One of the last artistic expressions of life under communism, this novel captures the atmosphere in Prague between 1983 and 1987, where a dance could be b...

Ivan Klima was in the United States when Russian tanks entered Prague in 1968 but, against the advice of friends, he returned home. He became a dissident,...

When The Deacon set up camp outside Rookwood, a murder of crows took to unnatural, moonlit flight. Things were already strange in that God-forsaken town, ...

There were heroic lives and deaths before and after, but none quite like Socrates’. He did not die by sword or spear, braving all to defend home and count...

By any measure, Seneca (?4-65AD) is one of the most significant figures in both Roman literature and ancient philosophy. His writings are voluminous and d...

A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer's "nimble gallop" and brings an ancient epic to new life.The first great adventure story in the Wes...

Living with a tyrant father, going to school where everyone hates you, and combining study with work is difficult. Liv understood this simple thing a long ti...

Two worlds - past and present. Two loves. Two men. What to choose? Passion that burns everything in its path, or love?

A young woman, Isabelle, moves into a new house with her three young children. The famous singer doesn't really like his new neighbors, but every day he beco...

An unloved husband, a disgusted life, hard work...everything will change, you just have to raise your head and believe.