Continuing with her narration of the story of the Patriarchs in the Book of Genesis, After These Things is an account of the relationship between Abraham`s tragic son Isaac and Isaac`s son Jacob. The book follows the psychological trail of the children... Zobraziť viac
'I was so absorbed by her writing it was unreal... Zobraziť viac
Marie de Gournay was eighteen when she read, and was overwhelmed by, the essays of the French philosopher Montaigne. She had to be revived with hellebore. When she finally met Montaigne, she stabbed herself with a hairpin until the blood ran in order... Zobraziť viac
This strange and brilliant book recounts Jenny Diski`s journey to Antarctica last year, intercut with another journey into her own heart and soul...a book of dazzling variety, which weaves disquisitions on indolence, truth, inconsistency, ambiguousness... Zobraziť viac
