From the book “Venice. History of water and land" The Gilyarovsky Center will open on December 7 in Stoleshnikov Lane, not far from the house where the writer and journalist Vladimir Gilyarovsky lived, writes the official portal of the mayor and government of Moscow. The center will become a branch of the Museum of Moscow and will be a platform for exhibitions, theatrical performances, lectures, excursions and master classes.

David Marxon and his novel "Wittgenstein's mistress" The publishers rejected his book 54 times, during the life of David Marxson, Roman had no loud success, and the story of the author’s archive after his death is most like a detective. Alexei Polyarinov talks about the book "Wittgenstein's mistress." David Marxon. Wittgenstein's mistress.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" The ex-boyfriend of American writer Emma Cline accused her of plagiarism, writes The Guardian. According to Chaz Ritz-Laiolo, Cline stole parts of her novel Girls from him, using spyware to gain access to his email and social media accounts. Kline completely denies all the allegations, calling them “ridiculous” and claiming that Ritz-Laiolo has been trying to undermine her mental health and literary reputation for two years.

Not an Irishman, not a misanthrope, not a madman This year marks the 350th anniversary of Jonathan Swift. In the mass consciousness in the name of the creator of “Gulliver” there are many labels, often having little to do with reality. Let's try to deal with the most famous of the myths surrounding the figure of Swift.