Симон - Нарине Абгарян

She was too small to distinguish the clear from the ambiguous and the conventional from the irregular. Her world was populated by equally suffering tormented creatures — she simply did not know others.

Like all books by Narine Abgaryan, this novel is tragicomic and filled with boundless kindness. And like all books by Narine Abgaryan, it is about love.

In a small town in Armenia, at an advanced age, Simon dies — a stonecutter who throughout his long life enjoyed the respect of everyone in the town but was also known for his countless love affairs. To escort him on his final journey, all the women he ever loved gather in his home. And each of them has her own story.