Once upon a time, special knowledge about the achievements of science and technology was accessible and understandable only to people of certain professions, possessing a wealth of knowledge, versed in terms. Not everyone can become professors, candidates of sciences, but this does not prevent them from studying the question of their interest, learning about the latest achievements ...

Romance novels occupy a leading place among other genres in literature. In most cases, the female half of the population is interested in such books. Reading such books, a woman mentally represents all the events that occur on the pages of the book. In literary works very often ...

Many people really like to read the same books several times, but watching films made from these books is no less enjoyable. It is breathtaking, excites the heart. Currently, literature has become a source of new inspiration for many directors. And it is quite justified....

Neil Gaiman is an English science fiction writer, his name is known all over the world. He creates graphic novels and comics, writes scripts for films. That is why even those who do not like to read books know Geiman. However, after watching a movie or animation, viewers often have a desire to read ...

Whatever happens in people's lives: wars, epidemics, discoveries of new lands, most writers and poets preferred to devote books not to these topics, but to love. This feeling inspired, inspired, encouraged, and sometimes made me languish from pain and despair. How many beautiful words, touching confessions ...

The name of Erich Maria Remarque is known throughout the world. A cult writer of the twentieth century, a representative of the "lost generation". So called the young men who were called to the front. Many of them have not yet graduated from school, but have already begun to kill. There was no choice, war ... Erich suffered many trials, his life ...

Fedor Dostoevsky is a famous writer, as well as a playwright and translator. The fame was brought to the author by the work “Poor People”, which was approved by many critics. For a long time he was even called the “new Gogol”. Fedor was born in Moscow in 1820. At first he studied at home, and then was sent to Moscow ...

Sergey Dovlatov is a well-known Russian and American writer of the 20th and early 21st centuries Recently awarded a monument in the cultural capital of our country. And this is definitely deserved. His books are read all over the world, stories are set as an example, and notes are pulled into quotes. Sergey Dovlatov is full ...

Fans of real science fiction are probably familiar with the work of Isaac Asimov. This is an American writer, a popularizer of science. On his account a record number of books - more than 500. Isaac repeatedly became the winner of the Nebula and Hugo Prizes. Still, it cannot be said that all of his works ...

As many people know, the classics are eternal. It is never too late to rediscover it. If you want to go back to basics or renew something in your memory, be sure to do it. Foreign classics are books that are time-tested by more than one generation of people. To such literature ...

Howard Lovecraft is a well-known American writer who has made a huge contribution to world mass culture; his work has had a great influence on the formation of modern literature. Howard worked in several genres (horror, fantasy, mysticism and science fiction), while he managed to combine ...

Wardrip-Fruin and Montfort have argued that Borges was arguably the most important figure in Spanish-language literature since Cervantes. He clearly had a huge influence, wrote complex poems, short stories and essays, which embodied the concept of dizzying power. His syllable, fantasy, ...

The English writer, who created under the pseudonym James Hadley Chase, without exaggeration, knows the whole world. The author of 93 novels is one of the most popular authors among fans of the detective genre. After spending most of his life in the UK, the writer described almost all of his works ...

Many remember and love the works of the American writer Jack London, who became famous thanks to his adventure novels and stories. He was especially popular in the USSR, where the number of his books was a record for a foreign writer - more than 77 million copies. Jack London is very ...

Dean Kunz is an American writer who writes books in the science fiction genre. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1945. After graduating from the university, he worked for some time as an English teacher. But his dream has always been writing. His first novel was released in 1968 ...

This genre is gaining momentum whenever a country is in a tense situation. When you take a book in the genre of military science fiction, you immediately predict that it will not be boring. As a rule, these are dynamic stories, with bright heroes and incredible deeds. This is a universal genre that is read as teenagers, ...

There is a genre in fiction, which is commonly called the "alternative story." Books written in this genre tell about the reality that could be in the world if at one of the turning points everything suddenly went differently. Something happens in the past, either by accident or because ...

The Strugatsky brothers are Soviet writers, co-authors, classics of science and social science fiction. It is recommended to start acquaintance with the authors from their very first works, which are called “The Country of the Crimson Clouds” and “Monday Starts on Saturday” (by the way, you can read about them here). Compared ...

Books about love will always be very popular among women of all ages. And love fantasy has been experiencing a real boom lately. However, there is nothing to be surprised at: beautiful stories, magic, a happy ending. All girls love fairy tales. These books are a great opportunity. ...

It is believed that with the advent of the Internet, people began to read less. There is some truth, most of us will prefer to view the news on a social network or admire other people's photos. But do not forget that reading is very useful: your horizons expand, your vocabulary increases ...