About the book: 2004 / The work of the famous Russian writer Mark Krinitsky (1874–1952), one of the best masters of the Silver Age, is dedicated to the study of the mysterious female soul. "Two things a real man wants: danger and games. That’s why he wants a woman as the most dangerous toy,” wrote Friedrich Nietzsche. Can a woman be sure that after a passionate date she will not become a toy in the hands of her lover? Who are they to each other: rulers, slaves, executioners, victims? The novel “The Woman in Purple” answers these eternal questions for everyone. Comments and scientific editing of the text of the novel “The Woman in Lilac” by Mikhailova M.V. Agency CIP RSL