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Fiction Title	Type	Year		Corresponding Painting	Year
• The Wanderings
Learning to Fly Escape From... The Primary Place An Epistle from Nowhere The Old Hunter (The Alien) Blind Stranger TranSentimental Journey The Dillemma	short story short story short story short story short story short story novelette short story	1992 1992 1995 1994 1994 1995 1996 1993	• • • • • • • •	Leaning to Fly Escape From The Primary Place --- The Alien Blind Stranger --- The Ways We Choose	1991 1991 1994 --- 1992 1994 --- 1993

• Book of Dreams
From a letter to friends Seven Candles Problem of Priority The Story of Forsaken Skier The Crystal Temple On the Way to Shambala Great Mystery Twelve Koans	short story short story short story short story short story short story short story koan	1993 1993 1997 1995 1993 1993 1993 1995	• • • • • • • •	Constantine Seven Candles Problem of Priority --- The Crystal Temple On The way to Shambala Great Mystery ---	1989 1992 1996 --- 1993 1993 1993 ---

High Chateau	novel	1997	•	High Chateau	1997

Learning to Fly
short story, 1992;
Text Chars: 3820
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[painting]

Very short sketch written with view to trigger visual analysis of the painting (with the same name) by a spectator. Experimental text in "expressionistic" style for "surrealistic" painting.

Escape From...
short story, 1992;
Text Chars: 3750
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[painting]

A parable written to follow traditions of Wyspianski. - Similar symbolage, some (probably) known themes, akin ideas, sketchy plot, newer personages but familiar conclusions.

The Primary Place
short story, 1995;
Text Chars: 4340
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[painting]

A fantasy story unfolding a singular narrative about an astounding opposition of human beings of completely different social and cultural formations, the boundaries of experience. A disconcerting illustration of the hopeless battle between the worlds of different life values.
Originally this short story was written to match the paintng "The Primary Place". However the story turned out to be more expressive than the painting itself which now serves only as illustration to the text.

An Epistle from Nowhere
short story, 1994;
Text Chars: 4220
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[painting]

Paranoidical Stream-of-Consciousness short story telling absolutely everything in most precise, even maddening details about absolute naught. Emotions around nothing and heavy speculations over problems settled and questions that had been aswered lonf time ago. Painful languor of a blind spirit imprisoned in flesh...

The Old Hunter
short story, 1994;
Text Chars: 5380
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[painting]

One more literary work, which primarily was intended to work as na additional "key" to the meaning of the picture "The Alien", but then obtained status of an indepedent short story. Combination of fairy-tale, fantasy & parable.
Unlike "The Primary Place", where new generation was shown as an ignorant destroyer of ancient knowledge and values (which, in fact, seems to be rather verisimilar in the reality), in this story is shown a new offspring, a child of new race, a bringer of completely NEW scope and knowledge; but as such she is far from being welcome.

Blind Stranger
short story; 1994
Text Chars: 5500
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[painting]

A parable-like brief literary sketch implemented within traditions of early XIX century Symbolism. Works as a direct "key" to painting with the same name. A graphic series (illustrations) was created for art magazine as well.

TranSentimental Journey
novelette, 1995;
Text Chars: 38380
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[painting]

A multi-piered narrative (with elements of historic drama scenes, humour, fantasy and travel notes). Featured excerpt choosen for this web publication is a third chapter of the novelette, published under subtitle "Just a Day".

The Dillemma
short story, 1993;
Text Chars: 9280
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[painting]

A short sketch written to serve as a "key" to the paintng "The Ways We Choose".

From a Letter to Friends
short story, 1993;
Text Chars: 9510
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[painting - detail]

Strange revelations & confessions of a nihilist striving to get rid of all the worst in his life which, unhappily, chanced to include himself as well.

Seven Candles
short story, 1993;
Text Chars: 2130
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[painting]

A brief literary sketch and verses written to serve as as a "text" key to the picture with the same name.

Problem of Priority
short story, 1997;
Text Chars: 12390
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[painting]

Bizarre revelations of a hopeless drunkard. Reasonings of the mind, which sober state and ability to function seem only to come when heavily loaded with an alcohol... Halucinations that turn out to be something more verisimilar than the truth...

The Story of Forsaken Skier
story, 1995
Text Chars: 18470
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[painting]

A surrealistic story featuring a thriller-type details of narratives and pseudo-psychological gibberish. A Nightmare yet coming from a shiny & sunny Dream...
This story is an attempt to create 4-dimensional picture (i.e. a picture painted with words and textually-represented symbols and - unfolded in time).

The Crystal Temple
short story, 1993;
Text Chars: 8390
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[painting]

A literary sketch-type short story set within traditions of late modernism & "art nuveau" is written & designated to be only a "text" key to the picture with the same name.

On the Way to Shambala
short story, 1993;
Text Chars: 4980
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[painting]

A brief literary sketch written within traditions of late modernism, - serves as a symbolic "text" key to the picture with the same name.

Great Mistery
short story, 1993;
Text Chars: 3950
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[painting]

A brief literary sketch written within traditions of late modernism with infusion of Zen parable, - serves as a symbolic "text" key to the picture with the same name.

High Chateau
novel, 1998;
Text Chars: 320,750
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[painting]

Themes of this novel were inspired by noteworthy works of Gustav Meyrink, a famous mystic/esoteric writer. Gothic style. The novel explores strivings of young people to find their place in various projections of the reality and to define their destiny; a Quest for fulfilment through entangled ways of their karma...