Surely many people believe that classical works, by their definition, are long, boring, have many years of limitation of writing, and therefore are not always understandable for modern reader. This is a common mistake. After all, in fact, the classic is everything that is not subject to time. The themes revealed in such works are relevant for any age. And if a 19th-century author were to write such a book now, it would again become a bestseller. The best classics are brought to your attention. They conquered millions of readers. And even those who claim to be dissatisfied with the creation of the author, believe me, did not remain indifferent.
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The novel consists of two different, but intertwined parts. The time of the first is modern Moscow, the second is ancient Jerusalem. Each part is filled with events and characters - historical, fictional, as well as scary and amazing creatures.
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What forces move the people? They are the result of actions individuals- kings, generals - or such a feeling as patriotism, or there is a third force that determines the direction of history. The main characters are painfully looking for the answer to this question.
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The novel is based on the experience that Dostoevsky received in hard labor. The student Raskolnikov, who lived in poverty for several months, is convinced that a humane goal will justify the most terrible act, even the murder of a greedy and useless old pawnbroker.
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A novel that was ahead of its time and came out long before such a cultural phenomenon like postmodernism. The main characters of the work - 4 sons born from different mothers - symbolize those irrepressible elements that can lead to the death of Russia.
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Whether to stay with her husband, who has always been indifferent to her inner world and never loved her, or to surrender with all my heart to the one who made her feel happy? Throughout the novel, the heroine, the young aristocrat Anna, suffers from such a choice.
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The poor young prince is returning by train home to Russia. On the way, he meets the son of one of the rich merchants, who is obsessed with a passion for one girl, a kept woman. IN metropolitan society obsessed with money, power and manipulation, the prince turns out to be an outsider.
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Despite the name, the work itself has nothing to do with mysticism, which is mainly inherent in the work of this writer. In the tradition of "severe" realism, the life of landowners in the Russian provinces is described, where a former official comes to pull off his scam.
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The young Petersburg rake, having had enough of love and secular entertainment, leaves for the village, where a friendship is struck up with a poet who is in love with one of the daughters of a local nobleman. The second daughter falls in love with the rake, but he does not return her feelings.
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The famous Moscow surgeon decides to conduct a very risky experiment on a stray dog in his large apartment, where he receives patients. As a result, the animal began to turn into a human. But at the same time he acquired all human vices.
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People come to the provincial town who, it would seem, cannot be connected with anything. But they know each other because they belong to the same revolutionary organization. Their goal is to arrange a political revolt. Everything goes according to plan, but one revolutionary decides to quit the game.
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iconic work XIX century. In the center of the story is a student who does not accept traditional public morality and opposes everything old, non-progressive. For him, only scientific knowledge is valuable, which can explain everything. Except love.
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By profession he was a doctor, by vocation he was a writer, whose talent was fully revealed when creating short humorous stories. They quickly became classics all over the world. In them in plain language- the language of humor - human vices are revealed.
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This piece is on par with Gogol's poem. In it, the main character is also a young adventurer who is ready to promise everyone what, in principle, is impossible to do. And all for the sake of a treasure, which a few more people know about. And no one is going to share it.
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After a three-year separation, young Alexander returns to the house of his beloved Sophia to propose to her. However, she refuses him and says that she now loves another. The rejected lover begins to blame the society in which Sophia grew up.
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What should a real nobleman do if the life of a young noble girl depends on him? Sacrifice yourself, but do not drop the honor. This is what the young officer directs when the fortress in which he serves is attacked by the impostor tsar.
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Terrible poverty and hopelessness suffocate the old inhabitant of Cuba. One day he, as usual, goes to sea, not hoping for a big catch. But this time, a large prey comes across his hook, with which the fisherman fights for several days, not giving her the opportunity to leave.
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Ragin selflessly serves as a doctor. However, his zeal is coming to naught, he sees no reason to change life around him, because it is impossible to cure the madness that reigns around him. The doctor begins daily visits to the ward where the mentally ill are kept.
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What is more destructive - to do nothing and only indulge in dreams about how it is worth living, or to get up from the couch and start realizing your plans? The young and lazy landowner Ilya Ilyich at first occupied the first position, but after falling in love, he woke up from his sleepy state.
