In the world of 2075, technology is ubiquitous – but it has brought salvation to no one. Karol Zapolsky, a mere twenty‑three‑year‑old witness to the collapse of the old order, tells a story of the struggle for survival. It is a tale about himself and about those he loved and hated. Amid the billboard modernity, the same archaic demons still haunt: hunger, poverty, and ruthless systemic violence armed with the most advanced technological achievements.
Is there still room for a spark of dreams in a world sealed in "wet blackness"?
A moving novel in the genre of techno‑optimistic dystopia, where philosophical questions about the nature of intelligence and faith meet the brutal prose of life.
Pawel Oleasz works as a lecturer and ICT teacher. A true enthusiast of modern technology, physics, music, and philosophy, he finds particular inspiration in jazz, classical music, and especially the works of Chopin.