Flipping through old Italian chronicles, Stendhal finds motifs for a series of his novels in which he depicts the passions of the Middle Ages and the unrestrained madness of the Renaissance.
Historical and psychological novel by Stendhal, published in 1830. The full title of the novel is "Red and Black, Chronicle of the 19th Century". The protagonist is Julien Sorel. The work is a bildungsroman that follows his upbringing and life path.
Historical and psychological novel by Stendhal, published in 1830. The full title of the novel is "Red and Black, Chronicle of the 19th Century". The protagonist is Julien Sorel. The work is a bildungsroman that follows his upbringing and life path.
Roald Dahl is known as one of the best children's authors of all time, a long-time consecutive winner of the "Author of the Year" award in Great Britain.
A collection of short stories in which the author, in a poetic style, portrays man as the backbone of all events, and the beauty of Russia and the Russian soul in all its fullness.