Written in 1914, The Trial is the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and must defend himself against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, Kafka's nightmare has resonated with...

Franz Kafka’s 1915 novella of unexplained horror and nightmarish transformation became a worldwide classic and remains a century later one of the most widely read works of fiction in the world. It is the story of traveling salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. This hugely influential work inspired George Orwell, Albert Camus, Jorge...

This exquisitely beautiful novel by National Book Award–winner László Krasznahorkai-perhaps his most serene and poetic work-describes a search for the unobtainable and the riches to be discovered along the way. Despite the difficulties in finding the garden, the reader is closely introduced to the construction processes of the monastery (described in poetic detail) as well as the geological and...

The quest for self-discovery never ends, especially for Harry Haller-better known as the Steppenwolf. After a life spent in self-imposed isolation, Harry meets the mysterious Hermine and becomes captivated by her intoxicating power. Through their nighttime adventures, the Steppenwolf experiences the decadent underbelly of the bourgeois society he always despised. Harry becomes a man...

A masterpiece of European imagination, The Sufferings of Young Werther is the classic Sturm und Drang tale of youthful angst and tragedy. The acclaimed translator Stanley Corngold brings new passion and precision to Goethe's timeless novel of obsessive love and madness in this magnificent new translation.

A towering figure in the pantheon of twentieth-century literature, Thomas Mann has often been perceived as a dry and forbidding writer-'the starched collar,' as Bertolt Brecht once called him. But in fact, his fiction is lively, humane, sometimes hilarious. In these fresh renderings of his best short work, award-winning translator Damion Searls casts new light on this underappreciated aspect of...

The compassion, simplicity, and gentle humor with which he treats the poignant quest of a hapless civil servant for the return of his stolen overcoat-and the fantastic yet realistic manner in which he takes revenge on his nemesis, the Very Important Person-mark 'The Overcoat' as one of the greatest achievements of Gogol's genius.

The author is a former spy. The subject of his book is the Russian scientist, Vitalii Vorontsov. As he attended a symposium in Germany, American agents tried to recruit him as a spy.

Події у новому романі Андрія Куркова та Юрія Винничука розгортаються одразу в трьох сюжетних зрізах: Хрестовий похід 1111 року, описаний у Хроніці лицаря Ольгерда з Галича, початок Другої світової у Львові та Кракові, а також сучасний період.

Любовний лист Голлівуду шістдесятих, глибоке занурення у кінематографічний світ його золотої доби, винахідливий гумор – усе це в першому романі Квентіна Тарантіно, де він, не обмежений рамками хронометражу, розгортає епічне полотно сонячних спогадів свого дитинства.

Майя Анджелу — одна из главных американских писательниц и поэтесс XX века. Ее книга «Письмо к моей дочери» (Letter to My Daughter) выходит за рамки жанров и представляет собой обращение к миллионам женщин, которых она считает своими дочерьми. Полная мудрых завораживающих очерков, эта книга рассказывает о пути, который привел Анджелу на пьедестал американской литературы: об усвоенных жизненных...

Moscow, 2028. A scream, a moan, and a death rattle slowly pull Andrei Danilovich Komiaga out of his drunken stupor. But wait, that's just his ring tone. So begins another day in the life of an oprichnik, one of the czar's most trusted courtiers, and one of the country's most feared men.