Eto ya – Edichka

The first and most famous, largely autobiographical novel by writer, poet and publicist Eduard Limonov, which brought him worldwide popularity. "It's me - Edichka" and today, four decades after its first publication, remains the most outspoken and scandalous Russian-language novel. The ultimate epatage is combined in it with literary skill and taste. His protagonist, a young poet, emigrates from the Soviet Union to America with his wife, but she soon cannot withstand the miserable existence and leaves him. Left alone in a huge city, Edichka wanders through New York in search of love, work, oblivion, adventures and himself.