Francis Scott Fitzgerald bol americký spisovateľ a scenárista, jeden z najvýznamnejších predstaviteľov povojnovej "stratenej generácie", márne hľadajúci svoje šťastie v hmotnom rozkvete Ameriky . Po svadbe so spisovateľkou Zeldou, ktorá sa stala vzorom mnohých románových postáv, začiatkom dvadsiatych rokov odišiel z USA. Vrcholným dielom F.S. Fitzgeralda je kniha Veľký Gatsby, ktoré sa dočkalo už šiestich filmových spracovaní.
Invited to an extravagantly lavish party in a Long Island mansion, Nick Carraway, a young bachelor who has just settled in the neighbouring cottage, is intrigued by the mysterious host, Jay Gatsby, a flamboyant but reserved self-made man with murky... Zobraziť viac
1930s Hollywood. The depression has receded, the studios are booming, and the glitz and glamour are bewitching. But for Cecilia Brady, this is just life. That is, until she meets Monroe Stahr... Zobraziť viac
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button sees a baby born in 1860 begin life as an old man and then age backwards. F. Scott Fitzgerald hinted at this kind of inversion when he called his era ... Zobraziť viac
These sumptuous new hardback editions mark the 70th anniversary of Fitzgerald's death. Anthony and Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour... Zobraziť viac
Encompassing the very best of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short fiction, this collection spans his career, from the early stories of the glittering Jazz Age, through the lost hopes of the thirties, to the last, twilight decade of his life... Zobraziť viac
These sumptuous new hardback editions mark the 70th anniversary of Fitzgerald's death. Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties... Zobraziť viac
Full grown with a long, smoke-coloured beard, requiring the services of a cane and fonder of cigars than warm milk, Benjamin Button is a very curious baby indeed... 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
Tereza Boučková vstupuje do cizích životů jednoznačně a nekompromisně. Třináct Šíleně smutných povídek je třináct příběhů, které mají ve svém vyznění smutek, ale mnohé jsou i ironické a plné paradoxů... Zobraziť viac
Vrcholné dílo z dob největšího flámu v dějinách USA, který Francis Scott Fitzgerald označil za "jazzový věk" a sám do něj vydatně přispěl mnoha soukromými improvizacemi a pocity "ztracené generace", přináší milostný příběh z lepší společnosti... Zobraziť viac
Vrcholné dílo z dob největšího flámu v dějinách USA, který Francis Scott Fitzgerald označil za "jazzový věk" a sám do něj vydatně přispěl mnoha soukromými improvizacemi a pocity "ztracené generace", přináší milostný příběh z lepší společnosti.... Zobraziť viac
Něžná je noc, Fitzgeraldův fascinující psychologický román o úskalí lásky a sebelásky patří spolu s jeho kultem opředenou impresionistickou novelou Velký Gatsby k vrcholům světové literatury... Zobraziť viac
Táto edícia - Čítam po anglicky - je určená pre tých, ktorí sa učia po anglicky - mládeži a dospelým. Nájdete v nej klasické diela anglickej a americkej literatúry v zjednodušenej podobe, zodpovedajúcej približne trom stupňom náročnosti. Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘They were smiling at each other as if this was the beginning of the world.'The lights of Hollywood do little to distract Cecelia as she watches Monroe Stahr, ... Zobraziť viac
Benjamin Button is a very strange baby. Born with a white beard, he looks like his grandfather. As years pass, he seems to get younger. This brings many problems, for him and the people around him. In these three stories... Zobraziť viac
Invited to an extravagantly lavish party in a Long Island mansion, Nick Carraway, a young bachelor who has just settled in the neighbouring cottage, is intrigued by the mysterious host, Jay Gatsby, a flamboyant but reserved self-made man with murky... Zobraziť viac
These sumptuous new hardback editions mark the 70th anniversary of Fitzgerald's death. Increasingly disillusioned by the rejection slips that studded the walls of his room and his on/off engagement to Zelda Sayre, ... Zobraziť viac
Now the subject of a major new film from director Baz Luhrmann (Romeo+Juliet, Moulin Rouge!), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald's brilliant fable of the hedonistic excess and tragic reality of... Zobraziť viac
Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt... Zobraziť viac
Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are psychoanalyst Dick Diver and his wife Nicole, who hold court at their villa... Zobraziť viac
