A collection of short stories in which an ageless narrator named Qfwfq recalls events from the history of the universe as if they were personal memories. He lives through the formation of the Moon, the beginning of space and time, and the early life of the first creatures, often wrestling with love, rivalry and embarrassment. Each tale starts from a scientific idea and turns it into comedy and poetry. The book is celebrated for combining imagination with real science and for making the cosmos feel intimate.