“The life story of a sneaky named Don Pablos” Quevedo in brief
According to the laws of the genre picaresque, the novel begins with a description of the hero’s childhood years. Pablos’s parents – a witch mother, a thief-father – are always arguing, whose profession is
Summary The Thibaut Family
R. M. du Gar Family Thibault The beginning of XX century. Gentle friendship connects two classmates – Jacques Thibault and Daniel de Fontaine. Opening one of the teachers correspondence between the boys leads to
Summary of the Shadow
E. L. Schwartz Shadow Strange adventures have occurred with a young scientist named Christian-Theodore, who came to a small southern country to study history. He settled in a hotel, in a room where the
The “gods” of Azimov in brief
Earth. The second half of the XXI century. Quite an ordinary mediocre radiochemist Frederic Hallam accidentally discovers that in a dusty flask with a label “Wolfram” suddenly turned out to be some other substance.
Summary of “Makar the Miracle” by Gorky
At the beginning of the story there is a story about the endless expanses of the steppe and endless sea. The narrator at night talks with the old gypsy Makar Chudra, who guarded the
Summary of Jermyna Lacerte
E. and J. Goncourt Germini Laserte Third quarter of the XIX century, the era of the Second Empire, Paris. In the poorly furnished room is an old woman – Mademoiselle de Varandale. Near the
Summary of the Norwegian Forest Murakami
The narrator, the protagonist of the novel Watanabe Tooru, recalls how at 37 he landed on an airplane in Germany. Of the onboard loudspeakers, the Beatles’ Norwegian wood was poured, and Watanabe felt dizzy
Summary of the Cloud
Aristophanes of the Cloud In Athens, the most famous philosopher was Socrates. For his philosophy, he then paid with his life: he was brought to trial and executed precisely because he had questioned too
Summary The Power of Darkness
LN Tolstoy The power of darkness The power of darkness, or claws, is bogged down, to the whole birdie abyss Autumn. In the spacious hut of the well-to-do, morbid peasant Peter – the wife
Summary Melmot wanderer
Charles Matyurin Melmot wanderer One of the features of the composition of the novel – the so-called “framework narrative.” The general plot canvas serves as a frame for numerous false novels. However, in the