After the gravity of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" and "Immortality," "Slowness" comes as a surprise: It is certainly Kundera''''s lightest novel, a "divertimento," an "opera buffa," with, as the author himself says, "not a single serious word in it"; then, too, it is the first of his novels to ...
A terrifying vision of scientific progress without moral limits, Mary Shelley''s "Frankenstein" leads the reader on an unsettling journey from the sublime beauty of the Swiss alps to the desolate waste of the arctic circle. This "Penguin Classics" edition is edited with an introduction and notes by Maurice ...
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ''Oh! Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward''s manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my ...
''''A true genius.Roald Dahl is my hero'''' - David Walliams Phizz-whizzing new branding for the world''''s No.1 storyteller, Roald Dahl! Exciting, bold and instantly recognisable with Quentin Blake''''s inimitable artwork. The story of a little girl with magical powers. When someone makes her angry ...
Kniha - 528 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná.The sun brightens in the east, reddening the blue-grey haze that marks the distant ocean. The vultures roosting on the hydro poles fan out their wings to dry them. the air smells faintly of burning. The waterless flood - a manmade plague - has ...
''Like A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD written by Tina Fey'' Sam Baker, RED MAGAZINEShortlisted for the 2013 Women''s Prize for FictionA NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerCOMING SOON: The film adaptation, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig and Billy Crudup Bernadette Fox is notorious. ...
The Museum of Innocence - set in Istanbul between 1975 and today - tells the story of Kemal, the son of one of Istanbul\''s richest families, and of his obsessive love for a poor and distant relation, the beautiful Fusun, who is a shop-girl in a small boutique. In his romantic pursuit of Füsun over the ...
Discover Thomas Savage''s dark poetic tale of a small town in early 20th century American that inspired the Golden Globe winning film. Phil and George are brothers and joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley. Phil is the bright one, George the plodder. Phil is tall and angular; George ...
A powerful, innovative and gripping thriller for the social media age. Now a major TV series for Channel 4 and Netflix.
In this sequel to the acclaimed Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda-soon to be a major motion picture, Love, Simon-we follow Simon''s BFF Leah as she grapples with changing friendships, first love, and senior year angst.When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat - but real life isn''t always ...
Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends - a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he''s released, he''s greeted by the detective who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened ten ...
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Monster Calls comes a richly illustrated and lyrical tale, one that asks harrowing questions about power, loyalty, obsession, and the monsters we make of others. With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba''s pod live for the ...
