The monk and the daughter of the executioner. Web on an empty skull. Birs A.

One of the main works of Birs' creative heritage is the story “The Monk and the Daughter of the Executioner” is a subtle and vivid story written with almost medieval stylistic simplicity and naturalness, affects eternal topics - confronts between faith and unbelief, spiritual and carnal love, sin and atonement , crimes and punishments.

“Web on an empty skull”, composed of funny fables and parables published by Birs at different times in the magazine “Fun”, regardless of the gloomy name, is an exciting, poisonous satire on The hypocrisy and duplicity of the modern author of American society.