У селі Мала Староградівка, яке знаходиться в так званій сірій зоні, залишилися жити лише двоє — пенсіонер сорока дев’яти років Сергій Сергійович і його колишній однокласник Пашка. І вони, маючи абсолютно протилежні погляди на життя, змушені миритися, хоча до одного заходять в гості українські військові, а до іншого — сепаратисти. Головна турбота Сергійовича — як і куди з настанням весни...

Шотландський письменник Кеннет Грем (1859–1932) здобув широке визнання й популярність у читачів завдяки своїй казковій повісті «Вітер у верболозі». Хоч автор мріяв, щоб оповідки, вміщені в ній, сподобалися одному-єдиному хлопчикові — синові Аластеру. Спочатку він розповідав йому цікаві історії з життя звірят перед сном, а згодом — у листах. А коли їх назбиралося на книжечку, то з’ясувалося,...

The rise of authoritarian rhetoric in America is no longer news, but the right’s affinity for foreign autocrats continues to baffle. Why does Tucker Carlson keep figures like Viktor Orbán and Jair Bolsonaro (and now Argentina’s Javier Milei) on his speed dial? Why does Ron Desantis embrace the kind of illiberal democracy in Turkey, Hungary, and the Phillipines? And why is Trump incapable of...

Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King's Champion. But she is far from loyal to the crown. Though she goes to great lengths to hide her secret, her deadly charade becomes more difficult when she realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. Her search for answers ensnares those closest to her, and no one is safe from suspicion-not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the...

In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion.

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.

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley about the young student of science Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque but sentient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty.

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...

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...

Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.” But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him...

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....