About the book: year / Fznus Neagu is one of the most original prose writers of modern Romania. A poet by nature, F. Neagu deeply and devotedly loves his steppe region, its nature, people, customs and legends. The past and the present, the fabulous and the real are woven into a single narrative in his stories. This book, which contains the best stories of F. Neagu over a quarter of a century, demonstrates the creative range of the writer, the themes and motives of his poetic prose.