On the eve of the holiday of Purim Alexander Korotko publishes his novel “Son”, Based on memories of an autobiographical nature. This work is written in memory of his father – Shimon Korotko, who for many years headed the Jewish community in Simferopol. He was a wise, kind, bright and deeply religious person, many knew him and loved him. Today his name has the Jewish cultural center: “Hesed Shimon.” A small novella essay is not just a flashback, the text has risen above the ordinary and has become a fact of literature, because it has intertwined the philosophy of life and poetry, which always fills the prose of Alexander Korotko. “Undoubtedly, prose belongs to the poet’s pen,” – wrote Andrey Bitov. His words can be attributed to all prosaic things of the poet, including those published on this site.