 2015-2016 season. made. The leadership of the novel “Jacob’s Ladder” by Ulitskaya was predetermined by 392 votes cast to him on Facebook (продукт Meta Platforms Inc., компания признана экстремистской организацией, деятельность на территории РФ запрещена). Although forecasts in the literary and premium sphere are a thankless task. In past years, experts and amateurs showed unanimity, in addition to “Daniel Stein,” only in relation to the books of Guzel Yakhina (“Zuleikha opens her eyes”) and Mikhail Shishkin (“The Writer”).

The gap between the “Jacob’s Ladder” and the “Autochthons” of Maria Galina, who took second place, amounted to only 45 votes. "Aviator" Eugene Vodolazkina supported 343 people. The result, like litmus paper, determined the vector of reading preferences. The plot of each of the top three novels, one way or another, is connected with the events of the first half of the XX century, a ruthless skating rink that traveled the fate of millions. In each of them there are reflections on the “relations of a decent person with the authorities”, on the timeless, not canceled by the “change of governments and the fall of empires”, about the “indelibility of memories”. Turning to the past, the experience of past generations, "an endless series of nameless ancestors", you can find answers to the painful questions of the present day and look into the future.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru