The narrative gift, the poetic and suggestive writing - elements that have placed Terzakis among the most important Greek writers of our century - are highlighted in their entirety in the condensed and demanding genre of the short story. But also the contemplative ability, another characteristic of the great essayist Terzakis, emerges forcefully from these stories, violently disregarding anything artificial and topical, leaving us with a melancholic taste, a taste of great moments in literature, of the great moments of life.