How often when asked: what are you thinking about, we answer: yes, nothing. And to the question: what did you do last night - yes, it seems, nothing special. In his strange little novels about nothing, full of witty observations and subtle psychologism, J.-F. Toussaint, whom Alain Robbe-Grillet, the patriarch of the “new novel,” a movement that defined the “landscape” of French literature of the second half of the 20th century, considers his follower and one of the few “authentic” writers of our time, strives to capture the fleeting moments of life, record them and help the reader see deep philosophical meaning in everyday life.