Hermann Hesses Erzählung über den Gegensatz zwischen Geist- und Sinnenmenschen und ihre produktive Vereinigung im Künstler ist eine moderne Gestaltung des Don Juan und Casanova-Motivs. Sie ist aber auch ein Loblied der Freundschaft, voller Abenteuer in einem zeitlosen Mittelalter. Klösterlicher und städtischer Kunstbetrieb und Vagantenpoesie: »Alle diese Elemente deutsch-romantischer...

In der »Filmerzählung« (Plenzdorf) von Paul und Paula spielt sich alles so und nicht anders ab: Es braucht lange bis zur großen Liebe. Paul, persönlicher Referent in einer Außenhandelsbehörde, hat ein bildhübsches, doch nicht sehr gescheites Mädchen geheiratet. Paula, mit zwei Kindern von zwei Männern, arbeitet im Supermarkt und ist entschlossen, dem Werben des älteren Herren und Reifenhändlers...

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This book was conceived by the author as a textbook, but as he worked on it, it turned into a confession of a man who invested his life in a lost, but no less interesting, matter — the study of Russian culture. A sick product of a sick system, Russian culture is doomed to perish along with the system. Russian civilization, according to Dmitry Bykov, can still function for some time —...

Journey to Ukraine (level B1) is an intermediate textbook of Ukrainian language for students who know Russian. Vocabulary and explanations are presented in Russian and Ukrainian. The book consists of 15 units covering a wide range of lexical and cultural topics. The course is designed for an average of 80-120 hours of classroom instruction. QR-codes with links to the appropriate audio...

The mystical laundress at the center of this novel is obsessed with purity. Her task is formidable as she stands guard over a sealed shaft at a Ukrainian coal mine that hides terrible truths. The bodies of dead Jews lying in its depths seem to attract still more present-day crimes. Acclaimed Russian author Sergei Lebedev portrays a ghostly realm riven by lust and fear just as the Kremlin...

Byx is the youngest member of her dairne pack. Believed to possess remarkable abilities, her mythical doglike species has been hunted to near extinction in the war-torn kingdom of Nedarra. After her pack is hunted down and killed, Byx fears she may be the last of her species. The Endling. So Byx sets out to find safe haven, and to see if the legends of other hidden dairnes are true.

From this book we learn what science is and what scientists do, about the most important discoveries in the field of natural sciences. With the help of this book, young readers will be able, like real scientists, to conduct experiments and draw conclusions on their own. The text is complemented by magnificent illustrations and diagrams.

‘The Twenty-Sixth’ is a warm and nostalgic novel about growing up during the perestroika era. - This is a book about those who managed to be Octobrists, but no longer had to necessarily join the Pioneers, a story about awakening, hope, overcoming and finding freedom. — The first foreign cars, cooperative cafes, glasnost, coupons, perestroika, chewing gum inserts and the ringing ‘twenty-sixth’...

Hockey is a sport that has captured millions of hearts and become a symbol of strength, speed and team spirit. It is a whole culture that connects millions of fans around the world. Dive into the world of hockey superstitions, famous fights and jokes that became the basis for new rules. Here you will find: - stories about the first official matches that changed the course of sports history; -...