Animal Stories

Autofiction. Stories about animals. Petersburg text. Komarovo. Illustrations by Vladimir Shinkarev. The willful and independent cat Mura; the cheerful dog Dzherrinka, always ready for mischief and adventures; the chimpanzee Tarasik, who conquered the Petersburg intelligentsia with his paintings — these are the heroes of this book. Animals accompany and comfort humans throughout their lives, always nearby, but seemingly in supporting roles. «Animal Stories» — a touching, vibrant, at times funny, at times tragic prose about small (or perhaps still big?) lives flowing alongside ours. Art historian Ekaterina Andreeva gratefully turns to her beloved animals and tells their own stories — moving and convincing. The book is supplemented by works from artists Vladimir Shinkarev, Alexander Florensky, Olga Chernysheva, and photographs from Ekaterina Andreeva's archive.