I Do Not Know How to Clean
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I Do Not Know How to Clean
by Yelena Matusevich

A collection of very short stories. Varying in style and themes, sometimes funny, often poignant, and always imbued with the pain of existence—these texts, polished to the finest detail and pushed to the very limit, will not leave you indifferent. It’s impossible to make them shorter, and there’s no need to say it in a longer form.

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