Alexander Chernykh about Roger Zelazny's novel - the best book for autumn reading Many people like to return to books they have read long ago in order to refresh their impressions, better understand the work, or remember themselves five, ten, and so on years ago. At the request of Gorky, Alexander Chernykh, a correspondent for the Kommersant newspaper, wrote a lyrical essay about Roger Zelazny’s novel, which he rereads every October for the fifteenth year in a row.