About the book: 1973 / "The reader greets every new book by Vasily Shukshin - USSR State Prize laureate, writer, film playwright, director and actor - with genuine interest. The heroes of his stories are people of difficult fate and complex characters. They passionately and persistently strive to comprehend the essence of their own soul, the meaning of life. In the stories published in this book, the author passionately and exactingly traces human destinies. Shukshin's heroes are workers, carpenters, drivers, collective farmers - people with a pure soul, demanding of themselves and those around them. They are concerned with the search for goodness and justice. Their seemingly excessive conscientiousness is dictated by sincere kindness, unspent generosity of heart, and the desire to make life better and brighter. V. Shukshin is a unique artist with bright, visible examples of literary individuality. He knows how to draw the living, unique characters of his compatriots, the language of his stories is rich and imaginative.” The book was published in 1973. Contents: “Cut”, “My son-in-law stole a car of firewood!”, “Boots”, “Master”, “Ticket for the second session”, “Suraz”, “Non-resistance Makar Zherebnov”, “Uncle Ermolai”, “Shameless”, “ Give me your heart!”, “Stalled”, “Roof over your head”, “Step wider, maestro!”, “I believe!”, “Zero-zero whole”, “Strong man”, “Moron”, “Petya”, “Resentment ", "Svoyak Sergey Sergeevich».