Keynote
The bestselling author returns with
a short-story collection. In each of
them we meet a completely different
protagonist, though they all are grappling
with an overwhelming sense of loneliness.
And a yearning for love.

Selling Points
 A bestselling writer, translated into
many languages (in Russia his books have
sold over a million copies).
 The protagonists are highly diverse –
a broad and fascinating social panorama.
 A deep analysis of today’s anxieties
and a moving description of the present
epidemic of loneliness.
 The prose can take a dark turn, yet more
often it shows the power of true love.
 Ambitious literature that is written in
a simple and accessible way.
 Apart from the fictional pieces, the book
also contains in-depth reflections on
passing down intelligence, narcissism,
the biochemisty of love, the history of
botox and meditation.

Description
Janusz Leon Wiśniewski is known, above
all, as a very subtle portrayer of human
souls. Having previously been mainly
a novelist, he now returns a writer of
short stories that are intimate and let
us peer into the protagonists’ souls for

just a moment’s glimpse. This suffices,
however, to feel the whole intensity of
the feelings, emotions and desires carried
by seemingly average people. An old hand
in collecting people’s stories, Wiśniewski
effectively persuades us that everyone,
whether consciously and sincerely or by
fooling themselves and staying in toxic
situations, is looking for one thing at every
stage of life: a bit of happiness.

Target Market
Those who love heartfelt books.
Readers of psychological books.