Paris, 1918: Amidst the cries of fanatic patriots bent on war, a tender relationship slowly develops between two young Parisians, beginning with a first shy encounter and growing into a passionate lov…
Pushkin's version of the historical novel in the style of Walter Scott, this final prose work also reflects his fascination with and research into Russian history of the 18th century. During the reign…
Dej románu tvorí príbeh rodiny obyčajného dedinského človeka v období pred prvou svetovou vojnou. Nejde však o osudy postáv na pozadí histórie, autora na prvom mieste „zaujal vnútorný život postáv, ic…
In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the ‘glorious war’. With the fire and patriotis…
Harpagon est un vieillard odieux et avare. Avare jusqu'au ridicule, puisqu'il fait comparaître en justice le chat d'un de ses voisins pour lui avoir mangé le reste d'un gigot ! Avare jusqu'au sordide …
'The Wall', the lead story in this collection, introduces three political prisoners on the night prior to their execution. Through the gaze of an impartial doctor--seemingly there for the men's solace…
The curse placed on Oedipus lingers and haunts a younger generation in this new and brilliant translation of Sophocles' classic drama. The daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, Antigone is an unconventiona…
Najznámejšie dielo slovenskej literatúry o 1. svetovej vojne neobyčajne sugestívne približuje i súčasnému čitateľovi atmosféru tejto tragickej doby. Dozvieme sa, ako ju prežívali obyčajní slovenskí ľu…
