This is not exactly dystopia. It’s a possible future — brilliantly narrated, teetering on the edge of borderline states, often dissolving into a beautiful delirium… An extreme future we may still hope to inhabit.
Lyuben Dilov Jr. | A writer, screenwriter, public intellectual, and editor of the novel
Elena Koleva introduces themes and techniques that are rare in Bulgarian literature. She uses the structure of a game as a narrative engine, while her characters and plot are multilayered — interwoven with symbols and references to psychology, religion, antiquity, quantum physics, and color theory. The motifs of salt and water are fused into a love story that unfolds through elements of adventure, thriller, and even crime — making the novel strikingly cinematic.
Literaturen Vestnik | Bulgaria’s leading literary journal
The language is rich and colorful — at times delicate, at others deliberately raw. It mirrors the mood swings of a bipolar psyche with precision. This dystopia has the power to consume you.
Ivanichka Kyuchukova | Editor-in-chief of Licata.bg and juror of Bulgaria’s Web Report journalism prizel
