Book Presentation: “René Gad and Other Renegades” by Sergey Rutinov

Book Presentation: “René Gad and Other Renegades” by Sergey Rutinov

The word renegade is usually associated with something dark — a traitor, an apostate, someone who has abandoned their original beliefs, ideals, or loyalties.

But what if we look at renegades without judgment? Not as betrayers, but as people forced to take a difficult and often painful step in order to survive and find a new place in life after their familiar world has collapsed.

For domestic animals, their owner is their entire world — home, safety, and belonging. When they suddenly find themselves abandoned or lost, they experience something surprisingly familiar to us: the loss of home, disorientation, and the challenge of adapting to an unfamiliar environment.

These questions of memory, identity, loss, and adaptation lie at the heart of René Gad and Other Renegades.

What connects the renegades of the Ottoman Empire, missing cats of Buenos Aires, and the fiction of Julio Cortázar? Join us for a conversation with author Sergey Rutinov and discover the unexpected links behind this remarkable literary journey, inspired by missing pet notices found on the streets of Argentina’s capital.

A thought-provoking discussion about belonging, transformation, and the search for oneself in a changing world awaits.