About the book: 1987 / In the book of the laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR named after. M. Gorky Yu. Shestalov wrote the well-known stories “When the Sun Rocked Me”, “In the First There Was a Fairy Tale”, “The Secret of Weeds”. The writer’s artistic style is unique: prose sometimes turns into poetry, then pours into a fairy tale, legend; An ancient legend juxtaposes with a journalistically passionate monologue. With his characteristic lyricism and philosophical perception of the world, the author talks about his ancient people and their spiritual beauty. In the works of Yu. Shestalov, national feelings and views are successfully combined with the hottest modernity.