Games in beads. Genis A.A.

The book of Alexander Genis, the author of the bestsellers “Dovlatov and the surroundings”, “Kamasutra of the scribes”, “Return address”, as always, is written in the original genre, ideal for intellectual adventures.

“In gloomy hours Stories are acutely felt by the need for asylum to take a breath and respect the spirit. An example was German Hesse, who during the Second World War wrote the great book “Game of Beads”. She teaches the subtle art of stringing - the ability to read the world with eras and cultures, to see his school, enemies and neighbors behind the author. So I wrote two dozen parties. They are a kind of tennis with a library that Ricochet responds to the author’s call. The success of each game depends on how long we can last it without going beyond the field and without reducing the strength of the blow ”(Alexander Genis).