This novella is based on the theme of "lies" or "weaving fantasies" and is composed of 6 short stories. Zhenya is not the protagonist of the book, but she is a clue-like character. She is sympathetic in each story and listens to women of different ages and identities telling their experiences. Whether they are young girls, mothers of the family, literature teachers or university professors, these heroines are using some light and harmless lies to fabricate or supplement their lives in order to get rid of the ordinary days that can be seen at a glance. As for the reason for doing this, it is simply because it is more interesting and meaningful. Such a beautiful fiction naturally makes it easy for people to forget the dull reality, so that some characters are deeply involved in the play and begin to believe in their imaginary fate. The author Lyudmila Ulitskaya said: "This
这部中篇小说以“谎言”或者说“编织幻想”为主题，由6个短故事集合而成。热妮娅并非本书的主人公，但她是一位线索式的人物，在每个故事当中都心怀同情，倾听年龄不同、身份各异的女性讲述各自的经历。不论是妙龄少女、一家之母、文学老师还是大学教授，这些女主人公都在用一些轻松无害的谎言编造或者说补写自己的生活，以此来摆脱一眼就能望到头的平凡日子。至于这样做的理由，仅仅是因为它更加有趣、更有意义。这样美好的虚构自然容易使人忘记平淡的现实，以至于让一些人物深深入戏，开始相信她们幻想中的命运。作者柳德米拉·乌利茨卡娅说：“这
这部中篇小说以“谎言”或者说“编织幻想”为主题，由6个短故事集合而成。热妮娅并非本书的主人公，但她是一位线索式的人物，在每个故事当中都心怀同情，倾听年龄不同、身份各异的女性讲述各自的经历。不论是妙龄少女、一家之母、文学老师还是大学教授，这些女主人公都在用一些轻松无害的谎言编造或者说补写自己的生活，以此来摆脱一眼就能望到头的平凡日子。至于这样做的理由，仅仅是因为它更加有趣、更有意义。这样美好的虚构自然容易使人忘记平淡的现实，以至于让一些人物深深入戏，开始相信她们幻想中的命运。作者柳德米拉·乌利茨卡娅说：“这
