A panoramic account of the two centuries on either side of the apocalyptic year 1000. This was the age of Canute, William the Conqueror and Pope Gregory VII, of Vikings, monks and serfs, of the earliest castles and the invention of knighthood, and of the primal conflict between church and state.
De geschikte jongen speelt zich af in en rondom de fictieve Indiase stad Brahmpur, gelegen aan de Ganges. Het is voorjaar 1951: mevrouw Rupa Mehra schakelt vrienden en kennissen in om haar te helpen een goede echtgenoot te vinden voor haar jongste dochter Lata. Met dit simpele motief als voorwendsel voert Vikram Seth vier families ten tonele, drie met een hindoe- en een met een moslimachtergrond: de Kapoors, de Mehra's, de Chatterji's en de Khans. Hij brengt het postkoloniaal India tot leven, dat aan de vooravond van zijn eerste algemene verkiezingen probeert om verschillende culturen en religies met elkaar te verzoenen. De geschikte jongen is tegelijk satire en sociale geschiedenis, een grootse roman die zich uitstrekt van de landelijke politiek tot het kleine huwelijksgeritsel van een moeder, die tegelijk het verhaal vertelt over een pasgeboren natie en over een verliefde jonge vrouw.
Alexandre Dumas was already a best-selling novelist when he wrote this historical romance, combining (as he claimed) the two essentials of life-- l'action et l'amour. The Man in the Iron Mask climactically concludes the epic adventures of the three Musk3ateers: here, Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and their friend D'Artagnan, once invincible, meet their destinies.
Kniha Joan Didion osciluje na pomedzí eseje, autobiografie a románu. Autorka v nej mapuje jeden rok od smrti svojho muža Johna Gregoryho Dunnea. Vťahuje nás do svojho „magického“ myslenia, ktoré sa pre jeho stratu stalo myslením vychýleným, odkloneným od reality. V období takmer štyridsiatich rokov s ním zdieľala nielen rodinu s adoptovanou dcérou (o ktorú prišla o dva roky po smrti Johna), povolanie spisovateľky a publicistky, ale predovšetkým spoločne prežitý čas života: „dvadsaťštyri hodín denne, čo zostávalo zdrojom bujarého veselia aj zlej predtuchy pre moju mamu a tety. ,V dobrom aj v zlom, ale nikdy nie celý deň, hovorievali mi v prvých rokoch manželstva. Nedokážem spočítať, koľkokrát za deň, celkom obyčajný deň, sa objavilo niečo, čo som mu nutne musela povedať. Toto nutkanie ma neprešlo ani po jeho smrti. Už mi však nemal kto odpovedať.“ So stratou sa nevyrovnáva, ale ju cez krátke spomienky vkladané do pradiva svojho života opätovne prežíva a zakomponováva do novej, nevyžiadanej etapy bytia bez Johna. Vťahuje nás do rozličných období a prostredí, sme svedkami veselých i smutnejších príhod i osudov rôznych ľudí. Text Joan Didion sa číta aj nečíta ľahko, je boľavý aj liečivý, môže byť návodom, porovnávacou štúdiou, odkazom z minulosti alebo prípravou na budúcnosť. Rok magického myslenia sa stal takmer okamžite klasikou a denník Guardian ho zaradil na 2. miesto v rebríčku 100 najlepších non-fiction kníh všetkých čias.
Growing up in a small Mississippi town in a family haunted by the murder of her brother, Robin, Harriet Cleve Dusfresnes lives in a world of her imagination, until, at the age of twelve, she decides to find Robin's murderer and exact her revenge.
Experimental novel which pre-dates the author's plays, telling of young working men and women in 1950s East London.
Ludo's mother, Sibylla, is obsessed with Kurosawa's famous film, "The Seven Samurai" and it plays as a bizarre running backdrop to his childhood. His search for his real father ends in disappointment but he does find out more than he needs about his mother's shaky past.
The #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir, Angela’s Ashes, continues Frank McCourt's journey as an immigrant in America. Celebrated for its spirit, wit, and profound humanity, Angela's Ashes tells a tale of redemption where storytelling becomes a source of salvation. Now, 'Tis recounts Frank's American experience from impoverished immigrant to esteemed teacher and storyteller. Arriving in New York at nineteen, he meets a priest on the boat and secures a job at the Biltmore Hotel, where he faces the stark social hierarchies of America. Drafted into the army, he trains dogs and types reports in Germany. Frank's unique voice, humor, and keen ear for dialogue make these experiences captivating. Upon returning to America in 1953, he works on the docks, defying societal expectations that immigrants should "stick to their own kind." Recognizing the importance of education despite leaving school at fourteen, he persuades New York University to admit him. There, he falls for a quintessential Yankee and pursues his dreams. Ultimately, it is through teaching and writing that Frank discovers his true place in the world. The same resilient spirit that resonated in Angela's Ashes comes of age in this eagerly awaited masterpiece.
The theme of this novel is the anatomy of an internecine war, cultural, religious and racial. It is waged between a community of nuns and the strays and misfits who arrive at their convent for safe haven, and those who dwell in the surrounding black township in Oklahoma.
The Underpainter is a novel of interwoven lives in which the world of art collides with the realm of human emotion. It is the story of Austin Fraser, an American painter now in his later years, who is haunted by memories of those whose lives most deeply touched his own, including a young Canadian soldier and china painter and the beautiful model who becomes Austin’s mistress. Spanning decades, the setting moves from upstate New York to the northern shores of two Great Lakes; from France in World War One to New York City in the ’20s and ’30s. Brilliantly depicting landscape and the geography of the imagination, The Underpainter is Jane Urquhart’s most accomplished novel to date. From the Hardcover edition.
Fascinujúci príbeh o nedovolenej láske rozprávaný lahodným a omamným hlasom... hlasom, ktorý svojím čarokrásnym zafarbením vyvoláva zimomriavky a berie dych. Tento román rozochvieva čitateľa živými tragickými tónmi a od začiatku mu nedovolí zapochybovať o svojich kvalitách. Román indickej spisovateľky bol ocenený ako najlepší román v angličtine roku 1997. Edícia MM.
Frank McCourt returned to America when he was nineteen. For many years, he was an English teacher at Stuyvesant High School in New York City. The sequel to "Angela's Ashes, 'Tis, " will be published in the fall of 1999. McCourt lives in Connecticut.
Een Amerikaanse journaliste wordt beschuldigd van euthanasie op haar moeder.
