Books
automatic translate"The Silence of Color" by Narine Abgaryan, summary
Narine Abgaryan’s collection of prose was published in 2022. This book is a work of fiction and documentary, combining the two-part title story, the short story "One Heart," and the autobiographical travelogue series "A Picture from Around the World."
"Mont Oriol" by Guy de Maupassant, summary
Guy de Maupassant’s third novel, written in 1886 and published in 1887, combines a sharp satire on the world of financial speculation with the drama of the birth and fading of passionate loveThe story unfolds in the Auvergne village of Enval, where a young aristocrat, Christiane Andermatt, arrives with her banker husband, William, hoping to cure his wife of infertility.
"Moscow - Petushki" by Venedikt Erofeev, summary
This book is the story of a drunken intellectual’s journey on a commuter train outside Moscow. The text was written in 1969. The narrative is told in the first person and is liberally peppered with biblical allusions, interspersed with vulgar language.
"Moscow-Xinjing" by Boris Akunin, summary
This book is a historical detective story published in 2024 with elements of documentary chronicle. The text is structured like a novel with a decipherable theme: a fictional plot about fictional detectives is followed by a factual section detailing the true biographies of real historical figures.
"Moscow" by Vladimir Sorokin and Alexander Zeldovich, summary
"Moscow" is a screenplay written by Vladimir Sorokin and director Alexander Zeldovich between 1995 and 1997The text was created as the basis for the film of the same name, a complete literary work that depicts Moscow in the 1990s through the intertwining of criminal enterprise, family conflicts, and personal tragedies.
A summary of Emil Braginsky’s "Moscow Holidays"
Emil Braginsky’s prose comedy was published in 1998. The book is based on a well-known film script. The text contains a humorous meta-irony. One of the characters compliments the main character’s smile and compares her appearance to that of actress Irina Selezneva.
A summary of Nikolai Svechin’s "Moscow Apocalypse"
This historical novel describes in detail the events of the Patriotic War in the ancient capital occupied by the French. Published in 2014, it is a detailed chronicle of the survival of ordinary people amidst total destruction, where historical realities are closely intertwined with an adventure plot.
Vadim Panov’s "Moscow Club," a summary
Written in 2005, the novel is a dystopian cyberpunk novel with elements of a thrilling political detective story, depicting a world where globalization has triumphedIn this future, state institutions have lost their former influence, and key resources and territories have fallen under the control of transnational corporations that have created independent extraterritorial zones.
"Bridge", erected by Mailis de Kerangal, was released in the Russian version
ST. PETERSBURG. The publishing house "Black River" published a book by Mailis de Kerangal "Bridge".
"Butterfly" by Guzel Yakhina, summary
This book is an early story by Guzel Yakhina, first published in 2014 in the St. Petersburg magazine Neva. It describes the grim life of a 10-year-old boy locked away on an isolated river island with his sadistic grandfather.
Ivan Okhlobystin’s "Moth" (A Brief Summary)
The play and screenplay "Moth," created in 2016, is a mystical drama with a surreal intertwining of the destinies of people with criminal pasts around an innocent child in a time-warped space.
"Mozart and Casanova" by Edward Radzinsky, summary
This collection of short stories transports readers to bygone eras through the confessions of famous historical figures. Published in 2004, this book is a large-scale historical reconstruction, where the precise recreation of everyday details sits alongside artistic invention.
My Lost Star by Anna Jane, summary
"My Lost Star" is an online novel by Anna Jane, last updated September 18, 2010. Bibliographies list the book as being published no later than 2011, but its action is set in June 2013 and takes place in the fictional city of Histalia.
Joseph Brodsky’s "Marble," a summary
The play "Marble," written by Joseph Brodsky in 1982, is a metaphysical drama set in a hypothetical future stylized as classical antiquity. The work, the poet’s only play, develops key themes of Time, Space, and loneliness through a dialogue between two life-sentenced prisoners.
"Men Don’t Cry" by Tatyana Korsakova, summary
Tatyana Korsakova’s novel revolves around the encounter of two people who have already been broken by life in their own way: a young mother, Masha Litvinova, and the wealthy, tough, and seemingly almost unfeeling Ivan Matveyevich Serebryany.