This gigantic city takes up only two square meters on the surface of the earth! Its inhabitants are the hardest-working creatures in the world! Their ability to obey rules is the dream of any dictator! Their intellect is the envy of all! They are ants! And they live among us. Or is it we who live among them? Whose civilization will prove more viable?
How wise, charming, and tiny these creatures are! How wonderful they are in their industriousness, unexpected cleverness, and astonishing love of life! People seem clumsy giants, ridiculous and absurd, compared to the wondrous grace of ants.
Verber amuses, makes you think, entertains, and teaches; he teases and supports. In addition, he gives an incredibly gripping plot that you follow breathlessly—and also a feeling of belonging to other worlds: tiny and unseen, yet so interesting and mysterious…