The prose of Margarita Khemlin, the author of the novels “The Interrogator”, “Klotsvog” and “The Extreme”, is called adventures in the depths of the Soviet era. She is a master of dizzying plot intersections and mystifications, woven into an extremely accurate historical outline. The setting of her stories, novels and novels is Ukraine, Russia, Israel. Time - 20th century. The book includes the cycles of stories “Live Line” and short stories “Farewell of the Jewish Woman” (shortlist for the “BIG BOOK” award), as well as the novel “Klotsvog” (shortlist for the “RUSSIAN BOOKER” award).