Beletria, alebo aj prozaické umelecké dielo, prináša do našich životov nové príbehy, vzrušenie i zážitok, ktorý pre nás napísal autor a pred našimi očami ho nakreslila naša vlastná fantázia. Klasická anglická literatúra prináša nezabudnuteľné príbehy Williama Shakespaera či Jane Austenovej. Knihy po anglicky a príbehy ukryté na ich stránkach nám nielenže rozjasňujú dni a vytŕhajú nás z každodennej nudnej rutiny, ale rovnako nás nútia aktívne premýšľať nad vetnými konštrukciami a pomáhajú nám v zdokonaľovaní sa v cudzom jazyku.
'I don't believe in God, but I miss Him'. Julian Barnes' new book is, among many things, a family memoir, an exchange with his brother (a philosopher), a medita…
Every weekend, in the basements and parking lots across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and shirts and fight each other barehanded just as long as they have to. Then they go back to those jobs with blackened eyes and loosened teeth and the sense ...
Middle-aged history professor George, and his wife Martha, are joined by another college couple. The result is an all-night drinking session that erupts into a nightmare of revelations.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v za hraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú ...
Transworld Publishers Ltd: "Boyne is a skilled storyteller...his novel is an exciting, fast-paced story that compels the...
Tom Sagan is staring down the barrel of a gun. He has lost everything he ever loved: his job, his wife, his daughter, his reputation.What hurts most is that he knows his Pulitzer Prize-winning career as a journalist was sabotaged. He was set up, but he can''t prove it. They - whoever they are - have ...
A groundbreaking view into the lives of six ordinary citizens in the world''s most secretive country, by an award-winning foreign correspondent.
It was Patrick\''s idea that they should have the tennis party. After all, he has the perfect setting - the White House, bought out of his bonuses as an investment banker. He hasn\''t actually told Caroline, his brash and beautiful wife, what the real reason for the party is. She is glad to welcome Stephen ...
Offers a fictional account of the spiritual odyssey of an American woman in Australia. Summoned by a remote tribe of nomadic Aboriginals to accompany them on a walkabout through the outback, she learns how they live and thrive in natural harmony with the plants and animals that exist in the rugged geography ...
It came to me first of all, quite suddenly, as a sort of legendary tale, suggested by my recollection of having once, in early childhood, seen a linen-weaver with a bag on his back; but, as my mind dwelt on the subject, I became inclined to a more realistic treatment. Falsely accused, cut off from his ...
24 Stunden während des Filmfestivals in Cannes: Der eifersüchtige und gewalttätige Igor will seine Ex-Frau zurückgewinnen. Er hat sie und ihren neuen Mann, einen bekannten Designer, bis hierher verfolgt und wird vor nichts halt machen, um Ewa seine Liebe zu demonstrieren ein blutiges Unterfangen. Schneller ...
« Quant à Emma, elle ne s’interrogea point pour savoir si elle l’aimait. L’amour, croyait-elle, devait arriver tout à coup, avec de grands éclats et des fulgurations…» Emma Bovary rêve la vie idéale que ses lectures d’adolescente lui ont permis d’imaginer, mais son existence se déroule dans une société ...
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Stop Time and The Humans.
Everything you''d want in a retelling of a classic fairy tale'' JODI PICOULT ''Absolutely spellbinding'' STEPHANIE GARBER Fall in love, break the curse. Break the curse, save the kingdom. Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall, is cursed. Forced to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, ...
100 Hugs is a gorgeous collection of hugs from Children''s Laureate Chris Riddell is the perfect gift for a loved one, or to cheer yourself up on a dark day. The beautiful full-colour illustrations from three-time winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal covers every possible type of hug you can think ...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The official behind-the-scenes companion guide to the first two seasons and beyond, featuring exclusive color photos and stunning concept art. Note: This book has been designed to mimic a used book. The marks, scuffs, and tears on the cover and pages are an intentional design ...
Detective Harry Hole arrives in a steaming hot Bangkok. But it's work not pleasure. The Norwegian ambassador has been found dead in a seedy motel room, and no witnesses have come forward. The ambassador had close ties to the Norwegian Prime Minister, and to avoid a scandal Harry is sent there to hush ...
