Vladimir
the Medico appeared as a minor character in Mysterioso, then
in a short series of rather vapid vignettes written in 1985. He seemed
to be associated with some vague political conflicts which I liked,
so in 1986 I concocted a paranoid story where his medical career was
threatened by falsified evidence. He lay dormant until 1993, when the
story published as Anarchic Hospital Tales seemed an appropriate
setting for him.