"The Twilight Handsome" is one of the most famous novels by Julien Grac (b. 1910), a recognized classic of French literature of the 20th century, whose work was still almost unknown in Russia. In his homeland, Grak is considered one of the best wordsmiths. For him, language is a means of understanding the “hidden essence of the world.” The abundance of multifaceted images and symbols, characteristic of this writer’s exquisite, seemingly cold prose, serves as an impeccable frame for the extraordinary stories he tells.