This collection of short prose is a soldier’s testimony about the experience of a great war. Faith at the front, brotherhood among soldiers, fear and hope, death and Love. The author processes his own traumatic memories, but the text can serve as therapy not only for him, but also for readers.
The author speaks about himself, recounts reality and dreams, but above all, captures life on the edge. He tells of people of great Love, on whom everything depends. Here appears the Trench Lord, the Newest Testament begins, and Ukrainian culture in a backpack becomes a source of strength. Recognized masters of war literature fail the test of reality. They know nothing about us Ukrainians. Only we can speak for ourselves — because everything changed on the Eastern front. And Artur Dron speaks of this openly and directly. As those who have stood on the edge do.
