The collection by Alexander Zhitinsky, “The Brumm Effect,” is made up mostly of humorous workplace stories.
“Magic and skill in human hands. The eternal junior research associate, Pyotr Verluhin—an engineering genius, flesh and blood of the Russian World. Coming from the Soviet empire and passing through several eras into modern times of open-world freedom, in faraway and spicy Brizania, he is light and resourceful, cheerful and stubborn—hero of an age of change, reuniting time, space, and wonderful kind people with the verb ‘engineer’…”
Contents
•The Verb “Engineer” (1977)
•Hay—Straw (1975)
•Passions for Prometheus (1982)
•The Brumm Effect (1974)
•Subject of Brizania (1988)
•A Typical Representative (1990)
•The Pass (1994)
•Nail (1994)
•Description/Characterization (1994)
•Member of Society (1994)
•On Duty (1994)
•Old Man (1994)
•Firstborn (1994)
•Right Wing/Right Exremist (1994)
•Cultural Values (1994)
•Banquet (1994)
•Voucher/Referral Ticket (1994)
•The People’s Path (1994)
•Opera (1994)
•Water (1994)
•Godfather (1994)
•Economy of Funds (1994)
•Repairs (1994)
•Safety Engineering (1994)
•The Marathon Runner (1994)
•The Fellow/Him (1994)
•Conference (1994)
•Fire (1994)
•Questionnaire (1994)
•Military Secret (1994)
•The Japanese (1994)
•Economy of Time (1994)
•Elevator (1994)
•Divorce (1994)
•Cutlet Chicken (1994)
•Excursion (1994)
•The Specifics of Art (1978)