"People and Shadows" is a philosophical novel by the outstanding Ukrainian writer Oleksandr Oles. In this book, the author talks about the importance of choices in the life of every person, about the eternal questions of good and evil, faith and doubt. The main character finds himself in the middle world, where he is constantly faced with his internal struggles and contradictions. Every step of the hero is accompanied by his shadow, which symbolizes his past, fears and hopes. Whether he will be able to find a way out of this labyrinth, understand the true reason for his actions and find himself in the world that is embedded between people and shadows, the reader will find out as he unfolds the pages of this fascinating book.