Our Man in Khiva, or Justified Jealousy

The book includes stories from different years, bound together by reflections on the role of a person in the circle of being, on understanding the meaning of life, creativity, and oneself. "So we’re compelled to tell here a story of how a person, for the first time in life, listened to an inner voice—refusing to listen to the voice of reason—and barely even managed it. And being forced to—and as always, not knowing where to begin, we once again discover that the most correct sequence is the one that was, because there wasn’t any other. So first we’ll talk about who went to Khiva, and only then about Khiva… Since the narration from ‘I’ makes such framing look ridiculous, we will characterize the state of the self who is gathering themselves for Khiva somewhat indirectly… So let’s talk about time, because everyone knows about themselves…"