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| Author | Yevgenia Belorusets |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Isolarii |
Publication date | 15 July 2021 |
| ISBN | 978-1-7350750-5-1 |
Modern Animal is a 2021 novel by Yevgenia Belorusets.[1] Belorusets connects a series of different characters and ideas, making use of a Soviet-style lecture form. While writing the novel, Belorusets interviewed people along the Donbas region, approaching the Russian-Ukrainian conflict through stories about animals.[2] ISOLARII co-founder Sebastian Clark described the work “as a great refutation of autofiction.”[3] The book was published with a foreword by filmmaker Peter Greenaway.[4] Writing for magCulture, Danielle Mustarde notes how over the course of the novel the "once-structured Modern Animal evolves into a dream-like mix of interview, folklore and fiction."[5]