title: Love and Art
author: Aituganov, Vladimir
description: Love and Art is the original Russian version of Fables of Love and Art, the English translation of Vladimir Aituganov's book of stories. In his introduction to Fables of Love and Art, Merv Rothstein of the New York Times wrote, These stories, like his paintings, have about them a quality of mystery, of extraordinary imagination, impressionistic rather than real, grounded yet somehow beyond this world, as if his talented eyes see so much more than what our normal eyes can see. The stories grab the reader, compel the viewer, do not let you go. You will find twenty-four short stories filled with pathos, humor, romance, sexuality, high adventure, and echoes of political oppression. They will give you unusually penetrating insights into the mind and soul of an artist. The stories are placed in different locales and times and include tales about ordinary people and very famous people like Nicolo Paganini and Leonardo Da Vinci.