About the book: 1988 / Elena Katasonova’s new book consists of a novel, a novella and two short stories. All works are united by a common theme: finding your place in life. “Who Needs the Blue Bird” is a novel about love, the clash of different ways of thinking: creative and consumer. The story “The Indian Age - Forty Years” continues the theme of “Birds”, telling the story of the complex life of a modern city woman. The idea of ​​the stories “Andersen's Fairy Tales” and “The Beast Called Brem”: “We are alive as long as we have someone to love and care for.”».