“For me, this very old novella, strangely, reminds me of the famous joke ‘with someone peeking at people who are peeking in a brothel.’ For it was written based on impressions and following the filming of a movie based on another of my stories. After many years, I remember only the feeling of shock from the entire filmmaking process. I remember that it was frightening and nauseating. Then—especially unclear: why today, reading this text, you want only to laugh and cry?”
Dina Rubina