Books
automatic translateA summary of "The Feast of Madness" by Gabriel Marquez
This book is a collection of short fiction and reportage by the Colombian classic. Surreal visions of doubles and dead children, short newspaper sketches, and later tragic novellas about the deaths of newlyweds in Europe coexist under one cover.
A summary of Erich Maria Remarque’s "Arc de Triomphe"
German writer Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, published in 1945, is a drama about the lives of German émigrés forced into hiding in France on the eve of World War II.
"Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome, summary
This humorous novella by English writer Jerome Klapkey Jerome was written in 1889. The author originally conceived the book as a geographical and local history guide to the River Thames, highlighting local history, but comical everyday anecdotes supplanted the dry, educational content.
"Three Men on Four Wheels" by Jerome K. Jerome, summary
Jerome K. Jerome wrote the humorous novel "Three on Four Wheels" in 1900. This book is an ironic account of a bicycle tour of three English gentlemen across Germany, where vivid travel experiences are intertwined with comical anecdotes and everyday scenes.
Alexander Ostrovsky’s "Hard-earned Bread," a summary
This book is a classic play of Russian realism, written in 1874. The playwright juxtaposes two opposing worlds against the backdrop of Moscow’s bourgeois world. Honest poverty clashes harshly with the thirst for easy money.
A summary of Victor Hugo’s "Toilers of the Sea"
Victor Hugo’s novel "Toilers of the Sea" was written in 1866 during his extended exile on the English island of GuernseyThis book is the final part of the writer’s ideological trilogy about the crushing forces weighing on humanity, following the religious fanaticism of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and the social oppression of "Les Misérables" to explore the confrontation between man and the blind forces of nature.
"The Corpse in the Library" by Agatha Christie, summary
The novel begins in the quiet English village of St. Mary Mead, in the Gossington Hall estate, owned by Colonel Arthur Bantry and his wife Dolly. One morning, their measured life is disrupted by a shocking event - the maid Mary discovers the body of an unknown young woman in the library.
"The Tubur Game" by Max Fry, summary
Max Fry’s fantasy novel was published in 2013. This book is the culmination of the protagonist’s long exile far from the magical capital. The text reveals the mechanism by which people move between worlds through deep dreams.
There and Back Again by Clifford Simak, summary
The work remains a standalone book, separate from any seriesEarth’s civilization in the eightieth century has conquered the galactic expanse thanks to the labor of disenfranchised androids and robots. An Earth scout returns from a closed star system with an inhuman metabolism and a philosophical doctrine of universal equality in the face of Destiny.
"Dumb artist" N.S. Leskova: two sides of the Russian character
Once Leskov was called the most Russian writer of all Russian writers, a man who knows the soul of an ordinary peopleIndeed, each work of the author is imbued with love for the Motherland and the Russian people. Leskov knows what the people live: he is having fun and suffering with him, having fun and crying.
Turandot by Carlo Gozzi, summary
Carlo Gozzi’s tragicomic tale was performed in 1761. The author deliberately abandoned theatrical magic typical of his work. The playwright wanted to prove to strict critics his absolute ability to hold audiences’ attention through sheer dramatic tension.
A summary of Boris Akunin’s "The Turkish Gambit"
This historical detective novel, created in 1998, transports readers to the Balkans during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. The narrative seamlessly weaves together real military campaigns and the prototypes of famous commanders with a fictional spy plot.
A summary of "The Cloud" by Arkady Strugatsky
The 1986 science fiction screenplay "Cloud," based on the novella "Ugly Swans," is distinguished by its unique atmosphere of doom and hopeA crucial detail of this work is that the authors completely eliminated the mysterious mutant midges from the plot, leaving Cloud itself as the primary embodiment of the approaching Future.
"Are You Afraid of the Dark?" by Sidney Sheldon, summary
This detective novel tells the story of two complete strangers whose husbands became victims of a coordinated crackdown by an influential scientific conglomerate. This book is the American author’s final novel, capping his literary career.
"Will You Be There?" by Guillaume Musso, summary
A French writer combines classic melodrama with science fiction about time loops. This book is a psychological drama about the burden of choice, where the price of saving the woman he loves is voluntarily giving up intimacy with her.