Tales of Ghosts. Playing Another Reality. Edgar Allan Poe award

“Tales of Ghosts” is a collection of mystical & philosophical stories about various ghosts and the Otherworld, the sense of life and death, the tragic turns of fate and the search for mutual love, the importance of being yourself, listening to inner voice and not postponing anything for tomorrow. The book includes the cycles: “Love Me Now!”, “The Master of Fates”, “Restless Souls”, “Nostalgia for the body”, “The Land of Mists”. Edgar A. Poe, A. Hitchcock, E.T.A. Hoffmann, H.Chr. Andersen awards.TALES OF GHOSTSPART I. LOVE ME NOW!0. BONFIRE1. SEE YOU TOMORROW!2. A WHITE DANCE “LADIES’ CHOICE”3. GOD, BARSIK AND BORSCH4. THE WIND OF CHANGES5. THE CITY OF RAINS6. A WISH7. STUCK PLUTO8. KAILASH9. A CANARY10. A CATS’ NAME11. COME ON!12. ON THE BANKS OF THE THAMES13. A GUESTPART II.THE MASTER OF FATES0. EXCEPTIONS1. THE MASTER OF FATES2. A SINNER3. TWO WOMEN4. FROZEN5. CRANBERRIES6. COFFEE7. INTERGALACTIC UNION OF WRITERS8. STILLBORN9. A NIGHT GUEST10. NANNY11. DEADLY TIRED12. SPORTSMAN13. GOOD NIGHT!PART III. RESTLESS SOULS0. AT CUSTOMS1. GRANDMA2. A MEETING3. THE HOUSE BY THE STATION4. A STRANGER5. THE SEAL6. NO COOKIES7. A PIANO8. A LETTER9. FAREWELL TO N10. DISEMBODIED11. A SCRIPT12. WHERE WE ARE NO LONGER13. TEA DRINKERPART IV. NOSTALGIA FOR THE BODY0. IN THE BLUE FOREST1. WHITE CLOTHES2. WARRIORS OF LIGHT3. A DIALOGUE4. FROM THE LOOKING GLASS5. AN ICONOGRAPHER6. WHEN THE FAIRIES DIE7. A MAGICIAN8. ORACLE9. A VACATION ON ATHOS10. BROKEN MIRROR11. AT CHRISTMAS ON KUZNETSKY BRIDGE12. A PHOTO FILM13. DARK TOWERPART V. THE LAND OF MISTS0. THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSE1. THE GIRL AND THE CAT2. THE GIRL AND THE SEA3. ENCHANTED LAKE4. WATER LILY5. ENCHANTED PRINCE6. FAREWELL TO CHILDHOOD7. THE OLD LANTERN’S DREAM8. SKY LADDER9. A PORTRAIT10. AN ARTIST AND A POET11. THE MAGICAL CITY12. A BLACK RAVEN13. P.S. A LETTER FROM THE ASTRAL TABLETSEPILOGUE. THE RETURN