One hundred years to Roman Knut Gamsun "Juice of the Earth" In 1917, a hundred years ago, the novel “Joki of the Earth” Knut Gamsun was published, for which he received the Nobel Prize. At the request of Gorky, Roman Senchin recalls this outstanding work and tells how the story about the hermit cultivating the land can be useful to a modern city resident. 2017 is a special year for us-the year of the century of two revolutions.

Excerpt from the book "M. L. Gasparov. About him. For him " The publishing house "New Literary Review" is published by the Tom, dedicated to the poet and the historian of ancient culture Mikhail Leonovich Gasparov. The book contains letters and articles by Gasparov himself, as well as the memories of him colleagues and friends and scientific publications dedicated to Russian poetry of the 20th century.

Lewis Carroll's journey through Russia in 1867 150 years ago, in the summer of 1867, the author of Alice in Wonderland came to Russia - this was the first and only foreign trip of the writer. Carroll kept a diary all the way. Alexandra Guskova tells what you can learn from the travel notes about Russia of the XIX century and the writer itself. Lewis Carroll eats cabbage soup, bargaining with the driver, drinks a mountain ash and sleeps on the floor on the train.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" The Eksmo publishing house did not accredit Kommersant special correspondent Ilya Barabanov * Recognized by the Russian authorities as a foreign agent. and Nadezhda Prusenkova from Novaya Gazeta for the presentation of the book by the former press secretary of the Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin. Barabanov reported this on his Facebook page.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" English writer Neil Gaiman has become a UN Goodwill Ambassador for Refugees. This is reported on the organization's website. Gaiman has worked closely with the United Nations for the past three years. The writer participated in UN campaigns to raise world awareness of the plight of refugees and helped raise money for them. “I heard many stories about horrors and nightmares, about people’s hopes, about how they managed to survive.

How animals enhance the library experience The publishing groups Alpina Publisher and Azbuka-Atticus refused to supply books to the Labyrinth online bookstore. Alpina co-owner Alexander Limansky and Azbuka-Atticus general director Leonid Shkurovich told Kommersant about this. Limansky said that Alpina worked with Labyrinth for more than ten years.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" A previously unknown novel by American writer and poet Walt Whitman was found in the archives of the British newspaper Sunday Dispatch, The Guardian writes . The work was published in parts in several issues of the newspaper in 1852. Before this, the novel “The Life and Adventures of Jack Engle” was considered unfinished. The newspaper does not indicate authorship, but there are entries about him in the writer’s diaries.