The old man, whose name is Santiago, is a fisherman who lives alone near Havana. When the story begins, the boy is probably around twelve years old, and the old man has gone eighty-four days without catching a fish. Zobraziť viac
For Jack Reacher being invisible has become a habit. He spends his days digging swimming pools by hand and his nights as the bouncer in the local strip club in the Florida Keys... Zobraziť viac
In ten dazzling stories, Saba Sams dives into the world of girlhood and immerses us in its contradictions and complexities: growing up too quickly, yet not quickly enough; taking possession of what one can, while ... Zobraziť viac
Anything is Possible tells the story of the inhabitants of rural, dusty Amgash, Illinois, the hometown of Lucy Barton, a successful New York writer who finally returns, after seventeen years of absence, to visit the siblings she ... Zobraziť viac
Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and innocent bystanders locked in the embrace of an ominous and darkly beautiful web, their fates all converge through the eleven stories here in Yoko Ogawa s Revenge... Zobraziť viac
'My God! A whole minute of bliss! Is that really so little for the whole of a man's life?' ... Zobraziť viac
Originally written to a young man considering a career in the German military, Rainer Maria Rilke's beautiful letters explore a huge range of subjects delicately and with a passionate sensitivity. The recipient, Franz Kappus, ... Zobraziť viac
Brave New World predicts - with eerie clarity - a terrifying vision of the future. Read the dystopian classic that inspired the Sky TV series.EVERYONE BELONGS TO EVERYONE ELSEWelcome to New London. Everybody is happy here. Our perfect society achieve... Zobraziť viac
In exploring everyday life and its intersections with death, this enduring collection of stories offers a naturalistic depiction of the working class in early twentieth-century Dublin. Joyce masterfully portrays frustrations and aborted desires to es... Zobraziť viac
A dazzling Sunday Times bestselling collection of short stories from the beloved internationally acclaimed Haruki Murakami. Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find... Zobraziť viac
A mindbending new collection of short stories from the unique, internationally acclaimed author of Norwegian Wood and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle.THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in the first p... Zobraziť viac
'The perfect winter treat: a beautifully illustrated book of Christmas stories and recipes from the Booker prize longlisted author of Frankissstein'Packed with charm and beautifully illustrated, it's a book that will solve your gift dilemmas and l... Zobraziť viac
A superbly atmospheric story set in the old Prague ghetto featuring The Golem, a kind of rabbinical Frankenstein's monster, which manifests iitself every 33 years in a room without a door. Stranger still, it seems to have the same face as the narrator... Zobraziť viac
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, comes a poignant, charming novel about a forgotten town fractured by scandal, and the amateur hockey team that might Zobraziť viac
The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels". So says John Berry, son of a hapless dreamer, brother to a cadre of eccentric... Zobraziť viac
Bel-Ami, so nennt man den jungen skrupellosen Journalisten George Duroy. Er ist ein Abenteurer großen Formats, der alles daran setzt, nach oben zu kommen. Durch wohlüberlegte Liebesabenteuer und Heiraten wird Duroy binen kurzem zum mächtigen... Zobraziť viac
'When we are happy, we are always good', says Lord Henry, 'but when we are good, we are not always happy.' Lord Henry's lazy, clever words lead the young Dorian Gray into a world where it is better to be beautiful than ... Zobraziť viac
Jak milují muži? Jinak než ženy! Cit muže zažehne vizuální podnět během mžiku, ale láskou se dá nazvat leda v románu. Ta... 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
Kdyby ještě žil Chander, psal by jako Connelly. A Phil Marlowe dnešní doby by se jmenoval Harry Bosch.nHarry Bosch se ocitá... Zobraziť viac
