David McDuff

In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army and travelled to the Caucasus as a soldier. The four years that followed were among the most significant in his life, and deeply influenced the stories collected here. Begun in 1852... Lire la suite

With their penetrating psychological insight and their emphasis on human dignity, respect and forgiveness, Dostoyevsky's early short stories contain the seeds of the themes that came to his major novels. Poor Folk, the author's first great literary... Lire la suite

Throughout his life Isaac Babel was torn by opposing forces, by the desire both to remain faithful to his Jewish roots and yet to be free of them. This duality of vision infuses his work with a powerful energy from the earliest tales including 'Old... Lire la suite

Pozdnyshev and his wife have a turbulent relationship. When her beauty blossoms after the birth of their children, men begin to flock around her, and he becomes increasingly jealous. Convinced his wife is betraying him with a young musician, his... Lire la suite

Andrei Bely's Petersburg is a colourful evocation of Russia's capital during the short, turbulent period of the first socialist revolution in 1905. Considered Bely's masterpiece, the story follows Nikolai Ableukhov's journey as he is caught up in... Lire la suite

**A searing account of the time Dostoyevsky spent in a Siberian prison camp for his part in a political conspiracy ‘Here was the house of the living dead, a life like none other upon earth’** In January 1850 Dostoyevsky was sent to a remote Siberian... Lire la suite

La obra definitiva sobre la culpa, todo un clásico de la literatura universal. Traducción revisada y modernizada de Rafael Cansinos Assens. Introducción de David McDuff, especialista en el autor. Considerada por la crítica como la primera obra... Lire la suite

Little My is a true firecracker; small but fierce yet clever and brave - and one of Moomintroll's best friends. She is independent and wherever Little My goes, something exciting is bound to happen. From Little My's first meeting with the Moomin... Lire la suite

Ready yourself for cosy adventures with all your favourite characters from the Moomins! Follow along as Moomintroll and his friends play detective and help solve the mystery of Mrs Fillyjonk's stolen necklace, the disappearance of Hermulen's last... Lire la suite

Tua Forsström is a visionary Finland-Swedish poet who has become Finland’s most celebrated contemporary poet. Her poetry draws its sonorous and plangent music from the landscapes of Finland, seeking harmony between the troubled human heart and the... Lire la suite

Here are some of Tolstoy's extraordinary short stories, from "The Death of Ivan Ilyich." in a masterly new translation, to "The Raid," "The Wood-felling," "Three Deaths," "Polikushka," "After the Ball," and "The Forged Coupon," all gripping and... Lire la suite

Odio, amor, crueldad y traiciones, una de las familias más fascinantes de la literatura universal. Traducción de José Laín Entralgo Introducción de David McDuff, especialista en Dostoievski Fiódor Pávlovich Karamázov, un terrateniente borracho,... Lire la suite