ABOUT AUTHORAlikhan Zhaksylyk was born on January 1, 1998 in Aktobe Region, Republic of Kazakhstan. Graduated from Aktobe Regional University named after K. Zhubanov.In 2019, the collection of novels "Six continents" was published, and the next collection based on his stories, "Four oceans" was published in 2021. The winner of the nomination named after B. Tazhibayev of the "Literature. Spirit. Society" book festival. The winner of the "Great Steppe" republican composition contest in the field of prose, held on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of A. Baitursynuly.He was honored the prize as a laureate of the 4th Republican "Talasbek Award - 2023" literary competition for the story " The Descent from the Cross". The writer's novel " Is it necessary to worship at Notre-Dame?" was published recently in Kazakhstan.e-mail: kafka98.98@mail.rue- mail: kzonlyenglish@gmail.com+7 7012978501 (translator - literary agent Bakhtygul Makhanbetova)