Cherny Plasch Nemetskogo Gospodina (Paperback)

In 'A German gentleman's black mackintosh' the role of the overcoat is really important. An unemployed, the former engineer Pavel Shumakov, who lost his job during the years of Great Breakup of the USSR, bought it in a second-hand shop and then, in some hours, on the day of purchase, he got a job. And what a job! He couldn't even dream about anything like this. Everything around him changed significantly.Some pretty women appear in the life of this bachelor who usually spent long evenings watching TV. Now he's sent abroad regularly. During his last business trip to Germany, Pavel was shown a picture of an architect who resembled him. But what a difference in their lives! The architect was successful in everything - in business, love...It's silly to compare such incomparable things; everyone has his own life, Pavel thinks. His business trip ended and tomorrow he is going to be at home. But in the middle of the night his ex-lover informs him, that he is in danger, and it would be better not to return home...