The lost country of Pepe Schneine

In a country where borders are erased by words and maps preserve the memory of vanished peoples, the statehood known as Pepe Schneine has disappeared. Some consider it a myth, others a crime of history, but for young journalist Marco, the discovery of an old photograph and a mysterious card with a stamp marks the beginning of an obsessive search: where is Pepe Schneine hidden, and why has the world chosen to forget it? Marco embarks on a journey through museum cities, border markets, and archives, where officials trade memories and old people remember songs in a language that no longer exists. As he progresses, he meets exiles, collectors of lost countries, and a woman who claims to have been born on the border of a vanished state. Each new fragment of history brings him closer to the truth-and at the same time threatens what he considers real. The novel combines magical realism with a political parable about memory, identity, and the price of oblivion. Can people reclaim their country-or is it easier to leave it in legends? The lost сountry of Pepe Schneine is a book about how one lost map can change the fate of many.