Asar Eppel gained fame as a master of short prose back in the nineties, publishing first abroad and then in Russia two books of stories, “Grass Street” and “The Champignon of My Life,” translated in many European countries. This was followed by “Crushed Satan”, “Sweet Air and Other Stories” and high awards for literary work, which Asar Eppel - a brilliant translator of Isaac Bashevis Singer, Bruno Schulz, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Brecht, Kipling - received before: the officer's cross of the Polish Order of Merit , medal “For Services to Polish Culture”, awards from the magazines “Foreign Literature” and “Znamya”, Kazakov Prize, etc. “Brass Moon” is a new collection of stories in an instantly recognizable “Eppelian” manner. These are subtle, masterfully written, sad and funny novels in miniature, where there is eroticism and fantasy, fascinating characters, an amazing atmosphere and strange, unexpected plots. "Brass Moon" was shortlisted for the 2010 Big Book National Literary Award.