Trial Balloon
8 hrs. 41 min.
The first short story collection from the “Полынья” (“Wormwood”) series. Here you’ll find both well-known and new names.
A trial balloon is an attempt to do something new, unfamiliar, unusual. A trial balloon is an attempt to step out of familiar boundaries—to move beyond the comfort zone. The characters of the stories throw their own trial balloon: they change something radically in their lives, abruptly turn off the path—and it’s not certain that the route has been rebuilt correctly. Where will their trial balloon roll to? We’ll see.
Variety of genres and literary styles: works in a realistic vein, magical realism, and fantasy. Some stories are saturated with emotional and psychological content, reflecting modern problems and challenges. Others open unpredictable worlds where fantasies intertwine with reality.
The prose is appropriately interspersed with poems, giving the word cocktail a light note of bitterness and a romantic aftertaste.
This collection is an opportunity to dive into a world of interesting stories filled with emotions, reflections, and new perspectives on life.
A trial balloon is an attempt to do something new, unfamiliar, unusual. A trial balloon is an attempt to step out of familiar boundaries—to move beyond the comfort zone. The characters of the stories throw their own trial balloon: they change something radically in their lives, abruptly turn off the path—and it’s not certain that the route has been rebuilt correctly. Where will their trial balloon roll to? We’ll see.
Variety of genres and literary styles: works in a realistic vein, magical realism, and fantasy. Some stories are saturated with emotional and psychological content, reflecting modern problems and challenges. Others open unpredictable worlds where fantasies intertwine with reality.
The prose is appropriately interspersed with poems, giving the word cocktail a light note of bitterness and a romantic aftertaste.
This collection is an opportunity to dive into a world of interesting stories filled with emotions, reflections, and new perspectives on life.
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