This edition presents the work of Svetoslav Minkov, created during all periods of his development as a fiction writer. Diabolic stories from his earlier collections Blue Chrysanthemum, Clock, Firebird, Game of Shadows and The House at the Last Lantern are included; all the stories from his representative collections Automata, The Lady with the X-ray eyes and Stories in Hedgehog Skin, as well as works published in the 50's and 60's.
The book traces the evolution of Svetoslav Minkov as a writer, the transformation of images and ideas in his works, the unique way in which he tries to read the world, marked by technological change, scientific breakthroughs and political upheavals.