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You can write great works not only about life big city, but also about the life of a small Ukrainian farm. During the day, the usual rules apply here, and at night power passes to supernatural forces which can both help and destroy at the same time.
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A talented surgeon settles illegally in Paris, but at the same time he is not prevented from practicing medical practice. Before moving, he lived in Germany, from which he fled, but at the same time he let his beloved die. In the new place, he quickly begins another romance.
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The Russian tutor goes on a journey with the family in which he serves. At the same time, he is secretly in love with the girl Polina. And so that she understands all his nobility, he begins to play roulette in the hope of getting big money. And he succeeds, but the girl does not accept the winnings.
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The world of family comfort, nobility and true patriotism is breaking down under the onslaught of a social catastrophe in Russia. The fleeing Russian officers settle in Ukraine and hope that they will not fall under the rule of the Bolsheviks here. But one day the defense of the city weakens, and the enemy goes on the offensive.
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Cycle small works which are written in different artistic manner. Here you can find both a romantic duelist and sentimental stories about eternal love, and a harsh picture of a reality in which money rules, and because of them, a person can lose the most important thing.
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What Pushkin did not succeed in his time, Dostoevsky succeeded. The work is completely a correspondence between a poor official and a young girl who also has a small income. But at the same time, the heroes are not poor in soul.
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A story about the invincibility and resilience of a man who does not want to be someone's loyal soldier. For the sake of freedom, Hadji Murad goes over to the side of the imperial troops, but he does this in order to save not himself, but his family, which is held captive by the enemy.
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In these seven works, the author leads us through the streets of St. Petersburg, which was built with the help of strength and ingenuity in a swampy area. Deception and violence hide under its harmonious façade. The inhabitants are confused by the city itself, giving them false dreams.
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This compilation short stories- first major work which won recognition for the author. It is based on personal observations while hunting on his mother's estate, where Turgenev learned about abuse with the peasants and the injustice of the Russian system.
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Main character- the son of a landowner, whose property was confiscated by a corrupt and treacherous general. After the death of his father, the hero becomes a criminal. To achieve the ultimate goal - revenge - he resorts to more cunning means: he seduces the daughter of his enemy.
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This classic novel about the war is written from the perspective of a young German soldier. The hero is only 18 years old, and under the pressure of his family, friends and society, he enters military service and goes to the front. There he witnesses such horrors that he dares not tell anyone.
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Mischievous and energetic Tom enjoys childish pranks and games with his friends. One day, at the city cemetery, he witnesses a murder committed by a local tramp. The hero makes a vow that he will never talk about it, and so begins his journey into adulthood.
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The story of a miserable Petersburg official who was robbed of his expensive overcoat. No one wants to help him return the thing, from which the hero eventually becomes seriously ill. Even during the life of the author, critics adequately appreciated the work from which all Russian realism was born.
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The novel is on a par with another work of the author - "The Call of the Ancestors". Most of « White Fang” is also written from the point of view of the dog whose name appears in the title. This allows the author to show how animals see their world and how they see a person.
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The novel tells the story of 19-year-old Arkady - the illegitimate son of a landowner and a maid - as he struggles to make amends and "become a Rothschild" despite Russia still being tied to its old value system.
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A novel about how the hero, who is very broken and disappointed due to a failed marriage, returns to his estate and finds his love again - only to lose her. This reflects main topic: a person is not destined to experience happiness, except for something ephemeral.
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A dark and fascinating tale tells of the struggle of an indecisive, aloof hero in a world of relative values. The innovative work introduces moral, religious, political and social topics, which dominate the later masterpieces of the author.
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The narrator arrives in Sevastopol, which is under siege, and makes a detailed inspection of the city. As a result, the reader has the opportunity to study all the features of military life. We get to the dressing station, where horror reigns, and to the most dangerous bastion.
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The work is partly based on the life experience of the author, who took part in the war in the Caucasus. A nobleman, disillusioned with his privileged life, enlists in the army to escape superficiality. Everyday life. A hero in search of a full life. 38.$
First social romance an author who is partly artistic introductory remarks for those who belonged to the previous era, but lived at a time when political and social movements began. This era has already been forgotten, but it is worth remembering.
