Deleted Scenes from the Bestselling Utopian Novel

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Genres

Experimental Fiction, Dark Humor, Absurdist Fiction, Russian Fiction, Magical Realism, Psychological Horror, Dystopia, Literary Fiction, and Short Stories

Trigger Warnings

Violence, Profanity, Death, and Abuse

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Publication Date

Aug 19, 2024

Page Length

147 pages

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Deleted Scenes from the Bestselling Utopian Novel

Published Copy

Blurb

A surreal mosaic that transports readers into the heart of a dystopian world.

In Novo Tsarstvo, a remote northern island buried under snow, the senile Tsar rules with lies, an evil professor turns people into pig-faced demons, snow angels become acts of rebellion, black cats are outlawed, television knocks on your door in the morning, and nightmares claw their way into reality. We follow fractured lives of ordinary people: the disillusioned, the resistance, and those caught in between as they navigate the twisted totalitarian landscape and try to stay human in a dehumanising environment. Through their struggles, we confront the nature of truth, violence, and freedom, whilst witnessing the enduring capacity of the human spirit and childlike imagination in the face of oppression.

Experimental in form yet rooted in dystopian tradition, "Deleted Scenes" explores the psychological toll of tyranny through a kaleidoscope of perspectives. The author's prose blends gut-wrenching psychological horror with dark absurdist humour, creating an unsettling yet unforgettable experience.

Vanya Bagaev crafts a narrative that is as politically charged as it is psychologically complex. Poignant, visceral, and uncompromising, "Deleted Scenes" is an act of reflection, an adaptation of lurid dreams that poses the question: amidst the darkest nightmare, is there still hope?

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Genres

Experimental Fiction, Dark Humor, Absurdist Fiction, Russian Fiction, Magical Realism, Psychological Horror, Dystopia, Literary Fiction, and Short Stories

Trigger Warnings

Violence, Profanity, Death, and Abuse

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

Goodreads or Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Aug 19, 2024

Page Length

147 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Vanya Bagaev is a writer of literary, speculative, and experimental fiction from Tulubaika. He writes about weird characters in whimsical situations, employing a lot of unhinged dialogue, absurd and dark humour, dreamlike sequences, hysterical surrealism, magical realism, sudden philosophical and psychological romps, stylised prose, often infused with poetry, witty comedy, poignant twists, Russianness, logic and lunacy, literary anarchy, magic degeneracy, and many other sublime matters. "Deleted Scenes from the Bestselling Utopian Novel" is his first novel. All Vanya's work is available on his website Nova Nevédoma.