Antibard

The book describes one day in the life of bard Stepanov. A day that begins with a hangover morning in a half-familiar woman’s bed and ends with vomiting on stage. Sex and drinking, performances, memories and reflections make up the fabric of this complete physiological details and everyday details of the novel. In the middle of this novel, the hero recalls how he had survived a clinical death .

The novel was published with a preface by Dmitry Bykov , who noted the cultural baggage and mastery of the author's word, peeking through the Russian language and "dirty" details. He emphasizes the honesty of his prose, putting his novel on par with the autobiographical prose of Miller , Bukowski and Limonov ^[1] . Zakhar Prilepin ^[2] , Alexey Mazhaev ^[3] , Ella Mikhaleva ^[4] also responded positively about the novel.

In contrast, Ekaterina Borisova, in a review published in the journal Fuzz , considered the novel indulging the basest instincts of a certain part of the creative intelligentsia ^[5] .

• Zakhar Prilepin . Alexander O'Shannon, "Antibard" (Neopr.) . The date of circulation is June 30, 2013. Archived July 4, 2013.
• Alexey Mazhaev. Alexander O'Shannon - "Antibard" (Neopr.) . InterMedia (February 28, 2005). Circulation date July 5, 2013. Archived July 10, 2013.