The Old, the Young, and Others

Amazing prose with many characters and an engrossing plot

The heroes of Ludmila Ulitskaya constantly balance on the edge and manage to live several lives at once—human, animal, child, adult. A whole gallery of portraits: the special girl Milyochka, the Lone Mouse, the blind watchmaker, the sparrow from Antwerp, Genele—the little bagmaker…

They are capable of love and compassion for their neighbor, of small feats and great gifts. Here, every poor person can become a Savior.

The book includes cycles of stories «Poor Relatives», «Childhood-49», and «Stories about Animals and People».