Departure(s)
Julian Barnes stops writing; he has turned eighty and has decided it is time to say goodbye. In this farewell book, he offers reflections that resemble involuntary autobiographical memories, akin to Proust’...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic: Annihilation
(Synopsis from the back cover):
«The Sith Empire is in flux. The Emperor is missing, presumed dead, and an ambitious Sith Lord's attempt to seize the throne has ended fatally. Still, Darth Karrid,...
Red countries
Following the story that the author continues in his books, Red Seas is a novel about two characters: Lamb, a man with a violent and mysterious past, and Shy, his "daughter" and merchant, who will be forced...
Balzac: A Biography
Posthumous work, completed in its final revisions by Richard Friedenthal, editor of the complete works of Stefan Zweig.
Biography of the French writer Honoré de Balzac. It portrays both the man and...
Vengeance Is Mine
Marie NDiaye (France, 1967) is the author of more than twenty novels and has received numerous awards.
The work under review has been acclaimed by critics. In it, she explores the lives of three...
Dark renaissance
The 16th-century England was marked by a ruthless, violent, and egocentric monarchy, where anyone could be a traitor or a spy. It is not surprising that it provided so much material for scripts and novels....
Abbott Awaits
Abbott stars in a summer diary, written in the third person. As we delve into his thoughts, we come to understand the circumstances of his life, which mainly revolve around caring for his young daughter,...
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived
(Back cover synopsis):
«[Malgus:] Our time has come. For three hundred years we prepared; we grew stronger while you rested in your cradle of power believing your people were safe and protected. You...
The Children of Húrin
Tolkien introduces us to Middle-earth, a fantasy world where the struggle between good and evil is the central theme. There is no simple opposition between luminous heroes and absolute villains: alongside...
Talking about God is dangerous
Autobiographical book in which Tatiana Goricheva recounts how she discovered Christianity in Soviet Russia, despite persecution. In her youth, she was a Communist leader and a professor of philosophy. Her...