Gumannoe proshchanie

Russia, the end of the twenty-first century. People live measured lives, immersed in evening TV shows and series. But the most gripping series of all is “Gumannoe proshchanie” (“Humane Farewell”) — live broadcasts of the recently reintroduced death penalty. The novel by writer and film director Mikhail Segal paints a picture of the near future in which the main characters try to outplay the merciless machine of the state.