Стенография конца века. Из дневниковых записей

For many years, the famous writer, author of the novel “Lines of Fate, or Milashevich’s Chest” (the first Booker Prize in Russia, 1992) Mark Kharitonov wrote down everyday observations, thoughts, conversations, literary and other impressions in shorthand. Over time, a desire arose to decipher at least part of these records. “You really happened to meet wonderful people,” the author writes. “You witnessed events that have already gone down in history. Yes, no matter what you saw or experienced, you saw it differently from others, and comprehended it differently.” to his own." Records from 1975-1999 were selected for publication. mainly on literary topics. But, of course, no conversation about literature is possible without talking about time, about the most diverse manifestations of our life. Some of the records were grouped around one title or another - this is how the 'Appendices to the Transcript' arose.