Книжные премии — 2317 книг

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare’s finesse to Oscar Wilde’s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim’s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved…

«Великолепные Эмберсоны» — один из самых прославленных американских романов начала XX века, удостоенный Пулицеровской премии, история крушения богатой семьи, беззаветной любви и жестокого высокомерия. Главный герой книги — Джордж Эмберсон, последний отпрыск могущественного рода, эгоистичный, избалованный юноша, готовый принести в жертву своей гордости чувства самых близких людей. Однако грядет его падение: почтенный мир элегантных особняков, конных экипажей и богатых землевладельцев уходит в прошлое, уступая место многоквартирным домам, машинам и ушлым дельцам. Только любовь остается равнодушной к смене времен, лишь она одна способна спасти утратившего «великолепие» Джорджа Эмберсона.

«Великолепные Эмберсоны» — один из самых прославленных американских романов начала XX века, удостоенный Пулицеровской премии, история крушения богатой семьи, беззаветной любви и…

Классический роман Эдит Уортон (1862—1937) о нравах американского высшего света начала века, послуживший основой для одноименного фильма Мартина Скорсезе.

In a small midwestern town in the wake of World War I, Alice Adams delightedly finds herself being pursued by Arthur Russell, a gentleman of a higher social class in life. Desperate to keep her family's lower-middle-class status a secret, she and her parents concoct various schemes to keep their family afloat. Though ultimately the realities of her situation reveal themselves to be too great to overcome, and her relationship with Arthur fizzles, Alice's acceptance of this leads her to seek out work to support her family with an admirable resiliency. An enchanting and authentic tale of a family's aspirations to seek more out of life, Alice Adams reveals the strength of the human spirit and its incredible ability to evolve. Vintage Movie Classics spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based.

In a small midwestern town in the wake of World War I, Alice Adams delightedly finds herself being pursued by Arthur Russell, a gentleman of a higher social class in life.…

Claude Wheeler, the sensitive, aspiring protagonist of this beautifully modulated novel, resembles the youngest son of a peculiarly American fairy tale. His fortune is ready-made for him, but he refuses to settle for it. Alienated from his crass father and pious mother, all but rejected by a wife who reserves her ardor for missionary work, and dissatisfied with farming, Claude is an idealist without an ideal to cling to. It is only when his country enters the First World War that Claude finds what he has been searching for all his life.

In One of Ours Willa Cather explores the destiny of a grandchild of the pioneers, a young Nebraskan whose yearnings impel him toward a frontier bloodier and more distant than the one that vanished before his birth. In doing so, she creates a canny and extraordinarily vital portrait of an American psyche at once skeptical and romantic, restless and heroic.

Claude Wheeler, the sensitive, aspiring protagonist of this beautifully modulated novel, resembles the youngest son of a peculiarly American fairy tale. His fortune is ready-made…

This neglected novel tells the story of Wully McLaughlin coming home from the Civil War to find his sweetheart pregnant with another man’s child.

В центре романа прогрессивного американского писателя - беспокойный, духовно независимый рыцарь науки Мартин Эроусмит, борющийся со стяжателями, которые умеют делать бизнес и из практической медицины, и из любого научного открытия. Фигура молодого радикала и новатора, грубовато-честного, презирающего деньги и титулы, дана на фоне американской действительности, которая представлена широко и наглядно.

В центре романа прогрессивного американского писателя - беспокойный, духовно независимый рыцарь науки Мартин Эроусмит, борющийся со стяжателями, которые умеют делать бизнес и из…

Bromfield takes a close look at the Pentlands- a fictional rich family in New England- exposing the hypocrisy and ignorance behind their luxurious facade. Bromfield's eloquence when describing both his characters and their surroundings is breathtaking, and his accuracy in describing the characters' complicated emotions makes it apparent that he knows human nature very well. A fascinating study on the struggle of one woman to escape the stifling influence of her husband and in-laws.

Bromfield takes a close look at the Pentlands- a fictional rich family in New England- exposing the hypocrisy and ignorance behind their luxurious facade. Bromfield's eloquence…

В полдень, 20 июля 1715 года рухнул самый красивый мост в Перу. В катастрофе погибли пять паломников. Казалось бы, простая случайность? Но монах брат Юнипер почему-то уверен: Божий промысел.
Однако что может объединять престарелого авантюриста и легендарную актрису, знаменитую писательницу-аристократку, ее юную компаньонку и парня из низов общества?
Возможно, все они дошли до определенного "жизненного порога"? Возможно, Господь просто явил свое милосердие тем, кому больше незачем было жить?

В полдень, 20 июля 1715 года рухнул самый красивый мост в Перу. В катастрофе погибли пять паломников. Казалось бы, простая случайность? Но монах брат Юнипер почему-то уверен:…

Julia Peterkin pioneered in demonstrating the literary potential for serious depictions of the African American experience. Rejecting the prevailing sentimental stereotypes of her times, she portrayed her black characters with sympathy and understanding, endowing them with the full dimensions of human consciousness. In these novels and stories, she tapped the richness of rural southern black culture and oral traditions to capture the conflicting realities in an African American community and to reveal a grace and courage worthy of black pride.

Julia Peterkin pioneered in demonstrating the literary potential for serious depictions of the African American experience. Rejecting the prevailing sentimental stereotypes of her…

Capturing the essence of the Southwest in 1915, Oliver La Farge's Pulitzer Prize-winning first novel is an enduring American classic. At a ceremonial dance, the young, earnest silversmith Laughing Boy falls in love with Slim Girl, a beautiful but elusive "American"-educated Navajo. As they experience all of the joys and uncertainties of first love, the couple must face a changing way of life and its tragic consequences.

