The Golden Rose

Konstantin Paustovsky — the greatest Russian writer, author of remarkable lyrical-autobiographical prose, filled with love for Russian nature and Russian culture. Paustovsky was repeatedly nominated for the Nobel Prize, his works have been translated into many languages and are rightfully considered classics of domestic literature of the 20th century. For Soviet readers, Paustovsky is the embodiment of human and literary nobility, the conscience of the era. In his work, history and modernity freely unite, fidelity to the truth of life and romantic elevation above it, intimate-personal and universally significant. This volume includes the most famous works of Konstantin Paustovsky, including the novella «Kara-Bugaz», with which the literary fame of the writer began; «The Meshcherskaya Side» and «The Tale of the Forests», celebrating the beauty of the Middle Russian land; «The Golden Rose», dedicated to the essence of literary labor and the nature of the art of word; the philosophically inclined fantasy «The Constellation of the Hounds» and other works.