The Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF) is the unofficial start of the season, an opportunity for publishers and readers to confidently embark on the literary path after the summer. Here you can find everything from a biography of Elon Musk to touching children’s books from a Minsk publishing house. BURO book reviewer Anna Popova has studied the presented assortment and shares 15 new products that you definitely shouldn’t miss.
Ito Ogawa, Poliandria Publishing House
The heroine of this reassuring book is the girl Hatoko. She is a yuhitsu, that is, one who writes letters on request about the most complex and delicate topics, from condolences to declarations of love. By understanding the complexities of other people’s fate and relationships, Hatoko learns to understand not only others, but also herself and to understand the harmony in the landscape of one of the oldest cities in Japan, Kamakura. The book is a continuation of the novel “Tsubaki’s Stationery”, but you can read the works in any order.
Cormac McCarthy, Inostranka Publishing House
The classic American long-form novel has been compared to Joyce’s Ulysses, Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, and texts by Sorokin and Faulkner. The main character of the semi-autobiographical book is Cornelius Suttree, a scion of a wealthy family who left his family and moved to a houseboat to eat what he caught in the river and communicate with the “dregs of society.”
Vadim Vernik, AST publishing house
In 1996, journalist and TV presenter Vadim Vernik shot a film about Maya Plisetskaya and talked a lot with the great ballerina. The timing of the picture did not allow to include everything, but the unique material was not lost, but became the basis of a very honest and deep book, free from myths and stereotypes that so often surround the names of public figures.
Fernando Aramburu, Corpus Publishing House
After the epic novel “Patria”, translated into four languages, Arambura was called “The Leo Tolstoy of the Basque Country” and the book was filmed, turning it into a popular television series. In the new work, the author pays attention not to external events, but to the inner world of the hero, Tony, a 50-year-old philosophy professor. Tony’s life seems quite successful, but in a year he plans to voluntarily end it, and before that, to complete all his affairs and understand himself, for which he begins to keep a frank and sometimes painful diary.
Rick Rubin, Azbuka Publishing
If you have gone down the wrong path in your creative quest or don’t know how to develop creativity, a book written by one of the greatest music producers who worked with Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park and other legends will show you the right path. The musicians called Rick a person who helps them reach the maximum and reveal potential that they don’t even know about.
Bec Evans, Chris Smith, Alpina editor
Another good book for those who are struggling with a lack of inspiration, looking for a topic or motivation. Simple, clever tips and quirky tricks to help new and experienced writers increase productivity and overcome writer’s block.
Walter Isaacson, Corpus Publishing
For those who have not yet written or joked about those who wrote about the Mask, get in line! But seriously, this is one of the most objective books about an amazing contemporary: detailed, interesting, brilliant, without blind adoration or sarcastic distrust.
Martin Gilbert, CoLibri Publishing
It seems impossible to fully and completely understand the causes and consequences of World War II, which is why there are countless books on this topic. The British historian wrote his work in chronological order, but not limited to the main events. Based on letters, diaries and documents, he tried to understand the political and social reasons for the main catastrophe of the last century. The book is beautifully designed and would be a great gift for a history buff.
Author of the idea: S. Kuznetsov; authors of the text: A. Martovitskaya, Y. Shishalova, publishing house “Kuchkovo Pole. “Muzeon”
The first guide to modern architecture in Moscow expands the understanding of the capital. Modern Moscow is not only Red Square, Tverskaya and the Patriarch’s Ponds, but also new buildings and areas that have changed the appearance of the city to a more modern and functional one.
Gayane Stepanyan, Boslen Publishing House
What is behind the usual and honorable “awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature”? A philologist and professor at RUDN University tries to find out why only five Russian writers were recognized as worthy of the award and why they were chosen.
Emir Kusturica, Alpina Publishing
The book is an autobiographical novel-essay, and the director’s childhood and youth memories are intertwined here with lyrical and philosophical reflections and historical events. Kusturica dedicates the book to his close friend, the writer Peter Handke, in whom he sees the ideal of a creator, a free person who chooses his own path and does not change his talent for momentary challenges.
Donald Rayfield, ABC Publisher
In the updated third edition, perhaps the most detailed of all Chekhov biographies, written by a British philologist, a new chapter appeared. If you are interested not only in the writer’s creative career, but also in his friendly correspondence, love dramas and family relationships, be sure to pay attention to the rare edition in your home library. The circulation is very small.
Anna Starobinets, publishing house “Abrikobuks”
Starobinets is one of those rare writers who are equally good at books for children and adults. And “The Brutal Detective” is a universal series for those who appreciate good intrigue and humor. The fifth part of “The Brutal Detective” is dedicated to the kidnapping of the giraffe Rafik. To investigate it, you will have to head to the dangerous and formidable Far Woodlands.
Natalya Andreichenko, Eksmo publishing house
Who among us as a child did not dream of having a nanny like Mary Poppins? For Soviet children, Natalya Andreichenko embodied on-screen “perfection itself.” She is not the most public person, but for the first time she spoke in detail and honestly about her life and career in the cinema.
Publishing house “Elena Shubina Edition”
The theme “I was given a body, what should I do with it?” is explored in completely different ways by the best writers of our time: Evgeny Vodolazkin, Tatyana Tolstaya, Anna Matveeva, Denis Dragunsky and others. Choose which interpretation of the body and physicality is closest to you.
