From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a contemplative story about one man trying to move forward from the trauma of his youth to become a better father to his son. Being in limbo, 30,000 feet in the air, offers time to reflect and take ... Zobraziť viac
Autor slávneho Chlapca v pásikavom pyžame už tretíkrát zvolil neľahkú tému: vojna očami dieťaťa. V druhom románe Zostaň, kde si, a potom odíď, sa venoval prvej svetovej vojne a teraz sa opäť vrátil k... Zobraziť viac
Osemročný Noe má problémy a zdá sa mu, že najlepšie je na ne nemyslieť. Preto jedno ráno ujde z domu. Kráča lesom po nevyšliapanom chodníku, až príde k obchodu s hračkami. No nie je to obyčajný obchod. Je to hračkárstvo, kde sa dejú neobyčajné veci... Zobraziť viac
Leaving behind their home in Berlin, nine-year-old Bruno and his family move to a new house in a desolate area far from his friends. Bruno soon discovers that a mysterious fence runs alongside the new house, separating his family from the strange... Zobraziť viac
V deň, keď vypukla prvá svetová vojna, Alfiemu Summerfieldovi sľúbil otec, že nikdy neodíde bojovať, no hneď nasledujúci deň svoj sľub porušil. O štyri roky neskôr Alfie netuší, kde jeho otec naozaj je, myslí si, že je na... Zobraziť viac
In this collection of twelve dark, unerring and surprising short stories, John Boyne explores the extremities of the human condition in all its brilliance and brutality. The secrets we keep and the ways in which they shape us, the impossibility ... Zobraziť viac
Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us... Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country... Zobraziť viac
Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a w Zobraziť viac
Život Sama Wavera je pomerne pokojný. Cíti sa trochu osamelý, ťažko si získava kamarátov a často má pocit, že je pre svojich zaneprázdnených rodičov neviditeľný. Našťastie má staršieho brata Jasona, ktorý má naňho vždy čas. Zobraziť viac
You’ve heard the old proverb about ambition, that it’s like setting a ladder to the sky. It can lead to a long and painful fall. If you look hard enough, you will find stories pretty much anywhere... Zobraziť viac
Najnovší román známeho írskeho spisovateľa Johna Boyna je zatiaľ jeho najambicióznejším dielom, priam mýtickým rozprávaním o ľudskom údele. Autor v ňom predstavuje postavy, ktorých život ... Zobraziť viac
It’s the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt... Zobraziť viac
Príbehy nevinnosti existujú aj v tej najdesivejšej realite. Toto je príbeh dvoch chlapcov v časoch, ktoré nemôžu nijako ovplyvniť. Začína sa v Berlíne roku 1942. Jedného dňa sa Bruno vráti zo školy a nájde pobalené všetky veci... Zobraziť viac
Strhující pocta duchařským příběhům z 19. století Román V tomto domě straší od irského spisovatele Johna Boynea, který proslul celosvětově knížkou pro děti Chlapec v pruhovaném pyžamu, je strhující poctou duchařským... Zobraziť viac
Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after his mother informs him that he has a vocation to the priesthood. He goes in full of ambition and hope, dedicated to his studies and keen to make friends. Forty years later, ... Zobraziť viac
Sam Waver's life has always been pretty quiet. A bit of a loner, he struggles to make friends, and his busy parents often make him feel invisible. Luckily for Sam, his older brother, Jason, has always been there for him... Zobraziť viac
Russia, 1915: Sixteen year old farmer's son Georgy Jachmenev steps in front of an assassin's bullet intended for a senior member of the Russian Imperial Family and is instantly proclaimed a hero... Zobraziť viac
1946. Three years after a cataclysmic event which tore their lives apart, a mother and daughter flee Poland for Paris, shame, and fear at their heels, not knowing how hard it is to escape your past.Nearly eighty years later, ... Zobraziť viac
Human life is governed by the elements – water, earth, fire and air. They are fundamental to our existence. They sustain us, but they also challenge us.In The Elements, John Boyne has created a vivid kaleidoscope to reflect that contradiction: a... Zobraziť viac
What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object. At once, a gateway to other worlds - and a treacherous weapon in the hands of the unwary, the unwitting, the inept... Zobraziť viac