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One of the greatest and most successful dramatic works. A Russian aristocrat and her family return to their estate to see how the public auction is going, where their house and huge garden are put up for debt. The old masters lose in the fight against the new trends of life.
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The hero was sentenced to death on charges of killing his wife, but was subsequently exiled to Siberian penal servitude for 10 years. Life in prison is hard for him - he is an intellectual and experiences the anger of other prisoners. Gradually, he overcomes disgust and experiences a spiritual awakening.
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On the eve of his wedding, a young aristocrat learns that his fiancee had an affair with the king. It was a blow to his pride, so he renounces everything worldly and takes the vows as a monk. So pass long years humility and doubt. Until he decides to become a hermit.
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A manuscript falls into the hands of the editor, which tells about a young and depraved man who worked as a forensic investigator. It becomes one of the "corners" in love triangle in which a married couple is involved. The outcome of the story is the murder of his wife.
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A work banned until 1988, in which, through the fate of a military doctor, the story of a people who perished in the turmoil of the revolution is told. From the general madness, the hero, together with his family, runs deep into the country, where he meets the one he does not want to let go.
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The protagonist, like all his friends, is a war veteran. He is a poet at heart, but works for a friend who runs a small tombstone business. This money is not enough, and he receives additional income by giving private lessons and playing the organ in a local mental hospital.
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In a foreign war, Frederic falls in love with a nurse and tries to seduce her, after which their relationship begins. But one day the hero is wounded by a fragment of a mortar shell, and he is sent to a Milan hospital. There, away from the war, he is healed - both physically and morally.
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During breakfast, the barber discovers a human nose in his bread. With horror, he recognizes it as the nose of a regular visitor who bears the rank of collegiate assessor. In turn, the injured official discovers the loss and submits an absurd ad to the newspaper.
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The protagonist, a boy, striving for independence and freedom, escapes from his alcoholic father by faking his own death. And so begins his journey through the south of the country. He meets a runaway slave and they float down the Mississippi River together.
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The plot of the poem is based on the events that really took place in St. Petersburg in 1824. The political, historical and existential questions that the author formulates with dazzling power and conciseness continue to be the subject of controversy among critics.
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In order to save his beloved, who was forcibly taken away by an evil sorcerer, the warrior Ruslan will have to go on an epic and dangerous journey, facing many fantastic and terrible creatures. This is a dramatic and witty retelling of Russian folklore.
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The most famous play describes a family of aristocrats who struggle to find any meaning in their lives. The three sisters and their brother live in a remote province, but they struggle to return to the sophisticated Moscow where they grew up. The play captures the decline of the "masters of life".
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The hero is obsessed with an all-consuming love for one princess, who hardly knows about his existence. One day, a society lady receives an expensive bracelet for her birthday. The husband finds a secret admirer and asks him to stop compromising a decent woman.
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In this classical literary representation gambling the author explores the nature of the obsession. Secret and otherworldly clues alternate with the story of a fiery Herman who wants to make his fortune at the card table. The secret of success is known to one old woman.
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Muscovite Gurov is married and has a daughter and two sons. However, he is not happy family life and often cheats on his wife. Resting in Yalta, he sees a young lady walking along the embankment with her little dog, and is constantly looking for opportunities to get to know her.
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This collection is in some way the culmination of the work that he did throughout his life. The stories were written on the eve of a terrible world war in the context of a collapsing Russian culture. The action of each work concentrates on a love theme.
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The story is told from the point of view of an anonymous narrator who reminisces about his youth, in particular his stay in a small town west of the Rhine. Critics consider the hero a classic " an extra person”- indecisive and not determined their place in life.
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Four laconic plays, later known as "Little Tragedies", were written at the moment of the rise of creative forces, and their influence cannot be overestimated. Being the author's transcription of plays by Western European authors, "Tragedies" offer readers topical problems.
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This story takes place in Europe, in a hedonistic society during the Roaring Twenties. rich girl, suffering from schizophrenia, falls in love with her psychiatrist. As a result, a whole saga of troubled marriages unfolds, love affairs, duels and incest.
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Some scholars distinguish three poems in the work of this author, in which one original idea. One of them is, of course, Mtsyri. The main character is a 17-year-old monk who was forcibly taken away from his village as a child, and one day he escapes.
