Aleksandr Ilichevskiĭ (r. 1970) -- prozaik i poėt, laureat premiĭ "Russkiĭ Buker" ("Matiss") i "Bolʹshai͡a kniga" ("Pers"). Geroĭ ego novogo romana "Chertezh Nʹi͡utona" sovershaet tri bolʹshikh puteshestvii͡a: derzha putʹ v amerikanskui͡u religioznui͡u sektu, peresekaet na mashine pustyni͡u Nevada, vsmatrivaetsi͡a v ee landshaft, nochuet v zakholustnykh gorodkakh; razbiraet nasledie zabroshennoĭ sovetskoĭ laboratorii na Pamire, sredi...

"When Lavinia Starkhurst's husband is killed in a freak accident, she takes to the open road and meets a number of strangers, all with struggles of their own. Through these unexpected and occasionally hilarious encounters, Lavinia reflects on her past deeds, both good and bad, explores her two marriages, her roles as caregiver and wife, hoping all the while for self-acceptance and something to give her new life meaning." -- Amazon.com.

Debiut literacki autora bestsellerowych powiesci: Radio Armageddon, Instytut, Slepnac od swiatel i Wzgrze Psw oraz wspltwrcy popularnego serialu Belfer. Powiesc ukazala sie po raz pierwszy w 2006 roku. Zrb mi jakas krzywde to obecnie ksiazka kultowa, wciaz czytana, przezywana i cytowana, a jej nieskrepowany romantyzm i punkrockowy jezyk, po dwunastu latach od premiery, wciaz oczarowuja kolejnych czytelnikw. Zrb mi jakas krzywde to przede wszystkim...

Shaken by an unexpected third pregnancy, a young Brooklyn mother abandons her husband and kids to embark on a cross-country road trip during which she does everything a pregnant mom is supposed to avoid while retracing her past and attempting to reclaim her sidelined art career.

Hannah will resort to anything to save her mother's life. Including blackmail. Even if the target is the former boyfriend of her goody-goody best friend, Stacy. Except, he just moved to the West Coast, and now it's up to Hannah to convince Stacy to hitchhike with her cross-country to confront him. It's 1971. Change is happening. And Hannah's understanding of the world is about to be tested by those she encounters along the way, including a gorgeous...

"Seventeen-year-old Elise and her younger sister Wylla haven't spoken to one another in almost a year. Wylla refuses to forgive Elise for everything that happened last fall, but when they both win an all-expense paid trip to ten of the best amusement parks in the country to ride rollercoasters, Elise thinks it could be a way for them to finally reconnect. As the pair set off with a ragtag group of misfits--including a licorice-eating biker, a doe-eyed...

A college student's life changes after she discovers that she is an adopted child and the survivor of an attempted abortion.

"A ninety-year-old woman with Alzheimer's and a heartbroken young man end up sharing a ride to Brussels that changes their lives forever. When Alex pulls up to meet 'Max', he expects everything but a ninety-year-old lady who has her heart set on getting to Brussels by carpool. As for 'Max', who is actually called Maxine, she could not be more ill at ease when settling into the seat next to this young man with bloodshot eyes. God help her if he turned...

"El monarca de las sombras narra la búsqueda del rastro perdido de un muchacho casi anónimo que peleó por una causa injusta y murió en el lado equivocado de la historia. Se llamaba Manuel Mena y en 1936, al estallar la guerra civil, se incorporó al ejército de Franco; dos años después murió combatiendo en la batalla del Ebro, y durante décadas se convirtió en el héroe oficial de su familia. Era tío abuelo de Javier Cercas, quien siempre...