About the book: 1972 / The second edition of the book “Alone with Autumn" includes works by the remarkable Soviet writer Konstantin Georgievich Paustovsky, dedicated to the problems of art. The book includes numerous articles and memoirs. The writer talks about the innermost secrets of literary craftsmanship, about what precedes and accompanies the creation of books. In articles and memoir essays, Paustovsky turns to the images of literary artists of the past, shares memories of meetings with literary contemporaries, responds to the work of his fellow writers, and admonishes young authors taking their first steps on the difficult path of writing. The new edition is supplemented by a number of works published for the first time - articles, literary portraits, notes, reviews, critical essays, in which Paustovsky’s advanced worldview, humanism, and unique personality were expressed with particular clarity. Paustovsky’s book helps the reader look into the writer’s creative laboratory and see more clearly the formation and development of his aesthetic views. http:/ /ruslit.traumlibrary.net