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A completely young mongrel runs away from her permanent owner and finds herself a new one. It turns out to be an artist who performs in a circus with numbers in which animals participate. Therefore, for a smart little dog, his own separate number is immediately invented.
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In this story, among its many themes, such as Europeanized Russian society, adultery and provincial life, the theme of a woman comes to the fore, or rather, the planning of a murder by a woman. The title of the piece is a reference to Shakespeare's play.
61. Leo Tolstoy - Fake Coupon
Schoolboy Mitya is in desperate need of money - he needs to repay the debt. Depressed by this situation, he follows the evil advice of his friend, who showed him how to change the denomination of the banknote. This act sets off a chain of events that affects the lives of dozens of other people.
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Most outstanding work Proust, which is known for its length and the theme of involuntary memories. The novel began to take shape as early as 1909. The author continued to work on it until his last illness which caused the work to stop.
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The voluminous poem tells the story of seven peasants who set out to ask various sections of the village population if they are happy. But wherever they went, they were always given an unsatisfactory answer. Of the planned 7-8 parts, the author wrote only half.
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A story about sad life a young girl who lived in extreme poverty and became an orphan in an instant, but is adopted by rich family. When she meets her new stepsister, Katya, she instantly falls in love with her, and both soon become inseparable.
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The protagonist is a classic Hemingway hero: a violent guy, an underground liquor dealer who smuggles weapons and transports people from Cuba to the Florida Keys. He risks his life to dodge the Coast Guard's bullets and manages to outsmart her.
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During a train ride, one of the passengers overhears a conversation going on in the compartment. When one woman argues that marriage should be based on true love, he asks her: what is love? In his opinion, love quickly turns into hatred, and tells his story.
67. Leo Tolstoy - Notes of the marker
The narrator is a simple marker, a person who keeps score and arranges balls on a billiard table. If the game goes well and the players come across not stingy, then he gets a good reward. But one day a very gambling young man appears in the club.
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The protagonist is looking for peace in Polissya, which should cheer him up. But in the end he gets one unbearable boredom. But one day, having gone astray, he comes across a hut, where an old woman and her beautiful granddaughter are waiting for him. After such a magical meeting, the hero becomes a frequent guest here.
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Spotlight on the janitor tall and powerful physique. He falls in love with a young washerwoman and wants to marry her. But the lady decides differently: the girl goes to the eternally drunk shoemaker. The hero finds his consolation in caring for a small dog.
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One evening, the three sisters shared their dreams with each other: what would they do if they became the wives of the king. But the prayers of only the third sister were heard - Tsar Saltan marries her and orders her to give birth to an heir by a certain date. But envious sisters begin to mischief.
The works of the classics are like good wine - they are aged and tested by time and a huge number of readers. Many of these books are universal: they heal the soul, seek answers to the eternal questions of life, entertain, relax, cheer up, make you think and give an invaluable opportunity to gain a unique life experience.
Russian classics
The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
A brilliant masterpiece of world classical literature. An unusual meaningful mystical novel, exposing human sins and vices. It intertwines the eternal themes of the struggle between good and evil, death and immortality, as well as an incredible line of love that began with a chance meeting of people created for each other.
"Eugene Onegin", Alexander Pushkin
A good work for those who choose a classical work for self-development. A novel in verse in which two characters are opposed: a satiated bored young man Eugene Onegin and clean naive girl Tatyana Larina, who followed sincere feeling. A story about the growing up and development of one personality and the inner emptiness of another.
Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy
Married Anna Karenina falls in love with a young officer, Vronsky. He reciprocates her. But the environment turns away from the "fallen woman." The desperate attempts of the lovers to reunite against the backdrop of the customs and customs of the nobility of that time were unsuccessful.
"Doctor Zhivago", Boris Pasternak
The history of the generation of the early 20th century, which was part of new era with faith in big changes. However, the trials that they had to endure (civil and first world war, revolution) brought only disappointment and broken hopes. But, in spite of everything, people have gained invaluable experience. The book is full of reflections on the fate of people and the state.
"12 chairs", Evgeny Petrov, Ilya Ilf
A story about two adventurers looking for diamonds hidden in the chairs of Madame Petukhova's living room. The novel-feuilleton is incredibly fascinating, imbued with sharp humor and inexhaustible optimism. It will provide some exciting evenings for those who have not yet read the book, and will cheer up those who have taken it up again.
