Laura Noulian Poradie kníh

'One of our finest living authors ... propulsively entertaining' New York Times 'Sly, profound ... Electrifying' Observer 'Wonderfully strange and alive' Jon McGregor

Amsterdam i 1630'erne: Sophia Sandvoort sidder model sammem med sin meget ældre mand. Da hun forelsker sig i maleren, breder ulykkerne sig som ringe i vandet

Written with sinuous grace and intellectual acuity, "The Horned Man" is an unforgettable excursion into the lethal battleground of desire and repression.

Billy Lynch's family and friends have gathered to comfort his widow, and to pay their respects to one of the last great romantics. As they trade tales of his famous humor, immense charm, and consuming sorrow, a complex portrait emerges of an enigmatic man, a loyal friend, a beloved husband, an incurable alcoholic. Alice McDermott's striking novel, "Charming Billy," is a study of the lies that bind and the weight of familial love, of the way good intentions can be as destructive as the truth they were meant to hide. "Charming Billy" is the winner of the 1998 National Book Award for Fiction.

Majiteľ hudobného obchodu a bývalý dídžej Rob je bežný tridsiatnik. Trocha patetický, občas hysterický, nemá vlohy ani ambície pre veľké veci. Zato jeho osudová láska Laura úspešne postupuje v kariére právničky. Po rozchode s ňou Rob ironicky bilancuje svoj partnerský život, lásku, sex, legendárne platne, hudobné skupiny, koncerty, kultové filmy, televízne seriály, knihy, módu, smrť aj reklamu. Trúfalo telefonuje bývalým priateľkám, aby zistil, prečo ho opustili. Vzťah s Laurou sa napokon vyvinie inak, ako predpokladal. Kultová kniha oslovila milióny čitateľov nezabudnuteľným hlavným hrdinom, netradičným príbehom lásky a originálnym humorom.... celý text

The 1993 Booker Prize winner. Paddy Clarke, a ten-year-old Dubliner, describes his world, a place full of warmth, cruelty, love, sardines and slaps across the face. He's confused; he sees everything but he understands less and less.