The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.´ When Dorian Gray has his portrait painted, he is captivated by... Zobraziť viac
Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful... Zobraziť viac
Již druhá publikace plná humorných kreseb (avšak často i k zamyšlení) známého karikaturisty, humoristy a ilustrátora, Pavla Raka. Některé nepotřebují texty a pokud jsou u nich titulky, vždy ve čtyřech jazykových mutacích... Zobraziť viac
Bilingvní vydání americké kultovní novely čtenářům znovu připomene půvabný příběh Thomase Tracyho, newyorského mladíka, ke... Zobraziť viac
Další soubor edice Adaptovaná česká próza přináší čtenářům povídky jedné z nejznámějších současných českých spisovatelek. Vybrané texty vycházejí z povídek a fejetonů a spojuje je jednoduchý styl vyprávění, sebeironie a smysl pro humor... Zobraziť viac
V roce 1921, několik měsíců předtím, než Jaroslav Hašek začal psát Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka, popisuje v cyklu Velitelem města Bugulmy své životní zkušenosti s revolučním Ruskem. Obdobným způsobem, jakým se ve svých povídkách... Zobraziť viac
Old Man and the Sea - Random House - Jazyk: EN - Vazba: Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - 100 str. - ISBN: 00-999084-0-9 - Kniha Zobraziť viac
Penguin: With an essay by Peter Ackroyd. 'I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the... Zobraziť viac
After three years in prison, Shadow has done his time. But as the time until his release ticks away, he can feel a storm brewing. Two days before he gets out, his wife Laura dies in a car crash, in adulterous circumstances... 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
Humorná dvojjazyčná knížka od amerického autora, který v letech 1990-1994 působil v Praze (mmj... Zobraziť viac
From the up-and-coming young American writer who has contributed to McSweeney's and written for THE NEW YORKER comes a masterful collection of short stories that has already received rave reviews from many of the most prominent writers working today... Zobraziť viac
Meet the women of American Housewife. They smoke their eyes and paint their lips. They channel Beyoncé while doing household chores. They drown their sorrows with Chanel No. 5 and host book clubs where chardonnay trumps Charles Dickens. They redecorate. Zobraziť viac
Europa Editions Two: A vibrant and intimate portrait of a writer at work.Frantumaglia invites readers into Elena Ferrante's... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Five people: four are living, three are strangers, two are sisters, one is dead. In her highly acclaimed... 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
A young woman is making a living faking it as a cut-price psychic (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage mostly by telling people what they want to hear. But then she meets Susan Burke... Zobraziť viac
Welcome, dear visitor, to a proud and storied nation. When you put down this guidebook, look around you. A nation isn't land. A nation is people... Zobraziť viac
It is 1984 and a small town somewhere in the east of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic is in the firm grip of... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English: An artist paints a picture of the young and handsome Dorian Gray. When he sees it, Dorian makes a wish that changes his life. As he grows older, his face stays young and handsome. But the picture changes... Zobraziť viac
