Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined ... Zobraziť viac
The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire ... Zobraziť viac
Before The Matrix, before Star Wars, before Ender's Game and Neuromancer, there was Dune: winner of the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards, and widely considered one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written... Zobraziť viac
Rich or poor, we will keep together and be happy in one another. Christmas won't be the same this year for Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, as their father... 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
Set in the early postwar years, it probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society. Ozamu Dazai died, a suicide, in 1948... Zobraziť viac
Idiot zaujímá zvláštní postavení mezi romány Fjodora Dostojevského. Je to autorův jediný román, ve kterém je hlavním hrdinou člověk kladný, až ideální. Hrdina, který věří, že vnitřní krása, ušlechtilost a láska k bližnímu... Zobraziť viac
A jealous king, convinced that his wife has been unfaithful and is having another man's baby, imprisons her and puts her on trial. The child is abandoned to die, but when she is found and raised by a shepherd, it seems redemption may be possible... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm... Zobraziť viac
Un mari aimant, de beaux enfants, un métier gratifiant… Sur le papier, Linda a tout pour être heureuse. Et pourtant, elle n’est qu’apathie et indifférence. Puis vient la rencontre avec un ancien petit ami. Jacob est... Zobraziť viac
Un jour de juin eut lieu en Angleterre la révolte des animaux. Les cochons dirigent le nouveau régime. Boule-de-Neige et Napoléon, cochons en chef, affichent un reglement : "Tout ce qui marche sur deux pieds est un ennemi. Tout ce qui marche sur... Zobraziť viac
One woman is called upon to reconstruct humanity in this hopeful, thought-provoking novel by the bestselling, award-winning author. For readers of Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison and Ursula K. Le Guin... Zobraziť viac
Frauen, die verschwinden, eine fiktive Bossa-Nova-Platte von Charlie Parker, ein sprechender Affe und ein Mann, der sich fragt, wie er wurde, was er ist: Die Rätsel um die Menschen, Dinge, Wesen und Momente... Zobraziť viac
Що трапилося з нашим світом? Чому пожежник... Zobraziť viac
When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by... Zobraziť viac
As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate young nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colourful delights of Queen Elizabeth's court. By the close, he will have transformed into a modern, 36-year-old woman and three centuries... Zobraziť viac
A chance meeting in Rio takes Maria to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune, yet ends up working the streets as a prostitute. In... Zobraziť viac
I'd Die for You is a collection of the last remaining unpublished short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the iconic author of The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night. It comprises sixteen finished stories and one partial short fiction, ... Zobraziť viac
Ten years on from Trainspotting, Simon 'Sick Boy' Williamson is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London... Zobraziť viac
