In his works, Prosper Merimet, a novelist, short-story writer, playwright and historian who became a classic of 19th-century French literature, addresses both historical events and the contemporary reality of France, shows interest in exoticism and colorful, distinctive characters. Proof of this is the novel "Carmen", which has become the basis of numerous ballet, opera, theater and film adaptations....
A novel in which Gaskell, referring to the life of Manchester weavers 30-40-ies. XIX century., Paints the difficult conditions of their work and life, reveals the high moral qualities of ordinary people. John Barton, the true hero of the novel, goes a long way from an ordinary worker to a chartered revolutionary and political leader....
The novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra tells the story of a middle-aged hero who had read chivalric novels and decided to become an itinerant knight. Nothing special: the text was written and perceived as an amusing parody of knightly novels loved by the reader of that time, but in reality everything turned out to be much more complicated. Don Quixote is an innovative work, and its influence on European literature began shortly after its release....
A small-volume, beautifully written story-parable about a magician-astrologer who set off on a journey beyond the Star of Bethlehem, but was late for a meeting with three other magi, was late for Bethlehem, not having caught the Great King whom He wanted to bring his gifts. All these failures occurred because he could not and did not want to leave those who turned to him for help in trouble. In the end, a meeting with the One whom he was looking for, nevertheless happens - the sorcerer, after many years of searching and wandering, having spent the precious gifts destined for the King is in...
The action begins in 1897 in the Australian outback. Hard farm work, on the uniformity of which no one complains except Sibylla Melvin. This young lady, contemptuously engaged in milking cows and dreaming of the glory of the pianist, is determined to make a brilliant career, which she writes about in her girl’s diary. Mother tells her daughter that she can no longer support such an adult girl, offers to go to... maids! But a saving letter comes from her grandmother with an invitation to move to her....
Cécile a dix-sept ans et passe ses vacances d’été avec son père dans une villa louée au bord de la Méditerranée. Mais l’arrivée d’Anne vient troubler ce délicieux désordre....
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon. Its title refers to an observation by the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's 1892 short story "The Adventure of Silver Blaze". Haddon and The Curious Incident won the Whitbread Book Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Unusually, it was published simultaneously in separate editions for adults and children....
The #1 National Bestseller Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan grow up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant, is a Hazara -- a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When Amir and his father flee...
Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth -- musicians, tattoo artists, programmers, strippers, environmentalists, and adrenaline junkies -- the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages but also discovered a way...
"Younger Brothers" - against the almighty Elder Brother. Seventeen-year-old hacker and his team are against the System. They are the kings of the Web, they are sure that they can do anything. But the System monitors each of us... And each of us can instantly fall into its claws. Freedom has long become a myth. People are pawns in the Great Game of Governments and Special Services. And everyone who wants to strike back at the System must be not only desperately brave, but also very, very smart......
Published in 1909, the famous book by Gertrude Stein marked the beginning of an era of bold experiments with literary form and language. The stories of three women from Bridgepoint are inspired by the ideas of modern artists. In the non-linear narrative of Good Anna, the reader will notice the influence of Cezanne, Stein’s friendship with Picasso inspired free syntax and open sexuality of the story of Melankte, the influence of Matisse is noticeable in The Quiet Lena. The books of Gertrude Stein are works not only of literature, but also of painting. Words, like paints, lie on a canvas, all...
The novel "Sports of the Gods" is dedicated to urban life of blacks in America. Their family was forced to leave the south, but life in the northern city was not what they imagined it was, and the family was falling apart....
At the beginning of the 20th century, works appeared in realistic US literature, which sharply critically portrayed the life of American society. The founder of this trend, whose representatives were called "mud rakers", was Upton Sinclair (1878-1968). In 1906, his novel “The Jungle” was published - about Chicago slaughterhouses. The novel was a success and made a lot of noise. Jack London called it "Uncle Tom's Cabin of Industrial Slavery." The fascinating plot did not hide or embellish the socially revealing character of the novel....
Edith Wharton - author of more than twenty novels and ten collections of short stories - the first woman writer to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Such works of Wharton, such as "Resident of Joy," "Ethan From," "The Age of Innocence," "The Fruit of the Tree," were included in the golden fund of American literature. The novel "The Age of Innocence" formed the basis of the film of the same name by Martin Scorsese, which received recognition and popularity. The confrontation of the individual and society, the clash of generally accepted moral principles and sincere deep feelings inevitably lead...
In My Anthony, Will Keser addresses the difficult life of immigrants and American immigrants in the vast expanses of the prairie. In fact, this is the prairie anthem, on which the themes of growing up heroes, friendship, adaptation in an alien environment, the role of women in society (in particular women from the poor) are superimposed. The novel is permeated with a feeling of longing - for the past, for the abandoned homeland, for unfulfilled expectations and the golden years of childhood....
