The hero of the novel is Fedor Konstantinovich Godunov-Cherdyntsev, a Russian emigre, the son of a famous entomologist, the son of an aristocratic family, who is poor in Berlin in the second half of
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It was the morning of November 3, 1948. A policeman from Twann, named Alphonse Klenen, was making his usual matinee rounds, heading towards Aambuen. Unexpectedly, he stumbles on a blue Mercedes standing at the
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FA Iskander Constellation Goatwork The hero of the story, on whose behalf the narrative is conducted, a young poet who worked after the institute in the editorial office of a Central Russian youth newspaper,
For several weeks the rich heir of Richard Morgan Francis is at home and wondering what he could have done. But the rivals Richarch Morgan also do not slumber. One of them, named Thomas
Theodore Dreiser American tragedy Kansas City, a hot summer evening. Two adults and four children sing psalms and give out brochures of religious content. The older boy clearly does not like what he is