1. Gabriel José de la Concordia "Gabo" Garcia Marquez(b. March 6, 1927, Aracataca, Colombia) - the famous Colombian prose writer, journalist, publisher and politician; recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. Representative of the literary direction of "magic realism". World fame brought him the novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" (Cien años de soledad, 1967).
2. Umberto Eco(b. January 5, 1932, Alessandria, Italy) is an Italian scientist-philosopher, medievalist historian, specialist in semiotics, literary critic, writer. The most famous novels are The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum.
3. Otfried Preusler(b. October 20, 1923) - German children's writer, by nationality - Lusatian (Lusatian Serb). The most famous works: "Little Baba Yaga", "Little Ghost", "Little Water" and "Krabat, or Legends of the Old Mill".
4. Boris Lvovich Vasiliev(born May 21, 1924) is a Soviet and Russian writer. Author of the story "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" (1969), the novel "Not on the Lists" (1974), etc.
5. Ion Druta(b. 09/03/1928) - Moldavian and Russian writer and playwright.
6. Fazil Abdulovich Iskander(03/06/1929, Sukhum, Abkhazia, USSR) - an outstanding Soviet and Russian prose writer and poet of Abkhaz origin.
7. Daniil Alexandrovich Granin(b. January 1, 1919, Volsk, Saratov province, according to other sources - Volyn, Kursk region) - Russian writer and public figure. Knight of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called, Hero of Socialist Labor (1989), President of the Society of Friends of the Russian National Library; Chairman of the Board of the International Charitable Foundation. D. S. Likhachev.
8. Milan Kundera(b. April 1, 1929) is a modern Czech prose writer, living in France since 1975. He writes in both Czech and French.
9. Thomas Transtromer(b. April 15, 1931 in Stockholm) - the largest Swedish poet of the XX century. Winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the fact that his brief, translucent images give us a renewed view of reality."
10. Max Gallo(b. January 7, 1932, Nice) - French writer, historian and politician. Member of the French Academy
11. Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa(b. 03/28/1936) - Peruvian-Spanish prose writer and playwright, publicist, politician, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010.
12. Terry Pratchett(b. April 28, 1948) is a popular English writer. The most popular is his cycle of satirical fantasy about the Discworld. The total circulation of his books is about 50 million copies.
13. Yuri Vasilievich Bondarev(b. 03/15/1924) is a Russian Soviet writer. Author of the novel "Hot Snow", the story "Battalions ask for fire", etc.
14. Stephen Edwin King(b. September 21, 1947, Portland, Maine, USA) is an American writer who works in a variety of genres, including horror, thriller, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, drama.
15. Viktor Olegovich Pelevin(born November 22, 1962, Moscow) is a Russian writer. The most famous works: "The Life of Insects", "Chapaev and Emptiness", "Generation "P""
16. Joanne Rowling(b. July 31, 1965, Yate, Gloucestershire, England) is a British writer, author of a series of Harry Potter novels, translated into more than 65 languages and sold (as of 2008) in more than 400 million copies.
Modern writers also write books that critics recognize, if not masterpieces of literature, then very good and interesting works worthy of their popularity. Let's talk about some of these authors.
Modern foreign writers
Modern writers and their works are not only Janusz Wisniewski or the Twilight saga. We have selected the TOP 5 internationally recognized foreign authors whose popularity really matches the content of their work.
Haruki Murakami is one of the most famous writers of our time, as well as a Japanese translator. Murakami's books often describe the modern tragedy of all mankind - loneliness. The themes of love and death, time and memory, the nature of evil, travel to the unknown and changes in traditional Japanese society are also touched upon in the works.
A feature of Murakami's work is an interesting mixture of styles in his works, where he uses elements of a detective, dystopia, and even science fiction.
You can start your acquaintance with the work of Haruki Murakami with the novel Wonderland without Brakes and the End of the World. It contains two storylines at once, the connection between which is not immediately apparent. This is a book about immortality, about consciousness and subconsciousness, perhaps the most mysterious and mysterious among the books of the writer, which, nevertheless, can be read in one breath.
The best modern writers will not do without this name in their list, because Stephen King in the field of literature is a truly remarkable figure. It was Stephen who was dubbed the King of Horrors, because in his genre he is considered truly the best of the best. King's name is known all over the world, his books are always successfully sold, and films based on his works are chosen among the best by both Runet users and foreign ones (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and others).
He began writing in this genre as a teenager. The characters of the works are ordinary people, with whom, however, out of the ordinary and chilling stories begin to happen. Although not everyone knows that Stephen King writes not only in the style of horror - both westerns and historical fiction come from the author's pen.
It is perhaps impossible to choose the best book from King, but one of the most famous (in particular, thanks to the popular film adaptation with Jack Nicholson, which King himself was not very pleased with) can be called The Shining.
The novel tells about a writer who got a job as a watchman for the winter in a distant mountain hotel "Overlook" and arrived there with his family - his wife and young son. The boy's psychic abilities help him understand that the hotel is inhabited by ghosts, and terrifying things are happening in it, but even more terrible is how he affects his inhabitants and what kind of monster he can turn even a loving father into.
About ten years ago, no one had even heard of a writer like Dan Brown, but now this name is rattling around the world. Having released the book "The Da Vinci Code", the writer hardly imagined that such a resounding success would await him.
Dan Brown was born into the family of a mathematics professor and musician, and from childhood he loved to solve riddles, solve puzzles and collect puzzles. Years later, this inclination, as well as an interest in religion and philosophy, allowed him to start a writing career, and subsequently to create one of the most published and popular books in the world.
In fact, the main character of The Da Vinci Code, Robert Langdon, had already appeared in the novel Angels and Demons, written by Brown in 2000, but the circulation was not large enough and did not draw public attention to the person of the writer.
The abundance of secret messages, mystical ciphers and signs instantly attracted readers from all over the world, even though the Church began to protest against this novel, and critics began to notice inaccuracies. The excitement after the release of The Da Vinci Code could perhaps be compared only with the release of JK Rowling's books about Harry Potter.
After the release of The Da Vinci Code, they even began to talk about the emergence of a new genre - an intellectual detective story. Brown's latest book, Inferno, is a logical continuation of the story begun in the author's previous novels.
More recently, a young American author in the genre of Young-adult fiction (books for youth) John Green has shone among modern writers.
In 2006, he won The Michael L. Printz Award for his first novel, Looking for Alaska, and Green's most recent book, The Fault in Our Stars, became a number one US bestseller. This novel and another, Paper Towns, have been adapted into Hollywood movies, with Greene guest-screening both films.
The best-selling novel The Fault in Our Stars tells the story of Hazel, a 16-year-old girl who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer long ago. She attends a support group with the same sick guys, and at one of the sessions she meets a newcomer named Augustus. They fall in love with each other, but what's next for them? Read this book if you want to know why teenagers choose to read it, how it hooked thousands of readers and brought John Green such fame.
Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award for his collection of short stories "First Love, Last Anointing" and six-time Booker Prize nominee, one of the best writers of his generation, and at the same time one of the most controversial.
Known primarily as a novelist and short story writer, McEwan has also written three television plays published as The Imitation, a children's book, the libretto Or Shall We Die? sweet".
McEwan's work is focused on the theme of human misunderstanding, the inability of a person to sympathy, empathy, unwillingness to put oneself in someone else's place and feel responsible for the suffering of another.
McEwan's most famous book is Atonement, written in 2001, which tells how the slightest misunderstanding can lead to tragic consequences. The popularization of the novel was facilitated by a fairly accurate 2007 film adaptation with Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in the lead roles.
Modern Russian writers
It is worth mentioning Russian literature - there are also modern Russian writers, whose works should please lovers of reading. Here are a few of them.
Viktor Pelevin
Modern writers in Russia they are now multiplying like mushrooms after the rain, but for many years Victor Pelevin has been at the top of the honor. During his creative career, he was awarded numerous prizes, and French Magazine recognized Pelevin as one of the thousand most influential cultural figures in the world.
The popularity of Pelevin's work is great even abroad, and almost all of his works have been translated into the main languages of the world.