Heart of a Dog, Mikhail Bulgakov
Professor Preobrazhensky explores methods of rejuvenation. One day, he brings a homeless dog Sharik from the street and gives him a pituitary transplant of the deceased Klim Chugunkin, a drunkard and a hooligan. Instead of a kind, docile animal, a creature with an absolutely disgusting character and habits is obtained. The novel demonstrates the history of the relationship between the intelligentsia and the "new breed" of man.
"The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of a Soldier Ivan Chonkin", Vladimir Voinovich
A wonderful choice of work to read on vacation, such a light anecdote novel. Before the start of the Great Patriotic War in a small village, a plane is landing due to a breakdown. There is no way to tow it, so the simple-minded and ridiculous guard Ivan Chonkin is assigned to him, who eventually transfers his place of service to the house of the postman Nyura ...
“The Dawns Here Are Quiet”, Boris Vasiliev
A tragic story about an unequal confrontation between five female anti-aircraft gunners and a detachment of German saboteurs consisting of 16 people. Dreams of the future and women's stories of loved ones create a stunning contrast with harsh reality war.
"Dowry", Alexander Ostrovsky
A play about a woman forced to link her fate with an inconspicuous, uninteresting and unloved person only because she does not have a dowry. The man, whom she loves and considers ideal, is only having fun with her, not having the intention of exchanging a rich bride for her.
"Garnet Bracelet", Alexander Kuprin
Having once seen Princess Vera in the box of the circus, Georgy Zheltkov fell in love with her without memory. He sent letters to her, hoping for nothing, since she was married. Love lasted for several years, until he decided to give her Garnet bracelet. beautiful work, which is suitable for those who are looking for something to read for the soul.
Foreign literature
The Thorn Birds, Colin McCullough
The epic story of a poor family who later became managers of a large Australian estate. The plot of the novel is based on strong, dramatic feelings between the main character Maggie and the Catholic priest Father Ralph. What will win love or religion? The work has become one of the most popular romance novels among admirers.
Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
novel about strong woman Scarlett O'hara, who shouldered the care of her family in hard years civil war in America. The book tells about incredible story love and demonstrates the evolution of feelings main character against the backdrop of the trials of war.
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
England 18th century. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, who have raised five daughters, are thinking about marrying the young ladies. Settled next door Mr Bingley perfectly suited for the role of the groom. In addition, he has many friends. The book is about how feelings are born, and how love helps to overcome pride and prejudice.
The Great Gatsby Francis Scott Fitzgerald
The book is set in America during the Jazz Age. The author shows reverse side notorious " american dream". In the center of the story is the story of the rich and spendthrift Gatsby, who is trying to return the woman he loves, who left him when he was just achieving success. Unfortunately, wealth never brought him happiness.
"A Little Sun in Cold Water" by Françoise Sagan
This great option works modern classics. The story of the affair of the Parisian journalist Gilles Lantier with married woman who left her husband. The work raises the theme of fatigue from life, what is commonly called depression. It seems that the relationship helped Giles overcome the illness. But is his lover happy?
Arc de Triomphe, Erich Maria Remarque
The German emigrant Ravik illegally lives and works as a surgeon in pre-war Paris. Returning home late, he notices a woman who is trying to throw herself off a bridge. So, a romance begins between an actress named Joan and a German refugee. An unusually beautiful, passionate and sad love story, full of philosophical reflections.
"Notre Dame Cathedral", Victor Hugo
This is a real classic historical novel describing medieval Paris. Incredible at the center of the story romantic story the hunchback bell ringer Quasimodo and the gypsy street dancer Esmeralda. However, the author positions the cathedral itself as the main character of the novel. Notre Dame of Paris thereby drawing public attention to it.
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Moments of summer, closed in bottles - this is dandelion wine. The book is woven from big and small stories that take place throughout the summer, everyday discoveries, the main of which is that we live, we feel, we breathe. The story itself is warm and unhurried. Brothers Douglas and Tom live in a provincial town and through them we see the world through the eyes of 12-year-old children.
