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Праздник кипит на улицах, площадях, пляжах. Люди стекаются сами и объединяются в согласованном ритме. «Баия, добрая земля Баия». И этому удивительному и красочному уголку повезло, что в семье владельца небольшой плантации какао родился Жоржи Амаду, кому в будущем суждено было дать окружающему его гулкому миру жизнь в искусстве, сделать его достоянием мировой культуры. История Терезы Батисты – очень трагичная и печальная. Вместо радостей детских лет – унижение и насилие. История Терезы...
| Автор | Жоржи Амаду |
Нашумевший роман французского писателя и публициста Эмиля Золя – самого значительного представителя реализма в художественной литературе второй половины XIX века – потрясающе тонко показывает бездну чувств и переживаний героев от безудержной страсти до полного помутнения рассудка, когда угрызения совести за содеянное становятся даже большим наказанием, чем суд и тюрьма. Мечты о великой любви доводят провинциальную красавицу Терезу Ракен, прозябающую в несчастливом браке, до убийства. Роман Эмиля...
| Автор | Эмиль Золя |
Thomas Hardy, Томас Харди и др.
First published serially in 1891 in “The Graphic”, an illustrated British newspaper, “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” is one of the last novels written by Thomas Hardy. It is the titular story of Teresa “Tess” Durbeyfield, the oldest child of John and Joan Durbeyfield. The Durbeyfields are a poor family living in rural England who are led to believe by a local parson that they may actually be related to the d’Urbervilles, a noble Norman family. Trying to capitalize on this knowledge the Durbeyfields...
| Автор | Thomas Hardy, Томас Харди и др. |
The ne'er-do-well sire of a starving brood suddenly discovers a family connection to the aristocracy, and his selfish scheme to capitalize on their wealth sets a fateful plot in motion. Jack Durbeyfield dispatches his gentle daughter Tess to the home of their noble kin, anticipating a lucrative match between the lovely girl and a titled cousin. Innocent Tess finds the path of the d'Urberville estate paved with ruin in this gripping tale of the inevitability of fate and the tragic...
| Автор | Thomas Hardy |
Впервые на русском – последний роман всемирно знаменитого «исследователя психологии души, певца человеческого отчуждения» («Вечерняя Москва»), «высшее достижение всей жизни и творчества японского мастера» («Бостон глоуб»). Однажды утром рассказчик обнаруживает, что его ноги покрылись ростками дайкона (японский белый редис). Доктор посылает его лечиться на курорт Долина ада, славящийся горячими серными источниками, и наш герой отправляется в путь на самобеглой больничной койке, словно...
| Автор | Кобо Абэ |
Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of entertaining children’s stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper column called “Bedtime Stories”. Often affectionately referred to as the “Bedtime Story-Man”, Burgess celebrated his love for the natural world through humorous and educational stories for children in both his books and in his...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
When Buster Bear comes to live in the Green Forest, the amiable bully stirs up quite a commotion, for bears haven't lived in the forest for years. And sure enough, before long Buster has a series of run-ins with Little Joe Otter, Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Farmer Brown's Boy, and even a stubborn metal pail!These and other entertaining escapades are delightfully recounted in this engaging tale. Set in a timeless world of bubbling brooks, blue skies, and green groves, the story also...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is considered by many to be the greatest of all American novels. This sequel to Twain's «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,» is a first person narrative told by its title character. The novel picks up where «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» leaves off. Huck Finn who is now wealthy with the discovery of treasure at the end of «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» finds himself in great danger from his abusive drunkard father who wishes to cash in on Huck's...
| Автор | Mark Twain |
Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of charming and witty children’s stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper column called “Bedtime Stories”. Often affectionately referred to as the “Bedtime Story-Man”, Burgess celebrated his love for the natural world through humorous and educational stories for children in both his books and in...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
When Jimmy Skunk curls up to take a nap in an old barrel, the imp of mischief gets the better of Peter Rabbit. Tons of trouble plague the long-eared prankster after he decides it'd be great fun to see the barrel — with Jimmy inside — roll down from its resting point high on a hill.Reddy Fox gets the blame for Jimmy's wild ride (as well as a dose of the skunk's «perfume»); Peter gets his comeuppance for playing nasty tricks; and before the day is out, Jimmy...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of entertaining and witty children’s stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper column called “Bedtime Stories”. Often affectionately referred to as the “Bedtime Story-Man”, Burgess celebrated his love for the natural world through humorous and educational stories for children in both his books and...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |