Chronology of the desert guide
I. Strolling through the hotel. Roles
St. Petersburg hotel series: Services ; Preparation for winter in the St. Petersburg Arboretum ; The fountain outside the Arboretum ; The washrooms of St. Petersburg ; Atop the St. Petersburg dome
Excerpt from the historian's memoir
II. Stirrings of childhood that begin with. Song that breaks the world record
The importance of being English
Excerpt from the historian's memoir
III. Education during the year of falling hair. Early influence
Excerpt from the historian's memoir
IV. Visions of pamphlet gods. Seizure
Excerpt from the historian's memoir
V. Intermission: Portrait of the desert. Elegy
Excerpt from the historian's memoir
VI. Resuming the desert tour: Toward the outskirts, toward the bridge. Basement of the St. Petersburg hotel
Music of the streets series: Hagglers in the bazaar ; The hula hooper's taunt ; The auctioneer's woo ; Dance hall song for when you're in the mood ; Toasts in the grove of proposals
Once the factory, no longer the factory
Excerpt from the historian's memoir
Years in the ginseng colony
The refinery of voices and vices
Excerpt from the historian's memoir.
