Stories about Chik

Fazil Iskander (1929-2016) was an outstanding Soviet and Russian prose writer, poet, and thinker. His works are characterized by deep philosophy, subtle irony, and incomparable humor. He debuted as a poet, but it was prose that brought him worldwide fame. «Stories about Chik» is a famous autobiographical cycle by Fazil Iskander about a boy's coming of age in Abkhazia. This is touching, witty, and wise prose. The main character, Chik, is an ordinary schoolboy with an amazing talent for seeing the funny, noticing the hidden, and staying honest in any situation. The book includes stories: "Chik and Pushkin", "Chik's Feat", "Chik - the Playing Referee", "Chik Honors Traditions".