Goethe’s masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Faust has made the legendary German alchemist one of the central myths of the Western world. Here indeed is a monumental Faust,…
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he investigates, the …
Tatiana Țîbuleac revine, în forță, într-un alt context și la un alt nivel, la tema maternă, a copilului iubit/neiubit, a consecințelor tragice ale „neiubirii“, a remușcării, într-o carte la fel de tul…
Originalitatea romanului Moromeţii stă fără îndoială în noua viziune asupra lumii rurale. Cele două volume conţin povestea unei familii de ţărani din Câmpia Dunării, mai precis din satul teleormănean S…
Shakespeare’s King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain that it represents. Its figures harden their hearts, engage in violence, or try to alleviate the suf…
In this dark and compelling short novel, Dostoevsky tells the story of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general. Alexey tries to break through the wall…
