As you know if you've been looking for poetry online by Miroslav Holub, it's not the easiest thing. I bought this book on a whim as I liked a couple of his more well know poems (notably 'The Fly') and I liked his satirical style of writing. This book was a complete surprise, it has over 300 pages of poems (and when a lot are a poem a page/two pages you only need to work out how many are there). There are a couple of short play-like scenes also and the entire thing is arranged in chronological and systematic order so the reader can see how he changes in time. I really am a fan of his works and this book is just brilliant for anyone in the same position, or who likes funny and critical (and beautiful) poetry. Really glad I bought!