The most popular novels by Russian writers of our time. Contemporary Russian writers (list)

Best books modern prose autumn 2018

Our ranking of the top 100 best modern books turned out to be quite diverse and introduced many new works. It includes books that are recognized throughout the world and have received numerous awards, and works that have become popular thanks to the Internet. Our list of the best modern books includes all the books you were looking for in the fall of 2018 on the Internet. And that is why we are confident that only the best are collected here modern books. And we really hope that our list of contemporary prose will help you find works worthy of your attention.

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With the advent of Internet technology, writers have a chance to quickly gain worldwide recognition. The work of their predecessors took much longer to spread across the planet. For example, Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind is on par with 50 Shades of Gray in terms of sales.

In the 17 years that have passed since the onset of the millennium, new stars have lit up on the literary horizon. Works classics XXI centuries have been produced on an industrial scale and distributed like hot cakes. I present to your attention the TOP best-selling books in order of increasing circulation.

20. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseni

Many people consider the book “The Kite Runner” to be a poignant story about the friendship of two guys belonging to different backgrounds. social groups, But sacred meaning the work is completely different. In the debut novel American writer Afghan origin touches on the topic of sexual violence against minors in Islamic countries.

In Afghanistan, a tradition called “bacha-bazi”, which is a type of child prostitution, is still widespread. Boys aged 9-12 years old are dressed in women's clothing and forced to satisfy the sexual desires of adult men.

Khaled Hosseni devoted part of his creation to describing the relationship between Amir and Hassan. However, in my opinion, true main character This is Sohrab, given over to the amusement of his father’s offender. The novel “The Kite Runner” is still included in the ranking of the most read books.

19. “The Dukan Diet”, Pierre Dukan

Who doesn’t dream of losing weight quickly and maintaining the results for a long time? In 2000, for the first time, the world was introduced to a new approach to getting rid of excess weight. The famous nutritionist Pierre Dukan skimmed the cream of his 40 years of experience and formulated his own method, called the Dukan Diet.

The book, which sold 10 million copies, describes 4 stages of modeling perfect body. On the first one, you attack the fat layer and launch the mechanism for losing kilograms. As you follow the instructions of the second stage, you achieve your goals. The third and fourth stages are intended to consolidate and stabilize the result.

18. Life of Pi, Yann Martel

Thanks to the creation of the novel "Life of Pi" Yann Martel was awarded the highest award literary world. In 2002, the author received the Booker Prize. The book was considered an honor to be published by the largest publishing houses on the planet. Critics compared it to the works of Hemingway and Marquez.

The author-storyteller met an old Indian man who told him about the unforgettable adventures he experienced in his youth. At birth, the main character was given the name Pisin, but he preferred to be called simply Pi (in honor of the famous mathematical number). As fate would have it, he ended up on the open sea on the same boat with a tiger. He not only managed to survive, but also turned his life story into a real parable with a metaphorical ending.

17. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold

The author of The Lovely Bones was herself a victim of a rapist. As the police dared to say, “the girl can be considered lucky, because she is alive.” Alice Sebold helped find the perpetrator after spotting the attacker in the crowd. The incident prompted her to write two books. The first was a biography that helped her get out of depression. The second work became a world-famous bestseller.

The story is told in the first person. The girl Susie was lured to a deserted place, raped and killed by a maniac. The victim's body was dismembered and hidden by the scumbag. The soul of the deceased enters its own paradise, from where it observes the lives of loved ones and, to the extent possible, interacts with them. It took Susie's family 10 years to recover from the consequences of the tragedy.

16. “Shadow of the Wind”, Carlos Ruiz Zafon

10-year-old Daniel was destined to spend his life with weighty volumes. His father sold tomes and one day brought his son to an amazing place. Thousands of copies were stored in the ancient mansion forgotten books. The boy had to choose one of them and be faithful to her until the end of his days.

The boy's gaze turned to the tattered cover, on which the author's name "Julian Carracas" appeared. Daniel will spend 20 years trying to unravel the secret of the cursed book. He will meet eccentric people and get caught up in a web of intrigue.

15. “The Fault in Our Stars,” John Green

In 2012 place of honor The book sales ranking was occupied by John Green's novel, which tells the story of two teenagers confronting the injustice of fate. Hazel has thyroid cancer that has metastasized to her lungs. Every breath causes the girl pain, she has to fight for every breath of air. Augustus lost his leg; his illness had not made itself felt for 14 months.

The main characters meet in a support group, which they reluctantly attend. They exchange books and fall in love. Further events revolve around the novel “The Tsar’s Malady.” Hazel dreams of talking with the author and learning about future fate characters. Augustus contacts the writer and organizes a trip to Amsterdam for his beloved. A trip to the Free City will finally finish off the guy.

14. “Wolf Totem”, Jiang Rong

There are places on Earth where people continue to follow the behests of their ancestors and live in harmony with nature. Central character books “Wolf Totem” was born in Beijing; from childhood he was drawn to knowledge of the world around him. Chen Zhen was delighted by the beauty of sparsely populated regions such as Siberia or Inner Mongolia.

Due to a series of circumstances main character moved from the stronghold of civilization to the Elun steppe. There he met a group of nomads who were resisting, on the one hand, the onslaught of technology, and on the other, the attack of wolf packs.

13. “The Secret”, Rhonda Byrne

Now I will reveal to you Great Mystery being - your thoughts materialize. Positive thinking attracts good events, and negativity inevitably leads to financial, social and moral decline. In two sentences I fully revealed the essence of the book “The Secret”.

In my opinion, the pseudoscientific opus of Rhonda Byrne and her colleagues on the monetization of empty promises is not worth a damn. However, millions of readers disagree with me.

