First of all, John Irving has a gift when it comes to character development: he consistently describes interesting,... Zobraziť viac
Je pozdní večer v pražské Mikulášské ulici. V rodičovském bytě konečně zavládne ticho, otec, matka a sestry se uložili ke spánku. Jen Franz sedí čilý u svého psacího stolu - rychlými tahy začíná psát znepokojivý příběh... Zobraziť viac
La Métamorphose est le plus célebre des textes de Kafka, et l'un des plus achevés. Non seulement Kafka s'est activement soucié de la publication de ce récit, mais, fait plus exceptionnel encore, il a avoué en etre relativement satisfait... Zobraziť viac
The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed responds... Zobraziť viac
Previously published as A Trail of Fire. Includes two never-published-before short stories from the bestselling author of the Outlander series. Featuring all the characters you've come to love from the Outlander series, ... Zobraziť viac
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Čtenářsky stále přitažlivý „cestopis“ psaný s pochopením pro... Zobraziť viac
The truth was that if a woman bit a man in an office environment, there would be a strong assumption that the man had done something to deserve it. From the creator of Cat Person – the first short story to go viral – comes ... Zobraziť viac
Rozmarné léto je humoristickou novelou Vladislava Vančury z roku 1926, která navozuje ovzduší dobré pohody a smíchu, humor zde je spíš shovívavý než útočný. Vančurovi se podařilo vystihnout poklidnou atmosféru malého českého města... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1890, Oscar Wilde's story was regarded as dangerously modern in its portrayal of fin-de-siecle decadence. Dorian is a modern-day Faust; his tempter is Lord Wotton who lives selfishly for amoral pleasure, and ... Zobraziť viac
Thirteen year old Madison has problems: she's overweight, ignored by her movie star parents, and in love with her adopted brother. She's also dead. But not just dead. Madison is in Hell. Chuck Palahniuk's latest, "Damned", takes us on Madison's journey... Zobraziť viac
A collection of joyful festive stories that will keep you warm during the cold winter months. On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... Zobraziť viac
Nové (jednojazyčné) vydanie spomienok slovenského emigranta na svoj život v Švajčiarsku. S nadhľadom a humorom sa autor obzerá svoje na pôsobenie... Zobraziť viac
The ever-quotable Oscar Wilde once said, "Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it." From his outsize celebrity in Victorian London to his authorship of fiction, drama and poetry that uniquely captured his era, it's fair to say... Zobraziť viac
In his most extraordinary book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders... Zobraziť viac
Maupassant's second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man (Georges Duroy, christened 'Bel-Ami' by his female admirers) making it to the top in fin-de-siècle Paris... Zobraziť viac
Libby Day was just seven years old when her older brother massacred her family while she hid in a cupboard. Her evidence helped put him away. Ever since then she has been drifting, surviving for more than 20 years on the proceeds of the ... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Six of the best-loved nursery tales, retold with surprising and sometimes disgusting twists! Wicked... Zobraziť viac
"What was it about complaining that felt so good? You and your fellow sufferer emerging from a thorough session as if from a... Zobraziť viac
Czy zwierzeta nosza maski? I co sie kryje w ich oczach, skoro "nie ma tam duszy"? Czy mozliwa jest heterotopia - swiat radykalnie inny od naszego, gdzie "nie ma mowy o zabijaniu i zjadaniu", bo Inni to "partnerzy, bliscy"? ... Zobraziť viac