Yuri Vinnichuk (b. 1952) - Ukrainian writer, poet, playwright, literary figure. Author of the books “Maids of the Night”, “Harem Life”, “Malva Landa”, “Legends of Lvov” and many others. Lives and works in Lviv. Yuri Vinnichuk is not just one of the most famous modern authors, he is one of the most read. Each of his works or projects is a real event. Spring Games in Autumn Gardens was perhaps the most controversial winner of the 2005 BBC Book of the Year in its history. The eroticism and openness of this work caused a flurry of Puritan indignation at one time. But this is not just openness, this is a sincere confession of the main character, a lonely man, and this confession is full of irony and self-irony, comedy and tragedy... The novel is being published in Russian for the first time.