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Memories and narration of stories from his suffering with depression. By the Russian writer Mikhael Zushchenko. Some books cost their owners a heavy price. The owner of this book spent ten years collecting its material, and before he had a quiet opportunity to organize this material, German bombs rained down on his homeland, and the papers survived by a miracle. He had to leave as quickly as possible from besieged Leningrad, and the weight allowed for him to take on the plane was twelve kilograms, while the weight of the notebooks of this book's material was eight kilograms. For a moment, he felt sorry that he did not take what he needed instead of them to withstand the cold and help him endure, but love of literature prevailed. While Russian writers during that period were busy writing about the glory of the Russian soldier and fierce battles, Zushchenko was busy writing this book, in which he investigates the causes of his terrible depression that controlled him for many years. While Russia was striving to win against its enemy, Zushchenko also sought to win against his enemy, which was represented in his fears and depression. In his view, happiness is that which liberates its owner from fears and slavery. It is a special kind of book, combining narration, autobiography, short stories, and psychological studies, a rare type of books that deserves special attention. Translated from Russian. 13*20 cm, 473 pages.