Stefano Tummolini Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

A gripping literary page-turner from a rising Irish talent in which former friends, estranged for fifteen years, reckon with the terrifying events of the summer that changed their lives.

The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy.

'Weird and wild and wonderfully unsettling... Dive in for just a moment and you'll emerge gasping and haunted' Celeste Ng, bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere It's been sixteen years since Gretel last saw her mother, half a lifetime to forget her childhood on the canals. But a phone call will soon reunite them, and bring those wild years flooding back: the secret language that Gretel and her mother invented; the strange boy, Marcus, living on the boat that final winter; the creature said to be underwater, swimming ever closer. In the end there will be nothing for Gretel to do but to wade deeper into their past, where family secrets and aged prophesies will all come tragically alive again. 'As readable as it is dazzling, full of unsettling twists and dark revelations' Observer **SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018**

After the brutal murder of his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian, a shy and scholarly youth of nineteen, suddenly finds himself heir to the vast power of Rome. He is destined, despite vicious power struggles, bloody wars and family strife, to transform his realm and become the greatest ruler the western world had ever seen.

After scheming his way to power, newly elected Prime Minister Francis Urquhart faces a crisis that could destroy his Government. But as he plots the drastic measures needed to save his political future he finds one determined man standing in the way - the idealistic new King. Urquhart will stop at nothing to cling to power. As he prepares to expose the scandalous activities of certain members of the royal household, he threatens to bring down not only his Royal opponent, but also the Monarchy itself.

Kniha sa pred pár rokmi znova vynorila zo zabudnutia a svojím precíznym až nemilosrdným jazykom si získala tisíce čitateľov v mnohých európskych krajinách. William Stoner, chlapec z farmárskej rodiny, na začiatku 20. storočia nastupuje na poľnohospodársku fakultu, ale na povinných prednáškach z anglickej literatúry pre druhý ročník zisťuje, že oveľa viac ako ťažká práca so zemou ho priťahuje práca so slovom. S pomocou mentora, ktorý v ňom prebudil túto vášeň mení odbor štúdia a opúšťa život, ktorý mu bol od narodenia predurčený. Namiesto roboty na farme ho čaká údel akademika. Precízny jazyk Johna Williamsa nemilosrdne opisuje Stonerov život. Nie je plný nevšedných udalostí, výrazných vzostupov a pádov, ale malých životných radostí, ktoré dokázal nájsť aj napriek sérii síce obyčajných, ale neľútostných tragédií. Nevydarené manželstvo spojilo ľudí, ktorí k sebe nikdy nepatrili. Vzťah s dcérou sa odcudzil, pretože sa stala stredobodom manželkiných hier. Neúprosná akademická rivalita, ktorá je namiesto profesionality založená na osobnej nevraživosti. Ľudskosť jeho trápenia je ľahko zrozumiteľná. Aj napriek prekážkam, Stoner pomaly ďalej kráča životom, ako keby sa sklonený predieral proti silnej búrke. Stonerov príbeh je výnimočný práve vďaka jeho zásadovému, stoickému a húževnatému prístupu k životu.

Con passo lento, ma a volte anche con scatti poderosi, la scrittura propriamente e dichiaratamente gay è entrata e si è installata nell'orizzonte letterario italiano, liberandosi da schemi grotteschi e marginali e dalle idee stereotipate. Sempre di più il testo letterario viene valutato per quel che è: un insieme di armonie (o disarmonie) lessicali, costruzione o distruzione di scenari, tessuto di dialoghi e trame, indipendentemente dalle abitudini sessuali di chi l'ha scritto. Gli autori presenti in questa antologia sono ormai dei veri scrittori, senza bisogno di ulteriori etichette.