The founder of the genre of fantasy, Prof. R.R.Tolkien finished work on "the Lord of the rings in 1949. Issued in three parts, the novel brought the author international recognition. It has been translated into 38 languages, and Tolkien, as a philologist, followed by the quality of the translation. In Russia there are about seven variants of translation, but in the shop we have to choose from two or three of the most popular.

Andrei Platonov, one of the best Russian playwrights and novelists, not widely known, but many of his works are now extremely relevant and readable. For example, his tale-a true story "the Unknown flower" is the school literary program.

The book of Elizabeth Gilbert "Eat, pray, love" is an international bestseller. This autobiographical work about the internal search of the person. The heroine of the novel finds himself gradually, in the process of traveling the world. The book shot the same film.

The ancient legend of king Solomon says that he had a magic ring, which allegedly was written: "And this too shall pass". According to one version, when the king looked at the ring and read this phrase, it helped him make wise decisions. The ring of king Solomon surrounded by many mysteries. There are at least three versions as to what actually was written on the ring.

Leo Tolstoy is known worldwide as a great writer. Some people know that he also led an active social life. Tolstoy engaged in education, believing it is their civic duty to contribute to the education of the people. Teaching activities of Leo Tolstoy lasted (with interruptions) for almost 60 years.

Any person and has at all times been pleased to receive the letter. In Ancient Egypt people wrote letters and sent messengers to deliver them. Wrote then, however, on papyrus, which is tightly wound on a special stick. Since then and to write and transmit emails has become much easier. But there are some requirements on how to make a letter.

The name of the famous errant knight don Quixote on everyone's lips, even those who have not read the famous novel by Cervantes. A passionate admirer of chivalric novels, fifty eccentric Alonso Quijano invented for themselves a new name and decided to become famous by knightly deeds. What is the history of the creation of a novel about the adventures of don Quixote?

Most novice authors write "for the drawer", hoping for the coming of the glory of his works. However, the reader himself will not be able to penetrate your manuscripts to rate them highly. So you'll have to overcome his shyness and start to storm literary magazines.

Any writer, regardless of experience, before the beginning of a new book thinks involuntarily about the financial success of his work. The conditions of the literary market and publishing ambitions dictate strict conditions with which the writer is forced to accept that his book was popular with the audience.

Russian state library Lenin often called or just "Library". In the collections of the main library of the country collected more than 43 million books, periodicals, maps, music, dissertations and electronic documents. Use them maybe every citizen of Russia who has reached adulthood. For recording you need to come personally to the Lenin library.

Some women love to read, and the interest in them is a completely diverse literature. Some people prefer romance novels, detectives. But one thing remains constant: girls are insanely attracted to glossy magazines.

The famous brothers Grimm traveled throughout Germany, I heard and recorded a huge number of folk tales. One such work is the popular fairy tale "Rapunzel".

In some situations it would be appropriate to present themselves in poetic form. Usually, such performance is impressive, especially if it is done correctly. However, despite some subtleties, it is feasible.

The myths of Ancient Greece are to this day a real world best-seller for the modern civilization. Greek mythology never ceases to quote: in her stories, make movies and interpretiruya in literature and the visual arts, interpreted in philosophy. One of the most interesting characters in Greek mythology are the mighty titans.

At the end of the great Patriotic war on the Elbe river, a meeting took place between Soviet and American soldiers who in battle won a victory over the common enemy — the Nazi occupiers. As a result, nearly 70 years in the home, there is the expression "Before the meeting on the Elbe".

In the world's most prestigious literary prize became the basis for the conflict between Boris Pasternak and the Soviet government. The inability to openly Express their vision of the event, to stay true to themselves and not to the existing political system, has become a serious challenge for a writer.

From beginners, who just finished his first work, the question often arises: "what next?". What to do in order for the manuscript saw the light and found the reader? Of course, contact the publisher. But in order to make your business successful, you need to make the very first step is to write a letter to the editor.

The saying "do Not feed a horse" originated in the Russian language at a time when horses were at a premium. Now it is used most often in a figurative sense, ironically, characterizes the pathetic and weak person.

The story of a young wizard Harry Potter, invented by British author JK Rowling, has conquered the world. All seven books about the adventures of a dark-haired schoolboy in the round spectacles, was filmed. Movie about the adventures Harry Potter and his friends millions of fans around the world. But if not an accident, none of this would have happened.

In the domestic literature it is difficult to find another charity and humanity, which appears before the readers of the story by V. Rasputin "French Lessons". The writer has created a delicate image of a touching relationship between teacher and pupil, which ended not the most pleasant way.

Any good detective has a intricate plot and complex mystery that is so nice to try to solve in a day, comfortably sitting in a chair and sipping fragrant tea. Many book lovers prefer to spend all their free time immersed in the mysterious action of the detective story. No less successful leisure is to watch a detective film, wrapped in a warm blanket, wondering who the true criminal.

In 1844 was published a novel by Alexander Dumas "the Three Musketeers", which to this day is one of the most widely read books in the world. The Central characters of the novel were eighteen Gascon D'artagnan, who dreams of becoming a professional military, and his fellow Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Subsequently, the history of the life and adventures of the beloved characters found continuation in the novels "Twenty years later" and "Vicomte de Bazelon, or Ten years later."

To find a good interesting author in the fantasy genre is not as easy as it seems. This genre for some time now considered "low" because of the huge amount of rubbish written.

Literary talent many people possess. If you not only feel this gift, but also wrote a literary work, you have a chance to publish it. To do this, the generated text is necessary to properly execute and send to the email address of the publisher.

First love in the life of a teenager is one of the most joyous and sometimes painful experiences. For some, it remains but a fleeting memory for someone- a watershed event in my life. From ancient times to the present day writers and poets constantly refer to this topic.

Scandinavian folklore abounds with Ghost stories, which just makes the blood run cold. Do not expect a happy end of the story – everything is very serious. It's not the tales you tell children at night so they fell asleep faster. Here is a brief description of the most scary stories taken from the folklore of the Scandinavian peoples. There will be no Bun and Ivan Tsarevich, and a happy wedding in the end also will not take place. Here are some very scary stories at night.

Hell and its circles described in his trilogy "the divine Comedy" by Italian poet Dante Alighieri. This is poetry of the late middle ages describes the afterlife of souls, including the nine circles of hell. "Hell" is the first part of "the divine Comedy", a cultural monument and synthesis of medieval culture. It describes the Christian hell, the souls of the sinners and their punishment. The story begins with the author on attaining the age of maturity gets in a terrible forest where he is attacked three terrible beast. It saves the poet Virgil, sent by Beatrice, the lady Dante. Together they begin a journey into the realm of shadows.

Lena Lenina, a famous socialite of the Russian show business. It is not just a beautiful woman, journalist, actress, and author of numerous bestsellers in Russian and French.

From the date of the publication of the first novel Joanne Kathleen Rowling's "Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone" June 30, 1997 and for 10 years, the world has embraced real "pottermania". However, books on the adventures of a young wizard and his fight with the powerful villain Volan de mort still cause a keen interest in the young and adult reader. Just a series of Harry Potter includes 7 books on the seven years of his education at Hogwarts, a unique school of witchcraft and wizardry.

Improvisation is good when it is well thought out. To a gala evening or corporate event runs smoothly, you should plan in advance the competitions, to determine the location of the musicians to choose the decoration of the hall and come up with a festive toast. All this should be reflected in the script of the festive events.