Literatura
Creatures That Once Were Men and Other Stories
Maxim Gorky
A collection of short stories by a popular and influential Russian author, the founder of the literary method of socialist realism and, possibly, the greatest Russian literary figure of the 20th century. He wrote short stories, plays, memoirs and novels that touched the imagination of the Russian people, and was the first Russian author to sympathize sympathetically with characters such as tramps and thieves, emphasizing their daily struggle with insurmountable difficulties.
A. Merritt
Creep, Shadow! is the second novel in the Dr. Lowell series, preceded by Burn, Witch, Burn! . Its short and it moves along very quickly but theres plenty of tension and some genuinely creepy moments. Doctor Alan Carnac returns to the commonplace world of New York from the jungles of Africa, only to meet there a menace more mysterious and appalling than the savage magic of the witch doctors his best friend has inexplicably committed suicide and Carnac begins a frantic investigation which will lead him to come across charming but sinister women and into the horror of obscure sacrificial rites... A masterpiece of horror, mystery and paranormal, A. Merritts novel will make even the hottest blood run cold.
Crime and Custom in Savage Society
Bronisław Malinowski
Classic text in a modern e-book form. Download it to your handheld reader today and enjoy reading! [From Preface] The modern anthropological explorer, who goes into the field fully trained in theory, charged with problems, interests, and maybe preconceptions, is neither able nor well-advised to keep his observations within the limits of concrete facts and detailed data. He is bound to receive illumination on matters of principle, to solve some of his fundamental difficulties, to settle many moot points as regards general perspective. He is bound, for example, to arrive at some conclusions as to whether the primitive mind differs from our own or is essentially similar; whether the savage lives constantly in a world of supernatural powers and perils, or on the contrary, has his lucid intervals as often as any one of us; whether clan-solidarity is such an overwhelming and universal force, or whether the heathen can be as self-seeking and self-interested as any Christian. In the writing up of his results the modern anthropologist is naturally tempted to add his wider, somewhat diffused and intangible experiences to his descriptions of definite fact; to present the details of custom, belief, and organization against the background of a general theory of primitive culture. This little book is the outcome of a field worker's yielding to such temptation. In extenuation of this lapse - if lapse it be - I should like to urge the great need for more theory in anthropological jurisprudence, especially theory born from actual contact with savages. I should also point out that in this work reflections and generalizations stand out clearly from the descriptive paragraphs. Last, not least, I should like to claim that my theory is not made of conjecture or hypothetical reconstruction but is simply an attempt at formulating the problem, at introducing precise concepts and dear definitions into the subject.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment - a novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, a Russian novelist, philosopher and short story writer. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychological novelists in world literature. Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg, who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money. Before the killing, Raskolnikov believes that with the money he could liberate himself from poverty and go on to perform great deeds. However, once it is done he finds himself racked with confusion, paranoia, and disgust for what he has done. His justifications disintegrate completely as he struggles with guilt and horror and confronts the real-world consequences of his deed.
Crimen. Opowieść sensacyjna z XVII wieku
Józef Hen
Gdzieś na pograniczu dzisiejszej Polski i Ukrainy na Pogórzu Sanockim stoi chudy i zaniedbany majątek Błudnickich. Do niego zdąża po ośmiu latach wojny i rosyjskiej niewoli syn tego domu Tomasz. Ojciec jego w niejasnych okolicznościach stracił niedawno życie. Nie zdążyli się spotkać. Syn czuje, że musi tę pośpieszną śmierć wyjaśnić. Wiele pytań, mało odpowiedzi. Od czego zacząć, kto może być zabójcą. Czy miejscowy infamis, czy zbójnicka gromada, czy możny sąsiad, który tak szybko przejął ich dobra ziemskie. A jak to w życiu się zdarza zazwyczaj – na drodze staje mu piękna kobieta i miłość przychodzi znienacka. Snująca się jak dym po rzece opowieść sensacyjna z XVII wieku – czasów Zygmunta III Wazy. Wspaniale pokazane sylwetki szlachciców i szlachetków, łotrów i infamisów, spotkania katolików, arian, muzułmanów i żydów, zwykłych chłopów i jednej szczególnej wieśniaczki. Miękko zapaść się w fotel, przymknąć oczy i poczuć się w tamtym miejscu i tamtych czasach. Warto bardzo przeczytać!
Marian Kisiel
Książka zbiera teksty różnego rodzaju: szkice przekrojowe o literaturze krajowej i emigracyjnej, portrety krytyczne (o Stanisławie Baczyńskim, Tymonie Terleckim, Jacku Łukasiewiczu, Andrzeju K. Waśkiewiczu, Stefanie Szymutce), wywiady (z Wojciechem Żukrowskim, Ireneuszem Opackim, Henrykiem Markiewiczem), a także laudacje wielkich poetów i pisarzy (Czesława Miłosza, Tadeusza Różewicza, Sławomira Mrożka, Wiesława Myśliwskiego). Jest spotkaniem z historycznoliteracką varietas, mierzy się z prywatyzowaną (osobistą) przeszłością lektury. Literatura wieku XX, widziana we fragmentach, strzępach czy odbiciach, staje się w ten sposób mapą możliwych peregrynacji i spotkań. Autor nie ukrywa, że istotą jego lektury jest poszukiwanie znaczeń ważnych niezależnie od czasu. Dlatego, łącząc twórców różnych pokoleń, szkół i poetyk, stara się ich zobaczyć we wspólnym doświadczaniu rzeczywistości i literatury. Jest to także książka osobista, ponieważ przywołuje wybitne postacie polskiej kultury literackiej, z którymi autor spotykał się lub prowadził z nimi poznawczy dialog.
George Orwell
“Critical Essays“ is a book by George Orwell, an English novelist, essayist, and journalist. He is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Critical Essays (1946) is a collection of wartime pieces by George Orwell. It covers a variety of topics in English literature and also includes some pioneering studies of popular culture. It was acclaimed by critics, and Orwell himself thought it one of his most important books.
George Orwell
“Critical Essays“ is a book by George Orwell, an English novelist, essayist, and journalist. He is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Critical Essays (1946) is a collection of wartime pieces by George Orwell. It covers a variety of topics in English literature and also includes some pioneering studies of popular culture. It was acclaimed by critics, and Orwell himself thought it one of his most important books.
E. Phillips Oppenheim
This is another great collection of short stories by Edward Phillips Oppenheim, the prolific English novelist who was in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers and spy novels, and who wrote over a 100 of them. He was the self-styled prince of storytellers., generally regarded as the earliest writer of spy fiction as we know it today, and invented the Rogue Male school of adventure thrillers. This volume is a collection of 10 mystery and investigation short stories of Commodore Jensen, a beloved Oppenheim character.