Selin belongs to that rare Chekhovian type of writer who tells a story not straightforwardly but through a series of carefully chosen and cleverly arranged vivid details. Perhaps Selin has even more in common with Gogol – he demonstrates the same kind......

Selin\'s stories resemble videoclips in form and are just as visual, sparkling with maxims, aphoristic comparisons and witticisms. They are usually based on some fantastic plot involving fantastic metamorphoses happening to his characters and conveying Selin\'s wonder at life\'s inscrutable mysteries and inimitable beauty....