므로제크의 대표적인 초기 단편집. ≪코끼리≫에 비해 보편적인 주제를 다루고 있어 1950년대 폴란드의 사정을 모르더라도 충분히 공감할 수 있는 이야기들이다. 기발한 상황 설정, 고정관념의 전복과 반전적인 결말로 웃음을 유발하는 므로제크식 유머를 만끽할 수 있다.
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파리가 사람에게 ··················3
노출에 대해 ···················7
만남 ······················12
기차역에서 ···················17
떠나기 ·····················30
낮게 더 낮게 ···················37
숲에서 발견된 수기 ················43
로베르트 교수 ··················47
청원서 ·····················57
방학 중에 생긴 일 ················60
죄와 벌 ·····················71
백작의 운명 ···················77
돈가스 송가 ···················84
드라이브 ····················86
누가 누구인가? ·················91
원자마을의 결혼식 ················97
젊은 시절의 기억 ················103
해설 ······················115
지은이에 대해 ·················124
옮긴이에 대해 ··················126