The Prophet Almustafa, having lived for twelve years in the alien city of Orphalese, is preparing to return home. Along the way, he is stopped by a group of locals, who are interested in the prophet's views on love and death, freedom and power, good and evil. Almustafa's laconic yet comprehensive reflections are presented in the form of parables. They not only provide answers to the...

Oksana Vasyakina's new book consists of 11 short stories about women. In each of these stories, set in the 2000s and 2010s, the heroines drift between rented apartments, Indian hotels, and rooms in central Moscow, unafraid to take risks. The narrator observes how their fates repeatedly hang by a thread; sometimes she intervenes in the course of events, but always remains slightly on the...

Oksana Vasyakina concludes her autofiction trilogy, which began with ‘The Wound’ and ‘The Steppe,’ with a novel in which she attempts to unravel the mystery of her aunt Svetlana's short, almost weightless life. From small fragments of memory, a complex image emerges in which a difficult relationship with her mother, domestic instability, and indifference to her own fate coexist with an...

Critique of Pure Reason (1781) by Immanuel Kant is a foundational text in modern philosophy that investigates the limits and scope of human reason, aiming to reconcile rationalism and empiricism. Kant argues that while knowledge begins with experience, it is structured by innate concepts (like space, time, and causality) that the mind imposes on the world, meaning objects must conform to our...

In seinem skandalträchtigen Roman zeichnet Klaus Mann das Porträt des Schauspielers Hendrik Höfgens, der es im Deutschland der 1930er Jahre zum gefeierten Star der Nationalsozialisten bringt. Mephisto erzählt Höfgens Leben von seinen Anfängen bis ins Jahr 1936 und enthüllt dabei die Kompromisse und Verrate, die seinen Aufstieg ermöglichen. Allzu deutlich trägt die Figur die Züge von Gustaf...

Sprachgewaltig, modern, mitreißend: Der Spiegelbestseller über eine legendäre historische Figur und eine aus den Fugen geratene Welt vom international gefeierten Daniel Kehlmann. Tyll Ulenspiegel - Vagant, Schausteller und Provokateur - wird zu Beginn des 17. Jahrhunderts als Müllerssohn geboren. Sein Vater, ein Magier und Welterforscher, gerät mit der Kirche in Konflikt. Tyll muss fliehen, die...

Twenty years as an army brat and Ember Howard knew, too. The soldiers at the door meant her dad was never coming home. What she didn't know was how she would find the strength to singlehandedly care for her crumbling family when her mom falls apart.

'This is where Poland was born. How churches and palaces were built' – a volume in an educational series about the first Piast rulers. Colorful illustrations and interesting descriptions introduce young readers to the culture and life of bygone centuries.

Seven players arrived on Hawthorne Island, each with their own secrets and motivations to win the Grandest Game. Millions are at stake, but so are hearts—and lives. The players now must race to win the game, solve myriad mysteries, and survive the twists and turns of Glorious Rivals.

Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer. When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned...