Dmitry Glukhovsky, author of Metro 2033, Twilight, Metro 2034 and Future, will meet readers in Irkutsk on August 22. At the Mir Knig store he will talk about new ideas, answer questions and give signed books. The article also recalls his past visit and the creation of Metro 2033, which he came up with in school.

Writer Dmitry Glukhovsky, the author of such popular novels as “Metro 2033,” “Twilight,” “Metro 2034,” and “Future,” will visit Irkutsk. At the “Mir Knig” bookstore on August 22 at 4:00 p.m., he will meet with his readers.
First, the meeting will take place in Angarsk, and then in Irkutsk at 9 Uritskogo St. It is planned that Dmitry Glukhovsky will share his new creative ideas with the guests, as well as answer questions. At the end of the event, the author will give away books with his autograph.
As a reminder, Dmitry Glukhovsky is visiting our city for not the first time. In 2013, he had already honored our city with his attention. Then Dmitry said that he was raised on the works of Latin American literature: he likes Márquez and Kafka. Among Russian science fiction writers, the Strugatskys and Pelevin.
- Several things inspired me to write: a fascination with science fiction, computer games, certain films, and in childhood, of course, also trips on the subway.
Dmitry Glukhovsky: “I came up with Metro 2033 in high school, wrote it in my first year, and finished it at 23.”