Wdoligłaźno. To było urokliwe miasteczko, aż do pożaru… Wybuchł pewnej straszliwej nocy i pochłonął Bibliotekę. Od tamtej pory miasto zaczęło chylić się ku upadkowi. Kolejne pożogi strawiły Szkołę, domy i sklepy. Wdoligłaźno na przemian nękały susze i powodzie. Mieszkańcy zamknęli swoje domy dla sąsiadów i serca dla potrzebujących. Coraz częściej myśleli: Lepiej pilnować własnego nosa.

Every year the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with

When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds himself confronting a painful memory embodied in the physical likeness of a past lover. Kelvin learns that he is not alone in this and that ot

Hartley Staples, near-graduate of middle school, is grappling with the fact that his older brother has run away from home, when he finds a handmade postcard that fascinates him. And soon he spots another. Despite his losing interest in pretty much everyth

This book compiles stories and novellas, written in America (with the exception of one) in the last decade. It's symbolic title That Strange Feeling of Freedom is not incidental.

On the sides of the railway, in harsh lands, there are boundless steppes, and here, apart from the main road, only his best friend, Kazangap, lives. When Kazangap dies, Yedigei decides to bury him in the old cemetery of Ana-Beyit - ‘Rest in Rest’ - fanned

A collection to whet the appetite of anyone wishing to learn more about a region rich in history, folklore and (her)stories. Telling it like a woman does not mean literature for women only: it provides an insight into half of humanity, a window onto the lives of citizens who work, love and develop their inner lives. This collection brings together the voices of a wide selection of prize-winning...

Клоны великих писателей корчатся в мучительном скрипт-процессе, Большой театр до потолка залит нечистотами, Сталин и Хрущев — любовники, история ХХ века вывернута наизнанку.В самом провокационном романе Владимира Сорокина, закрепившем за ним титул классика постмодернизма, низвергнуты все кумиры — они становятся участниками безудержного карнавала, где перемешаны высокое и низкое, фантазияи...

'Arc de Triomphe' is a poignant love story against all odds, love that brings pain, but also gives endless joy. The scene is Paris on the eve of World War II. The hero is a refugee from Germany, without documents, hiding from both the French and the Nazis

War. Terrible and hateful. Ernst Graeber - an ordinary German soldier - for the first time after two years of war goes on vacation for three weeks. Three priceless weeks - time to live! He leaves to be at war again - in a city where endless bombing. In th

Few of the writers managed to touch the souls of readers with the skill of their words in the way that A.I. Kuprin. Kind, touching stories imbued with sincere love and compassion will resonate in the hearts of readers and leave no room for callousness, cr

Книга советского биолога, писателя и популяризатора науки для детей Игоря Акимушкина "Следы невиданных зверей" расскажет об удивительных, неизвестных ранее науке животных, с которыми удалось встретиться человеку. Некоторые виды действительно признаны новыми, а существование других ставится под сомнение. Вы узнаете о том, как были обнаружены королевский гепард и бонобо, кто такие викуньи и...