The book alternates between magic and reality, mysticism and simple human feelings, and mysteries that have not been solved since the creation of the world are woven into the everyday life. Behind the enchanting and romantic images, an attentive reader will easily find a fascinating plot and the eternal struggle of the contradictory laws of existence. The book includes: the legend-poem “Chronicles of Arvanda”, poems from the cycle “urban legends” - “Legends of the Sleeping City”. In addition to the poems, the book includes the theatrical play “The Burnt Road by Niccolo Paganini.”

Elena VorobyovaSt. Petersburg, 2010Arvanda Chronicles. Legends of the Sleeping CityPublisher: “Scythia”302 pp. Hardcover ISBN 978-5-903463-44-2 Circulation: 500 copies. A fragment of John William Waterhouse’s painting “Miranda and the Storm” was used for the cover design.