It's the 1980s and the Cold War is still under way when the State Film Board acquires a rediscovered film from an obscure Latvian director. It's believed to be a masterpiece. Hired to do the translation thanks to her Latvian background, Erika realises that if she accurately translates what she hears, the film doesn't make any sense. So as she writes the subtitles she makes a few adjustments ... and then has to live with the consequences.A vibrant and witty evocation of the intensity and eccentricities of the Australian film industry in the 1980s, and a meditation on the meaning of authorship.'Highly amusing yet deeply perceptive ... what a marvellous first novel!' —Margaret Pomeranz, The Movie Show'... written with remarkable assurance and panache, as exciting at times as a thriller. Without taking itself too seriously, it explores such serious issues as the viewer's role in creating art, the ownership of intellectual work ... and when it's OK to go to bed...