Leipzig in den Nachkriegswirren 1920. Kriminalinspektor Paul Stainer kehrt aus der Kriegsgefangenschaft zurück, das Grauen der Schützengräben noch in den Knochen. Ein aufsehenerregender Fall zwingt ihn allerdings, sich mit der Gegenwart zu befassen: In der Villa eines Fabrikanten werden mehrere Menschen erschossen. Alles sieht nach einem missglückten Einbruch aus. Doch eine verängstigte Zeugin...

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.

В это иллюстрированное издание вошли рассказы Наринэ Абгарян, ранее выходившие в сборнике "Зулали". Все они о хрупком мире людей. Об одиночестве и о том, как важно, когда есть кто-то рядом. О распирающей грудную клетку изнутри любви ко всему, что вокруг н

Grayson Hawthorne was raised as the heir apparent to his billionaire grandfather, taught from the cradle to put family first. Now the great Tobias Hawthorne is dead and his family disinherited, but some lessons linger. When Grayson’s half-sisters find themselves in trouble, he swoops in to do what he does best: take care of the problem—efficiently, effectively, mercilessly. And without getting...

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

As Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence, celebrated historian Serhii Plokhy explains that today's crisis is a case of history repeating itself: the Ukrainian conflict is o

История Италии последних тридцати лет сквозь призму дружбы двух неаполитанских мальчишек. Исторический, воспитательный, социальный роман.Массимилиано ВирджилиоДействие романа итальянского писателя и журналиста Массимилиано Вирджилио «Американец» разворачи

The Hunger Games has enthralled millions of readers in its examination of the price of war, human nature, and the powerful force of both love and resistance. Now it appears for the first time in a deluxe illustrated edition, with spellbinding art from internationally acclaimed artist Nico Delort

Little Starhorodivka, a village of three streets, lies in Ukraine's Grey Zone, the no-man's-land between loyalist and separatist forces. Thanks to the lukewarm war of sporadic violence and constant propaganda that has been dragging on for years, only two

Ella and Jonas invite their siblings for a ten-day winter vacation in the American mountains. However, the holiday joy is overshadowed by the disappearance of a friend who, two and a half years earlier, caused a real stir in everyone's lives. But December is a time for forgiveness and miracles. Is there a chance that the boy will come back and cause an earthquake for them? Or maybe he simply...

‘Der Richter und sein Henker’ ist einer seiner berühmtesten Romane - die Geschichte eines Mordes. Mit den reißerischen Mitteln einer Detektivstory erzählt er die Aufklärung einer Gewalttat an einem Polizeileutnant, den letzten Fall des todkranken Komissars Bärlach - die Geschichte einer hintergründigen Pointe.

Oksana Zabuzhko, Ukraine’s leading public intellectual, is called upon to make sense of the unthinkable reality of our times. In this breathtaking short story collection, she turns the concept of truth over in her hands like a beautifully crafted pair of gloves.