“The Little Man” is the third book of prose by Doctor of Biological Sciences Pyotr Pigarevsky. In it, the author realistically describes people with a complex, sometimes tragic fate. However, despite all the misfortunes and unfavorable circumstances, the thoughts of these people are pure, their goals are lofty, so there is always room for a ray of hope. With an unbroken inner core, many of the book’s heroes go to the end in their struggle against injustice and evil. A characteristic feature of the prose works of Pyotr Pigarevsky is the presence of a clear storyline. The author strives to paint a true psychological portrait of people who find themselves in difficult or unusual life situations. A number of stories in this book are dedicated to sports. The world of sports is a compressed model of life. Sport as a confrontation is inherently conflicting and therefore allows the writer to most fully reveal the images of heroes in the most acute and dramatic periods of their lives. All events and characters, except for the story “Khryapa,” in the book are fictitious.