في 21 يونيو عام 1922، اقتيد الكونت ألكسندر إلييتش روستوف - حامل وسام القديس أندرو، عضو نادي الفروسية، مستشار الصيد الإمبراطوري - عبر بوابة الكرملين إلى الميدان الأحمر، ثم إلى الأبواب الدوارة الأنيقة لفندق المتروبول. بعد أن اعتبرته محكمة استثنائية بلشفية أرستقراطيًا لم يُظهر ندمه وتوبته، فحكمت عليه بالإقامة الجبرية.
لكن بدلًا من جناحه المعتاد، عليه أن يعيش في غرفة فوق السطوح، بينما تعيش روسيا عقودًا من الاضطرابات العنيفة.
فهل يمكن لهكذا حياة أن تكون بالغة الثراء؟
Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of ...
The bestselling novel of love and sacrifice under fascist rule, and “a treat for the mind. One of the best books I have read in a long time” (Isabel Allende).
This study is focused on the Qur’anic text.
Migration, legal and illegal, is at the center of this novel about a writer who becomes trapped in his walk on the wild side in mysterious and exotic Genoa, the labyrinthine port city nicknamed "La Superba.
take the bell off if I work long enough at it, picking away with my precise claws. ... And now I'm thinking that must be disgusting really, but the synapses (or whatever) in my mind and the cat's mind are now jumping up and down like ...
Using unpublished sources and letters, Sarah Bakewell tells his astonishing tale with dazzling verve.
A Nobel laureate's collection of five original tales inspired by the Egypt of the pharaohs brings the world of ancient Egypt face-to-face with modern times. Reprint.
With its sparkling depiction of New York’s social strata, its intricate imagery and themes, and its immensely appealing characters, Rules of Civility won the hearts of readers and critics alike.
Unlike The Literary Atlas of Cairo, which focuses on the literary geopolitics of the cityscape, this companion volume immerses the reader in the complex network of socioeconomic and cultural lives in the city.
Judy Abbott is a lively, endearing young girl growing up in an orphanage. Her dreams of college seem in vain until the unknown benefactor offers to pay for her tuition....