"The Giant's Shadow" is constructed using the principle of reverse perspective: the book begins with an epilogue and unfolds like a poetic tesseract in a multilayered contextual space. At the center are states of emotional crisis, the experience of living amidst war, and the fragility and preciousness of love. Reading can begin from any page.

Alexander Delfinov (Smirnov-Grinberg) is a Russian-language narrative poet, spoken-word artist, and publicist. His poems have been translated into German, English, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, French, Greek, Georgian, and Hebrew. He supports Ukraine and lives in Germany.