Introduction : But what actually existed here before the big bang?
Imperceptible progress of shade : on the beginning of Effi Briest / Theodore Fontane
Who has come? : on the beginning of "In the prime of her life" / S. Y. Agnon
With an expression of very respectable importance : on the beginning of Gogol's "The nose"
Log in a Freshet : on the beginning of Kafka's "a country doctor"
Huge losses : on the beginning of Chekhov's "Rothschild's fiddle"
Heat and the day and the wind : on the beginning of S. Yizhar's novel Mikdamot
Into mother's bosom : on several beginnings in Elsa Morante's history : a novel
How was it possible for a cow to get onto the balcony : on the beginning of Gabriel García Márquez's The autumn of the patriarch
Take it outside before I throw up : on the beginning of Raymond Carver's story "Nobody said anything"
From Tnuva to Monaco : on the beginning of Yaakov Shabtai's story "A private and very awesome leopard"
Conclusion : Leisurely pleasure.
