About the book: year / The author of this book is the famous Ural writer Viktor Brusnitsin - winner of several authoritative literary competitions: the Mikhalkov International Literary Competition (Moscow), competition “Russian Stil” (Germany), winner of the “Call of Nymphaeum” competition (Ukraine), finalist of the “Literary Vienna” competition (Austria) and others. This book includes several works by V. Brusnitsin: two novellas and stories written at different times and in various genres. The story “My Dear Fantomas” is a mysterious crime story associated with such miracles that you are amazed. The story “The Amateur” is about a man who devoted his life exclusively to himself. And the small collection “Tales and Bonfires” consists of witty anecdotes, captivating in their simplicity, drawn by the author from his own life. These works have something in common: an amazing combination of simplicity and intricacy, and most importantly, the author’s unique and catchy style from the first lines with sharp and apt, expressive and omnipresent humor. The reader will never cease to be amazed at how correctly everything is noticed, and many of the author’s phrases are undoubtedly doomed to become catchphrases over time.