A new book from the favorite of the largest domestic literary awards of 2009–2010, Roman Senchin. A tough realist in his writing style, Senchin is an incorrigible romantic at heart. His heroes sometimes find themselves in hopeless situations - like the brave climber from the story “Absolute Solo”, dying in the snows of the Himalayas with the hope of being heard by at least one living soul. And even if there is no salvation, personal feat is irrevocable: storm and stress, known since the times of Schiller and Byron, live in the hearts of Senchin’s heroes. Trials harden them, sometimes depriving them of life, but they never betray themselves. To imitate them is insane, to love them is to condemn oneself to suffering. But it’s impossible not to admire them.