Reprezentativní výběr z tvorby deseti významných současných britských prozaiků. Každá ukázka v anglickém originále je zrcadlově doplněna českým překladem, medailony autorů a výběrem dalších doporučených titulů... Zobraziť viac
V ôsmich príbehoch, inšpirovaných životom konkrétnych ľudí, zažijete etnickú a konfesnú pestrofarebnosť tohto regiónu, ale aj výzvy a zádrhele, ktoré vo svojich dobách riešili. V poviedkach zistíte, ako sa s úskaliami s vierou... Zobraziť viac
Against the urban backdrop of humming trains and private woes, SHE AND HER CAT explores the gentle magic of the everyday. Populated by both the friendly and the feral, it reveals - with heartstopping clarity and warmth... Zobraziť viac
Prokletý básník Charels Baudelaire ovládal překvapivou pointu a hudebnost jazyka nejen ve verších slavné sbírky Květy zla. Přesvědčí nás o tom jeho prozaické dílo nazvané Malé básně v próze, známé i pod původním názvem Spleen de Paris... Zobraziť viac
Bilingvní vydání americké kultovní novely čtenářům znovu připomene půvabný příběh Thomase Tracyho, newyorského mladíka, ke kterému se jednoho dne připojí jako stálý společník tygr, na něhož mladík už od dětství čeká, aby v něm probudil lásku k dívce... Zobraziť viac
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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
Ten illustrated stories following the adventures of Simon Lewis, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Mortal Instruments, as he trains to become a Shadowhunter. Simon has been a human and a vampire, but after the events ... Zobraziť viac
Every day I am someone else. I am myself - I know I am myself - but I am also someone else. It has always been like this. Each morning, A wakes up in a different body. There's never any warning about who it will be, but A is used to that.... Zobraziť viac
Every day I am someone else. I am myself - I know I am myself - but I am also someone else. It has always been like this. Each morning, A wakes up in a different body. There's never any warning about who it will be, but A is used to that.... Zobraziť viac
Life's struggles bring two men together as they teach one another trust, acceptance, and how to love again... Zobraziť viac
Anna Sewell's moving story is one of the best-loved animal adventures ever written. This "Penguin Threads" edition of "Black Beauty" includes a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley, cover art by Jillian Tamaki and deluxe French flaps... Zobraziť viac
Finally given the heave-ho by Pandora, Adrian Mole finds himself in the unenviable situation of living with the love-of-his-life as she goes about shacking up with other men. Worse, as he slides down the employment ladder... Zobraziť viac
John Steinbeck's paean to the Monterey County of his youth, "Cannery Row" contains an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw in "Penguin Modern Classics". In the din and stink that is "Cannery Row" a colourful blend of misfits ... Zobraziť viac
For a Nebraska farmer, the turning point comes when his wife threatens to sell off the family homestead. A cozy mystery writer plots a savage revenge after a brutal encounter with a stranger. Dave Streeter gets the chance to cure himself from... Zobraziť viac
His life was like his recurring nightmare: a train to nowhere. But an ordinary life has a way of taking an extraordinary turn. Zobraziť viac
It's the year 2044, and the real world has become an ugly place. We're out of oil. We've wrecked the climate. Famine, poverty, and disease are widespread. Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes this depressing reality by ... Zobraziť viac
Though Into the Spotlight is drawn from the work of writers from one of Europe's smallest countries, this source reveals itself to be something like a magic lamp out of which comes a multitude of subjects, themes, and styles well out ... Zobraziť viac
Fans of the Divergent series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be thrilled by Four: A Divergent Collection, a companion volume that includes four pre-Divergent stories plus three additional scenes from Divergent... Zobraziť viac
In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness. In this moment of despair they are visited... Zobraziť viac