"Fried Green Tomatoes at the Way Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg
Evelyn, a middle-aged woman, has lost interest in life and eats depression with chocolate. Once a week, she has to visit her mother-in-law at the nursing home. There, Evelyn meets 86-year-old Ninny, who is full of love and zest for life. Each time, the old woman tells stories from her past, which helps Evelyn reconsider her worldview.
"Over the Cuckoo's Nest", Ken Kesey
The main character Randle recklessly chooses the latter between a prison and a mental hospital. Here he tries to change the established rules and teach other patients to enjoy the life. An elderly, sullen nurse resists the innovations of a free-spirited patient out of fear of losing power over staff and patients.
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1. Recall the pillar of Russian literature
Pushkin and Lermontov? Fi, it's trite! We finally grow up when we forget school grievances and reread "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy- an incredibly large-scale and deep reflection on the hidden springs of history, Napoleon, Kutuzov, as well as love and the motives of human actions.
+1 : Continue with " Anna Karenina". Confusion of feelings, a scandal in a noble family and the opportunity to understand whether Leo Tolstoy was a misogynist.
2. Look at people who don't change over time
IN The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov satirical scenes of Satan's adventures with his entourage in Soviet Moscow are interspersed with the story of the arrest and execution of Christ. There is also a place for the love of the capital Masters and Margarita. The novel makes you want to read it over and over again.
+1 : « dog's heart "- Bulgakov's story about how Professor Preobrazhensky puts an experiment on a yard Sharik and turns him into a man. In post-revolutionary Moscow, the resulting semi-criminal element instantly finds a place.
Frame from the film "Anna Karenina" (2012)
3. Get in deep wilds psychology
"Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky considered a classic psychological novel. Student Raskolnikov kills an old pawnbroker to prove that he is a "superman". Pangs of conscience break the life of him and those around him.
+1 : Novel Oscar Wilde « The Picture of Dorian Grey”will show how easy it is to slide down an inclined path, fouling one’s own soul. The protagonist falls under the spell of a vicious friend, and all his vile essence is reflected in the portrait, keeping him young.
4. Horrified by perverted personalities
"Perfume" by Patrick Suskind tells of a young man who, having no scent of his own, decides to take it away from others. A frightening yet compelling combination of the beautiful and the ugly in a superbly written text.
+1 : IN "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov the hero does everything to seduce a 12-year-old girl. The magnificent language of the book did not make it any less controversial - the novel was tried many times to be banned due to obscene content.
Frame from the film "Perfumer: The Story of a Murderer" (2006)
5. Believe in love with a happy ending
In the book Jane Austen "Pride and Prejudice" Elizabeth Bennett and Mark Darcy will be able to cope with their negative impulses and look at each other with an open mind. Dear old England, subtle irony interesting characters And hot topics for all time.
+1 : "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë shows a strong female character and a vivid confrontation of independent personalities who cannot decide on love. Touching, sad, heartfelt and with an unpleasant secret in the attic of the family house.
6. Understand the moral of the story
Fairy tale "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery will teach many important things about friendship and love, fidelity and duty, beauty and intolerance to evil. “We are responsible for those we have tamed,” remember?
+1 : Book Richard Bach "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" about a seagull learning life and the art of flight, reads like a hymn to self-improvement and self-sacrifice, a manifesto of boundless spiritual freedom.
Shot from the series "Jane Eyre" (2006)
7. Hate the war and its aftermath
"Three Comrades" by Erich Maria Remarque talks about the friendship of three men and about tragic love one of them. Likeable characters, action-packed, and perfect completion of the story with a mood that is very similar to the bestseller "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green.
+1 : The filth and inhumanity of war is perfectly shown in the novel Ernest Hemingway "For Whom the Bell Tolls". All life as a combination of love, courage, self-sacrifice, moral duty and the value of someone else's existence.
8. Dive into dystopia
In the book Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 firefighters burn books so the government can keep society under control. scary world, interesting thoughts, an intriguing story and a strong ending.
+1 : U George Orwell we recommend" Barnyard”(after all, you couldn’t still not read his“ 1984 ”?). In a humorous parable, a modest farm gradually turns into a totalitarian society. These pigs are creepy to watch.
