The book by the famous writer includes stories created in different years, such as “A Loaf of Custard Bread”, “A Knife with a Bone Handle”, “The Gateway”, “White Grass”, “Honey on Bread” and others. They are based on actual cases, facts of one’s own life. The stories are varied in content; their moral problems are relevant and acute: the writer is primarily interested in man, his world, his business. Contents: Loaf of sourdough bread (1961) Fraudsters (1962) Knife with a bone handle (1963) Avenger (1961) )Gateway (1961)White Grass (1961)Summer Flood (1961)The Law of the Alarm (1963)Soaked Apples (1963)Varvara Ivanovna (1963)Winter Day (1964)Brood (1966)Under One Roof (1966)Golden Grain (1972) Girl at the Sea's Edge (1971)Twenty-five by twenty-five (1975)Honey on Bread (1977)Mute (1981)Fish God (1975)