Spomienky slovenského emigranta na svoj život v Švajčiarsku. S nadhľadom a humorom sa autor obzerá svoje na pôsobenie v emigrácii: štúdium teológie ... Zobraziť viac
Bilingvní, anglicko-české vydání světoznámého románu. Farmu zvířat, své nejcennější dílo, napsal George Orwell v letech 1943 a 1944, poprvé ale vyšla až v roce 1945, a to po značných peripetiích... Zobraziť viac
„Namaluj mi beránka.“ Touto větou osloví malý kudrnatý chlapec s šálou zkroušeného pilota, který havaroval v saharské poušti. Odkud se hoch vzal? Přiletěl opravdu se spřežením husí z daleké planety? Nebo je Malý princ jen výplodem pilotovy fantazie? Zobraziť viac
Virginie Woolfová je považována za přední inovátorku anglického jazyka a její literární práce jsou uznávané nejen kvůli svému obsahu, ale také kvůli charakteristickému stylu psaní. Ve svých knihách prozkoumala techniku známou v literatuře jako proud... Zobraziť viac
Kvetoucí Rondo, v němž šťastně žijí křehká stvoření vyrobená ze skla, papíru, nebo nafukovacích balónků. Až do chvíle, kdy město navštíví Válka. Tři hlavní hrdinové knížky, Danko, Fabián a Hvězdička, musí spojit všechny... Zobraziť viac
Erik Ondrejička je básnik, ktorý rehabilitoval tradičné prednosti slovenskej poézie: rytmus a rým. Rozvíja vývojovú líniu slovenskej ľúbostnej lyriky, ktorá stavia na tvorivej slobode, básnických emóciách a modernej... 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
Marian Sutro is an outsider: the daughter of a diplomat, brought up on the shores of Lake Geneva and in England, half French, half British, naive yet too clever for her own good. But when she is recruited from her desk job by SOE ... Zobraziť viac
Veronika has everything she could wish for – young and pretty, with plenty of attractive boyfriends, a steady job, loving family. Yet Veronika is not happy and one winter's morning takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later ... Zobraziť viac
There's a reason why Stephen King is one of the best selling writers in the world ever. He knows how to write stories that suck you in and are impossible to put down. The New York Times describes it as a 'relentless tidal pull' and Stephen King has done.. Zobraziť viac
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. All the slaves lead a hellish existence, but Cora has it worse than most; she is an outcast even among her fellow Africans and she is approaching womanhood, where it is clear even greater pain awaits... Zobraziť viac
Unintentional psychic Maud Drennan arrives to look after Cathal Flood, a belligerent man hiding in his filthy, cat-filled home... Zobraziť viac
Number one bestseller The One Plus One is the beautiful, poignant and utterly compelling new novel by the internationally bestselling author Jojo Moyes. One eternal optimist...Jess Thomas, with two jobs and two kids and never enough money, ... Zobraziť viac
Discover Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman's extraordinary modern classic, illustrated for the first time with breathtaking pictures by Children's Laureate Chris Riddell. This beautiful edition is like no other, featuring the fully illustrated short story, HOW THE Zobraziť viac
In Nocturnes, Kazuo Ishiguro explores ideas of love, music and the passing of time. From the piazzas of Italy to the 'hush-hush floor' of an exclusive Hollywood Hotel, the characters we encounter range from... Zobraziť viac
The first ever collection of stories from the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Swing Time and White Teeth. In the summer of 1959, an Antiguan immigrant in north west London lives the last day of his life, unknowingly caught in... Zobraziť viac
When Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert was liberated in 1945, a Jewish-American soldier gave her a banknote on which he’d written ‘Good luck and happiness’. And when her great-grandson, Dov, decided to use social media to track down the family of... Zobraziť viac
The Sonnets of William Shakespeare, a cycle of 154 linked poems, were first published in 1609. Filled with ideas about love, beauty, and mortality, the sonnets are written in the same beautiful and innovative language... Zobraziť viac
On its first publication The Picture of Dorian Gray was regarded as dangerously modern in its depiction of fin-de-siècle decadence. In this updated version of the Faust story, the tempter is Lord Henry Wotton, who lives selfishly for amoral pleasure; Zobraziť viac
PARIS, 1939. Odile Souchet is obsessed with books, and her new job at the American Library in Paris - with its thriving community of students, writers and book lovers - is a dream come true... Zobraziť viac
