Pierre, or ambiguity. Melville German

German Melville, first of all, is known for the masterpiece of “Moby Dick”, repeatedly reprinted and filmed. But not many people know that the writer had the second great work. The most discussed, unpredictable and mysterious novel “Pierre, or ambiguity”, published in Russian for the first time, entered the real publication. In America, in a rich family estate, saddle meadows the Glendinning family leads a luxurious and careless existence - Mrs. Glendinning rotates in the highest circles of local society; Her son, Pierre, an athlete and a talented young writer, who gained his first fame, is going to marry lovely Lucy, in which he seems to be in love without memory. But an unexpected meeting with the mysterious beauty Isabell threatens to destroy Pierre's happy life, as it reveals the veil of gloomy family secrets...