Variations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 can be read as stand-alone stories, but for a full understanding of the novel philosophy, the connecting thread that runs through the entire novel, the interweaving of characters and their situations, it's better to read the Variations in numbered sequence.
Yohanan Dark was born in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, lived and worked in Russia, and spent eleven years in Israel, where he married and became the father of two boys. Now, he lives and works in the United States.┬а