The House of a Thousand Floors is one of the earliest science-fiction novels in European literature, published first in 1929. Besides being a pioneer in its genre, the book is highly regarded for its general merits as psychological literature. The novel t

This gem of Slovak naturalism was written in 1940. The story takes the reader to a mountain village. The protagonist narrates the vicissitudes, suffering, and success he experiences as he pursues a love affair, resulting in the triumph of pure love.

In an innovative effort to situate Baltic testimonies to the Gulag in the broader international context of research on displacement and memory, scholars from the Baltic States, Western Europe, Canada, and the United States seek answers to the following qu

An Orderly Mess is a timely diagnosis of the current dissolution of the modern order, while highlighting the opportunities of messiness. The essay focuses on the temporal and spatial dimensions in which messiness becomes apparent today: broken time lines

This book examines film and media representations of the social, political, and economic issue of human trafficking, one of the most dramatic challenges of today's globalized world. Hashamova productively combines fieldwork in NGOs in southeastern Europe,

A collection of 13 (elementary), 16 (intermediate), and 18 (intermediate-advanced) topics for class discussion with questions and glossaries.

Сергей Довлатов — один из наиболее популярных и читаемых русских писателей конца ХХ — начала XXI века. Его повести, рассказы и записные книжки переведены на множество языков, экранизированы, изучаются в школе и вузах. «Заповедник», «Зона», «Иностранка», «

New Adversaries and New Opportunities. This volume aims to inspire students, researchers and citizens around the world to critically engage with Open Society values and to defend them wherever they are at risk.

Творчество американского писателя Джона Стейнбека - заметная страница в мировой литературе. Стейнбек - лауреат Пулитцеровской и Нобелевской премий - художник яркий, выразительный, остро переживающий проблемы человечества. После выхода романа 'Гроздья гнева', Теодор Драйзер назвал его автора одним из 'самых талантливых прозаиков нашего поколения'. В конце 30-х годов многие центральные штаты США...

Monograph about peasant riots against Soviet state in Volga region in 1917-1922.