Combining reality, unreality and deep philosophy in his works, Pelevin, who is fond of oriental mysticism, managed to interest the general public, especially young people, with his phantasmagoric work. He often uses stories from mythology in his books.
You can start your acquaintance with Pelevin with one of his most famous works - "Generation "P"". Few people have been able to portray the modern consumer society, the power of advertising and the cult of objects so well, when the first and most important thing that people seek to surround themselves with is things.
Boris Akunin
The real name of this writer, literary critic and Japanist is Grigory Chkhartishvili. And although the author's works were often criticized by art critics and philologists, Boris Akunin's popularity in the domestic literary arena is very high.
Akunin's works have been translated into 35 other languages, and some of them have even been screened, some of which can eventually be called one of the best modern Russian films.
The most famous books of this writer are books from the series "The Adventures of Erast Fandorin", written in the style of a historical detective story. From the very beginning, it will be difficult not to be fascinated by the determined, courageous and intelligent protagonist, not to mention the adventures that await him further.
Under this bright pseudonym, the artist and philologist Svetlana Martynchik is hiding (and at first it was Svetlana's tandem as the author of texts with the artist Igor Stepin, who is the author of many ideas). The first cycle of the writer's books was published back in 1996, but the identity of the author was kept secret until 2001.
Initially, readers were often attracted by the pseudonym and the mysterious personality of the writer, and subsequently the content itself was invariably captured. The original plots of the books, the amazing realism of fantasy worlds, the curious author's philosophy and the special writing style of Max Frei add more and more people to the army of devoted admirers of the writer every year.
The first and so far the biggest success for Max Fry was a cycle of eleven books, united under the title "Labyrinths of Exo", which tells about the adventures of the author's alter ego - Sir Max - in a parallel world. These books have been translated into English, German, Spanish, Czech, Lithuanian and Swedish.
If you want to unwind, cheer yourself up and plunge into a completely new magical world, then try to take on these books - and you are guaranteed easy, pleasant reading.
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In Russia, literature has its own direction, different from any other. The Russian soul is mysterious and incomprehensible. The genre reflects both Europe and Asia, therefore the best classical Russian works are unusual, amaze with sincerity and vitality.
The main character is the soul. For a person, the position in society, the amount of money is not important, it is important for him to find himself and his place in this life, to find truth and peace of mind.
The books of Russian literature are united by the traits of a writer who possesses the gift of the great Word, who has completely devoted himself to this art of literature. The best classics saw life not flatly, but multifaceted. They wrote about the life of not random destinies, but expressing being in its most unique manifestations.
Russian classics are so different, with different destinies, but they are united by the fact that literature is recognized as a school of life, a way of studying and developing Russia.
Russian classical literature was created by the best writers from different parts of Russia. It is very important where the author was born, because this determines his formation as a person, his development, and it also affects writing skills. Pushkin, Lermontov, Dostoevsky were born in Moscow, Chernyshevsky in Saratov, Shchedrin in Tver. Poltava region in Ukraine is the birthplace of Gogol, Podolsk province - Nekrasov, Taganrog - Chekhov.
The three great classics, Tolstoy, Turgenev and Dostoevsky, were absolutely different people, had different destinies, complex characters and great talents. They made a huge contribution to the development of literature, writing their best works, which still excite the hearts and souls of readers. Everyone should read these books.
Another important difference between the books of Russian classics is the ridicule of the shortcomings of a person and his way of life. Satire and humor are the main features of the works. However, many critics said that this was all slander. And only true connoisseurs saw how the characters are both comical and tragic at the same time. Books like this always touch my heart.
Here you can find the best works of classical literature. You can download Russian classic books for free or read online, which is very convenient. 
We present to your attention the 100 best books of Russian classics. The complete list of books includes the best and most memorable works of Russian writers. This literature is known to everyone and recognized by critics from all over the world.
Of course, our list of top 100 books is just a small part of the best works of the great classics. It can be continued for a very long time.
One hundred books that everyone should read in order to understand not only how they used to live, what were the values, traditions, priorities in life, what they aspired to, but to find out in general how our world works, how bright and pure a soul can be and how valuable it is for a person, for the formation of his personality.
