As explosive and immediate today as when it was originally published in 1933, 'Man's Fate' ('La Condition Humaine'), an account of a crucial episode in the early days of the Chinese Revolution, foreshadows the contemporary world and brings to...
Lilija Makdonalda ir gatava spert soli pretim jaunai dzīvei – viņa ir apprecējusies ar pievilcīgu vīrieti un sākusi strādāt cienījamā advokātu birojā. Viņas pirmais klients ir notiesāts par savas mīļotās slepkavību. Lilijai ir...
Considered by many to be John Dos Passos’s greatest work, Manhattan Transfer is an “expressionistic picture of New York” (New York Times) in the 1920s that reveals the lives of wealthy power brokers and struggling immigrants alike. From...
Tuntumaid armastusromaane maailmakirjanduses üldse. Seesugust armastust kui selles teoses kohtab elus harva. "Manon Lescaut" on inspireerinud näiteks niisugused loojaid nagu Massene'd ja...
Inglise romaaniklassiku Jane Austeni (1775 – 1817) 1814. a. ilmunud Mansfield Park on jäänud tänapäevani üheks inglise kirjanduse populaarseimaks romaaniks, olles tulvil armastust, peent huumorit ja varjatud irooniaga välja joonistatud...
The gentle dhobi who transforms into a killer, a prostitute who is more child than woman, the cocky, young coachman who falls in love at first sight, a father convinced that his son will die before his first birthday. Saadat Hasan Manto's stories...
Pintor mediocre, dolorosamente consciente de sus limitaciones, H. recurre a las páginas de un diario como medio para comprender sus debilidades estéticas y para comprenderse a sí mismo, cuando acepta el encargo de retratar a S.,...