About the book: 1999 / THE RIVER BEHIND MY WINDOW. Play A play with a fantastic plot, in a genre that I would call: tragic farce. Although someone could argue that this is a comedy, I won’t argue. The main character of the play is myself. I’m about 35 years old, I live in the dying Soviet Union, I’m trying to comprehend Russian history, and while I’m doing this, amazing stories are happening to me or around me…