Chimera
The Chimera was an ancient monster. It was composed of three animals, a lion, a snake and a goat. Nowadays by the term "Chimera" we usually mean something unattainable and distant. This short story collection deals with this theme.
Anything that is unattainable becomes a matter of fantasy and a matter of desire. All the history of literature is a synecdoche of human craving for the invisible part of the world. But, as some philosophers claim, that invisible part may not even exist...