In the anthology “SOUTHERN SUN-4. PLANET OF THE WORLD. WORDS CHANGE THE SHELL” presents poetry and prose of famous Israeli writers. Roman Aizenshtat, Maryan Belenky, Efim Gammer, Nicole Nesher, Victoria Levina are the winners of the project “WRITERS OF THE XXI CENTURY. DIAMONDS OF WORDS.” A line from Nicole Nesher’s poetry “Words change their shell” became the subtitle, they are so aphoristic. The themes of the works are diverse, as well as imaginative. Lyrics, humor, satire, but you can’t escape the pain that is being shed now both in Israel, for someone chosen as a target for destruction, and in the world. The pain flows from a passionate pen with a cry for the past: “The Holocaust has a brutal face, The bodies of those killed are weightless ash. And the memory is pierced into the brain with a chisel,” cries Nicole Nesher. In Efim Gammer’s prose, the historicism of the narrative with the originality of presentation, wide geography and subtext of the images of characters in recognizable “masks” are combined into one high-grade fusion. In the short prose and poetry of Victoria Levina, almost flashing daily in the reports of winners and laureates of international competitions, a masterful cross-section of the era with all the adventitious and exciting moments in the mosaic. The humor of Maryan Belenky, the author of long-loved monologues for humorists and satirists, the “dad” - the creator of Aunt Sonya does not need a special introduction. Anthology - a treasure trove of creative discoveries and insights for readers of all ages and nationalities. Cover - painting by Elena Filshtinskaya (c).

Editor-compiler and author of the anthology Elena Ananyeva.