A cult modern fairy tale by William Goldman, the famous Oscar-winning writer and screenwriter (“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Baby,” “All the President’s Men,” “Marathon Man”). The book, which served as the basis for an equally cult romantic film (directed by Rob Reiner, starring Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Peter Falk), the music for which was written by Mark Knopfler. Buttercup is the first beauty of the century. Once her beloved Westley has disappeared for several years, the Florinian prince Humperdinck himself is already wooing her, a trio of notorious thugs is preparing to kidnap her, and she is being pursued by a mysterious stranger in black. But true love will help the heroes triumph over the strong, cunning and skilled, survive in the Fire Swamp, overcome pain and death itself... For the first time in Russian, there is a multifaceted parable, which is “recommended to everyone between the ages of nine and ninety who have not lost their sense of humor and desire for adventure" (The News & Observer); a book that was simultaneously compared to The Little Prince and The Three Musketeers.