Mariam Petrosyan "The house in which ..."

In the book of writer Mariam Petrosyan "The house in which ..." is depicted a closed society boarding school for disabled children. The plan and heroes of the House appeared long before,as Mariam began to write a novel, back in the eighties. The first version of the novel was written in the late eighties, but it was not at all like the "House", which now stands on the shelves in bookstores.

The second version of the story of Mariam Petrosyan beganto write in 1991, the manuscript was ready seven years later. After that, the novel was forgotten almost for ten years, until thanks to a happy coincidence of circumstances fell into the hands of the editor-in-chief of the publishing house Gayatri. Before the publication, Mariam completed the final, changed the title, and in 2009 the novel "The House in which ..." was finally published.

At a glance, the House is just a boarding school for disabled children. But when we look at it through the eyes of one of the pupils, Smoker, we understand that the House is a separate universe in which there are laws of their own.

Because of the conflict with their group, the Smoker is transferred to another, and he is forced to adapt again in the new team. Incidentally, the Smoker is really gets acquainted with the House, comprehending his mystical secrets. And together with the Smoker with the inhabitants, rules and traditions of the House, the reader also gets acquainted.

In the House there are no names, only nicknames - Blind, Sphinx,Jackal Tabaka, Lord, Black, Macedonian, Moose, Black Ralph. Even groups of pupils have their conventional names - Pheasants, Rats, Birds, Dogs. And outside the house is AppearanceIt frightens all graduates with its uncertainty.

And the House has its own Wrong, a parallel world. Some inhabitants of the House (they are called Walkers) are able to go there and return back while they are in Iznanka, in the real world they disappear. And those who are called Jumpers, throws in Ignatka; in the real world, they spend days and weeks in a coma, while living for many years there.

The book Mariam Petrosyan "The house in which ..."Causes rather contradictory reviews. Someone considers it a Book with a capital letter and returns to the House in the difficult moments of his life, seeking a refuge there. Someone thinks the novel is just another book - neither bad nor good. Someone does not understand the hype surrounding the "House." But the best way to find out, what will become the House for you - is to read the book and make up your own opinion.

Quotations from the book

"But the Smoker is hard to get rid of. He stretches himself on the open palm - all in all - and hands you, and you do not throw the naked soul away, pretending that you did not understand what they gave you and why. His strength in this terrible openness "

"He is like a little mermaid who came to exchange histail on her legs that were completely unnecessary to her, and at the same time gave her a voice, and ask her for a witch for something else, she would give this something, and another, and a third. In love and maniacs the sea is knee-deep, they are all the same and it makes no sense to argue with everyone "

"Life does not flow in a straight line. It is like circles that diverge in the water. At each round, old stories are repeated, slightly changed, but no one notices it. Nobody recognizes them. It is customary to think that the time in which you are is brand new, with needles that have just been woven. And in nature, the same pattern is always repeated. They really are not much, these patterns "

"Of course, you can not explain anything. But I'm not a supporter of this behavior, because sooner or later we all face problems that have grown out of inconsistencies. From the fact that one of us is not so understood "