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One Hundred Years of Solitude

Author: Gabriel García Márquez

"One Hundred Years of Solitude" is a novel published by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in 1969. It is considered to be one of his best works. The plot is based on a hundred years history of a made up town called Macondo. We live the … [Read more...] about One Hundred Years of Solitude

Notes from Underground

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Notes from Underground is a novella written in 1864 by Fyodor Dostoevsky and considered to be one of the first existentialist novels. Its form is an excerpt from the memoirs of an unnamed narrator (referred to as the Underground … [Read more...] about Notes from Underground

The Wild White Stallion

Author: René Guillot

"The Wild White Stallion" is a novel about a neverending friendship between a boy and a wild horse. Written by Rene Guillot, this novel keeps on winning over the hearts of the children since 1959., the year the first edition was … [Read more...] about The Wild White Stallion

The Cherry Orchard

Author: Anton Chekhov

"The Cherry Orchard" is the last work written by the famous Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekov. This play written in 1902 tells the story about the destruction of the Russian aristocratic society at the given time. A family … [Read more...] about The Cherry Orchard

Two Friends

Author: Guy de Maupassant

"The Two Friends" is a simple, yet powerful story from the French master in writing stories, Guy de Maupassant. The story is about two friends who meet in Paris during the Franco- Prussian war that brought them nothing but sorrow, … [Read more...] about Two Friends

The Fatalist

Author: Mikhail Lermontov

"The Fatalist" is a name of the story from Lermontov's novel "A Hero of Our Time". This story takes place at the very end of the novel, and also can be read separately. The other parts of the novel also maintain their … [Read more...] about The Fatalist

Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

Author: George Gordon Byron

"Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" is a large lyrical epic poem written by George Gordon Byron. He started on writing this poem during his stay in Albania in 1809, publishing the first two parts in 1812, followed by the third one in … [Read more...] about Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

Dead Souls

Author: Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

"The Dead Souls" is the unfinished novel written by Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol. Published in 1842, and used as a setting point for the Russian literary realism. "The Dead Souls" consists out of three different poems, only five … [Read more...] about Dead Souls

The Master and Margarita

Author: Mikhail Bulgakov

Mihail Bulgakov the author of the novel "The Master and Margarita" got the idea for the plot in 1920's and kept working on it until his death. In mid-1920's, he pictured yet another novel based on the motives of Pontius Pilatus … [Read more...] about The Master and Margarita

The Day of the Bomb

Author: Karl Bruckner

"The Day of the Bomb" is a children novel describing the childhood of a four-year-old Sadako, a nice yet sensitive and naughty child. It was written by Austrian author Karl Bruckner. The novel has been published in 1961., soon … [Read more...] about The Day of the Bomb

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