In this spellbinding novel, a young mother is struck by a mysterious psychological affliction that illuminates the eerie dimensions of the human mind—and of love. A provocative literary puzzle from th…
One of Pushkin's most popular and chilling stories, 'The Queen of Spades' tells of a young man who develops a dangerous obsession in pursuit of the wealth he craves.
Una bambina suadente, un duello, una nonna che possiede la chiave degli Inferi, l'esame di glottologia. Un racconto che incanta, la voce unica di uno dei piú grandi scrittori contemporanei.
With her final novel, Villette, Charlotte Brontë reached the height of her artistic power. First published in 1853, Villette is Brontë's most accomplished and deeply felt work, eclipsing even Jane Eyr…
On l’appelait le « mage du Kremlin ». L’énigmatique Vadim Baranov fut metteur en scène puis producteur d’émissions de télé-réalité avant de devenir l’éminence grise de Poutine, dit le Tsar. Après sa d…
Rome—metropolis and monument, suspended between past and future, multi-faceted and metaphysical—is the protagonist, not the setting, of these nine the first short story collection by the Pulitzer Priz…
In Melissa Larsen's The Lost House comes the mesmerizing story of a young woman with a haunting past who returns to her ancestral home in Iceland to investigate a gruesome murder in her family.
