1905 year. The career of one of the best investigators of Galicia, Lviv commissioner Adam Vistovych, is on the rise. In order to help his younger colleague, Associate Professor Samkovsky, the commissar takes on a seemingly trivial matter. However, it turns out that its threads stretch far beyond the borders of Lviv and even beyond the borders of the empire.

The novel ‘Shoes of the Mother of God’ by the prominent Ukrainian writer Maria Mathios tells about one of the most painful tragedies of the 20th century in the territory that historian Timothy Snyder calls the ‘bloodlands’. This is a new edition of the work with new episodes.

In the mid-eighteenth century, as new ideas—and a new unrest—begin to sweep the Continent, a young Jew of mysterious origins arrives in a village in Poland. Before long, he has changed not only his name but his persona; visited by what seem to be ecstatic experiences, Jacob Frank casts a charismatic spell that attracts an increasingly fervent following.

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.

This text radiates with furnace heat and exudes grave cold — and at the same time. The novel is based on materials from the investigative case of Pyotr Ilyich Nesterenko, director of the Moscow crematorium on the territory of the Don Necropolis. Whi

Winston Smith, ein einfaches Mitglied der diktatorischen Staatspartei, arbeitet im Ministerium für Wahrheit, wo er die Vergangenheit im Sinne der Regierung umschreibt. «Der große Bruder» überwacht alle Bürger, jeder Widerstand gegen das System wird streng bestraft. Winston jedoch sehnt sich in seinem Innersten nach echter Wahrheit – und nach Liebe. Trotz aller Verbote beginnt er eine...

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon....

Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: Survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why - or even who Tobias Hawthorne is.

Вірші на зламі епох часто втрачають свою автономність і все більше нагадують щоденники. Що можна знайти в новому поетичному щоденнику Сергія Жадана? 50 і 1 вірш, писані до і після великого вибуху, зібрані разом, поєднані відчуттям мови, яка так болюче зникає, але потім обов’язково повертається. Нанизані на нитку голосу, узалежнені від звучання, вони, ці вірші, лишаються приватною, рваною...

The story revolves around Dorian Gray, a youthful and affluent individual who possesses a portrait that ages in his place. Unrestrained, Dorian indulges in various pleasures and debaucheries, eventually descending into the realm of murder. Despite his immoral actions, Dorian retains his youth and beauty while the portrait progressively reflects his moral decay and malevolence. Similar to...

A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned-a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.

Fantastic creatures, heroic deeds, epic battles in the war between good and evil, and unforgettable adventures come together in this world where magic meets reality, which has been enchanting readers of all ages for over sixty years. The Chronicles of Narnia has transcended the fantasy genre to become a part of the canon of classic literature.