
Suvi 2028. Seni ohutuks peetud asteroid ähvardab vähem kui aasta pärast hävitada inimtsivilisatsiooni. Kas meie lõpp on vältimatu? Üleüldises viimsepäevaootuses ei ole vaid üksikud nõus alla andma. „Serafima ja Bogdani“ autori uues romaanis juhivad võidujooksu ajaga planeedi rikkaim lätlanna ning ekstsentriline Lõuna-Aafrika päritolu miljardär. Või jooksevad tegelased võidu üksteisega? Kellegi motiive pole lihtne läbi näha. Korraga on kaalul inimkonna saatus, eesti kunstniku rahvusvaheline edu, teismelise neiu eneseteostus ja esimene armastus, müstikust juudi matemaatiku kadunud käsikiri ja vasakpoolse bosnia filosoofi usaldusväärsus. Tegevus viib Prantsuse Rivierast ja Räniorust Riiga ja Sahara kõrbesse. Oma mitmetahulises teoses asetab Vahur Afanasjev peegli tsivilisatsiooni silme ette ja küsib: kuidas me siia jõudsime ja mis annab meile jõudu edasi minna? Kui üldse? Võimalik, et suurimad katastroofid toimuvad hoopis inimestes endis. *** It's the year 2028. The protagonist Laimdota “Dotty" Godman is the richest Latvian on the planet, who made her fortune working for the eccentric South African billionaire Bash Venters, an electric car and space entrepreneur. When an old astrophysicist friend reveals to Dotty that the planet Earth is being menaced by an asteroid named 99942 Apophis, Dotty needs to enlist the help of Bash to “save the world”. All the while dealing with personal affairs: tensions in her marriage to a provocative Estonian painter, teenage daughter who has secretly joined a left-wing protest movement, and a widowed Dad facing allegations of KGB ties which turn into a blackmail op against the whole family after his sudden death. The story unfolds in the Antibes, Madrid, Latvia, the US, the UK, South Africa, Sweden, and as it progresses, the motives of the characters are cast in doubt and it becomes unclear who the real heroes are and how real the threat actually is. An ironic look at contemporary society, the novel is an idiosyncratic blend of psychological realism and satire, thriller and science fiction.
Author

serafima.bogdan@ gmail . com Vahur Afanasjev (1979) has become a bestselling fiction author in Estonia with his award winning novel "Serafima and Bogdan" (published in Estonian and Russian). Afanasjev has published 4 novels, 6 poetry books, 2 short story collections, and travel book. Awards Elise Rosalie Aun Literary Prize 2018. Estonian Cultural Endowment’s Award for Prose 2018 (Kirjanduse sihtkapitali proosaauhind), for the novel Serafima and Bogdan Viru Literature Prize (Virumaa kirjandusauhind) 2018, for the novel Serafima and Bogdan First Prize, Estonian Novel Competition 2017, issued by Estonian Writers’ Union, for the novel Serafima and Bogdan Estonian Cultural Endowment’s Award for Poetry 2016 (Kirjanduse sihtkapitali luuleauhind), for the poetry book Snail from Tünsamäe Go Travel Travelogue Award 2012 for My Brussels The Writer of Estonia 2010 (Eesti Kirjanik 2010), awarded by Juhan Liivi Selts (Juhan Liiv Society) Honors Honorary Citizen of Peipsiääre parish (with a badge of honor) Poetry Kandiline maailm (Square World) 2000 Kaantega viin (Wrapped Vodka or Folded Vienna or I Take with Covers) 2004 Katedraal Emajões (Cathedral in Mother River) 2006 Eesti vaarao (Estonian Pharaoh) 2013 Kuidas peab elama (How Should We Live) 2014 Tünsamäe tigu (Snail from Tünsamäe) 2015 Hõbehundi laulud (Songs of a Silver Wolf) 2020 Novels Kastraat Ontariost (A Castrato from Ontario) 2005 Kosmos (Cosmos) 2008 in Estonian, 2013 in Bulgarian (Космос) Serafima ja Bogdan (Serafima and Bogdan) an epic novel published 2017 in Estonian, 2019 in Russian Õitsengu äärel (On the Brink of Bloom), 2020 Other Prose Kanepi kirik (Ganja Church or The Church of Kanepi Village) 2002 (a book of short stories) Kaadrid otsustavad (Shots Decide) 2007 (a comedy book) Non-fiction Minu Brüssel (My Brussels) 2011