Paměti fanatického diktátora smyšlené země v subsaharské Africe, jehož tepou všechny čtyři manželky i milenka, českým čtenářům připomenou, proč americký spisovatel John Updike hned dvakrát získal Pulitzerovu cenu... Zobraziť viac
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Již dvaadvacátý román Johna Updikea dokazuje, že jeho autorovi přes pokročilý věk zdaleka nedocházejí síly ani chuť vyrovnat se v dramatickém příběhu s jedním z nejpalčivějších problémů dnešního světa... Zobraziť viac
Collected with a dozen wonderful stories, all set in classic Updike territory, the short novel 'RABBIT REMEMBERED' is a major work in its own right - a riveting return to Updike's most celebrated fictional world. Janice and Nelson Angstrom, plus... Zobraziť viac
Updike's seventh novel concerns a month of seven days, a month of enforced rest and recreation as experienced by the Reverend Tom Marshfield, sent west from his Midwestern church in disgrace... Zobraziť viac
In the words of his contemporary, Philip Roth, John Updike was ‘Our time’s greatest man of letters – as brilliant a literary critic and essayist as he was a novelist and short-story writer’. Over the course of his long and immensely productive career,... Zobraziť viac
In the small town of Pierce Junction adultery is the popular pastime and pillow talk the common currency. Martin knows the women he hasn’t yet seduced hold his attention for the longest, and Winifred, married to his own wife’s lover, stirs... Zobraziť viac
Sally is big, blonde and pampered. She's married to Richard. But she loves Jerry. Jerry loves Sally in return, but he's also still in love with his wife Ruth. Who's been sleeping with Richard ... Zobraziť viac
John Updike was a master storyteller, and this collection, from his final years, reveals that up to the end he remained the finest short-story writer of his generation... Zobraziť viac
Following on from the acclaimed Just Looking and Still Looking, Always Looking is an insightful collection of art criticism and a masterclass in appreciating art - from the great American man of letters, John Updike... Zobraziť viac
Owen Mackenzie's life story abounds with sin and seduction, domesticity and debauchery. His marriage to his college sweetheart is quickly followed by his first betrayal and he embarks upon a series of affairs. His pursuit of happiness, .. Zobraziť viac
Sally is big, blonde and pampered. She's married to Richard. But she loves Jerry. Jerry loves Sally in return, but he's also still in love with his wife Ruth. Who's been sleeping with Richard ... Zobraziť viac
Owen Mackenzie's life story abounds with sin and seduction, domesticity and debauchery... Zobraziť viac
The air of Eastwick breeds witches - women whose powerful longings can stir up thunderstorms and fracture domestic peace. Jane, Alexandra and Sukie, divorced and dangerous, have formed a coven... Zobraziť viac
More than three decades have passed since the events described in The Witches of Eastwick and the three divorcees – Alexandra, Jane and Sukie – have left town, remarried, and become widows... Zobraziť viac
Deals with one of America's issues - threat of Islamist terror from within. It also suggests ways in which we can counter it, in our words and our actions. Zobraziť viac
More than three decades have passed since the events described in John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick. The three divorcées Zobraziť viac
When the three witches - now old, remarried and widowed - decide to go back to Eastwick to spend a summer together, many things have changed. Darryl Van Horne is gone... Zobraziť viac
