Literatura

Monikę poznajemy, kiedy ma trzynaście lat, a potem obserwujemy ją jako między innymi dwudziestosiedmiolatkę – kochankę starszego od siebie profesora, trzydziestosiedmiolatkę mieszkającą z Geirem i wychowującą córkę Maiken, czterdziestosześciolatkę rozmyślającą o tym, że życie to właściwie tylko seria nieudanych prób połączenia różnych rzeczy w całość. Gdy Monika ma pięćdziesiąt dwa lata, w sklepowym lustrze nad półką z owocami i warzywami dostrzega twarz własnej matki. Od poc...

Była stara i brzydka. Mijało się ją bez słowa, bo wtopiła się w okoliczny krajobraz pełen chaszczy, pyłu i kamieni, tak jakby zrodziła ją ziemia, a nie stworzyły ręce budowniczych. Skrywała w sobie sekrety, o których szeptano tylko pośród czterech ścian. Kamienica. Po jej zbutwiałych schodach Anna Musiałowicz wprowadza nas w światy równoległe, gdzie czas przestaje mieć znaczenie, a losy lokatorów splatają się w przedziwnych okolicznościach. Co łączy wszystkich bohaterów?...

CZERWONY – zdumiewająca opowieść o manipulacji Dwudziestosześcioletnia Marcelina ma szczególny dar – postrzega świat kolorami. Według niej każdy człowiek ma aurę, którą dziewczyna nie tylko widzi, ale także rozumie. Od kilkunastu tygodni dręczą ją senne koszmary, w których topi się w krwistej czerwieni. Sny się powtarzają, a nawet rozwijają, a wszystkie dotyczą jednego miejsca – Bromierzyka, opuszczonej wsi w Puszczy Kampinoskiej. Okazuje się, że jest to miejsce istotne d...

This book is a collection of some of Konrad’s reviews and writings. The collection is divided into two parts, primarily the sections „Letters”, its reviews. The second section is called Life, but this is only true in a limited sense. It contains Conrad’s views on some of the pressing political issues of the day. They range from the Russo-Japanese War and the question of the independence of Poland to the death of the Titanic.

This is an exciting saga located in the Indian Ocean basin, against the stormy backdrop of barely suppressed military operations between the Dutch and British merchant fleets, told by one of Conrad’s classic passages. After all, Freya’s unique perspective on the sharply etched nature is one of Conrad’s most piercing studies of how power hunger can lead people to greatness – or its opposite.

The tale begins, like many books about Konrad, with a group of travelers gathered together and exchanging maritime stories. Falk is subtle and minimalistic, and perhaps only the writer of the great Conrad can still do this; a calm, introspective story, which, however, is worth reading. This is a charming romantic tale in which Conrad’s usual gloomy, psychological fabrications, but evocative, but truly pedestrian story of a Marine... with a dark, primitive twist.

A short story about an unhappy involuntary marriage. Family quarrels, like bad weather in the Russian wilderness: there is nothing worse than becoming an involuntary captive of a blizzard of someone else’s spousal abuse. The main character of the story is an ordinary woman with an unfortunate fate. All its features consist only in youth and attractive appearance, and in the still alive soul, which writhes under the weight of the cargo that has landed on it and stubbornly does...

The story of a boy Egor, who goes from his home to a gymnasium located in another city. This trip is the last event before the start of a new life away from mother and familiar places. Nothing unexpected happens on the way, but at the same time, there is a constant change of landscapes and moons of Egor, meetings with new people, both ordinary and of noble origin. The boy is a witness to the life of people whose path also lies through the steppe.

The theme of the „little man”, which appeared in many of Chekhov’s short stories, was also touched on in the novel „My Life”. The main character, Misail Poloznev, a nobleman by birth, becomes a simple worker. In order to live the way he wants, he breaks with his father. He is opposed to lies and hypocrisy, namely they, in his opinion, reign among the intelligentsia. The quote of the old house painter Radish: „Aphids eat grass, rust – iron, and lies – the soul”. According to t...

The book, which at one time produced the most ambitious scandal in the history of British literature of the XIX century. This is a book that was desperately admired and equally desperately outraged. The poem that shocked the foundations of the foundations of morality and morality of its era and gave the world one of the most famous literary heroes of mankind – a hero without whom neither Pushkin Onegin nor Lermontov Pechorin would exist.

This story is about a girl whose family has lost everything. Despite his young age, Agnes makes an important decision for himself and his family to go to work as a governess. Those close, at first discouraging a young girl, but understanding her resolve, do not resist her impulse. The work of a governess is not an easy job, Agnes Gray on her way gets acquainted with the life, traditions and way of life of different families. Her students are not always obedient and diligent, ...

Aristophanes, nicknamed the „father of comedy”, wrote in a different way than the first tragedies. He was troubled by everyday problems, rarely associated with the past. Gods also rarely appeared in his works, like the heroes of antiquity: the main role was given to contemporaries. If certain events of Aristophanes did not suit him, he made fun of them, or offered original recipes to change the situation for the better.

Old Philokleon was so addicted to attending court hearings that his son Bdelikleon locked him in the house and stretched a net around the house. He wants to ensure a quiet life for his father, but Philokleon does not at all want peace. He’s a cocky, like a choir made up of his old friends, judges, and he likes to convict. The choir appears on the stage in wasp costumes and tries to help Philokleon slip away, but Bdelikleon prevents this.