Palolo, or How I Traveled

Dmitry Bykov is a brilliant publicist with his own - special - view of the world. How could it be otherwise? After all, he has seen so much. Bright, anecdotal stories about Bykov's various trips and ascents - from exotic Peru to the not-so-distant Blagodat - are collected in his new book "Palolo, or How I Traveled".
"I didn't get to live in my most beloved time - the time of Maugham and Kipling - and if I had, it probably wouldn't have been my favorite. But the trip for palolo is just such a Maugham-like story, and there would certainly have been funny adventures, and there is something poetic about the hunt for inspiration - you wait a year for one day of indulgence. In short, I dreamed of this trip as passionately as I once dreamed of going to the distant Peruvian settlement Nahui, which came true with the blessing of the editorial office". (Dmitry Bykov)