This first book about the life and work of the outstanding poet, prose writer and translator, leader of the uncensored Soviet avant-garde Genrikh Sapgir (1928‒1999) was published in 2004 and received recognition in Russia and abroad. The book is published in a revised and expanded form. The authors of the book are US-based writers David Shrayer-Petrov and Maxim D. Shrayer. The authors have been close friends with Sapgir for many years. The book combines analytical and memoir approaches to the heritage of the avant-garde classic.