Lucie Simerová Knihy

Beautiful stories from the new and old worlds, infused with autobiographical elements. "Everything can become a passion," states the title story, and the protagonists of Isaac B. Singer provide ample evidence of this. This collection gathers tales of Jewish destinies in both the new and old worlds, focusing on individuals filled with fears and hopes. The Dibbuk often plays a crucial role, predominantly possessing female characters and transforming them into the obsessed. "The longer I live among them [the Jews of Eastern Europe] and write about them, the greater my astonishment at the diversity of their personalities and, as I am one of them, at my own whims and passions. And while I hope for their redemption and resurrection, I dare to say that for me all these people are still alive. In literature, as in our dreams, there is no death." Isaac B. Singer

Maliar Ašer Lev žije vo Francúzsku po tom, čo po namaľovaní kontroverzného Ukrižovania bol požiadaný aby opustil svoju židovskú komunitu v Brooklyne. Jedného dňa sa však dozvie o smrti svojho strýka a spolu so svojou rodinou prichádza na pohreb do Ameriky. No miesto týždňa smútku ostáva dlhšie a jeho život a život jeho rodiny sa začína uberať úplne iným smerom ako si dovtedy predstavoval.

Laura Middlebrooková žije do svých pětadvaceti let až příliš poklidně. Náhle se dozvídá, že brzy zemře. Rozhodne se, a donutí pohledného a divokého detektiva Seana Wildera, aby se s ní oženil a ukázal jí nevázaný pařížský noční život.

In these uncollected writings Jack Kerouac portrays himself in his life. He hitches a ride to San Francisco with a blonde, goes on the road with photographer Robert Frank, rides bus through the Northwest and Montana, records the blues of an old Negro hobo, talks about the Beats and how it all began, gives his "Essentials of Spontaneous Prose" and defends his novel The Subterraneans, compares Shakespeare and James Joyce, describes the cafeterias and subways of Manhattan, goes to a ballgame and a prize fight, and reflects on Céline, on Christmas in New England, on Murnau's Nosferatu, on jazz & bop, and tells us what he's thinking about. And in the closing piece "cityCityCITY," we're treated to Jack's science fiction vision of the future."Table of Contents Robert Creeley: Thinking of Jack: A Preface On the Road On the Beats On Writing Observations On Sports Last Words cityCityCITY Editor's Note

"Both a masterpiece about the universal human condition and a masterpiece of Native American literature. . . . A book everyone should read for the joy and emotion of the language it contains." -- Paris Review The magnificent Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about a stranger in his native land from renowned Kiowa writer and poet N. Scott Momaday, now available as a limited Olive Edition from Harper Perennial. A young Native American, Abel has come home from war to find himself caught between two worlds. The first is the world of his father's, wedding him to the rhythm of the seasons, the harsh beauty of the land, and the ancient rites and traditions of his people. But the other world--modern, industrial America--pulls at Abel, demanding his loyalty, trying to claim his soul, and goading him into a destructive, compulsive cycle of depravity and disgust. An American classic, House Made of Dawn is at once a tragic tale about the disabling effects of war and cultural separation, and a hopeful story of a stranger in his native land, finding his way back to all that is familiar and sacred.

Po tragickej autonehode, ktorá si vyžiadala životy celej jej rodiny, vidí šestnásťročná Ever Bloomová aury ľudí. Počuje aj ich myšlienky a po jedinom dotyku pozná celé ich životné príbehy. Všetci na strednej škole si o nej myslia, že je čudáčka. Všetko sa však zmení, keď stretne Damena Augusta. Damen je nádherný, neobyčajný a bohatý a v jeho prítomnosti sa Ever darí nepočuť v hlave hlasy a nevnímať všetku tú chaotickú energiu okolo seba. Čím viac Ever preniká do Damenovho sveta plného tajomstiev a záhad, tým viac nových otázok sa vynára. Nemá ani len tušenie, kto Damen vlastne je. Jediné, čo Ever naozaj vie, je fakt, že je doňho čoraz väčšmi zamilovaná.

Per anni Jack Kerouac ebbe l'abitudine di tenere accanto al letto, sul comodino, un taccuino e una matita. E ogni mattina, appena sveglio, registrava tutto quanto poteva ricordare dei sogni fatti durante la notte. Da quegli appunti trasse poi questa sorta di "autobiografia parallela" filtrata attraverso l'attività onirica, pubblicata da Lawrence Ferlinghetti nel 1961 in un'edizione ridotta e qui proposta per la prima volta nella versione integrale. Nei sogni qui narrati compaiono molti dei personaggi dei racconti dell'autore di On the Road, riconoscibili grazie alla tabella delle corrispondenze suggerita dallo stesso Kerouac. Insolito e originale, Il libro dei sogni è un'opera illuminata da una scrittura spontanea e affascinante, una finestra aperta sul mondo interiore di un grande scrittore.

Told through the character of Kerouac's fictional alter ego, Jack Duluoz, the novel tells the story of his childhood in Massachusetts. A clever and rebellious boy, Jack creates an imaginary world of strange, new possibilities.