Bi-lingual, parallel text edition of the Great Gatsby.

The Stranger is the debut work of a young writer, a kind of creative manifesto. The concept of absolute freedom is the main postulate of this manifesto. The hero of this story is on trial for a murder he committed for the most stupid of all possible reasons. And this is the truth that the hero is not afraid to throw in the face of his judges, go against everything, forget about all conventions...

»Schach! Schach dem König!« An Bord eines Passagierdampfers von New York nach Buenos Aires wird Schach gespielt. Was als harmloser Zeitvertreib wohlhabender Reisender beginnt, ruft in Dr. B. traumatische Erinnerungen an seine Zeit als Gefangener der Gestapo in Österreich wach.

Rainer Maria Rilke hinterließ seiner Nachwelt ein bedeutendes Werk aus Prosa, Lyrik, Essays, Briefen und Tagebüchern, darunter so bekannte Gedichte wie Der Panther oder Das Karussell oder unvergessliche ins Wort gehobene Gesten wie etwa »Wie soll ich meine Seele halten, dass / sie nicht an deine rührt?«. Diese Auswahl aus seinem umfangreichen lyrischen Werk ermöglicht viele Entdeckungen und...

Ein einzigartiges Panorama des Berliner Lebens in der Nazizeit: Hans Falladas eindringliche Darstellung des Widerstands der kleinen Leute avancierte rund 60 Jahre nach ihrer Entstehung zum überragenden Publikumserfolg in Deutschland und der Welt.

In gut zwei Wochen, bis zum 21. September 1944, schrieb Fallada seinen persönlichsten Roman nieder. Zu der Zeit lebte er auf richterlichen Beschluss für dreieinhalb Monate in der Strelitzer Landesanstalt.

Василь Симоненко (1935–1963) — поетична легенда «шістдесятництва» як суспільно-мистецького руху. Його вірші не пропускала до друку радянська цензура, тому їх поширювали у самвидавних списках і переписували від руки — вчителі, професори і хлібороби

The Glass Bead Game is an ultra-aesthetic game which is played by the scholars, creamed off in childhood and nurtured in elite schools, in the province of Castalia. The Master of the Glass Bead Game, Joseph Knecht, holds the most exalted office in Castali

Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can’t stomach the idea of rejection. So she’s careful. Fat girls always have to be careful. Then a cute new girl enters Cassie’s orbit, and for the first time ever, Molly’s cynical twin is a lovesick mess. Meanwhile, Molly's totally not dying of...

Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, Dante Alighieri’s poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise—the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.

To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man's touch—and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up with...

Thanks to a DNA test, Avery knows she’s not a Hawthorne by blood, but clues pile up hinting at a deeper connection to the family than she had ever imagined. As the mystery grows and the plot thickens, Grayson and Jameson, two of the enigmatic and magnetic Hawthorne grandsons, continue to pull Avery in different directions. And there are threats lurking around every corner, as adversaries emerge...