Books
automatic translate"My Post-Imago" by Vladimir Torin, summary
"My Post-Imago" is a dark detective novel set in 2024. This book is a detective story set in the fog-shrouded steampunk city of Gaben, where mysticism, science, and criminal conspiracies intertwine.
A summary of "Broca’s Brain: On Science, Space, and Man" by Carl Sagan
Broca’s Brain is a collection of essays by American astrophysicist and science writer Carl Sagan, published in 1979. Its chapters grew out of articles written between 1974 and 1979 for The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic, Scientific American, Playboy, and other publications.
"My Universities" by Maxim Gorky, summary
This autobiographical novella was written in 1923The author describes in detail his youth, the difficult clash of romantic illusions with the harsh reality of society’s underbelly. Completely devoid of descriptions of classical academic education, the protagonist’s harsh school of life is found in the Kazan slums, damp bakeries, and impoverished villages of the Volga region.
"My Calendar" by Boris Akunin, summary
This book is an author’s diary-almanac, published in 2024, where each day is tied to a specific historical or fictional event. The author deliberately equalized all the months, giving each thirty-one days.
Max Fry’s "My Ragnarok," a summary
This book is a 1998 fantasy novel in which an ordinary man is tasked with leading an army of the undead and orchestrating the end of the world. The protagonist is forced to balance between Norse gods, Aztec deities, and Christian saints, trying to prevent the destruction of all existence.
"My Whitman" by Korney Chukovsky, summary
Korney Chukovsky’s book "My Whitman," published in 1966, is the culmination of more than half a century of translation and reflection on the legacy of the founder of modern American poetry.
A summary of Alexander Fadeev’s "Young Guard"
This book is a grim chronicle of the Krasnodon underground during the Great Patriotic War, written in 1946. Based on actual documents, interrogation reports, and testimonies of the surviving participants of the tragedy,
"Young People" by Rodion Beletsky, summary
Rodion Beletsky’s play "Young People" is a chamber comedy of situations that explores the dynamics of male friendship and the transformation of bachelor habits when confronted with a woman’s willWritten in the genre of a contemporary domestic drama, the work focuses on the infantilism of adult men and the paradoxes of romantic relationships unfolding in the confines of a city apartment.
Vladimir Torin’s "The Silence of Sabrina 2," a synopsis
This book is a steampunk novella with urban fantasy elements, written in 2023. Set in the dark and bizarre city of Gaben, the story centers on the fate of the animated doll Sabrina.
Vladimir Torin’s "Sabrina’s Silence," a summary
This book is a dark, atmospheric fantasy with steampunk elements. Published in 2023, the story’s most significant element is its masterful blend of grotesque theatrical aesthetics with the brutal realities of the gangster underground.
"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.