Called the greatest of short story writer, Anton Chekhov changed the genre itself with his spare, impressionistic depictions of Russian life and the human condition. Now, thirty of his best...
The play revolves around an aristocratic Russian landowner who returns to her family estate (which includes a large and well-known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the...
A classic four-act romantic tragedy, Uncle Vanya is essentially a reworking of an earlier Chekhov play, The Wood Demon. It tells the story of a retired university professor and his...
Join Friedrich Nietzsche as he delves into the complexities of morality in “The Genealogy of Morals.” Immerse yourself in a book that challenges traditional perspectives, inviting readers to question the...
As a unique work of philosophical fiction, ‘Thus Spoke Zarathustra’ breaks fresh ground and migrates uncharted territories. While the themes and merits of this book are continually disputed, it remains...
'Girl A,' she said. ‘The girl who escaped. If anyone was going to make it, it was going to be you.’ Lex Gracie doesn’t want to think about her family....
(2020) NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! A magnificent new novel from the Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro—author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker...
(2021) NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES starring Anya Taylor-Joy from Academy-Award nominee Scott Frank and BAFTA nominee Allan Scott ‘Superb’ Time Out ‘Mesmerizing’ Newsweek ‘Gripping’ Financial Times ‘Sheer entertainment. It...
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes...