Monika Kompaníková’s short story debut, to borrow from Ivan Krasko, „resounds with a shy accord“. What the debuting author apparently offers is a six-pack of diverse stories on the loneliness of introverted individuals, representing »minor« lives and abiding a space beyond normal human life. Their defilé provides the opportunity to gain insight into the inner world of loners confronted with the life’s stagnation and stereotype.