I was supposed to be having the time of my life. When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles Zobraziť viac
Představte si, že se ocitnete sami uprostřed pouště, kde široko daleko není živé duše, když vtom se před vámi zjeví blonďatý chlapec. A jako by to nestačilo, nedá jinak, než abyste... Zobraziť viac
Once it’s rolling, it’s too late to get off… In many ways, the brothers Carl and Roy Opgard have succeeded in life. Or at least they’ve had as much success as is possible in a small town like Os where they’ve had to kill their way to the top. Zobraziť viac
After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life.The 1970s are bringing changes to Japan and her uncle''s magnificent colonial... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: A misfit at an exclusive New England college, Richard finds kindred spirits in the five eccentric... Zobraziť viac
After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life.The 1970s are bringing changes to Japan and her uncle''s magnificent colonial mansion... Zobraziť viac
Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular and well-liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation - awkward but electrifying ... Zobraziť viac
Survivor, genius, perfumer, killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets of Paris as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's... Zobraziť viac
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.´ When Dorian Gray has his portrait painted, he is captivated by... Zobraziť viac
It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their... Zobraziť viac
Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful... Zobraziť viac
Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular and well-liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation - awkward but electrifying ... Zobraziť viac
Alicia Berenson writes a diary as a release, an outlet - and to prove to her beloved husband that everything is fine. She can't bear the thought of worrying Gabriel, or causing him pain. Until, late one evening, ... Zobraziť viac
It’s the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong? Our narrator has many of the advantages of life: Young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, she lives in an apartment on ... Zobraziť viac
Autor patrí k najzaujímavejším a najčítanejším francúzskym autorom 20. storočia. Román Červená tráva u nás zatiaľ nevyšiel a Vian ako originálny dedič jarryovskej patafyziky a surrealistov v ňom vytvára pomocou fantázie, poézie a... Zobraziť viac
„Namaluj mi beránka.“ Touto větou osloví malý kudrnatý chlapec s šálou zkroušeného pilota, který havaroval v saharské poušti. Odkud se hoch vzal? Přiletěl opravdu se spřežením husí z daleké planety? Nebo je Malý princ jen výplodem pilotovy fantazie? Zobraziť viac
Autorka načiera pod kožu, do vnútra, do intimity osobného sveta, ktorý si mnohí nechávame len pore seba. Básne sa začali rodiť v období, keď autorka prechádzala onkologickým ochorením. Je to poetický denník, ktorý ju uzdravoval a tento... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: With Selected excerpts from "The Notebooks for Crime and Punishment". Introduction and Notes by Dr... Zobraziť viac
Penguin: With an essay by Peter Ackroyd. 'I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the... Zobraziť viac