Наследник из Калькутты (с иллюстрациями)

Robert Aleksandrovich Shtilʹmark (1909-1985) - zamechatelʹnyĭ russkiĭ pisatelʹ, avtor legendarnogo romana "Naslednik iz Kalʹkutty". Kniga byla napisana v 1950-1951 godakh v stalinskom lagere. V pisʹme synu Shtilʹmark soobshchal, chto "pridumal nechto prikli͡uchencheskoe, bezumno slozhnoe i zanimatelʹnoe, ni v kakie vorota ne lezushchee". Roman vyshel v 1958 godu i mgnovenno stal bestsellerom. Deĭstvie v knige razvorachivaetsi͡a v XVIII veke. Naslednik grafskogo titula Fredrik Raĭlend i ego nevesta Ėmili vozvrashchai͡utsi͡a iz Kalʹkutty k beregam Anglii. Piratskiĭ korablʹ kapitana Bernardito beret ikh sudno na abordazh. Dalʹneĭshie sobytii͡a razvivai͡utsi͡a stremitelʹno, si͡uzhetnye linii likho zakruchivai͡utsi͡a, peresekai͡asʹ v samykh raznykh ugolkakh zemnogo shara - Anglii, Italii, Ispanii, na poberezhʹe Afriki i v Severnoĭ Amerike. Neobyknovennye peripetii si͡uzheta, i͡arkie geroi - vse ėto zastavli͡aet chitatʹ knigu ne otryvai͡asʹ. Nastoi͡ashchee izdanie vkli͡uchaet posleslovie Feliksa Shtilʹmarka, povestvui͡ushchee o zhizni i tvorchestve pisateli͡a, a takzhe o sovershenno fantasticheskoĭ istorii sozdanii͡a "Naslednika iz Kalʹkutty", i polnyĭ komplekt illi͡ustrat͡siĭ Arkadii͡a Lurʹe.

Robert Alexandrovich Stilmark (1909-1985) is a remarkable Russian writer, the author of the legendary novel The Heir from Calcutta. The book was written in 1950-1951 in the Stalinist camp. In a letter to his son, Stilmark reported that "he had come up with something adventurous, incredibly complex and entertaining, not climbing any gates." The novel was released in 1958 and instantly became a bestseller. The book is set in the 18th century. The heir to the earldom, Fredrik Ryland, and his fiancee, Emily, are returning from Calcutta to the shores of England. Captain Bernardito's pirate ship boards their ship. Further events are developing rapidly, the storylines famously twist, intersecting in various corners of the globe — England, Italy, Spain, on the coast of Africa and in North America. The extraordinary twists and turns of the plot, the vivid characters — all this makes you read the book without stopping. This edition includes an afterword by Felix Stihlmark, which tells about the writer's life and work, as well as the absolutely fantastic story of the creation of The Heir from Calcutta, and a complete set of illustrations by Arkady Lurie.