Rebecca Makkai Knihy

Omamný príbeh o priateľstve a zmierení navzdory tragickým stratám, odohrávajúci sa v Chicagu 80. rokov a v súčasnom Paríži. Je rok 1985 a Yale Tishman, riaditeľ rozvoja umeleckej galérie v Chicagu, sa práve chystá urobiť úžasný skok v svojej kariére – priniesť galérii ako dar výnimočnú zbierku malieb z dvadsiatych rokov 20. storočia. No hoci jeho kariéra rozvitá, v spoločnosti vládne atmosféra úzkosti a strachu zo šíriacej sa epidémie aidsu. Jeho priatelia umierajú jeden po druhom a po pohrebe Yaleovho kamaráta Nica sa vírus dokonca dostane i do jeho bezprostrednej blízkosti. Čoskoro jedinou spriaznenou dušou, ktorá mu ostane, je Fiona, Nicova malá sestra. O tridsať rokov neskôr sa Fiona snaží nájsť v Paríži svoju dcéru, ktorá prepadla náboženskému kultu, preťala s rodičmi všetky kontakty a zmizla bez stopy. Fiona býva u svojho starého priateľa, fotografa, ktorý zdokumentoval chicagsku krízu, a konečne si uvedomí, aký devastačný vplyv mala epidémia aidsu na jej život a na vzťah s jej dcérou. Dva prelínajúce sa príbehy nás prevedú cez ťaživé osemdesiate roky až do chaosu súčasného sveta, keď sledujeme, ako sa obaja protagonisti Yale i Fiona usilujú nájsť dobro uprostred katastrofy.

Presents a collection of wide-ranging, evocative short stories, including several inspired by the author's family history or featuring protagonists whose lives are shaped by irony

The riveting new novel from the author of The Great Believers, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book AwardA successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past: the family tragedy that marred her adolescence, her four largely miserable years at a New Hampshire boarding school, and the 1995 murder of a classmate, Thalia Keith. Though the circumstances surrounding Thalia's death and the conviction of the school's athletics coach, Omar Evans, are the subject of intense fascination online, Bodie prefers-needs-to let sleeping dogs lie.But when The Granby School invites her back to teach a two-week course, Bodie finds herself inexorably drawn to the case and its increasingly apparent flaws. In their rush to convict Omar, did the school and the police overlook other suspects? Is the real killer still out there? As she falls down the very rabbit hole she was so determined to avoid, Bodie begins to wonder if she wasn't as much of an outsider at Granby as she'd thought-if, perhaps, back in 1995, she knew something that might have held the key to solving the case.One of the most acclaimed contemporary American writers, Rebecca Makkai reinvents herself with each of her brilliant novels. Both a transfixing mystery and a deeply felt examination of one woman's reckoning with her past, I Have Some Questions for You is her finest achievement yet.

Lucy Hull, a young children's librarian in Hannibal, Missouri, finds herself both kidnapper and kidnapped when her favourite patron, ten-year-old Ian Drake, runs away from home. The precocious Ian is addicted to reading, but needs Lucy's help to smuggle books past his overbearing mother, who has enrolled Ian in weekly anti-gay classes. When Lucy finds Ian camped out in the library after hours with a backpack of provisions and an escape plan, she allows herself to be hijacked by him and the pair embark on a spontaneous road trip. But is it just Ian who is running away? And should Lucy really be trying to save a boy from his own parents?

'Whip-smart and uncompromising' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'Quietly riveting' IRISH TIMES'It's the perfect crime' NEW YORKER'Impressive and complex' GUARDIAN'Addictive' OPRAH DAILYThe riveting new novel from the author of The Great Believers, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past: the family tragedy that marred her adolescence, her four largely miserable years at a New Hampshire boarding school, and the 1995 murder of a classmate, Thalia Keith. Though the circumstances surrounding Thalia's death and the conviction of the school's athletics coach, Omar Evans, are the subject of intense fascination online, Bodie prefers-needs-to let sleeping dogs lie. But when The Granby School invites her back to teach a two-week course, Bodie finds herself inexorably drawn to the case and its increasingly apparent flaws. In their rush to convict Omar, did the school and the police overlook other suspects? Is the real killer still out there? As she falls down the very rabbit hole she was so determined to avoid, Bodie begins to wonder if she wasn't as much of an outsider at Granby as she'd thought-if, perhaps, back in 1995, she knew something that might have held the key to solving the case. One of the most acclaimed contemporary American writers, Rebecca Makkai reinvents herself with each of her brilliant novels. Both a transfixing mystery and a deeply felt examination of one woman's reckoning with her past, I Have Some Questions for You is her finest achievement yet.

Set on an historic estate that once housed an arts colony, Doug, the husband of the estate's heir, desperately needs the colony files to get his stalled academic career back on track. But when he finally gets his hands on them he discovers more than he bargained for. Doug may never learn the house's secrets, but the reader will, as Makkai leads us on a thrilling journey into the past of this eccentric family

Bodie Kane kehrt als Dozentin an ihr ehemaliges Internat zurück, um sich mit der schmerzhaften Erinnerung an den Mord an ihrer Zimmergenossin Thalia Keith auseinanderzusetzen. Eine Schülerin startet einen Podcast über den Fall, was Bodie in einen Strudel aus Erinnerungen und Internetrecherche zieht, während sie die Wahrheit über den Mörder entdeckt.

Epicka powieść o przyjaźni i odkupieniu w obliczu tragedii, finalistka nagrody Pulitzera oraz National Book Award, a przy tym jedna z najważniejszych książek ostatnich lat wg „New York Timesa”, „The Washington Post” i „Entertainment Weekly”.W 1985 roku młody Yale Tishman, dyrektor rozwoju chicagowskiej galerii sztuki, zamierza namieszać w środowisku amerykańskiej bohemy, wprowadzając na wystawę zbiór nadzwyczaj udanych obrazów z lat 20. Jego kariera zdaje się kwitnąć, ale wokół AIDS zbiera okrutne żniwo – przyjaciele Yale’a jeden po drugim umierają i wkrótce zostaje on niemal zupełnie sam. Trzydzieści lat później Fiona, przyjaciółka Yale'a, próbuje odnaleźć w Paryżu swoją zaginioną córkę. Zatrzymuje się na pewien czas u starego przyjaciela, znanego fotografa, który przed laty uwiecznił chicagowską epidemię. Z czasem kobieta zdaje sobie sprawę, w jak wielkim stopniu wydarzenia sprzed lat mogą ukształtować nas samych i nasze relacje z najbliższymi. Losy Yale'a i Fiony przeplatają się na przestrzeni lat, zabierając tym samym czytelników w rozdzierającą podróż przez lata osiemdziesiąte aż po chaos czasów współczesnych. „Porywająca opowieść... Nie oderwiecie się od tej książki”. Michael Cunningham „Wciąga i urzeka”. Tea Obreht