A writer of European scale, prose writer and poet, author of numerous novels, stories and essays, X. Klaus is also known as a major playwright. It is no coincidence that European critics call his books “an epic of national consciousness.” X. Klaus gained wide popularity due to his willingness to take on the most pressing, pressing topics. The collection includes the anti-fascist novel “Surprise”, the novel “Around I.O.”, which is distinguished by its acute anti-clerical orientation, as well as plays and stories from different years.