About the book: 1980 / The book by the famous Austrian writer includes stories written in the 70s. All of them are united by one thought of the author: a person cannot live without some significant goal; a meaningless, spiritual existence is contrary to human nature; consciousness, locked in a circle of monotonous everyday actions, does not allow a person to comprehend the big world and find his place among people; he finds himself alone in an indifferent society of "general welfare"".