About the book: 1993 / Named after the most popular cycle of stories and short stories by Vil Lipatov, this collection includes works recreating the life of a Siberian village from the pre-war era to the mid-1960s years. The writer’s sharp and sometimes ruthless view of life is surprisingly organically combined with Lipatov’s soft humor, achieving that eventful and emotional richness that is characteristic of Russian fiction. Contents: Even before the war Gray Mouse Village detective: 1 Genka Paltsev, son of Dmitry Paltsev 2 Moon over the Ob 3 Moose Bone4 Panka Voloshin5 Village Detective6 Divorce in Narym style7 Who leaves and who stays...8 Three winter days