Aristotle on oysters and sea urchins There is a week of materials about animals at Gorky - we could not ignore the thoughts of the great ancient Greek philosopher about the structure of skull-skinned and hedgehog eggs, given in his zoological treatise “On the Parts of Animals”. The structure of soft-shelled and skull-skinned ones is the opposite of soft-bodied: some have meat parts on the outside, others have on the inside, but the earthy substance is on the outside.

Guess the author of a non-existent animal There is a week of materials about animals at Gorky - we have prepared a test about the most unusual of them, unfamiliar and famous, invented in antiquity and considered fabulous more recently. Guess who described these fantastic creatures.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" On November 5, the All-Russian Poetry Slam will be held at the Krasnoyarsk Book Culture Fair (KRYAKK). 19 poets from 16 Russian cities will take part in the slam. The winner will go to Paris to represent Russia at the World Poetry Slam. The performances of poets are assessed by the audience according to two criteria: the quality of the text and the skill of execution. Each participant is given three minutes to speak.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" The winner of the Goncourt Literary Prize was the writer Leila Slimani, Interfax reports with reference to the France Info radio station. 35-year-old Slimani received the prize for her novel “Sweet Song.” The book tells about the murder of two children by a nanny and the relationship between family members and the nanny before the tragedy. Among the contenders were Catherine Cusset, Gael Faye and Regis Joffrey. The prize fund is 10 euros.

"My strange thoughts" as an apology of the beloved city of Orhan Pamuke On November 2, the laureates of the Literary Prize "Yasnaya Polyana" were announced. In the nomination “Foreign Literature”, the novel by Orhan Pamuke “My Strange Thoughts” won - at the moment, probably, one of the most significant books of the Nobel laureate from Turkey. What it is important, says Lisa Birger.