About the book: 2011 / Stories by Yuri Trifonov (1925–1981) “Exchange”, “Preliminary results”, “Long farewell” and “Another life” ”, written and published at the turn of the sixties and seventies, made him the number one writer: both Moscow of those years and the type of reflection of his heroes are now called Trifonov’s. The heroes of the “Moscow stories” solve their everyday problems: the translator cannot leave his unloved wife, an enterprising woman moves in with her seriously ill mother-in-law to increase the area of ​​her apartment, a young actress “chooses” between a famous playwright and an aspiring writer... A parable shines through the everyday life of each story, a generational tragedy is hidden behind the everyday life.