Svetlana: 125 books

An eleven year old girl who is terribly afraid of the sea one day finds out that her destiny must take her to the very bottom of the ocean. All she has to do is play the magic flute. For ages 7-12. Fantasy, modern fairytale, magic and adventure with strong, smart, resourceful girl as a main character.

Nei primi anni Novanta nessuno in Jugoslavia immaginava cosa sarebbe successo. Nelle città e nelle campagne, la gente viveva una vita normale, non molto diversa che nel resto d'Europa, che nella nostra vicina Italia. Ma il male arrivò presto, come una tempesta terribile, e sconvolse la vita di tutti...

story of a disastrous internet romance unfolds as a powerful and mesmerizing tale. The heroine, natalia, a young russian woman who dares to dream of a better life, is one that will stay in the reader's memory for a long, long time. The american she weds, carlos, is quite unforgettable also, but for polar opposite reasons

Not everything that dies stays dead. In the year 2054, the human race suffers the attack of the Resurrected Ones. A global war marks the end of humanity where humans are no longer the ruling population on earth.The ancient species force the remaining people into slavery and blood supply. The...

This pioneering book is the first to explore the experiences of homeless people in Russia in the late Soviet period and during post-socialist transition. Through their own stories, it introduces us to the hidden world of vagrants, itinerant workers and the street homeless - roofless people living...

«Рожденные сфинксами» - вторая книга поэта Светланы Максимовой. Она включает стихи, написанные в 1990-1994 годах и авторскую графику – рисунки пером. Сборник состоит из...

In queste pagine Svetlana Aleksievič presenta in tre interventi la sua opera, che tratta «delle nuove paure che ci stanno davanti. Siamo in un mondo diverso da prima, la nostra anima deve affrontare molte prove e imparare di nuovo il coraggio di vivere». Dando voce alla sofferenza, ai testimoni,...

The new biannual, peer-reviewed Journal of Romanian Studies, jointly developed by The Society for Romanian Studies and ibidem Press, examines critical issues in Romanian studies, linking work in that field to wider theoretical debates and issues of current relevance, and serving as a forum for junior...

«Вольному –воля» - первая книга поэта Светланы Максимовой. В этих стихах причудливо сочетаются воспоминания о детстве с мотивами славянского фольклора. Драматические...

Cet ouvrage posthume - unique en son genre - est le fruit d’une vaste enquête menée sur les représentations des moines et ermites, principalement dans la peinture monumentale, dans les régions de l’Empire byzantin et de sa périphérie, de l’époque paléochrétienne à celle des Paléologues....

La escritora bielorrusa Premio Nobel de Literatura 2015 da voz a aquellas personas que sobrevivieron al desastre de Chernóbil y que fueron silenciadas y olvidadas por su propio gobierno. Este libro les da la oportunidad de contar su historia. Chernóbil, 1986. «Cierra las ventanillas y acuéstate....

Cardinal rule #1 for surviving school: Don't get noticed by the mean kids. Cardinal rule #2 for surviving school: Seek out groups with similar interests and join them. On her first day at her new school, Penelope--Peppi--Torres reminds herself of these basics. But when she trips into...

Written by three career experts, An Intelligent Career is a playbook for the modern knowledge worker, providing a complete guide that will allow workers to take a composite, dynamic view of a life's work in the 21st century. "Knowledge work" is fundamental in today's economy. It is the basis...

Of the thirty volumes in the authoritative Academy edition of Chekhov's collected works, fully twelve are devoted to the writer's letters. This is the first book in English or Russian addressing this substantial—though until now neglected—epistolary corpus. The majority of the essays gathered...