Nominated for the 2020 Read Russia Prize?In these stories, the borders between hope, delusion and dishonesty are hazy and heavily trafficked ... Dr. Osipov is a master of dramatic irony, wringing bittersweet humor from what the reader sees but the protagonist cannot.? ?Laura Kolbe, The Wall Street Journal ?Readers are reminded of Chekov repeatedly throughout the collection ? This is subtle, honest and unaffected storytelling where the lives of normal people are picked up and examined closely ? t...