Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. About the Author vii
4. Introduction: Old Wine in the Evening Sunlight xi
5. Translators’ Introductions xxiii
6. A Note on Translation xxxiii
7. In Lieu of a Preface: People amidst Things 1
8. “Carpe Diem” 5
9. The Mitten 10
10. A Room without Shadows 14
11. The Silver-Haired Wind 17
12. In the Language of Rain 19
13. The Felled Shadow 23
14. The World between the Windowpanes 27
15. The Owl 31
16. At the Intersection 36
17. The Whirligig 38
18. Praesens Historicum 42
19. The Flute 47
20. The Mood 49
21. Vigilate! 51
22. Rainy Landscape with Cat 55
23. Dead Silence 58
24. The Rainbow over Vyriv 62
25. A Jug of Wild Strawberries 64
26. The Garden 66
27. The Credenza 71
28. The String 74
29. Corn 76
30. Mama’s Smile 80
31. The Dance 82
32. Notes 85
33. Glossary 91
34. Acknowledgements 93
35. About the Translators 95