Meet the gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists of Cannery Row in Monterey, California, during the Great Depression... Zobraziť viac
It is 1862 and Japan is a land in chaos as the power of the Shogun wanes and the rival factions plan to restore the Emperor. In Yokohama, the gai-jin, the hated foreigners, seek to profit from the chaos. At the head of the Noble House - and... Zobraziť viac
George Orwells Dystopie »1984« hat auch über 70 Jahre nach ihrer Erstveröffentlichung nichts von ihrer Brisanz und Aktualität verloren. Seine albtraumhafte Vision des totalitären... Zobraziť viac
First published this Spring in the New Yorker, The Embassy of Cambodia is a rare and brilliant story that takes us deep into the life of a young woman, Fatou, domestic servant to the Derawals and escapee from one set of hardships to another. Zobraziť viac
Captivate, kill or destroy the whole force of the enemy' was the order given to the American soldiers. THE FORT is the blistering new novel from worldwide bestseller Bernard Cornwell. Zobraziť viac
Before Miss Peregrine gave them a home, the story of peculiars was written in the Tales. Wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars. A fork-tongued princess... Zobraziť viac
It´s New York in the 1940s, where the martinis flow from cocktail hour till breakfast at Tiffany´s. And nice girls don´t, except, of course, Holly Golightly... Zobraziť viac
These seven stories were the last that Carver wrote. Among them is one of his longest, 'Errand', in which he imagines the death of Chekhov, a writer Carver hugely admired and to whose work his own was often compared. This fine story suggests that the... Zobraziť viac
A gripping true-crime story of a shocking miscarriage of justice, from international bestselling thriller author John Grisham. In the baseball draft of 1971, Ron Williamson was the first player chosen from Oklahoma... Zobraziť viac
A landmark new anthology of Bengali literature in English, including many previously untranslated stories... Zobraziť viac
Ideal for intermediate learners of English looking to improve or practise their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded and easy to understand, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story ... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions: This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by David Stuart Davies.... Zobraziť viac
<p>"Vše, co může být řečeno o této knize, je jen tápáním ve tmě. Člověk musí knihu přečíst sám, řádek za řádkem, aby viděl, jak se zde často z půvabného spolubytí ironie a piety vynořuje hrozící přísnost Posledního soudu... Zobraziť viac
As Mabel Waring takes off her cloak and steps into the drawing room of Clarissa Dalloway, she immediately realizes that something is not right: her pale-yellow silk dress, which she has had specially made for the occasion... Zobraziť viac
For centuries, evidence of queer love in the ancient world was ignored or suppressed. Even today, only a few, famous narratives are widely known - yet there's a rich literary tradition of Greek and Roman love that extends far... Zobraziť viac
Básník, prozaik, dramatik a publicista Viktor Dyk se v této novele (časopisecky 1911–1912, knižně 1915) inspiroval starou saskou pověstí, již použil jako volný rámec pro vyprávění o tajemném poutníkovi, který na žádost občanů... Zobraziť viac
1979. Topper and Sanya flee to Miami as political violence consumes their native Kingston. But they soon learn that the welcome in America will be far from warm... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, ... Zobraziť viac
The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set in Long Island's North Shore and New York City during the summer of 1922. The novel chronicles an era that Fitzgerald himself dubbed... Zobraziť viac
Suppose que tu rencontres un fou qui affirme qu'il est un poisson et que nous sommes tous des poissons... Zobraziť viac