People and Holidays. Cultural Saints

Alexander Genis (“Dovlatov and the surroundings”, “Return address”, “Kamasutra of the scribes”) turned to a new genre - a calendar, or “Holy Culture”. He considers the birthdays of favorite writers, artists, directors, directors, as well as radio, Internet and iPhone personal holidays and inserts into the list of both generally accepted and bizarre celebrations.
Genis does not compete with the Wikipedia and carefully avoids trivial, offering the reader A fugitive, but original thought, an unexpected metaphor, an uncomfortable joke, revealing the essence of the definition. Gradually, a panel consists of a calendar mosaic, on which his features were reflected without the will of the author.
“The culture that this book worships does not save the world. But she protects those who cannot live without her. Keeping this layer, she forms a worldwide, multilingual and anachronical brotherhood of the spirit, which can join anyone who wants to, “so as not to disappear alone”.
Alexander Genis