"Писал и задумал роман в эпоху наибольшей материальной нужды. В смысле материальных затруднений наиболее тяжелый год был 1922" . Булгаков писал свой первый роман в не отапливаемой комнате, увлеченно и самозабвенно, работая по ночам. "Третья жизнь. И третья жизнь моя цвела у письменного стола.

Н.В. Гоголь начал работу над своим главным трудом - "Мертвые души" в 1835 году. Ни над одним из своих произведений ранее писатель не работал так кропотливо и тщательно, так вдумчиво и напряженно.

Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков (1891–1940) — выдающийся русский писатель, драматург, театральный деятель. Посмертную мировую славу ему принес роман "Мастер и Маргарита", опубликованный впервые в 1966–1967 годах в журнале "Москва".

Аудиостудия "Ардис" предлагает вам послушать роман "Золотой телёнок" - классику отечественной литературы. Его соавторы - земляки-одесситы. Ильф - псевдоним поэта и журналиста Ильи Арнольдовича Файнзильберга (1897-1937).

Первый вариант романа В круге первом был написан А.И. Солженицыным в 1955-1958 годы без какой-либо надежды на публикацию. В 1964 году Солженицын переделал роман, надеясь напечатать его легально. В новой редакции неприемлемые для цензуры места были изъяты или сглажены.

Timothy and Jonah, wealthy entrepreneurs with a spoiled son, hide sins from their past—one involving a death on a cruise, the other a crime in Bali. Nathan and Samantha, the hot ex-nanny turned trophy wife, grapple with infertility and a shocking paternity secret. Bartosz and Angelika (he’s a chef, she’s a former sex worker) carry debts to the other couples they don’t even realize they owe. Over fourteen days, the couples bond—but their pasts are too deeply intertwined to stay hidden. The sly concierge, Putu, knows more than he lets on.

Annie has always had high hopes for her future. But the reality of her life just isn’t measuring up. She loves her fiancé, Greg–doesn’t she? She’s going to get her degree and open her own business–won’t she? Then, a strange old woman shows up outside her house, and she seems to know a lot about Annie. An awful lot. Annie could tell the old woman to get lost. Yet there’s something about her Annie just can’t shake. And what she learns could change her life forever–but is it the life she envisioned?

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.