The top 100 list includes the best and most famous works of Russian classics. The plot of many of them is known from the school bench. However, some books are difficult to understand at a young age, and this requires wisdom that is acquired over the years.
Of course, the list is far from complete and can be continued indefinitely. Reading such literature is a pleasure. She not only teaches something, she radically changes lives, helps to realize simple things that we sometimes do not even notice.
We hope you enjoyed our list of classic Russian literature books. Perhaps you have already read something from it, but something not. A great occasion to make your personal list of books, your top books that you would like to read.
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If your favorite authors have not released new works for a long time, or you are just a beginner in the literary world, our site will help you find best contemporary writers. It has long been known that when choosing to read, recommendations from friends or acquaintances have always been an excellent way. You can always start with the best writers to develop your own taste and understand your literary preferences. However, if your friends don't read or if your tastes differ drastically, you can use the KnigoPoisk website.
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It is here that everyone can leave a review about the book they read, rate it, thereby compiling a special list " Most Popular Writers". Of course, the final verdict is always up to you, but if a lot of people think it's good, chances are you'll like it too.
This section contains popular contemporary writers, which received the highest rating from the users of the resource. A convenient interface will help you understand the literature and will be the first step to structure this whole vast world in your head.
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A good book is much more than a way to kill time. Wishing to get acquainted with unusual worlds, mysterious and strong characters and incredible adventures, the reader should get acquainted with the work of the most popular modern writers. Below are the most striking and famous works of recent decades - top 10 best modern books!
1. 11/22/63 (Stephen King)
Topping our list of the best modern books is Stephen King's sci-fi novel 11/22/63. The first publication of the work took place in 2011.
The assassination of J.F. Kennedy was one of the greatest tragedies in American society. A popular politician was shot right during a huge parade in front of thousands of Americans. Could the president have been saved? Surprisingly, the answer to this question remains to be known by a simple teacher! Jake Epping is an ordinary resident of a small town who works at a school and is not much different from thousands of his fellow citizens. However, by the will of fate, it is he who gets the chance to go through the time portal, which is located in the back of the cafe with his old friend Al. The owner of the device has long wanted to find the killer of Kennedy, but the disease upset all plans, so Jake must replace him! Go back, straight to the 60s, live there for several years, figure out the future executioner and stop him on the day of a terrible tragedy! Will he be able to change the course of history and even go back?
2 American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods is one of the best modern fantasy books that was written by English writer Neil Gaiman in 2001.
America. Shelter of a huge number of migrants from all over the world. In search of a better life, people went to an unknown continent, hoping to get settled there and find long-awaited happiness. However, they did not travel alone: each visiting guest brought with him a piece of his native culture. Gods, beliefs, rituals, customs - this is the true luggage of the settlers! Will different deities be able to get along together and what promises such a neighborhood? Shadows, the main character, who has recently been released from prison, will have to find out. Once free, he finds himself in a series of strange events and mysterious crimes that need to be unraveled.
3. The Wind Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Closes the top three best book by contemporary American writer Khaled Hosseini. The work was born in 2003.
What is true friendship? Sometimes adults find it very difficult to answer this question. Much easier for kids. Amir and Hasan are two completely different boys who are connected by true friendship. That's just one of them is an aristocrat, and the second is a poor servant! Coming from different social strata, they do not pay attention to the differences that are so important for adults. Playing, joking, sharing secrets and impressions, experiencing failures and knowing sorrow, the boys gradually grow up, and their friendship only becomes stronger. One day, serious changes are coming in the country that will test their strength and scatter friends on different sides. Can childhood friendship survive?
4. A Song of Ice and Fire (George Martin)
A Song of Ice and Fire is one of the most famous and best modern fantasy books. This is a whole series of works, consisting of five already published volumes. There are two more books in the pipeline. The first publication took place in 1996. The book gained particular popularity after the release of the series "Game of Thrones", filmed by HBO based on its motives.