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All the romantic pathos that shrouded the Middle Ages is presented in Ivanhoe. Valiant Knights, lovely ladies, castle sieges and the political subtleties of vassal relations - all this found a place in the novel by Walter Scott.
In many ways, it was his creation that contributed to the romanticization of the Middle Ages. The author described historical events, which cover the period in English history after the Third crusade. Of course, there were some serious artistic improvisations and fiction, but this made the story only more exciting and beautiful.
It was impossible not to include in this selection the most famous creation of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol. For many schoolchildren, the study of "Dead Souls" is the highlight of the literature lessons.
Nikolai Gogol is one of the few classics who knew how to write about the problems of petty-bourgeois life and Russia as a whole in such a sarcastically direct tone. There is neither the epic heaviness of Tolstoy, nor the unhealthy psychologism of Dostoevsky. Reading is easy and enjoyable. However, hardly anyone will deny him the depth and subtlety of the observed phenomena.
The adventure novel "The Headless Horseman" is multi-layered: detective and love motives are intertwined in it. Plot intricacies create intrigue and keep in suspense until the very last pages books. Who is this headless horseman? A ghost, a figment of the heroes' imagination, or someone's insidious trick? You are unlikely to fall asleep until you get an answer to this question.
Charles Dickens was extremely popular during his lifetime. People were waiting for him following novels about the same as we are now waiting for the release of some "Transformers". The educated English public loved his books for inimitable style and story dynamics.
"Death notes Pickwick Club"- the funniest work of Dickens. The adventures of English snobs who proclaimed themselves explorers human souls are full of ridiculous and comical situations. Social issues, of course, is present here, but it is presented in such a simple form that one cannot fall in love with English classic after reading it is simply impossible.
"Madame Bovary" is rightfully considered one of the greatest novels world classics. This title does not detract from the fascination of Flaubert's creation - the defiant story of Emma Bovary's love adventures is bold and daring. After the publication of the novel, the writer was even brought to trial for insulting morality.
The psychological naturalism that permeates the novel allowed Flaubert to clearly reveal the problem that is relevant in any era - the convertibility of love and money.
Most famous work Oscar Wilde is touched by the deeply developed image of the protagonist. Dorian Gray, an aesthete and a snob, has an extreme beauty that contrasts with the internal ugliness that develops over the course of the story. You can revel in watching Gray's moral decline, allegorically reflected in the visual change in his portrait, for hours on end.
"An American Tragedy" is the underside of the American dream. The desire for wealth, respect, position in society, money is characteristic of all people, however, for the majority, the path to the top is closed by default for various reasons.
Clyde Griffiths - a native of the grassroots, who is trying with all his might to break into high society. He is ready to do anything for his dreams. But society, with its ideals of success as an absolute life purpose is itself a catalyst for the violation of morality. As a result, Clyde breaks the law in order to achieve his goals.
To Kill a Mockingbird is an autobiographical novel. Harper Lee described her childhood memories. The result is a story with an anti-racist message, written in simple and accessible language. Reading the book is useful and interesting, it can be called a textbook of morality.
Not so long ago, a continuation of the novel was published under the title " Go set a watchman". It's got so much inside out characters. classical work writers that cognitive dissonance when reading cannot be avoided.
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I will quit smoking on Monday. Next week I will start running and join the gym. At the weekend I'll clean up the room and find a job. You have to do more, right?
2019 has landed on our shoulders. It's time to get off the couch, open your eyes, drink mineral water and finally start. I have compiled for you 2 lists of books of world and Russian literature, which you should familiarize yourself with at least in 2016, if you have not done so before. Let's start, perhaps, with the "boring" Russian classics. Listen!
Fyodor Dostoevsky "Dream of a Ridiculous Man"
Have you thought about suicide at least once in your life? If not, then this is no reason to bypass Dostoevsky's story. Everyone knows this author purely from the book “Crime and Punishment”, however, in my opinion, in order to fully understand the essence of Dostoevsky, one should start with the story “Dream funny man". How to understand the essence of human existence before the last shot in the head? How to exchange paradise for world wars and hatred of one's neighbor? And most importantly - how not to pull the trigger. The end of the story can be titled with the expression "Cherchez la femme", if you understand why, then everything was not in vain.
