About the book: 2020 / A story by an American programmer of Chinese origin about the near future. China is the leader in the space race. For psychological compatibility, the Chinese People's Space Administration provides taikonauts with androids (avatar incarnations), as a wife or husband, for periods of absence on long business trips, as real spouses. from the translator: The author was flattered that his story was translated into Russian and happily agreed to familiarize his work with Russian-speaking readers. There is no commercial purpose here.