Books
automatic translate"The Sleeping Angel" by Alice Clover, summary
The novel "Sleeping Angel" is a psychological thriller with elements of romantic fiction, published in 2015. The author uses an "unreliable" narrator whose perception of reality is distorted by panic and physical captivity.
"The Sleeping Murderer" by Agatha Christie, summary
Gwenda Reed, a young woman of twenty-one, arrives in England from New Zealand. She has recently married Giles Reed, who is due to join her later. At his suggestion, Gwenda sets out to find a house where they can settle down.
A summary of "The Interns" by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
The science fiction novella "Trainees" was written by Soviet writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky in 1961. This book is the final installment in the authors’ early cycle about space exploration, summing up the romantic era of solar system exploration and highlighting the problems of human moral development.
A summary of Erich Remarque’s "Station on the Horizon"
This is an early work by Erich Remarque, written in 1927. The novel was serialized in the magazine "Sport im Bild" from 1927 to 1928, and was published as a book in 1998. The author immerses the reader in the bustling atmosphere of auto racing, mountain roads, luxury hotels, and gambling houses.
A summary of "The Old Man" by Maxim Gorky
The play was written in 1915It is closely connected to the writer’s journalistic articles about the Karamazov rebellion, published two years earlier. The plot centers on the clash between a man building a new life after escaping from penal servitude and a vengeful righteous man who has turned the suffering he endured into a weapon for the destruction of others.
"Old Robbers" by Emil Braginsky and Eldar Ryazanov, summary
This story, written in 1970, addresses with good humor the issue of aging in people whose lives are completely devoted to their professionProsecutor’s investigator Nikolai Myachikov, an honest and naive man, agrees to daring criminal adventures to keep his beloved job, but his heightened sense of justice constantly thwarts his criminal plans.
"Ancient Ornament of Luck" by Tatyana Korsakova, summary
This book is a mystical detective novel about the intertwining of human destinies, an unexpected inheritance, and dangerous secrets from the pastWritten in 2012, it offers a contrasting, parallel narrative about the harsh criminal life in Senegal and the terrifying events in an old Moscow attic, which ultimately merge into a single love story.
"The Old Woman Izergil" by Maxim Gorky, summary
This book is a classic example of Maxim Gorky’s early romantic prose, published in 1895. The text’s composition unites three independent plot lines through the figure of the main narrator, contrasting extreme egoism, a passionate earthly life, and absolute altruism.
"An Old Friend is Better Than Two New Ones" by Alexander Ostrovsky, summary
This book is a comedy play by Alexander Nikolaevich Ostrovsky. It was written in 1860. The text vividly depicts the everyday life of the bourgeoisie and petty officials of Moscow in the mid-nineteenth century.
A summary of Boris Akunin’s "The State Counselor"
This book is a political detective novel published in 1999. The plot describes a brutal confrontation between radical terrorists and secret police agents, where both sides freely transgress the law and morality to achieve their goals.
Robert Sheckley’s "Status: Civilization," Summary
The science fiction novel "Status—Civilization" was published in 1960. The work reveals a model of a closed social dystopia, where Earth’s conformism has given birth to a planet of convicts with an institutionalized cult of crime and the erased memory of the settlers.
A summary of "The Glass Sea" by Sergei Lukyanenko
This book is the finale of a sprawling space opera written in 1992. The plot brings together the destinies of earthlings, the mysterious Seeders, and the alien Fang race. Sergei and Princess Terry are hiding on the lifeless planet Somat.
"Stellar. Sephiroth" by Roman Prokofiev, summary
This book is the eighth installment in a large-scale fantasy series, completed in 2022. The key element of the work lies in its deep dive into the mysteries of the catastrophe that destroyed civilization on Earth.
A summary of Roman Prokofiev’s "Stellar: A Tribute"
This book is a direct sequel to the science fiction story about a world after a global catastrophe. Written in 2019, the plot details the brutal reality of the post-apocalypse, where genetically modified warriors constantly battle mutants and their own kind.
A summary of Roman Prokofiev’s "Stellar: Ephemeral"
This book is the seventh installment in a sprawling fantasy saga, written in 2021. The text reveals the grave consequences of past decisions, proving that gaining power requires enormous sacrifice.