About the book: 2013 / No wonder the word “tavern” is read and written the same way in both directions! It’s a piece of cake to get there, but to get out... The hero Zhikhar returned to his native All-around right in time for the rye to be harvested, weddings to be celebrated, mead to be mashed... The glory of the winner, liberator, destroyer and so on ran ahead of Zhikhar, and on the way turned into this very tavern…