At the Very Threshold — Allegories of Light

Allegories, parables… This genre is as old as the world, because sometimes only through it can the most complex things be told simply and intuitively. And today it still has its fans and followers — both among readers and among those who write.

Aleksey Gorbunov found one of the best ways to share with the reader what worries him, without imposing his point of view. He writes about spiritual truths, but he writes about them indirectly, in metaphorical form, allowing us to find the answers ourselves to fundamental questions. By solving the fascinating riddles the author lays before us, we can go deeper and deeper into the mysterious world of our soul and, step by step, move closer to deciphering the mystery of existence. Everyone will find something of their own in these parables-allegories — something that truly touches them…