Красный Клён - Алексей Соломатин

"Red Maple" is a heartfelt narrative about the author's adventures in New York, infused with the theme of dreams and their impact on our perception of the world. Alexey Solomatin skillfully weaves vivid sketches of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Russian quarter of Brighton Beach with deep reflections on the fragility of human destinies. Through vivid images and personal observations, the author explores how fulfilling a long-standing dream of visiting New York made him see the fate of immigrants and their place in society in a new light. The culmination is the accidentally witnessed drama of a father and son immigrants, which inspires the creation of the poem "Red Maple" - a response to what was seen and a symbol of the challenging path to realizing a dream. In the book, the reader delves into the author's intimate reflections on the meaning of dreams and their influence on personal development. The work provokes thoughts about our own dreams, their significance, and how they can change our perception of the world around us.