Arkadi Bartov

Blondinka v rozovom, bryunetka v golubom (Rasskazy o lyubvi, rasskazy o voine)

Blonde in pink, Brunette in blue. (Short stories over love and war) St. Petersburg 2000. 120 pages.

Human beings, monkeys and insects – all kinds of creatures get a taste of the meaning of love. The encounters are short but intense. We observe the complexity of love during times of peace and how things get easier during periods of war. There is not a lot of space for all these liaisons – only a few pages for every chapter of love.