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The long-awaited arrival of the new season of Game of Thrones has got fans of the HBO fantasy series eagerly discussing the latest developments in Westeros, while a new wave of memes has swept the internet. In Russia, web users have been sharing links to a fantasy blog and forum called Dream Worlds, which has released a list of book covers prepared by the artist Duran, who has reimagined the characters from the popular series as Russian literary heroes.
While Duran first produced the covers a couple of years ago, it’s only now have they really been discovered by Russian internet users.
Dream Worlds/ Duran-art.comSo we can see that the author associates Daenerys Targaryen with Maxim Gorky’s "Mother".
Dream Worlds/ Duran-art.comFor Anton Chekhov's short story "Fat and Thin" the author suggests Lord Varys and Petyr Baelish. Fair enough.
Dream WorldsDoes Sandor "The Hound" Clegane have a heart? Find out in Bulgakov's "Heart of a Dog."
Dream WorldsWhile Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons undoubtedly hatched from "The Fatal Eggs" (also by Bulgakov).
Dream Worlds/ Duran-art.comAnd Bulgakov also predicted the White Walkers with his novel "White Guard."
Dream WorldsHaving lost her parents, Arya Stark became a girl "Without a Dowry" (by Alexander Ostrovsky).
Dream Worlds/ Duran-art.comGerasim from Turgenev's short story "Mumu" was also speechless.
Dream Worlds/ Duran-art.comA cross-eyed lefty from Tula managed to shoe a steel flea. Do you think Jaime Lannister could ("Lefty" by Nikolai Leskov)?
Dream Worlds/ Duran-art.comAnother Lannister could be "The Minor," a character from the 18th-century comedy by Denis Fonvizin.
Dream Worlds/ Duran-art.comNo comment. Fyodor Dostoevsky, "The Idiot."
Dream WorldsYou know nothing, Jon Snow. Like Neznaika ("Know-Nothing" by Nikolai Nosov) did.
Dream WorldsIsn’t King's Landing a kind of "Noble Nest" (by Turgenev)?
