AP Chekhov House with a Mezzanine Narrator (the narration goes from the first person) recalls how six or seven years ago he lived in the estate of Belokurov in one of the counties of the T-g province. The owner “got up very early, walked in a podevke, in the evenings he drank beer and all … Read more
F. Iskander Sandro from Chegem “Sandro from Chegem” – a cycle of 32 stories united by a place (Chegem village and its environs, as neighbors, say, the regional center of Kungursk or the capital city of Mukhus (Sukhumi), and distant ones – Moscow, Russia etc.), the time (XX century – from the beginning to the … Read more
In this book, Lewis Carroll, a great fan of puzzles, paradoxes and “flip-flops”, the author of the already well-known “Alice in Wonderland”, sends her beloved heroine girl Alice to another fairy country – Through the Looking Glass. As well as last time, Alice embarks on adventures thanks to her curious and cute little creature – … Read more
The publisher warns the reader that this book is written not so much for entertainment as for the edifying purpose. The author promises to tell without ceremony a few love stories that happened to people who can not be called heroes, because they do not command armies, they do not destroy states, they are just … Read more
Miguel Delibes Five hours with Mario Suddenly, at the age of forty-nine, he dies from a heart attack by Mario Kalyado. After him remains a large family – the wife of Carmen and five children. Accepting condolences and then, sitting awake at the body of her husband, Carmen silently leads an endless conversation with him. … Read more
I. Under the city elms Abbot Lanten, the rector of the theological seminary in the city of ***, wrote to Monsignor Cardinal Archbishop a letter in which he bitterly complained to the abbot Gitrel, the teacher of spiritual eloquence. Through the aforementioned Gitrel, which disgraces the good name of the clergyman, Mrs. Worms-Clavlen, the wife … Read more
Günter Grass Tin Drum The action takes place in the XX century. in the Danzig area. The narrative is conducted on behalf of Oscar Macerath, a patient of a special medical institution, a man whose growth stopped at the age of three and who never parted with a tin drum, trusting him with all secrets, … Read more
FA Abramov Alka Leto. The last time the main heroine of Alya Amosova was in her native village of Letovka last year, at her mother’s funeral. Therefore, he wants to know as much as possible about the news from his aunt Anisya and Mani, who came to visit. They tell her about the main thing … Read more
The book, in fact memoirs, describes the first ten years of the child’s life, held in Ufa and the villages of the Orenburg province. The author reproduces the child’s perception, for which everything is new and everything is equally important, events are not divided into main and secondary: therefore in the “Children’s Years” the plot … Read more
April 1861 Plantation Tara, stretching twenty-five miles from Atlanta, Georgia. Twins Tarlton, Stewart and Brent, in love with the charming daughter of the owner of Tara, sixteen-year-old Scarlett, give her two news. First, the war between the North and the South is about to begin. Secondly, Ashley Wilkes marries Melanie Hamilton, which will be announced … Read more