William Boyd sa vo svojich dielach zaoberá zložitosťou ľudskej povahy, často so zameraním na témy identity a kolonializmu, ktoré sú ovplyvnené jeho africkým detstvom. Jeho písanie vyniká precíznym jazykom a prenikavými psychologickými portrétmi postáv, ktoré sa snažia nájsť svoje miesto vo svete. Boyd majstrovsky skúma vnútorné motivácie svojich postáv a ich reakcie na náročné životné okolnosti. Jeho diela ponúkajú hlboký vhľad do ľudskej skúsenosti s nezameniteľným literárnym štýlom.
Dobrým človekom je sympatický smoliar Morgan, tajomník britskej misie v Africkom štáte. Ako neskúsený sa dopúšťa mnohých chýb a dostáva sa do trápnych situácii. Stretáva sa tu so škótskym lekárom, ktorý je veľmi neprístupný, ale nakoniec sa stáva jeho svedomím a burcuje jeho zmysel pre spravodlivosť..
Any Human Heart is a classic, bestselling novel by William Boyd, now adapted into a major Channel 4 drama. The story follows Logan Mountstuart, whose life spans the twentieth century, reflecting both the ordinary and extraordinary. As a writer inspired by Hemingway and Woolf, a spy recruited by Ian Fleming, and an art dealer in '60s New York, Logan interacts with the influential figures of his time. Yet, like many, he grapples with personal relationships, making familiar mistakes in his pursuit of happiness. This narrative offers a profound exploration of a life fully lived and the complexities of the human heart. Readers who appreciate the works of Sebastian Faulks, Nick Hornby, and Hilary Mantel will find much to enjoy, as will fans of British and historical fiction. The recent four-part Channel 4 adaptation, scripted by Boyd and featuring stars like Kim Cattrall and Gillian Anderson, brings this story to a new audience. Critics have praised the novel for its astonishing and humorous storytelling, capturing the essence of a past era. Boyd, born in Ghana and educated in Scotland, has received numerous awards for his novels, including A Good Man in Africa. He currently splits his time between London and south-west France.
Los Angeles 1936. Kay Fischer, a young, ambitious architect, is shadowed by Salvador Carriscant, an enigmatic stranger claiming to be her father. Within weeks of their first meeting, Kay will join him for an extraordinary journey into the old man's past, initially in search of a murderer, but finally in celebration of a glorious, undying love.
It is 1939. Eva Delectorskaya is a beautiful 28-year-old Russian émigrée living in Paris. As war breaks out she is recruited for the British Secret Service by Lucas Romer, a mysterious Englishman, and under his tutelage she learns to become the perfect spy, to mask her emotions and trust no one, including those she loves most. Since the war, Eva has carefully rebuilt her life as a typically English wife and mother. But once a spy, always a spy. Now she must complete one final assignment, and this time Eva can't do it alone: she needs her daughter's help.
'We will all melt like ice-cream in the sun!' – British soldier, East Africa, October 1914As millions were slaughtered on the Western Front, a ridiculous and little-reported campaign was waged in East Africa – a war they continued after the Armistice because no one told them to stop.Primarily a gripping story of the men and women swept up by the passions of love and battle, William Boyd's magnificently entertaining novel also elicits the cruel futility and tragedy of it all.'As ambitious as it is remarkable – balances on seesaws of innocence and violence, sanity and lunacy, hilarity and horror' – The Times'He has a black-edged laughter of his own – quite outstanding' – Claire Tomalin in the Sunday Times'Funny, assured and expansively told, a seriocomic romp. But it's also something maturely more – a study of people caught in the side pockets of calamity that dramatizes their plights with humour, detail and grit' – Harper's
On Brazzaville Beach, on the edge of Africa, Hope Clearwater examines the complex circumstances that brought her there. Sifting the details for evidence of her own innocence or guilt, she tells her engrossing story with a blunt and beguiling honesty that not only intrigues and disturbs but is also completely enthralling.
Adolescent sex in a Scottish boys' public school ... Oddballs on the seedy side of America ... Murder in a quiet Devon cottage ... Comical, ironical or lacerating - wit is the keynote of these stories, which include two early adventures from the career of Morgan Leafy, glorious anti-hero of William Boyd's prize-winning novel ‘A Good Man in Africa’. ‘His writing, with nods in the direction of Borges and Nabokov, combines violence, comedy and experiment … an impressively varied collection’ Time Out.
All Henderson Dores dreams of is fitting in. But America, land of the loony millionaire and the subway poet, down-home Bible-basher and sharp-suited hood, of paralyzing personal frankness and surreally fantasized facilities, is hard enough for an Englishman to fit in to. Henderson could never shed enough inhibitions to become just another weirdo.
It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim. Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia, he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders…
