Visim heroyiv ziyshlysya u mistechku zi starosvits′kym charom, poyednavshys′ u val′si, scho chymraz pryskoryuyet′sya: hozha medsestra, fantazer-hinekoloh, zamozhnyy amerykanets′ (svyatyy i Don ZHuan zarazom), slavetnyy surmach, kolyshniy v’yazen′, zhertva politychnych chystok, scho os′-os′ maye pokynuty tsyu krayinu… «Son litn′oyi nochi». «CHornyy vodevil′». Avtor stavyt′ u ts′omu romani duzhe vazhlyvi pytannya, do toho zh robyt′ tse z blyuznirs′koyu lehkistyu, yaka daye nam zmohu zbahnuty, scho novitniy svit pozbavyv nas prava na trahediyu.