The book "Year of the Baller: A Collection of Stories and Miniatures" by Oliver Herford is a collection of novels and humorous stories that are united by one theme - smoking. The author, with another dose of irony and sharpness, ridicules the habits and shortcomings of smokers, revealing ordinary life situations from a strange angle. "Rokovina koltsyach" is not only a funny look at smoking, but also a kind of requiem film with pictures of various characters, which hides unexpected discoveries and comic plots.