Akane takes on the world of rakugo to avenge her father!Shinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shin'uchi exam-the test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo... Zobraziť viac
Bilingvní vydání americké kultovní novely čtenářům znovu připomene půvabný příběh Thomase Tracyho, newyorského mladíka, ke kterému se jednoho dne připojí jako stálý společník tygr, na něhož mladík už od dětství čeká, aby v něm probudil lásku k dívce... Zobraziť viac
Další soubor edice Adaptovaná česká próza přináší čtenářům povídky jedné z nejznámějších současných českých spisovatelek. Vybrané texty vycházejí z povídek a fejetonů a spojuje je jednoduchý styl vyprávění, sebeironie a smysl pro humor... Zobraziť viac
Akane takes on the world of rakugo to avenge her father!Shinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shin'uchi exam-the test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo... Zobraziť viac
A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A hectic, funny sexual affair between two best friends. A World War II veteran dealing with his emotional and ... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Five people: four are living, three are strangers, two are sisters, one is dead. In her highly acclaimed... Zobraziť viac
Meet the women of American Housewife. They smoke their eyes and paint their lips. They channel Beyoncé while doing household chores. They drown their sorrows with Chanel No. 5 and host book clubs where chardonnay trumps Charles Dickens. They redecorate. Zobraziť viac
Schräge, urkomische und herzerweichende Geschichten vom Franzl: Stunk mit der Susi, ein dämlicher Mordfall im Ruhrpott, ein Wochenende in Österreich mit dem Simmerl... Zobraziť viac
From the up-and-coming young American writer who has contributed to McSweeney's and written for THE NEW YORKER comes a masterful collection of short stories that has already received rave reviews from many of the most prominent writers working today... Zobraziť viac
In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness. In this moment of despair they are visited... Zobraziť viac
The Uncommon Reader is none other than HM the Queen who drifts accidentally into reading when her corgis stray into a mobile library parked at Buckingham Palace. She reads widely ( JR Ackerley, ... Zobraziť viac
Puffin: Roald Dahl's irreverent and hilarious collection, Revolting Rhymes.This book is filled with revolting rhymes. (Be... Zobraziť viac
In Made in Scotland, legendary comic and national treasure Billy Connolly returns to his roots, reflecting on his life, his homeland and what it means - then and now - to be Scottish. Full of Billy's distinctive humour, Made in Scotland is a hilarious... Zobraziť viac
From one of Pakistan's most exciting young writers comes an exhilarating, audacious debut story collection; upending traditional notions of identity, scrutinising the relationship between power and desire, and fizzing with energy and wit... Zobraziť viac
A guy walks into a bar ...From here the story could take many turns. A guy walks into a bar and meets the love of his life. A guy walks into a bar and finds no one else is there. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless.... Zobraziť viac
The first-ever collection of short stories from Jeffrey Eugenides, the bestselling author of Middlesex, The Virgin Suicides and The Marriage Plot, explores characters in the midst of person Zobraziť viac
In a voice more powerful and compassionate than ever before, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout binds together thirteen rich, luminous narratives into a book with the heft of a novel, through the presence of one larger-than-life... Zobraziť viac
Giant demonic monsters wreak havoc and level Japanese cities! While the citizens flee in terror, it's up to one brave rooster to stand his ground!In a world where terrifying monsters walk the earth, one heroic rooster is destined for greatness... Zobraziť viac
Two men meet for a pint - or three - in a Dublin pub. They chew the fat, set the world to rights and mourn friends gone: David Bowie, Prince, Princess Leia and Young Frankenstein. Around them the world of Brexit, Trump, and referendums storm, but some... Zobraziť viac
John Steinbeck's paean to the Monterey County of his youth, "Cannery Row" contains an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw in "Penguin Modern Classics". In the din and stink that is "Cannery Row" a colourful blend of misfits ... Zobraziť viac