Kings and cabbage

The action of O. Henry’s only novel "Kings and Cabbage" (1904) occurs in fictional Anchuria, the prototype of which became Honduras. In the distant Banana Republic (this term, by the way, was invented by O. Henry), things are going on their own: revolutions happen, former presidents are running with the treasury, merchants are enriched and anti -government conspiracies ripen. Among the political shocks, the inhabitants of this country take time for love stories, and for business undertakings, and for scam-two. One of the most popular works by O. Henry confirms his well -deserved glory of a wonderful storyteller, capable of not only leading a story to an unexpected and vivid finale, but also present to the reader charming characters - brave captains, clever passes, fatal beauties, young artists ... on their adventure The writer looks with unchanged vitality and optimism.

The accompanying article by Sergey Shikarev

Sergey Aleksandrovich Shikarev (born 1980) - critic, permanent author of the magazines "New World" and "if". Laureate of several literary awards, including a "whipping critic" and "double star" (in the nomination "Literary and Critical Research") The author of the book of articles and reviews "13" (M., 2015)