Now it’s the right time to do the right thing, to become the person I always wanted to be.
“I believe that she will agree,” she adds. “So, will you write?”
“I will,” I answer.
This is what I will have to live with. Not just live, but also bring myself to the judgment of my readers, probably, no less severe than myself. My God, it’s really so cold here.
For several years I have been collecting the records from the heroes of this book for this book. But I could not find everyone, and not everyone agreed to talk to me; I had to figure out many facts.
This novel is in no way a confession about how hard it is and how long it takes to write a book and how little truth remains in the end, nor is it a book of complaints. It is a chance to be sincere with myself. Most of all, it’s a chance to be sincere with you; not everybody is that happy.
For more than fifteen years I have been hesitating. Should I publish this story? I kept writing and rewriting, forgetting and finding my way back, only to forget again. But now, I believe the right time has come. I hope this book is for you.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR_
Igor Eliseev (Igor Miroshnichenko) (born 12 March, 1977 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia) is an English-language writer, novelist, and essayist; he writes under the pen name Igor Eliseev, his mother’s maiden name.
Igor graduated from the Don State Technical University, where he studied engineering procedure, in 1999. He also studied at the Moscow University of Industry and Finance, graduating in 2009 with a degree in the management of commercial activities.
He first tried his hand at writing sketches and scripts for a radio show. He also found himself particularly drawn to portrait and fashion photography. Some time later, he became one of the most in-demand photographers in Moscow. His photos brought him a lot of attention and a taste of financial freedom, but ultimately, literature remains his true and only calling.
Igor Eliseev began his literary activity in 1999 with a number of short stories, essays and a film script. Later, the plot of the script developed into a literary novel – the most important project of his life and one that has not yet been completed. In 2015, however, he finished his second novel, which, by a twist of fate, became his debut novel. One-Two, a book that is dedicated to the memory of his mother, tells the story of two conjoined sisters born in the era of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
He has been interested in oriental martial arts ever since he was a child and practices Judo, Karate, Jiu-Jitsu and Chinese Wushu; he worked as a martial arts instructor for several years.
Copyright
ONE-TWO
by Igor Eliseev
Edited by Jonathan Finch
Publishers Maxim Hodak & Max Mendor
© 2015, Igor Eliseev
Cover illustrations © 2015, Igor Eliseev
© 2016, Glagoslav Publications, United Kingdom
Glagoslav Publications Ltd
88-90 Hatton Garden
EC1N 8PN London
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ISBN: 978-1911414-25-4 (Ebook)
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