Literary Treasures: 5 Books That Change Lives

I find myself rereading it multiple times and even collecting various editions of Gogol's "Dead Souls." This book is the first textbook on human psychology. A deep connoisseur of human souls, a witty and original writer, a teacher of life.

Maugham's works are ones I could read endlessly—anything from short stories to essays, from memoirs to critiques. It feels less like reading and more like conversing with an intelligent and insightful companion. When you read Maugham in English, his phrases, polished like precious pearls, string together to create an elegant symphony of literary art.

I was captivated by it in childhood and often reference it in my lectures today. I tell my students that in "Pandora's Box," the gods also placed pollution and solid waste.))) The originator of photochemical smog, peroxyacetyl nitrate—this is PAN. To remember it more easily, associate it with the ancient Greek god with goat legs—Pan.

A classic of science fiction, the man who taught humanity to dream, the great and wonderful Ray Bradbury. He is, without exaggeration, a cult writer—a gentle philosopher, a tender genius. Even in his darkest and most frightening works, he frightens readers with care, like a wise parent explaining the fundamentals of impartial existence to children. Without imagination, one cannot be an educator. Any teacher or scholar is always a step ahead of others, looking into the future.

Nizar Qabbani was born on March 21, 1923, into an ancient Damascene family. His great-uncle was one of the first Arab playwrights, Abu Khalil al-Qabbani. For me, Qabbani's poetry is a complete reflection of my feelings and emotions. He writes as if he lives in my heart. Qabbani weaves words into lines like an Eastern carpet, thread by thread, and in the end, you discover a magnificent tapestry.