About the book: 1977 / Julius Krelin, the author of this collection of short stories, has been working as a surgeon in one of the capital's hospitals for about a quarter of a century, candidate of medical sciences. He is the author of the story " Surgeon”, “Only Six Months”, “From This World” and books of short stories and stories “Notes of a Surgeon”, “An Old Man Brings Shells” and “Letter to His Son”. Since 1969, Krelin has been a member of the Union of Soviet Writers. The book offered to the attention of readers consists of short stories telling about the work of doctors - our contemporaries.