Luk Van Haute Knihy

Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shattered. When Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Police tries to piece together the events of that day, he finds himself confronted by the most puzzling, mysterious circumstances he has ever investigated. Nothing quite makes sense, and it will take a genius to understand the genius behind this particular crime... One of the biggest-selling Japanese thrillers ever, and the inspiration for a cult film, The Devotion of Suspect X is now being discovered across the world. Its blend of a page-turning story, evocative Tokyo setting and utterly surprising ending make it a must-read for anyone interested in international fiction.

When a man's body is discovered at the base of some cliffs in the small resort town of Hari Cove, the police at first suspect a tragic accident, a misstep that cost the man his life. However, when the victim is found to have been a former policeman and that the cause of death was actually carbon monoxide poisoning, they begin a murder investigation. Manabu Yukawa, the physicist known as 'Detective Galileo', is in Hari Cove to speak at a conference on a planned underwater mining operation, and finds himself drawn into the case. Did the murder have something to do with the fight of the small community to rebuild itself, or does it have its roots in the town's history? In a series of twists as complex and surprising as any in Higashino's brilliant, critically acclaimed work, Yukawa uncovers the hidden relationship behind the tragic events that led to this murder.

We all live our lives carrying secrets we cannot disclose. 'Beguiling... Murakami is brilliant at folding the humdrum alongside the supernatural; finding the magic that's nested in life's quotidian details' Guardian When a thirty-something portrait painter is abandoned by his wife, he holes up in the mountain home of a famous artist. The days drift by, spent painting, listening to music and drinking whiskey in the evenings. But then he discovers a strange painting in the attic and unintentionally begins a strange journey of self-discovery that involves a mysterious ringing bell, a precocious thirteen-year-old girl, a Nazi assassination attempt and a haunted underworld. A stunning work of imagination, Killing Commendatore is a surreal tale of love and loneliness, war and art.

Kniha Takašiho Hiraideho Mačací hosť je na prvý pohľad jednoduchým príbehom o nečakanom vzťahu manželského páru spisovateľov k mačke, ktorá si k nim našla cestu zo susedného domu v tieni obrovskej zelkovy. Zároveň je hlbokým vhľadom do mysle človeka, ktorý nám podáva citlivú správu o dôležitom období svojho života; o vzácnej mačacej bytosti, ktorá zmenila život jemu, jeho žene, a ak chceme, môže ho v istom zmysle zmeniť aj nám. Minimálne v tom, že nám ukazuje, ako sa pristaviť, rozhliadnuť, pozorovať, prijať a nechať ísť. Táto kniha je o prilipnutí k čomusi, čo nám nepatrí a patriť nikdy nebude: či už je to mačací hosť, záhrada, dom alebo kúsok života, ktorý ide popri nás a my sa ho márne snažíme uchopiť. Je to hold pominuteľnosti a smrteľnosti: kvalitám, ktoré treba znova a znova prehodnocovať. Je o japonskej filozofii "mono no aware" (uvedomovanie si smútku a krásy vecí) a "wabi-sabi" (prijatie pominuteľnosti a nedokonalosti). Ale predovšetkým je pôvabným príbehom o neokázalej, zastretej láske.