new representation

novel about the protests in Belarus

Summer 2020. Mass protests against Lukashenko‘s regime out on the streets of Minsk. Inside the State Theater the rehearsals for a contemporary play about the Inquisition process against Joan of Arc. The actor Matvei has only a small supporting role. The big role in his life awaits him elsewhere. He has to save Heidegger, the cat of his beloved former teacher who was sentenced to prison for a critical social media post. And he has to find and warn Lady Di, a punk poet who’s weapon are words.

Viktor Martinovich’s new novel THE GOOD ALWAYS WINS is a courageous and encouraging book about the invincible power of words.