12. "The Shack" by William Paul Young

What feelings arise in a father whose child allegedly became a victim of a maniac? Is he able to believe in God? Can a disconsolate parent find happiness again? William Young will try to answer these questions for us.

The foray into the forest turned into tragic events. Mac's little daughter has gone missing. A search team in an abandoned hut found indisputable evidence of the baby's death. 4 years have passed, and the main character’s family has not been able to calm their grief. Suddenly, Mac receives a letter from the Lord himself, in which the Father strongly recommends that the man return to the scene of the incident.

11. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

For many years now, teen literature has been gaining popularity. Moreover, the age limits target audience are continuously expanding. For example, the Hunger Games trilogy was originally intended for children from 14 to 18. Today, the name Katniss Everdeen is known to both young and old.

The author was inspired to create the novel by a combination of seemingly disparate plots. Let's start with the fact that Suzanne Collins was fond of ancient Greek myths and was indignant at the cruelty of the inhabitants of Athens, who sent their children to the Minotaur to be torn to pieces. Her father, a former military man, introduced his daughter to the history of battles and talked a lot about gladiatorial fights. All this resulted in a bestseller, selling a total circulation of 23 million copies.

Women excel in many fields, and writing is no exception. There are a great many women writers who have written outstanding books that can change lives. It’s quite difficult to choose the best of them, but below you will find our list of the 10 best and most popular modern women writers in the world.

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Joan Kathleen Rowling

Creator of children's books that reveal fascinating and Magic world Harry Potter is considered one of the most influential women Great Britain. More than 450 million copies of her bestselling series have been sold worldwide.

She says the idea for the story came to her on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990. Her books reflect how Joan's imagination goes far beyond everyday reality.

Thanks to the Harry Potter series of books, in five years she changed her status from an unemployed woman living on welfare to a billionaire.

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Steele, with 800 million books sold, this moment is the best-selling writer alive and the fourth best-selling author ever published. All of her novels became bestsellers. Their plot, as a rule, is about how rich families are going through a crisis and difficult love stories. Steele also tried to write a children's book fiction and poetry.

She also raises funds for the treatment of psychiatric diseases. Her books have been translated into 28 languages, and films have been made based on 22 of her works.

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Her novels are distinguished by interesting and carefully written characters and vivid dialogues. Her best novels are The Bluest Eyes (1970), Sula (1973), Song of Songs (1977) and Beloved (1987).

She is the proud owner of a Pulitzer Prize, National book prize USA and Nobel Prize in literature, and on May 12, 2012, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Stephenie Meyer is famous for her vampire saga "Twilight", which has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. Her books have been translated into 37 languages ​​and have become a global phenomenon.

Her annual income exceeded $50 million, and in 2010 she was ranked 59th on Forbes magazine's list of the most powerful celebrities.

We talk about the most popular Russian books, starting from classics and ending with modern literature.

From perestroika to the 21st century

Modern Russian literature has been developing dynamically since 1991, the year of collapse Soviet Union. Four generations of writers of different genres fill its inner essence, creating the best Russian books.

Russian literature received new round development during the years of perestroika. Writers and books that graced that period:

• Lyudmila Ulitskaya “Medea and her children”;
• Tatiana Tolstaya “Circle”;
• Olga Slavnikova “Waltz with a Beast”.

These books highlight social and political issues.

Modern Russian prose of the 21st century also does not stand still. A whole creative galaxy of writers has formed, among which are: famous names like Daria Dontsova, Boris Akunin, Alexandra Marinina, Sergei Lukyanenko, Tatyana Ustinova, Polina Dashkova, Evgeniy Grishkovets. These authors can be proud of their maximum circulation.

Modern literature is created by writers in various genres. As a rule, these are works within such directions as postmodernism and realism. The most popular genres include dystopia, blogger literature, as well as mass literature (this includes horror, fantasy, drama, action films, and detective stories).

The development of modern Russian literature in the style of postmodernism goes in parallel with the development of society. This style is characterized by the opposition of reality and attitude towards it. Writers subtly draw a line between existing reality and, in an ironic form, convey their vision of a change in the social system, changes in society and the predominance of disorder over peace and order.

It is difficult to decide which book is a masterpiece, because each of us has our own ideas about the truth. And therefore, thanks to the fruitful creativity of poets, playwrights, science fiction writers, prose writers, and publicists, the great and powerful Russian literature continues to develop and improve. Only time can put the final point in the history of a work, because true and true art timeless.

The best Russian detective stories and adventure books

Fascinating and captivating stories in detective genre require logic and ingenuity from authors. You need to think through all the subtleties and aspects so that the intrigue keeps readers in suspense until the last page.

Modern Russian prose: the best books for grateful readers

In the top 10 most interesting books Russian prose included the following works.

The current generation now sees everything clearly, marvels at the errors, laughs at the foolishness of its ancestors, it is not in vain that this chronicle is inscribed with heavenly fire, that every letter in it screams, that a piercing finger is directed from everywhere at it, at it, at the current generation; but the current generation laughs and arrogantly, proudly begins a series of new errors, which posterity will also laugh at later. "Dead Souls"

In the hearts of simple people, the feeling of the beauty and grandeur of nature is stronger, a hundred times more vivid, than in us, enthusiastic storytellers in words and on paper."Hero of our time"

And everywhere there is sound, and everywhere there is light,
And all the worlds have one beginning,
And there is nothing in nature
Whatever breathes love.

But others are not an example to me,
And my charter is simple and strict.
My verse is a pioneer boy,
Lightly dressed, barefoot.
1926

"At the bottom"

"Whirlwind Rus'"

Mikhail Andreevich Osorgin (Ilyin) (1878 - 1942)
How strange /.../ There are so many cheerful and cheerful books, so many brilliant and witty philosophical truths, but there is nothing more comforting than Ecclesiastes.

"Poetry of the Word"