К чему снились яблоки Марине

Pisatelʹskai͡a professii͡a, konechno zhe, ne summa znaniĭ i umeniĭ, v neĭ estʹ kachestvo osobogo videnii͡a zhizni, konstruirovanii͡a i sostradanii͡a. Neobyknovenno prii͡atno predstavitʹ avtora, kotoryĭ, ne toropi͡asʹ, vdumchivo i s udovolʹstviem shel k svoemu novomu povorotu, i proizoshla udacha: prekrasnye rasskazy, strannye i obai͡atelʹnye skazki. Mne osobenno prii͡atno predstavitʹ novogo avtora, kotoryĭ dli͡a meni͡a sovershenno ne nov: i͡a znai͡u ėtogo cheloveka let dvadt͡satʹ, druzhu, deli͡usʹ mnogo let svoimi radosti͡ami i goresti͡ami, no nikogda ne predpolagala, chto tem vremenem chelovek vyros, sozrel i dal novye neozhidannye plody. Znakomʹtesʹ - Alena Zhukova.    Li͡udmila Ulit͡skai͡a

The writing profession, of course, is not a sum of knowledge and skills, it has the quality of a special vision of life, design and compassion. It is extremely pleasant to imagine an author who, slowly, thoughtfully and with pleasure, went to his new turn, and luck came to him: wonderful stories, strange and charming fairy tales. I am especially pleased to introduce a new author who is completely new to me: I have known this person for twenty years, I have been friends, I have shared my joys and sorrows for many years, but I never imagined that in the meantime the person had grown up, matured and yielded new unexpected fruits. Meet Alena Zhukova.    Lyudmila Ulitskaya