Хранитель времени

Davnym-davno, na zare chelovechestva, kogda li͡udi poni͡atii͡a ne imeli, chto takoe matematika, malenʹkiĭ malʹchik Dor nachal schitatʹ. Snachala on schital svoi vzdokhi, potom svoi palʹt͡sy, i v kont͡se kont͡sov izobrel solnechnye chasy. Tak u li͡udeĭ poi͡avilosʹ Vremi͡a. Dor togda ne znal, kak gorʹko on budet zhaletʹ ob ėtom izobretenii. Kak edinstvennyĭ ut͡seleet pri razrushenii Vavilonskoĭ bashni, kak okazhetsi͡a v peshchere bez vremeni i smysla, kak spusti͡a shestʹ tysi͡acheletiĭ vernetsi͡a na Zemli͡u, chtoby vypolnitʹ vozlozhennui͡u na nego missii͡u. Doru predstoit poznakomitʹsi͡a so starsheklassnit͡seĭ Saroĭ Lemon i 82-letnim millionerom Viktorom Delamontom, kotorym prednachertano uznatʹ sekrety Vremeni, postichʹ taĭny bessmertii͡a i osoznatʹ, dli͡a chego zhe chelovecheskai͡a zhiznʹ imeet svoe nachalo i konet͡s. Mozhno li za bolʹshie denʹgi pobeditʹ smertʹ?Mozhno li za dorogie podarki kupitʹ li͡ubovʹ?Mozhno li izbavitʹ chelovechestvo ot prokli͡atii͡a?Pochemu chasy, kotorye my vidim pered soboĭ kazhdyĭ denʹ, na samom dele govori͡at nam nepravdu?Velikiĭ roman ot pisateli͡a, knigi kotorogo byli prodany tirazhom bolee 40 millionov ėkzempli͡arov po vsemu miru. "Ėta pritcha Mitcha Ėlboma rasskazyvaet o samom t͡sennom nashem resurse - vremeni. Khoti͡a sovremennai͡a t͡sivilizat͡sii͡a podarila nam vsevozmozhnye gadzhety dli͡a ego kontroli͡a, my zachastui͡u legkomyslenno tratim dragot͡sennye chasy, ne govori͡a o minutakh. Dli͡a tekh, kto zaputalsi͡a v dedlaĭnakh i rezulʹtatakh, ėta kniga - napominanie prostoĭ istiny: zhiznʹ nevozmozhno izmeritʹ dostizhenii͡ami, tolʹko momentami. I poka ona dlitsi͡a, ni odna istorii͡a ne mozhet schitatʹsi͡a okonchennoĭ". - Anastasii͡a Ryzhkova, literaturnyĭ agent snob.

A long time ago, at the dawn of mankind, when people had no idea what mathematics was, a little boy named Dor started counting. First he counted his breaths, then his fingers, and eventually invented a sundial. That's how people got Time. Dor did not know then how bitterly he would regret this invention. How he will be the only survivor of the destruction of the Tower of Babel, how he will end up in a cave without time and meaning, how he will return to Earth six millennia later to fulfill the mission assigned to him. Dora will meet high school student Sarah Lemon and 82-year-old millionaire Victor Delamont, who are destined to learn the secrets of Time, comprehend the secrets of immortality and realize what human life has its beginning and end for. Is it possible to defeat death for a lot of money?Is it possible to buy love for expensive gifts?Is it possible to rid humanity of the curse?Why do the clocks that we see in front of us every day actually tell us lies?A great novel from a writer whose books have sold over 40 million copies worldwide. "This parable by Mitch Elbom tells about our most valuable resource — time. Although modern civilization has given us all kinds of gadgets to control it, we often thoughtlessly waste precious hours, not to mention minutes. For those who are confused about deadlines and results, this book is a reminder of a simple truth: life cannot be measured by achievements, only by moments. And as long as it lasts, no story can be considered finished." — Anastasia Ryzhkova, literary agent of snob.