TSya knyha v lehkiy formi poznayomyt′ vas z myttsyamy ukrayins′koho vidrodzhennya, yakym (ne)poschastylo oselytysya v budynku “Slovo” v chasy rozkvitu ta znyschennya ukrayins′koyi kul′tury. Mayk Yohansen, Mychayl′ Semenko, Les′ Kurbas i Valentyna CHystyakova, Mykola Kulish, Hryhoriy Epik, Leonid CHernov-Maloshyychenko, Serhiy Pylypenko postayut′ na storinkach knyhy personazhamy, yaki v riznyy sposib vryvayut′sya v nash chas. Kolyshni meshkantsi “Slova” dokorinno zminyuyut′ zhyttya personazhiv, kotri opynylysya v tych kvartyrach s′ohodni. Todi zh vidbuvayut′sya perepletennya pohlyadiv, styliv zhyttya, tsinnostey suchasnosty ta mynuvshyny, poyednanych odnym spil′nym “Slovom”. U knyzi znayomstvo z uchasnykamy ukrayins′koho renesansu vidbuvayet′sya ne cherez pryzmu trahediyi, a same cherez perspektyvu pohlyadu na yichnyu tvorchist′ i vnesok u rozvytok kul′tury s′ohodennya. Tozh vmoschuytesya zruchnishe ta dozvol′te holovnym heroyam knyhy takozh uvirvatysya u vashe zhyttya. YIm ye scho rozkazaty.