Each of the heroes of the collection of stories “Force Majeure”, no matter who he is - a sailor, an entrepreneur, a banker, a doctor, an officer, a clergyman, a journalist, an ordinary hard worker - is always a bright and unique personality who finds himself in unusual, amazing situations . The geography of the stories is also vast - from the vast expanses of the ocean to the Siberian hinterland. The precisely chosen intonation of a born storyteller, the author of a number of popular books, instantly draws the reader into the wonderful world of images and events, presented with subtle irony, humor, charm, with deep philosophical overtones, into the world , from which it is impossible to get out, even after turning the last page. Oleg Mikhalevich is the author of many books of prose and poetry, as well as the popular book “How to Live Without Getting Sick or Aging,” translated into a number of European languages. The biography of the author, the founder of the first private publishing house “Slovo” in the Soviet Union, is no less exotic than his stories. Former sea navigator, journalist, publisher and entrepreneur, lives and works in Riga, Latvia.