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The haunting final chapter of the modern classic Vita Nostra trilogy. The Dyachenkos' magical dark academia novel brings the story of Sasha to a revelatory climax as she learns to take control of her powers and reshape the world...or destroy it forever. Beautifully translated from Russian by Julia Meitov Hersey. The Institute of Special Technologies teaches students just one thing: the magic that allows them to become parts of speech, and in doing so, transforming into a specific piece of grammar (a verb, or an adjective, or an article) so they will be able to shape the world around them. As the new provost, though, Sasha is facing an enormous problem: the students in the world she just created, her "world without fear," are unable to master the curriculum. Whether it's the magic or the natural order of things, what they need to learn and become-Speech-is the basis of the material world. And if she can't teach it, Sasha knows that matter will soon cease to exist. To protect the world, Sasha must collect fragments of her former reality. Only three people carry these fragments within themselves: her younger brother, Valya, and the Grigoriev twins, Arthur and Pashka, the sons of her former lover, Yaroslav Grigoriev. Sasha must lure these three to the Institute and make them learn-and understand-at any cost. But she knows how difficult the path is, even more so from the other side of the teacher's desk. Forced to act ever more ruthlessly, Sasha also notices the faster the world around the Institute changes. It is a vicious circle. And one she must break. To do so, she will have to shape reality again, one in which communication doesn't break down and Speech once again needs to evolve and grow and flourish. Sasha has already given up so much in pursuit of this dream-often her nightmare-and she might be asked to make one more sacrifice so that the world and Speech might live on.

Childhood and Society /Infanzia e Società Vol.2 Special Issue no. 1-2. Per una sociologia dell'infanzia. Dinamica della ricerca e costruzione delle conoscenze. Proceedings of the international colloquium in Rome 9-11 November 2005 edited by Marina D'Amato. Writings by: A. Petitat, A. Milanaccio, D. Ottavi, D. Bühler-Niederberger, J. Delalande, V. Cicchelli, C. Pugeault Cicchelli, S. Mougel, L. Benadusi, M. Tessarolo, A. M. Curcio, G. Mangiarotti, L. Gavarini, R. Maragliano, P. Landi, M. Morcellini, A. Piromallo Gambardella, I. Danic, M. Lozzi, K. Scannavini, M. Jacinto Sarmento, M. Gammaitoni, S. Drasigh, C. Piantoni, V. Grassi, B. Schlemmer, C. Baraldi, L. Hamelin, A. Saporiti, F. Casas, D. Grignoli, A. Mancini, M. Rago, C. Alsinet, C. Figuer, M. Gonzàlez, M. Gusò, C. Rostan, A. Sadurn, S. Andrini, S. Chistolini, F. M. Battisti, P. Pantano, A. De Stefano Perrotta

Vita Nostra a cross between Lev Grossmans The Magicians and Elizabeth Kostovas The Historian [...] is the anti-Harry Potter you didnt know you wanted. -- The Washington PostVita Nostrahas become a powerful influence on my own writing. Its a book that has the potential to become a modern classic of its genre, and I couldnt be more excited to see it get the global audience in English it so richly deserves. -- Lev GrossmanBest Books of November 2018 -- Paste MagazineThe definitive English language translation of the internationally acclaimed Russian novela brilliant dark fantasy combining psychological suspense, enchantment, and terror that makes us consider human existence in a fresh and provocative way.Our life is brief . . .Sasha Samokhina has been accepted to the Institute of Special Technologies.Or, more precisely, shes been chosen.Situated in a tiny village, she finds the students are bizarre, and the curriculum even more so. The books are impossible to read, the lessons obscure to the point of maddening, and the work refuses memorization. Using terror and coercion to keep the students in line, the school does not punish them for their transgressions and failures; instead, it is their families that pay a terrible price. Yet despite her fear, Sasha undergoes changes that defy the dictates of matter and time; experiences which are nothing she has ever dreamed of . . . and suddenly all she could ever want.A complex blend of adventure, magic, science, and philosophy that probes the mysteries of existence, filtered through a distinct Russian sensibility, this astonishing work of speculative fictionbrilliantly translated by Julia Meitov Herseyis reminiscent of modern classics such as Lev Grossmans The Magicians, Max Barrys Lexicon, and Katherine Ardens The Bear and the Nightingale, but will transport them to a place far beyond those fantastical worlds.

Marina Lambrini Diamandis, better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is a Welsh singer-songwriter who rose to fame after reaching number two on the BBC Sound of 2010 poll list, coming second to Ellie Goulding. This songbook is an artist-approved, deluxe edition matching folio to Marina's debut album, Family Jewels.