CCV: Amazon.co.uk Review Atonement is Ian McEwan's ninth novel and his first since the Booker Prize-winning Amsterdam in... Zobraziť viac
On a chilly February day two old friends meet in the throng outside a crematorium to pay their last respects to Molly Lane.... Zobraziť viac
McEwanové poviedky v tejto knihe vychádzajú z tých najlepších tradícií britského filmu a literatúry rokov šesťdesiatich, s ich bezútešnou šedivosťou podľa vzoru života samotného... Zobraziť viac
Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still in the marital home – a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse – but not with John. Instead, she's with his brother, the profoundly banal Claude, and the two of them have a plan... Zobraziť viac
Charles Frieth, pre-eminent composer, conductor and prodigious womaniser, is preparing for a performance of one of his early... Zobraziť viac
New from the bestselling author of Atonement and The Children Act Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still in the marital home a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse but John's not there. Instead, she's with his brother, the profoundly banal C Zobraziť viac
On the hottest day of the summer of 1934, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country hosue. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who,... Zobraziť viac
It is July 1962. Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their private fears of the wedding night to come... Zobraziť viac
Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, renowned for her fierce intelligence and sensitivity is called on to try an urgent... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to... Zobraziť viac
Soubor sedmi bravurních povídek vynikajícího, již známého moderního anglického spisovatele. Zobraziť viac
Současná typicky "mcewanovská" moralita, stejně hlubokomyslná jako plná důvtipu. Tato novela je možná nejčtivějším a nejbrilantnějším textem, který kdy tento výjimečný autor napsal. Zobraziť viac
That morning, Jim Sams, clever but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature. Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous life he was ignored or loathed, but in his new incarnation... Zobraziť viac
It is July 1962. Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner... Zobraziť viac
Random House Children's Books - Book Description Illustrated by Anthony Browne, The Daydreamer takes the reader out of realit Zobraziť viac
The critical response to Saturday must be making Ian McEwan a very happy man (not that his virtually unassailable position as Britain’s leading novelist has been in doubt)... Zobraziť viac
Taut, brooding and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness... Zobraziť viac
That morning, Jim Sams, clever but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature. Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous life he was ignored or loathed, but in his new incarnation... Zobraziť viac
The Child in Time opens with a harrowing event. Stephen Lewis,a successful author of children's books, takes his three-year-old daughter on a routine Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. While waiting in line, his attention is distracted and his... Zobraziť viac
Ian McEwan (nar. 1948) navštěvoval postgraduální kurz tvůrčího psaní krátce po jeho zahájení Malcolmem Bradburym. Již první sbírkou povídek získal cenu Somerseta Maughama, ale současně se zařadil k nejkontroverznějším tvůrcům. Dostal přízvisko básník perv Zobraziť viac
