The Thirteenth Labor of Hercules. Stories about Chik (collection)

The works included in this collection—“The Thirteenth Labor of Hercules,” “The Constellation of Kozlotur,” and “Sofichka”—rightfully stand as masterworks of Fazil Iskander’s short prose. No matter what the stories are about— a life-long love story, a fantastic campaign to breed the mysterious “kozloturs,” or the first life lessons learned by a fifth-grader—Fazil Iskander never fails to fill his works with sharp humor, lyricism, and depth of psychological insight.