Alexander Popov’s next book, “The Prose of Rain,” is unusual both in content and design. In terms of content - because its author seems to be in two minds. Sometimes it’s a person, sometimes it’s rain, sometimes it’s the twilight of the night in which the stars shine... “Does the book have an author? Why? If the reader has eyes, if they are naked and hungry, the witness is a hindrance. There are thirty-three authors. On which the letter you stop, that’s the author. Is there a price for a book? And why? The price is written on what is spoiled. The book can be moved away, and it will become different. A book without movement is a prisoner. in whose hands will it open? Where does the book begin? With the word No! With a bow, a book is necessary: a window, a door, a house, and the secret of darkness from light.” And the design of “Prose of Rain” is separate. subject. Photo collages by Alexander Potapov run through the book. This is not the first time that Igor Rozin’s Publishing House has combined two apparently different semantic streams under one cover. The text and visuals at first glance are independent, autonomous, have little connection with each other, but something happens, something new is born in their dialogue...