The unique fantasy world is inhabited by far from good fairies and cheerful gnomes. This is a world of several powerful powers that are desperately fighting for their heart's content. Their goal is the throne of Westeros. Their means are weapons, intrigues, murders and rebellions. The palace of Verteros is filled with vile and greedy people who are eager to seize the throne at any cost. There is no place for honesty and nobility anymore. Arranging serious intrigues and organizing coups, the conspirators will do everything to undermine the situation in the kingdom. However, it is not only them that should be feared, because the cunning rulers of neighboring states are also not averse to snatching a "tidbit" during a cruel and blind turmoil! A real war for power is coming, ready to bury the old order forever.
5. The house in which ... (Mariam Petrosyan)
“The House Where…” is an interesting contemporary fantasy novel by the Armenian writer Mariam Petrosyan, published in 2009.
On the edge of the city is a boarding school for abandoned children. This old and gray place seems very inhospitable and gloomy, but everything is not so simple... Once inside, a person can discover a new, unusual world in which there is more kindness and light than on bright city streets. The pupils of the house are divided into groups, each of which has its own leader. There are no names and surnames here - only bright nicknames. There is a lot of unknown and very little familiar. These are miniature societies with their vices and virtues. Children learn about the world, growing up, changing and trying to find their place in it.
6. Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief is a captivating contemporary novel written in 2006 by an Australian writer.
Liesel Meminger is a little German girl whose childhood fell on a truly monstrous time. In 1939, the Nazi regime reached its peak, destroying the recalcitrant and preparing to enslave the world. Horror, murders, robberies and terror became daily companions of the lives of those who did not suit the new government. After the death of her husband, Frau Meminger moves, trying to find a quieter place for her daughter. But in vain... Looking around, Liesel sees the ongoing chaos through the eyes of an innocent child who does not understand this cruel and strange world of adults. Growing up quickly, she has a lot to learn and rethink.
7 Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl is one of the best modern thriller books. The work was published in 2012 and became the basis of the film of the same name.
How hard it is to know a person, even if you have lived with him for many years! An unusual incident turns the fate of the protagonist when his wife suddenly disappears. During a stormy celebration of their wedding anniversary, a woman mysteriously disappears. Arriving police discover blood and signs of a struggle, deciding that the man killed his wife and hid her body. Now the bewildered man is left to solve this incredible puzzle himself. Who knows, maybe the answer will turn out to be even more monstrous than the disappearance itself ...
8 Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
The novel "Cloud Atlas" was written in 2004 by an English writer. Its plot is a complex interweaving of stories and destinies that, at first glance, nothing connects. An American lawyer stranded on a tropical island while a ship is being repaired; a young English musician forced to sell his music and body to earn a living; a brave Californian journalist fighting against a powerful corporation; a London publisher facing criminals after the release of yet another bestseller; a clone from a Korean anti-utopia and a Hawaiian old man watching the decline of human civilization. All events and characters go through a difficult path at different times, gradually intertwining together.
9. When I Was Real (Tom McCarthy)
Tom McCarthy's novel "When I Was Real" continues our top 10 best modern books.
A sudden catastrophe changed the life of a young man, crossing out his past. He finds himself in a long-term coma, from which he, fortunately, manages to get out. But such a long process did not pass without a trace: now he needs to learn to live anew. Walk, move, work with hands and talk. All past life comes in the form of vague memories, and the hero endlessly wants to return to his former self. Moreover, some large corporation is ready to pay him a lot of money to keep the cause of the incident a secret. How are they related? What happened that day? And how to become completely the same?
10 Anathem (Neil Stevenson)
And completes the top ten modern science fiction book "Anathem", written by American writer Neil Stevenson in 2008.
Arb is a distant and mysterious planet resembling Earth. People who worship science live here. Science, which completely replaced religion and managed to split society into two irreconcilable camps. Guardians of Science are monks who were once scientists. They once worked and created for the benefit of progress, but their work led to something terrible. Now the monks live in the monastery, closed off from the outside, secular world. Their life is simple, calm and measured, but every ten years there comes a special date - the day when the two sides can change places. The monks will see the outside world, and secular people will be able to join the monastic life and worldview. Once such a change led to horrific consequences, and now the two sides must unite to prevent the impending disaster!
