In May 1937 a man in his early thirties waits by the lift of a Leningrad apartment block. He waits all through the night, expecting to be taken away to the Big House. Any celebrity he has known in the previous decade is no use to him now... Zobraziť viac
Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit... Zobraziť viac
Elizabeth Finch was a teacher, a thinker, an inspiration. Neil is just one of many who fell under her spell during his time in her class. Tasked with unpacking her notebooks after her death... Zobraziť viac
The stories in Julian Barnes' long-awaited third collection are attuned to rhythms and currents: of the body, of love and sex, illness and death, connections and conversations. Each character is bent to a pulse, propelled on by success and loss... Zobraziť viac
In these seventeen essays (and one short story) the 2011 Man Booker Prize winner examines British, French and American writers who have meant most to him, as well as the cross-currents and overlappings of their different cultures... Zobraziť viac
Poslední Barnesova próza Roviny života spojuje – jak to u něj bývá zvykem – „to, co ještě nikdo nikdy nespojil“, aby po textech Žádný důvod k obavám a Vědomí konce vznikla další z jeho meditací dotýkajících se tématu smrti. V nejnovější autorově... Zobraziť viac
Chceli by ste radšej viac ľúbiť a viac aj trpieť, alebo menej ľúbiť a o to menej trpieť? Touto dilemou začína štrnásty román anglického spisovateľa Juliana Barnesa, držiteľa Man Bookerovej ceny za titul Pocit konca. V prvej, druhej aj tretej osobe... Zobraziť viac
Co začíná jako román o mladé dívce vyrůstající na anglickém venkově během druhé světové války, se proměňuje v příběh úchvatného a rozmanitého života. Neobvyklá a sympatická hrdinka Jean se provdá a po dvaceti letech opustí svého manžela krátce předtím... Zobraziť viac
Anthony Webster je šesťdesiatnik. Žije sám, je holohlavý, triedi odpad, udržiava byt v čistote a zveľaďuje ho, aby nestratil hodnotu. Anthony si neničí pneumatiky na aute neopatrnou jazdou a dobrovoľníči v nemocnici... Zobraziť viac
Ti dva si nemohou být vzdálenější. Arthur Conan Doyle právě slavnostně vzkřísil z mrtvých Sherlocka Holmese a převzal šlechtický titul, kdežto George Edalji je jako provinční advokát a životní zelenáč zahloubán do práva odtrženého od jeho vykonavatelů... Zobraziť viac
Beginning with an unlikely stowaway's account of life on board Noah's Ark, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters presents a surprising and subversive fictional-history of earth told from several kaleidoscopic perspectives... Zobraziť viac
One of the judges who awarded him the 2011 Man Booker Prize described him as ‘an unparalleled magus of the heart’. This book confirms that opinion... Zobraziť viac
A new book from one our most acclaimed writers. ‘We always believe that changing our mind is an improvement, bringing a greater truthfulness to our dealings with the world and other people. It puts an end to vacillation, uncertainty, weak-mindedness... Zobraziť viac
Would you rather love the more, and suffer the more; or love the less, and suffer the less? That is, I think, finally, the only real question. First love has lifelong consequences, but Paul doesn’t know anything about that at nineteen... Zobraziť viac
Príbeh o pamäti, láske, starnutí a bilancovaní života, ktorý Barnes opisuje cez postavy Stephena a Jean. Zobraziť viac
One of the judges who awarded him the 2011 Man Booker Prize described him as ‘an unparalleled magus of the heart’. This book confirms that opinion... Zobraziť viac
Hukot času je fiktivní historií vztahu ruského skladatele Dmitrije Šostakoviče ke stalinskému systému – a obecně obrazem lidské svobody ve světě, kde je život v područí totalitního režimu. Hlavním motivem je jemná hranice mezi... Zobraziť viac
Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, ... Zobraziť viac
We live in time - it holds us and molds us - but I never felt I understood it very well. Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, Tony Webster and Adrian Finn swore to stay friends for life. Now in... Zobraziť viac
Chceli by ste radšej viac ľúbiť a viac aj trpieť, alebo menej ľúbiť a o to menej trpieť? Touto dilemou začína štrnásty román anglického spisovateľa Juliana Barnesa, držiteľa Man Bookerovej ceny za titul Pocit konca. Zobraziť viac
