Zbirka otkriva osobnosti prostora i vremena u kojima je autor živio. Opisuje neobične sudbine ljudi koje će čitatelja potaknuti na razmišljanje. Mladi čitatelji prepoznat će se u glavnom muškom liku „Alkara”, dok će se mnoge mlade čitateljice poistovjetiti s glavnom junakinjom Srnom iz pripovijesti „Duga”.
Dinko Šimunović was born in Knin. He spent most of his life as a teacher in villages of the Zagora, the hinterland of southern Croatia. He wrote many stories and novels, all dealing with people from his native region. He considered rural life superior to urban, but he showed compassion for people forced to emigrate due to poverty. He died in Zagreb.