Sergel Antonov (b. 1915) is a well-known Soviet writer whose stories are notable for their concern for the little man and their poetic warmth. Antonov was influenced by such prose writers as Bunin and Paustovsky, and his work has had a considerable of act on Soviet writers of the 60s and 70s. The reader who follows the development of Soviet literature will be interested in reading Antonov’s works.