The Netsuke from San Francisco

The stories of Vladimir Torchilin, representing the irrationality and phantasmagorical nature of everyday life both in Russia and in America, reveal the difficult world of the people of our time. The writer's gaze sharply notices the details - sometimes funny, sometimes tragic. Written in a lively, fascinating, and often ironic way, these stories are easy to read and at the same time make you think.

Vladimir Torchilin is a University Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Director of the Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Nanomedicine at Northeastern University, Boston. He was born in Moscow (that time Soviet Union), got his scientific degrees from the Moscow State University, and immigrated to the US in 1990. He has published over 650 scientific papers and reviews, written and edited 15 books, holds over 40 patents, and received multiple national and international awards. He is also a writer (member of the Union of Moscow Writers), has multiple publications in leading Russian language literary magazines, and published eight books of short stories in Russian, both in Russia and US. He lives in Boston.