"Lights of Bohemia: Esperpento" is a vivid work of the famous Spanish writer Ramon del Valle-Inclan. This book is a kind of satirical play that critically reflects modern society through the prism of absurdity and paradoxes. The main character, a poor writer Max Estrada, goes through a series of incredible adventures in Madrid at night, which is presented as a place of disorder, decay and nonsense. The author uses the Esperpento technique, which consists in the grotesque distortion of reality, to show the destructive consequences of social inequalities and the absurdity of power. This is a masterpiece of Spanish literature, which calls for deep reflection on the acute problems of our time."