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Ivy Compton-Burnett

    5. jún 1884 – 27. august 1969

    Táto britská autorka preslávila svoje prenikavé romány, ktoré sa zaoberajú zložitými vzťahmi a morálkou v rodinnom prostredí. Jej diela, často zasadené do viktoriánskeho a edwardiánskeho obdobia, vynikajú ostrou psychologickou analýzou a minimalistickým, no zároveň sugestívnym štýlom. Hlboko skúma ľudskú povahu a skryté motivácie, ktoré riadia správanie jej postáv. Jej jedinečný prístup k rozprávaniu a dialógu ju odlišuje ako výraznú postavu anglickej literatúry.

    Ein Haus und seine Hüter
    Più donne che uomini
    A House and Its Head
    Manservant and Maidservant
    Pastors and Masters (Heathen Edition)
    The Last and the first
    • Ein Haus und seine Hüter

      • 372 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      Ein Weihnachtstag 1885 im viktorianischen Haus der Familie Edgeworth: Der tyrannische Patriarch Duncan ersetzt seine verstorbene Frau durch eine junge Frau. Ivy Compton-Burnett schafft eine unterhaltsame und tragische Welt, in der Tugend beschworen und gleichzeitig verspottet wird, während das Laster triumphiert.

      Ein Haus und seine Hüter2024
    • Pastors and Masters (Heathen Edition)

      • 130 stránok
      • 5 hodin čítania

      Ivy Compton-Burnett, known for her unique dialogue-heavy style, presents a satirical exploration of Victorian institutions in her second novel. Set in a boys' preparatory school post-World War I, the narrative critiques masculine authority and female subservience while examining the concept of success through novel authorship. This short work showcases her acerbic wit and distinct literary voice, marking the beginning of her acclaimed career that would span 19 novels and establish her as a literary iconoclast.

      Pastors and Masters (Heathen Edition)2021
      3,4
    • A House and Its Head

      • 320 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      Acerbic, brutal and mordantly funny: Ivy ComptonBurnett's most unsparing dissection of the patriarchal family, finally back in print.

      A House and Its Head2020
      3,2
    • Più donne che uomini

      • 260 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      In una prospera cittadina inglese all'inizio del Novecento, un grande istituto femminile è diretto da Josephine Napier, una figura imponente e austera, simbolo di autorità per studentesse e personale. La sua impeccabile presenza è un punto di riferimento per tutti, compreso il marito Simon, il figliastro Gabriel e il fratello Jonathan, vedovo e amante segreto di Felix Bacon, un giovane sfaccendato. L'arrivo di Elizabeth, una vecchia conoscenza di Josephine, e di sua figlia Ruth, introduce nuovi dinamismi in un ambiente già carico di tensioni. Le giornate sono segnate da rituali e dialoghi che, pur sembrando superficiali, nascondono profondi significati. Un evento tragico e inaspettato interrompe questa routine, innescando una reazione a catena che sconvolgerà le vite di tutti, rivelando il lato oscuro di ciascuno. Nessuno è chi dice di essere, e sotto la patina del codice vittoriano si celano segreti custoditi per anni. Questi verranno a galla, uno dopo l'altro, in un racconto che mescola umorismo e tragedia, esplorando le piccole interazioni quotidiane e i grandi drammi della vita.

      Più donne che uomini2019
      2,8
    • Ein Gott und seine Gaben

      • 192 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania

      Ein Gott und seine Gaben spielt in der klaustrophobischen Welt des edwardianischen Lebens der Oberschicht und erzählt die Geschichte des eigensinnigen und arroganten Hereward Egerton. In seiner Ehe mit Ada Merton wahrt er eine Fassade von Anstand, doch in anderen Beziehungen überschreitet er die Grenzen der konventionellen Moral mit sowohl komischen als auch tragischen Folgen…

      Ein Gott und seine Gaben1989
    • The Last and the first

      • 159 stránok
      • 6 hodin čítania

      The Last and the First was Ivy Compton-Burnett's final novel. In it she deals with her familiar themes - tyranny, power and corruption. Although the novel was unfinished at the time of her death in 1969, it combines the brilliant wit and incisive insight into human relationships which make her one of the most original novelists in English literature.

      The Last and the first1986
      3,5
    • Manservant and Maidservant

      • 312 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      At once the strangest and most marvelous of Ivy Compton-Burnett's fictions, Manservant and Maidservant has for its subject the domestic life of Horace Lamb, sadist, skinflint, and tyrant. But it is when Horace undergoes an altogether unforeseeable change of heart that the real difficulties begin. Is the repentant master a victim along with the former slave? And how can anyone endure the memory of the wrongs that have been done?"

      Manservant and Maidservant1983
      3,5