About the book: 1986 / "The book of the famous playwright A. Gladkov (1912-1976) is interesting for its documentary content, original judgments and reflections on the work of B. Pasternak, K Paustovsky, I. Ehrenburg, Y. Olesha, V. Kin, V. Kataev. Portraits, essays, recordings of conversations with writers, articles - all this, under the author’s pen, takes the form of a lively, fascinating conversation about literature, theater, and the reader.»