Both the plot and the language are created by the author right before the reader’s eyes; it seems that P. Krusanov himself does not yet know `how far his speech will take him`, but this impression proves deceptive, and the author emerges from the trial he has created for himself brilliantly.
Contents:
“Distinctions”
— Immortelle. Story
— The Creation of Dust. Story
— The One Who Bands Angels. Story
— Hidden Possibilities of Fruit Straws. Story
— On the Nature of Correspondences. Story
— Nesterov’s Loop. Story
— Another Wind. Story
— The Diary of Pavlov’s Dog. Novella
— Bim-bom… (two fragments of new prose)