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The Old Man and the Pigeon
A story based on a real-life incident, which turned into a philosophical tale about self-destruction and an attempt to accept the imperfection of the surrounding world.
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A Beautiful View from the Parapet
Two strangers, who had ended up on the roof of a residential high-rise in a strange way, are having a conversation about the futility of human life and the pettiness of ordinary desires. At first glance, it seems that the cynical protagonist and his interlocutor, who prefers to observe reality without judgment, have nothing in…
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The Old Man and the Cemetery
The old man works as a night watchman at a cemetery. In addition to his main duties, he also takes care of lonely graves. What drives the elderly caretaker? Altruism, or a desire to atone for the sins of the past on the threshold of an inevitably approaching fatal hour?
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Sprince & Druncess
A young man is searching for a fair-haired girl among the passengers of a just-arrived bus. After finally spotting the object of his attention with great difficulty, he follows the blonde through the shaded courtyards of Khrushchyovka apartment blocks. However, the young woman keeps slipping away from her pursuer, seemingly without making any effort at…
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Hopeless Spirituality
A collection of short stories by writer Anje Faux, brought together under a single title.
These are brief narratives where reality gently conceals itself within fiction, and where good and evil quietly exchange their places.