Anton Chekhov "Ward number 6"
What do you think, Russian classics under a glass of vodka going better? I have a subjective opinion on this matter, but what about the views of Comrade Gromov? How to combine reading books, a glass of vodka, a psychiatric hospital and two brilliant people with completely different and at the same time identical views on existence in this world? Such an oxymoron permeates the whole story about the sad truth of the cheerful Chekhov. Have you already figured out how to drink literature?
Evgeny Zamyatin "We"
Yevgeny Zamyatin can be safely considered the founder of the great genre of dystopia. I'm sure if you chose him, then you simply must know such great anti-utopians as Orrwell and Huxley. If these names mean something to you, then without even thinking, get Zamyatin for yourself and start absorbing it with tablespoons. The military system, coupon relations and solid capital letters. Instead of people. Instead of names. Instead of life.
Leo Tolstoy "Death of Ivan Ilyich"
On the cover of this book, I would write in huge red letters: “Caution! Causes frustration, pain and awareness. Sentimental stupid people strictly prohibited." Forget about the hackneyed book "War and Peace", you have a completely different side of Leo Tolstoy, which is worth all the volumes of a huge novel. Trying to find a deep semantic subtext in the story "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", you will miss the most important thing that lies on the surface. A banal, simple truth that is available to everyone, every time eluding us. If you found it in the story, and besides, you learned to live by it, my bow to you and white envy.
Ivan Goncharov "Oblomov"
That's something, and in the novel "Oblomov" to find yourself as easy as shelling pears. Alas. How beautiful is the contemplation of this life from the outside, when the stupid vanity of this world bypasses you. First love that somehow makes you get off the couch, obsessive friends, always trying to pull your lazy ass into the light - how absurd this whole "seething life" is. Avoid it, contemplate, think and dream, dream, dream! If you are a supporter of this statement, congratulations, your soul mate has been found in the protagonist of the novel Oblomov.
Maxim Gorky "Passion-face"
It is no coincidence that Gorky's work received such a symbolic name "Passion-muzzle", because the story cannot be read without trembling in the knees. If you love children too much, don't read. If you are impressionable and emotional - do not read. If girls with syphilis disgust you, don't read. In general, do not listen to me now, open the book and start to be afraid of the cruel realities of this life. The social bottom, dirt, vulgarity and yet truly happy, "pure" people in children's and adult swords about impossible happiness.
Nikolai Gogol "Overcoat"
A small person against a huge terrible society, or how to lose everything that is dear to you, even if it is a simple overcoat. A stingy official, an unnecessary environment, a small happiness in exchange for a great disappointment and death as the only logical conclusion. It is on the example of Akaky Bashmachkin that we will consider a large weighty and significant problem society - the theft of an overcoat.
Anton Chekhov "The Man in the Case"
How do you keep in touch with your work colleagues, classmates or friends? I will advise one great way to improve your communication skills - come to visit them and be silent. I give you a 100% guarantee that society will be delighted with you. An umbrella in a case, a watch in a case, a face in a case. A kind of shell behind which a person tries to hide, protect himself from the outside world. A man who even managed to shove his sincere love into a case and protect it not only from the object of love, but also from himself. So what about maintaining relationships? Shall we keep quiet?
Alexander Pushkin "The Bronze Horseman"
And again we meet the big problem of the little man, only this time in Pushkin's work "The Bronze Horseman". Eugene, Parasha, Peter and a love story, it would seem, what could be more ideal for the plot romantic drama? But no, this is not "Eugene Onegin" for you. We break love, we break a city, we break a person, we add a drop of a symbolic image to this bronze horseman and get the perfect recipe for one of best poems Pushkin.
Fyodor Dostoevsky "Notes from the Underground"
And the last one on the list of Russian classics will be the one with whom we, in fact, began - the great beloved Dostoevsky. It is no coincidence that I put “Notes from the Underground” in the final place. After all, this work is not just exciting, it is wild in places, so to speak. Increased awareness of being is a deadly disease. Activity is the lot of the limited and stupid. If you like these interpretations, then you will like Dostoevsky, and if you also humiliated prostitutes at least once in your life, then the "underground" will become your favorite place to stay.
About the top 10 foreign classic books read the second part of the list of books for 2016. Love Russian classics.
