Fazil Iskander is a writer with an amazing sense of humor and a surprisingly subtle understanding of a child’s psychology. “Chik’s Childhood” is a famous cycle of novellas: an epic about a special, yet real world—different from the world of adults—full of trust in the world of childhood and exciting to read. Together with the mischievous and inquisitive boy Chik, who loves to think about life from the crown of an old sprawling pear tree, dive into the restless atmosphere of school life, and also learn about the first life lessons and the attempts to defend your “self.”