Andrei Bronnikov, the author of Species Evanescens and Roots of Time, belongs to the new generation of postmodernist poets. Mixing antiquity and modernity, interchanging signs, symbols and paradigms, in his latest book Zen Elegies the author explores obscure metaphysical landscapes, creating a powerful and melancholic image of the new reality.The book is recommended for all interested in contemporary literature and postmodernism.