A novel · Bestseller in Russia
The Architect of the Unseen
One man crosses the world to restore what cannot be seen — the living connections between people.
About the novel
A story about the connections we don’t see — until they break.
The Architect of the Unseen (Russian: Архитектор Невидимого) is a literary novel by Mikhail Sharapov. Its hero travels across the world to repair something no one else can see: the living threads of care, attention and trust that hold people together.
The novel grew out of the question that runs through all of Mikhail’s work — how trust is built between people who see the world differently. It is the fiction counterpart to his business methodology, Architecture of Trust.
The first print run sold out. Readers call it “a book you finish in one sitting.”
Chapters named after elements
Each chapter carries the name of a single element.
- Silence
- Gold
- Fire
- Key
- Line
- Coal
- Mirror
- Salt
- Blood
- Candle
- Ocean
- Time
- Scent
- Home
Editions
Where to read it
Russian edition: e-book
The full novel in Russian, from the author’s own bookstore UNSEEN STORIES.
Buy the e-bookRussian edition: print
The printed book and the numbered Collector’s Edition of 100 copies, each with a personal dedication. Delivery via CDEK.
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About the author
Mikhail Sharapov is an author and strategic consultant specializing in international markets and cross-cultural business. He spent over a decade in international strategy — building markets from zero, working across cultures and languages — before he started writing.