An extensive collection of “terrible” French prose provides a fairly broad panorama of Gothic literature. It opens with the repeatedly translated and publish...

France's reputation as a country of frivolous charm did not arise out of nowhere. The current issue of IL is essentially a quick review of “gallant” French l...

I. The modern world can be seen as a world of specialists. Everything important in the world is done by specialists; and all non-specialists are engaged in a...

Ken Follett is one of the most famous writers in Great Britain, a master of detective, action and historical novels. Winner of the Edgar Poe Prize. His novel...

The fact that something “wrong” is happening to civilization is no secret. There are many options for explaining what exactly “wrong” is happening. All these...