An autobiographical novel by a bestselling newcomer on the Russian literary scene, Do Time Get Time tells the story of a 27 year old banker in Putin's Russia who is jailed for money laundering, and is psychologically and spiritually transformed as a result of his experience in a Russian jail. Prepared for a short-term arrest but not for his incarceration, Andrei is initially shocked by his business partner and childhood friend Mikhail's betrayal. His guilt is known from the beginning, but the plan was that he was to be extricated by top lawyers and he and Mikhail would be able to keep the money. In practice, Mikhail disappears, and Andrei will end up in an inhumanly overcrowded cell where there is no room to even sit. Rubanov, the prisoner, makes new and very different friends, his handwriting changes, he learns to meditate in the middle of chaos, and finds a new life as a result of experiencing the 'nothingness' of prison: it makes him remember his old identity, and that before he became a ruthless businessman, he wanted to be a writer... Do Time Get Time is not just a novel about prison - it is a novel about the nothingness of prison. About a modern Count of Monte Cristo who learns not only to survive but even to better himself under circumstances where most people would simply break. AUTHOR Andrey Rubanov was born in 1969. After studying at Moscow University he worked variously as a driver, journalist and bodyguard before becoming a 'businessman' in the new Russia. In 1996 he was convicted of fraud and imprisoned. In 1999 he was exonerated on appeal and released. This is his first book. REVIEWS: "More than Russian Grisham...Rubanov provides an astonishing blend of pride, critique of Europe, healthy patriotism, bewildering experience, cliff-hanging action and expert language" Afisha Moscow's Time Out or Village Voice. SELLING POINTS: Shortlisted for the Russian National Bestseller Award. Author was incarcerated in his native Russia on fraud and corruption charges. This novel is based on the true events of his imprisonment.
