Easy Walk and Other Stories

The action of Irina Chaikovskaya's stories takes place in three countries: Russia, Italy, and America. The author knows them firsthand.

She has lived most of her life in Russia, spent seven years in Italy, arriving there in 1992, and has been living in America since 2000.

However, the stories are by no means about these countries — they are about people, young and old, about doctors and artists, teachers and musicians, salespeople and priests, about the joyful, sad, and even tragic aspects of their lives.

The author tells her stories simply, avoiding complex constructions and stylistic refinements. 

Perhaps this is why these texts are easy to read, despite their substantive and emotional richness.
The book is addressed to a wide range of readers who have a taste for modern, stylistically polished prose.