Отпечаток времени

An anachronism is intentionally allowed in one of the stories in this collection. One key detail (a completely material object) could not possibly have existed at the time mentioned, although it is an important part of the narrative. Which one is it? If you solve the riddle and send the correct answer by e-mail info@fresh-verlag.com then get a prize – any book from our publisher of your choice (with free shipping, of course). Good luck!"The Imprint of Time" by Jonah Kogan is a collection of fascinating short stories, a journey through various historical epochs and moments.Each of the fourteen stories is a new perspective, a new look at human relationships, human identity, and the passage of time itself: it is not for nothing that the book is given such a name.Time is one of the heroes of these stories, its irreversibility and mystery are present here even in the simplest and most everyday plots, and this depth irresistibly attracts the reader's gaze."He left the apartment and closed the door behind him. He stared at the door handle for half a second, resisting the temptation to grab onto it like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving branch, and convincing himself that the decision had already been made and there was no turning back. Then, resolutely, but not roughly, very carefully, he inserted the silver key into the lock and turned it — until it clicked once, until it clicked twice. He took out the key and touched the palm of his hand to the door — wooden, lacquered, against all the fashion for plastic, leather and steel. Finally, he turned to face the stairs leading down.An inviting, friendly stairwell stared back at him. Clean, light steps to match the painted walls, smooth handrails. Downstairs, across a flight and a half, a neighbor's door was visible. He knew that next, on the next flight, the stairs would be covered with a beige, short—pile carpet. And from the landing two floors down, a thick-pile red carpet will begin, which, running past mailboxes and a white formal door to the basement (home to washing machines and small storage rooms for each tenant), will lead straight to the rubberized mat at the front door. Press the beeper of the intercom, and..." (the story "Stairs")