The collection includes the three most famous novels of Luigi Malerba - “The Snake”, “Greek Fire” and “Ithaca Forever”, which are united by the bright cinematic images, originality of the plots and the magnificent, rich language of the characters. Luigi Malerba (pseudonym of Luigi Banardi ) - journalist, screenwriter and writer, winner of many national and international literary awards, author of twenty-seven works - is rightfully considered one of the pillars of world literature of the 20th century, his books have been translated into almost all languages and are constantly republished, since the problems he raises are are close and understandable to any person both in the West and in the East.