Serhiy Zhadan is a very descriptive writer who paints his scenes elaborately. I enjoy reading him and look forward to reading "The Orphanage." I am told it is his best novel. In this book, the author weaves the story of a young man searching not only his past but his country's recent past in a mixture of sharp images of his internal and external realities. His characters are often tragic yet strangely heroic. Compelling reading as the world struggles to understand political forces at work in his part of the world.