Six stories. Six persons. A difficult ending. A book about the cost of mistakes, the fragility of dreams and the near breath of death. Life is a thin line between the real and the imaginary. This is an old man in a hospice on the edge of a cold eternity. A teenager rushing down a hill towards the unknown. A prostitute who sold peace for clay shards. A talented pianist in a painful search for recognition. A father of many children, eager to escape poverty. And the unfortunate unemployed woman who witnessed the disaster. Illusion versus reality. Fortitude versus despair. A chance meeting at the exit from a tangled labyrinth will lead to an unexpected outcome.

Editors' comment: Hazy, sometimes repulsively attractive, strangely enchanting and even breaking, six intriguing stories by Roman Konev know how to shock, strain, and sometimes even completely leave speechless.