Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights in an Amsterdam bar, he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen... Zobraziť viac
In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time... Zobraziť viac
Witches are not by nature gregarious, and they certainly don't have leaders. Granny Weatherwax was the most highly regarded of the leaders they didn't have. But even she found that meddling in royal politics was a lot more difficult than certain ... Zobraziť viac
V predslove k svojmu jedinému románu Portrét Doriana Graya Oscar Wilde napísal: „Mravné alebo nemravné knihy neexistujú. Kniha môže byť len dobre napísaná, alebo zle napísaná... Zobraziť viac
Coelho vykresľuje opätovné stretnutie muža a ženy, ktorí sa pohrúžili do tajomstiev ženskej tváre Boha. Cesta, ktorou prešla Pilar a jej partner, je otvorená pre každého, kto chápe, aká dôležitá je láska, ... Zobraziť viac
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague? Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it? For Mitch Albom, that person was... Zobraziť viac
Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits... Zobraziť viac
<i>Franny and Zooey</i> is composed of two sections, which were originally published in the New Yorker magazine as two separate short stories. The first story or section, <i>Franny</i>, was published in the New Yorker in January 1955... Zobraziť viac
The Penguin English Library Edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 'I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the portrait you have painted of me ...Why did you paint it? It will mock me some day - mock me... Zobraziť viac
This title comes with introductions by Margaret Atwood and David Bradshaw. Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational ... Zobraziť viac
Čo je súčasné Rusko? Kto mu vládne? Akí sú jeho obyvatelia? Na tieto, ale aj iné otázky sa autor slávnej série o moskovskom metre Dmitry Glukhovsky usiluje odpovedať čitateľovi, a to v prekvapujúcej polohe... Zobraziť viac
Living overseas but writing, always, about his native city, Joyce made Dublin unforgettable. The stories in Dubliners show us truants, seducers, gossips, rally-drivers, generous hostesses, corrupt politicians... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is now recognised as a classic, one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern novels... Zobraziť viac
Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are vanishing cats and smoky bars, lonely hearts and mysterious women, baseball and the Beatles, ... Zobraziť viac
A compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men includes an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw in "Penguin Classics". Drifters in search of work, ... Zobraziť viac
Dvanáct žen, dvanáct osudů propojených v jednom románu. Napadlo vás někdy, co řeší milenka ženatého muže a jaká je ve skutečnosti ta příšerná manželka, o které jí on vypráví? Nebo proč má sestra manželky tak špatný vztah se svojí dcerou. Jak se vlastně... Zobraziť viac
Harry Bosch je späť a dostáva naraz dva prípady. Prvý súvisí s obvinením z roku 1989, no súčasná analýza DNA potvrdila, že usvedčujúci dôkaz, kvapka krvi, patrí niekoľkokrát trestanému násilníkovi, čo sedí za mrežami. Zobraziť viac
Možno to bol starý otec, učiteľ alebo kolega. Niekto starší, trpezlivejší a múdrejší, kto vás chápal, keď ste boli mladí a hľadali svoju cestu, pomohol vám vidieť svet z iného uhla a radil vám, ako žiť... Zobraziť viac
Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party, and the omnipresent Big Brother, control the people of Oceania... 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
