About the book: 1989 / Zygmund Janovich Skuin was born in Riga in 1926. He grew up in a city suburb, studied at a high school, a technical school, and an art school. At the age of nineteen he began working as a journalist in the editorial office of a republican youth newspaper. He entered literature in the late 50s. He attracted the attention of readers with his first novel, “Grandchildren of Columbus” (in 1961, under the title “Young”, published in “Roman-Gazeta”). Skuiņš's dynamic narrative and his ability to captivate the reader are undoubtedly reflected in the long and strong traditions of Latvian literature. To date, Skūjņš has published 68 books in 13 languages.3. Skujin is an Honored Cultural Worker of the Latvian SSR (1973), People's Writer of Latvia (1985), winner of several literary awards. In the novel “The Bed with a Golden Leg” the reader will meet interesting people and remarkable destinies. As in any other work by Skuin, the serious here alternates with irony and even comic scenes, reality with speculation and fantasy.