The books are impossible to read, the lessons obscure to the point of maddening, and the work refuses memorization. Situated in a tiny village, she finds the students are bizarre, and the curriculum even more so. Sasha Samokhina has been accepted to the Institute of Special Technologies. The definitive English language translation of the internationally acclaimed Russian novel-a brilliant dark fantasy combining psychological suspense, enchantment, and terror that makes us consider human existence in a fresh and provocative way. It’s a book that has the potential to become a modern classic of its genre, and I couldn’t be more excited to see it get the global audience in English it so richly deserves.” - Lev Grossmanīest Books of November 2018 - Paste Magazine “ Vita Nostra has become a powerful influence on my own writing. “Vita Nostra” - a cross between Lev Grossman’s “The Magicians” and Elizabeth Kostova’s “The Historian” is the anti-Harry Potter you didn’t know you wanted.” - The Washington Post
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