Capturing the essence of the Southwest in 1915, Oliver La Farge's Pulitzer Prize-winning first novel is an enduring American classic. At a ceremonial dance, the young, earnest…

Set in turn-of-the-century Chicago, this 1931 Pulitzer Prize winner follows the life of Jane Ward, from her first girlhood crush to the autumn of her life. Barnes reminds us that even the smallest decisions can make a carefully built life topple like a house of cards. This story will resonate deeply with anyone who has ever looked back and thought. What if?

Set in turn-of-the-century Chicago, this 1931 Pulitzer Prize winner follows the life of Jane Ward, from her first girlhood crush to the autumn of her life. Barnes reminds us that…

Потрясающий исторический роман, который принес Перл Бак Пулитцеровскую премию за 1932 год и стал в США бестселлером номер один в 1931-1932 гг.

Первая книга грандиозной семейной саги, за которую писательница была удостоена Нобелевской премии по литературе.

Кажется, этот роман, действие которого происходит в Китае начала прошлого века, не мог выйти из-под пера западного автора — настолько аутентично в нем поведана масштабная и глубоко психологичная история честного и работящего крестьянина Ван Луна, его нелегкого пути к богатству и преуспеванию и того, сколь дорого пришлось ему заплатить на этот успех. История его жены и его молодой наложницы, его детей, каждый из которых готов идти собственной дорогой. Но кто из них станет для отца гордостью, а кто разобьет ему сердце?..

Потрясающий исторический роман, который принес Перл Бак Пулитцеровскую премию за 1932 год и стал в США бестселлером номер один в 1931-1932 гг.

Первая книга грандиозной семейной…

Winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1933, The Store is the second novel of Stribling's monumental trilogy set in the author's native Tennessee Valley region of North Alabama. The novel's action begins in 1884, when Grover Cleveland became the first Democratic president since the end of the Civil War, and it centers about the emergence of Colonel Miltiades Vaiden as a figure of wealth and power in the city of Florence.
In The Store, Stribling succeeds in presenting the essence of an age through the everyday lives of his characters. Writing in The New Statesman and Nation upon publication of the book, Gerald Bullett stated The Store "is a first-rate book of its kind, a good story filled with diverse and vital characters; and much of it cannot be read without that primitive excitement, that eagerness to know what comes next, which is, after all, the triumph of the good story teller."

Winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1933, The Store is the second novel of Stribling's monumental trilogy set in the author's native Tennessee Valley region of North Alabama. The…

In 1934, Caroline Miller's novel Lamb in His Bosom won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. It was the first novel by a Georgia author to win a Pulitzer, soon followed by Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind in 1937. In fact, Lamb was largely responsible for the discovery of Gone With the Wind; after reading Miller's novel, Macmillan editor Harold S. Latham sought other southern novels and authors, and found Margaret Mitchell.

Caroline Miller was fascinated by the other Old South—not the romantic inhabitants of Gone With the Wind, but rather the poor people of the south Georgia backwoods, who never owned a slave or planned to fight a war. The story of Cean and Lonzo, a young couple who begin their married lives two decades before the Civil War, Lamb in His Bosom is a fascinating account of social customs and material realities among settlers of the Georgia frontier. At the same time, Lamb in His Bosom transcends regional history as Miller's quietly lyrical prose style pays poignant tribute to a woman's life lived close to nature—the nature outside her and the nature within.

In 1934, Caroline Miller's novel Lamb in His Bosom won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. It was the first novel by a Georgia author to win a Pulitzer, soon followed by Margaret…

Первый роман американской писательницы Жозефины Уинслоу Джонсон (1910-1990). Перевод с английского Эстер Бер.

Honey in the Horn is a novel about life in the homesteading days of Oregon, 1906-1908. It is about the coming of age of an orphan boy named Clay Calvert, but it is also the about the trials of the pioneers who came to Oregon following the American Dream. Through the characters that Clay meets along the way, the author introduces the readers to the various occupations of the settlers of that era. (wikipedia)

Honey in the Horn is a novel about life in the homesteading days of Oregon, 1906-1908. It is about the coming of age of an orphan boy named Clay Calvert, but it is also the about…

Роман Маргарет Митчелл вышел в свет в 1936 году и имел феноменальный успех у читателей. Только в первые годы его тираж превысил три миллиона, и «Унесенные ветром» были признаны «книгой века». В 1939 году на экраны вышел одноименный фильм (с участием Вивьен Ли и Кларком Гейблом), который завоевал восемь премий «Оскар» и стал одной из самых кассовых лент в истории кинематографа. Несмотря на полярные оценки литературных критиков, роман удостоился престижной Пулитцеровской премии, его сравнивали с «Войной и миром» Льва Толстого, а Маргарет Митчелл ставили в один ряд с великими классиками мировой литературы. Книга выдержала более 70 изданий только в Соединенных Штатах, была переведена на десятки языков и по сей день пользуется неизменной популярностью и любовью у читателей во всем мире.

Роман Маргарет Митчелл вышел в свет в 1936 году и имел феноменальный успех у читателей. Только в первые годы его тираж превысил три миллиона, и «Унесенные ветром» были признаны…

Book DescriptionSweeping us into the inner sanctum of Boston society, into the Beacon Hill town houses and exclusive private clubs where only the city's wealthiest and most powerful congregate, this novel gives us-through the story of one family and

Book DescriptionSweeping us into the inner sanctum of Boston society, into the Beacon Hill town houses and exclusive private clubs where only the city's wealthiest and most…