About the book: 1996 / Sad and incredibly funny, full of tragic pathos and caustic irony, stories about travel in time and space, meetings with alien intelligence, pamphlets and sketches from world of fantasy - that's what lies behind the name Damon Knight. The book includes a separate novel and a selection of short prose by the author. Contents: Twilight of People (novel, translation by M. Kondratiev) A Stick for an Idiot (short story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Anachron (short story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Art (short story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Craving for purity (short story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Land of the Merciful (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Night of Deception (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Jung (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Inglorious End, or Don’t Slam Doors (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Ripmav (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Beauty to order (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Time is enough for everything (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) The last word (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Coastal tramp (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Station " Stranger" (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Plot twist (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Babylon 2 (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) Back, oh time! (story, translation by M. Kondratiev) The cover uses the work of artist Gary Ruddell