About the book: 2021 / Robert Jean Georges Merle (French Robert Merle; August 28, 1908, Tebessa, Algeria - March 28, 2004, Paris) - French writer, nicknamed "Dumas of the 20th century." A number of his historical novels about France in the 16th and 17th centuries became bestsellers. Contents: 1. Robert Merle: Behind the Glass (Translation: Lenina Zonina)2. Robert Merle: The Reasonable Animal (Translation: Lev Tokarev, Nikita Conversations)3. Robert Merle: Island (Translation: Elizaveta Shishmareva, Nadezhda Zharkova)4. Robert Merle: Death is my craft (Translation: Horace Welle)5. Robert Merle: Maleville (Translation: Yuliana Yakhnina, G. Safronova)6. Robert Merle: Madrapur (Translation: Maurice Waxmacher)7. Robert Merle: Isabella (Translation: Nina Farfel)