Ve svých sedmnácti letech opustil autor v roce 1958 rodnou Sýrii a již se nikdy nevrátil. Jeho druhým jazykem se stala čeština. Přesto píše stále arabsky a své texty překládá. Proto i jeho malá sbírka různých postřehů a myšlenek.. Zobraziť viac
Sborník pěti rozsáhlých studií renomovaných odborníků představuje v českém a německém jazyce různé přístupy k dílu Johanna... Zobraziť viac
Katalog mezinárodního projektu Volný čas: Utopie na hranicích všednosti je tématicky zaměřena na aktuální aspekty umění, které v moderní a postmoderní době nachází své místo za hranicemi tradičních institucí a oblastí výtvarné k Zobraziť viac
On the 70th anniversary of George Orwell's death, a new collection of his brilliant essays written during the Second World War. Fascism and Democracy collects five brilliant examples of Orwell's writing during the darkest days of World War Two... Zobraziť viac
A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on 24 October 1929, the essay was based on a series of lectures she delivered at Newnham College and Girton College, two women's colleges ... Zobraziť viac
A selection of charming essays from a master of the genre exploring the contradictions inherent to human thought, words and actions. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday... Zobraziť viac
The only advice, indeed, that one person can give another about reading is to take no advice, to follow your own instincts, to use your own reason, to come to your own conclusions... Zobraziť viac
These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture,... Zobraziť viac
Drawing on Baldwin's own experiences of prejudice in an America violently divided by race, these searing essays blend the intensely personal with the political to envisage a better world... Zobraziť viac
How to Spot a Fascist is a selection of three thought-provoking essays on freedom and fascism, censorship and tolerance – including Eco’s iconic essay ‘Ur-Fascism’, which lists the fourteen essential characteristics of fascism, ... Zobraziť viac
These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary sensation... Zobraziť viac
In the first volume of her critical essays, Virginia Woolf discusses the greatest authors of the literary canon – Jane Austen, George Eliot and Geoffrey Chaucer among others – with the everyday, ‘common reader’ in mind... Zobraziť viac