Muriel Barberyová Knihy

Tento príbeh iskriaci vtipom, napätím, ale aj hlbokými myšlienkami, vo Francúzsku nazvali longsellerom, keďže sa už dlho nachádza na prvých miestach predaja. Prekladá sa do 35 jazykov. Ide vlastne o dva prelínajúce sa príbehy: hrdinkou prvého je 54-ročná Renée, svojská recepčná v luxusnom dome v bohatej parížskej štvrti a v druhom vystupuje dospievajúca Paloma, obyvateľka domu a ministrova dcéra. Obidve nás zahrnú výstižnými postrehmi zo sveta umenia, ale aj z prostredia parížskej smotánky (napr. snobského zariadenia bytu, stolovania, z nákupov vo výpredaji značkových obchodov). Takýto život Palomu desí. Do života Renée zase vstúpi sympatický Japonec, ktorý za jej nepríťažlivým vzhľadom objaví krásnu dušu.

Senzuálny príbeh o metamorfóze ženy objavujúcej svoje korene od autorky bestsellera Pichľavá elegancia. Štyridsaťročnú Rose jedného dňa prekvapí zvláštny telefonát – má sa vydať do Japonska na čítanie poslednej vôle otca, ktorého nikdy nestretla. Napriek počiatočnému váhaniu napokon súhlasí a odcestuje do Kjóta, kde ju ubytujú v otcovom dome. Rose, ktorá je proti svojej vôli konfrontovaná s komplikovanou minulosťou, spočiatku cíti len trpkosť a hnev. Paul, asistent jej otca, ju každý deň vodí po zvláštnych miestach. Po ceste, ktorú pre ňu zosnulý naplánoval, posiatej chrámami, záhradami – i emóciami. Kjóto si ju postupne podmaňuje a Rose sa dozvedá pravdu nielen o svojej rodine, ale aj o sebe samej.

The story explores the profound impact of choices on one's destiny through Haru, a successful Japanese art dealer. Following a brief affair with Maud, a French woman, he learns she is pregnant but faces a heartbreaking ultimatum: any attempt to connect with her or their child will lead to her suicide. Respecting her wishes leaves Haru to grapple with the loss of his daughter, who grows up unaware of his existence. As the years pass, he questions whether it's ever too late to alter the course of their lives.

The Gourmet is Muriel Barbery's first novel. Translated by Alison Anderson. France's greatest food critic is dying, after a lifetime in single-minded pursuit of sensual delights. But as Pierre Arthens lies on his death bed, he is tormented by an inability to recall the most delicious food ever to pass his lips, which he ate long before becoming a critic. Desperate to taste it one more time, he looks back over the years to see if he can pin down the elusive dish. Revealing far more than his love of great food, the narration by this larger-than-life individual alternates with the voices of those closest to him and their own experiences of the man. AUTHOR: Muriel Barbery teaches philosophy. and lives in Japan with her husband. Her second novel, The Elegance of the Hedgehog is a best seller in Europe and Australia.

An inspiring literary fantasy about two gifted girls from the bestselling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, The Life of Elves sings of the human spirit and conveys a message of hope and faith. Muriel Barbery's new novel is the first of two books about Maria and Clara, unforgettable heroines of a world facing annihilation. Animated by a large cast of endearing characters, it is a timeless story about the forces of good and evil and a moving meditation on the power of nature, music, art, storytelling, and love. When the harmony between living beings turns to discord, the seasons will be loosed from their moorings and the natural world thrown into disarray; human beings--no longer capable of feeling either empathy or enchantment--will abandon themselves to hate, violence, and war. An epic battle between forces that wish to reestablish harmony in the world and those that wish to shatter it definitively is being waged on earth and in the mysterious land of mist, where the elves dwell. A ragtag army of rural peasants gathers in readiness for the fight--their weapons, an age-old kinship with the land and an affinity for magic. But humankind cannot hope to win this battle alone. Victory depends on help from the inhabitants of a world that is hidden from human sight. Hope rests with Maria and Clara, two girls whose prodigious artistic talents and deep connections with nature make communion with the numinous realm possible.

V prázdninovém domě nizozemské rodiny Helderových, zasazeném do okcitánské krajiny Aubracu v jižní Francii, se po předčasné smrti spisovatele Thomase schází jeho rodina a přátelé. Objeví se tu i Margaux Chenetová, renomovaná francouzská architektka a Thomasova blízká přítelkyně, která ovšem s Helderovými před lety zpřetrhala všechny vazby. Dům uprostřed nádherné zasněžené krajiny je plný vzdálených vzpomínek mezi Aubracem a Amsterdamem: tam všichni vyrostli, tam se milovali a někdy si lhali. Margaux se stává středobodem všech rozhovorů, povídá si se všemi, zvláště pak s Jorgem, starším bratrem zesnulého. Nevšední a upřímná konverzace, která se mezi nimi rozvíjí, ji však konfrontuje s duchy minulosti.

An entertaining and gorgeously illustrated portrait of a writer's life avec chats from the acclaimed author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog - and her four cats.

Alejandro de Yepes and Jesús Rocamora, young officers in the Spanish regular army, are stationed alone at Castillo when a friendly redhead named Petrus appears out of nowhere. There is something magnetic and deeply mysterious about him. Alejandro and Jesús are bewitched, and, in the middle of the sixth year of the longest war humankind has ever endured, they abandon their post to follow him across a bridge that only he can see. Petrus brings them to a world of lingering fog, strange beings, poetry, music, natural wonders, harmony and extraordinary beauty. This is where the fate of the world and all its living creatures is decided. Yet this world too is under threat. A long battle against the forces of disenchantment is drawing to a climactic close. Will poetry and beauty prevail over darkness and death? And what role will Alejandro and Jesús play? Muriel Barbery's richly imagined new novel, the sequel to The Life of Elves, will transport readers to a lost world exposed to the constant churn of civilisations and remind them of the power of poetry and imagination.

Il grande bestseller francese: il romanzo di Muriel Barbery racconta la vita di una concierge piccola e brutta ma colta e di una ragazza di famiglie benestanti. Con umorismo e ironia, le due protagoniste esplorano la musica, i manga, Dio e il mondo, offrendo una satira sociale e una guida intelligente all'arte e alla filosofia.