About the book: year / "A freak must know his place! The freak must be content with what fate has awarded him...” - the main character of the novel, a completely ugly young man whose appearance is disgusting, thinks there. Alexander lives modestly and quietly with his own grandmother, studies at the institute and, as if by evil fate, is in love with his blond neighbor Alena. Magic creeps into Alexander's life every now and then, but he tries not to attach importance to it. Until one day the completely unexpected and unthinkable happens…