About the book: 2002 / How often when asked: what are you thinking about, we answer: yes, nothing. And to the question: what did you do last night - yes, it seems, nothing special. In his strange little novels about nothing, full of witty observations and subtle psychologism, Jean-Philippe Toussaint, whom Alain Robbe-Grillet, the patriarch of the “new novel,” a movement that defined the landscape of French literature in the second half of the 20th century, considers his follower and one of few “authentic” writers of our time, strives to catch the fleeting moments of life, record them and help the reader see deep philosophical meaning in everyday life.