The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set in Long Island's North Shore and New York City during the summer of 1922. The novel chronicles an era that Fitzgerald himself dubbed... Zobraziť viac
A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A hectic, funny sexual affair between two best friends. A World War II veteran dealing with his emotional and ... Zobraziť viac
1979. Topper and Sanya flee to Miami as political violence consumes their native Kingston. But they soon learn that the welcome in America will be far from warm... Zobraziť viac
Discover this sharp, funny short story collection from the bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments... Zobraziť viac
Feel the swing and sway of the Jazz Age in this collection of stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Beautiful and Damned explores the world of America's upper class during World War I and the beginning of the Jazz Age. Loosely... Zobraziť viac
Winner of the Man Booker Prize, The Line of Beauty is a classic novel about class, politics and sexuality in Margaret Thatcher's 1980s Britain... Zobraziť viac
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea tells the classic story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the point of view of Professor Pierre Aronnax, who was commissioned to find the mysterious sea monster responsible for sinking... Zobraziť viac
Povídky, které napsal Franz Kafka (1883-1924) na Hradčanech, ve Zlaté uličce čp. 22, vyšly pod titulem Venkovský lékař knižně již za jeho života. Kafka ve svých krátkých textech stále znovu evokuje zčásti iracionální Zobraziť viac
Penguin Classics: Streetwise George and his big, childlike friend Lennie are drifters, searching for work in the fields and... Zobraziť viac
Millions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood. Zobraziť viac
These are stories of women's lives now. They also happen to be horror stories. In some, women endure the horror. In others, they inflict it... Zobraziť viac
Ideal for intermediate learners of English looking to improve or practise their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded and easy to understand, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story ... Zobraziť viac
Classic stories retold in exciting graphic novel format. Each title includes high-quality artwork, simple text... Zobraziť viac
At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions: This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by David Stuart Davies.... Zobraziť viac
Pearson Education, Oxford: From Amazon.co.uk Here, for a change, is a fish tale that actually does honour to the author.... Zobraziť viac
Vančurovo Rozmarné léto bývá považováno za nepřeložitelné. Souvisí to jak s jazykovými prostředky, jimiž vytváří autor styl svého vyprávění, tak s vývojem kontextu, v němž se kniha již osmdesát let pohybuje. Z tohoto hlediska... Zobraziť viac
<p>"Vše, co může být řečeno o této knize, je jen tápáním ve tmě. Člověk musí knihu přečíst sám, řádek za řádkem, aby viděl, jak se zde často z půvabného spolubytí ironie a piety vynořuje hrozící přísnost Posledního soudu... Zobraziť viac
Gaza Writes Back is a compelling anthology of short stories from fifteen young writers in Gaza, members of a generation that has suffered immensely under Israel’s siege and blockade... Zobraziť viac
The Great American Novel of love and betrayal in the Jazz Age is now a major film. 'I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby's house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited... Zobraziť viac
