Chris Andrews je austrálsky prekladateľ a autor, ktorý sa preslávil ako prvý a najplodnejší prekladateľ diel oceneného latinskoamerického spisovateľa Roberta Bolaña do angličtiny. Jeho preklady sprístupnili Bolañovo dielo širšiemu publiku a upevnili jeho pozíciu ako jedného z najvýznamnejších hlasov svojej generácie. Andrews je tiež uznávaným básnikom, ktorého zbierka originálnej poézie získala prestížnu cenu. Jeho práca sa vyznačuje hlbokým porozumením literárnym nuansám a silným autorským hlasom, ktorý obohacuje jeho preklady aj jeho vlastnú tvorbu.
Set against the backdrop of World War II, the story follows groups of children evacuated from London's East End to a tranquil Welsh village, seeking refuge from the bombings. As they adapt to a rural lifestyle, they confront the challenges of separation from their families and the harsh realities of war, discovering resilience and camaraderie in their new environment. The narrative explores themes of innocence, loss, and the transformative power of community during turbulent times.
A downtrodden Greek-American gambler seeks to resolve his debts by attempting to fix a football game. He turns to his late father's former bookmaking partner, whose son is a star college quarterback facing his final game. With the team heavily favored, the prospect of shaving points seems simple, but moral dilemmas and familial ties complicate the situation. The story explores themes of desperation, loyalty, and the consequences of choices in the world of sports and gambling.
A Guide to the Area's Best Backcountry Hot Springs
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11 hodin čítania
Exploring both natural and man-made thermal experiences, this guide highlights over 100 prime locations for soaking in mineral waters. Author Chris Andrews shares his top picks, ranging from secluded backcountry pools to elegant bathhouses, catering to both relaxation seekers and adventure enthusiasts. The book serves as a comprehensive resource for discovering the beauty and unique soaking opportunities in the region.
The story follows hybrid werewolf Kyle Smithson, who inadvertently sparks chaos after saving a young human woman. Unbeknownst to him, his long-buried wife has returned as a vampire, entangled in a dangerous turf war. As he grapples with his promise and escalating personal stakes, Kyle finds himself torn between his past love and the woman he aims to protect, leading him to confront a life-or-death struggle.
Tahle knížka je plná návodů pro všechny, kdo rádi tvoří, recyklují, vynalézají pro věci nové využití a chtějí svým dílem přispět k záchraně světa. Díky jednoduchým i náročnějším projektům se dozvíte, jak z odpadu vyrobit nové věci, jak mít ekologičtější domácnost a jak i ten nejmenší venkovní prostor přetvořit v ostrůvek divočiny. A tak je na čase přestat vyhazovat staré ponožky, použité dárkové balicí papíry nebo plastové lahve – vytvořte z nich originální dárky a vychytávky, co se šiknou!
Pankaj Mishra remarked in The Nation , "one of the remarkable qualities of Bolaño's short stories is that they can do the work of a novel". The Return contains thirteen unforgettable stories bent on returning to haunt you. Wide-ranging, suggestive, and daring, a Bolaño story might concern the unexpected fate of a beautiful ex-girlfriend or a dream of meeting Enrique Lihn; his plots go anywhere and everywhere and they always surprise. Consider the title piece: a young party animal collapses in a Parisian disco and dies on the dance floor; just as his soul is departing his body, it realizes strange doings are afoot--and what follows next defies the imagination (except Bolaño's own). Although a few have been serialized in The New Yorker and Playboy , most of the stories of The Return have never before appeared in English, and to Bolaño's many readers will be like catnip to the cats.
Featuring several mass-murdering authors, two fraternal writers at the head of a football-hooligan ring and a poet who crafts his lines in the air with sky writing, Nazi Literature in the Americas details the lives of a rich cast of characters from one of the most extraordinarily fecund imaginations in world literature. Written with acerbic wit and virtuosic flair, this encyclopaedic cavalcade of fictional pan-American authors is the terrifyingly humourous and remarkably inventive masterpiece which made Bolaño famous throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
Set in the seaside town of Z, on the Costa Brava, north of Barcelona, The Skating Rink oscillates between two poles: a camp ground and a ruined mansion, the Palacio Benvingut. The story, told by three male narrators, revolves around a beautiful figure skating champion, Nuria Martí. When she is suddenly dropped from the Olympic team, a pompous but besotted civil servant secretly builds a skating rink in the ruined Palacio Benvingut, using public funds. But Nuria has affairs, provokes jealousy, and the skating rink becomes a crime scene. A mysterious pair of women, an ex-opera singer and a taciturn girl often armed with a knife, turn up as well. A complex book, The Skating Rink ’s short chapters are skillfully broken off with questions to maintain the narrative tension: Who was murdered? Who was the murderer? Will the murderer be caught? All of these questions are answered, and yet The Skating Rink is not fundamentally a crime novel, or not exclusively; it’s also about political corruption, sex, the experience of immigration, and frustrated passion. And it’s an atmospheric chronicle of one summer season in a seaside town, with its vacationers, its drifters, its businessmen, bureaucrats, and social workers.
Contains 64 pages of atmospheric images showing the elusive charm of the county of Herefordshire - from Leominster and Shobdon in the north to Ross-on-Wye and Goodrich in the south.
Ein aktuelles und umfassendes Handbuch zur Diagnose und Behandlung von Fischkrankheiten in Süß- und Meerwasseraquarien sowie in Gartenteichen. Einzig an diesem Buch ist, dass alle diese drei Bereiche abgehandelt werden. Es ist außerdem äußerst informativ und üppig illustriert. Die Autoren legen besonderen Wert auf die Krankheitsvorbeugung durch optimale Pflegebedingungen. Daher werden auch die Grundlagen der Wasserchemie umfassend und leicht verständlich vorgestellt. Mit einem von Yvonne Krutzki verfassten Kapitel zur homöopathischen Behandlung von Fischen. Dr. Chris Andrews verfasste seine Dissertation über Fischkrankheiten und arbeitet heute am South Carolina Aquarium. Adrian Exell ist Fischwirt und entwirft Produkte für die Aquarien-Industrie. Dr. Neville Carrington ist Pharmazeut und beschäftigt sich mit der Entwicklung von Medikamenten und anderen Produkten für Aquarienfische.
Order almoco on Portugal, visit the strand in Holland, find the guichet in France, enjoy a uisce beatha in Ireland and get an alfombra in Spain. With all the words and phrases you need, this handy phrasebook is the ideal travel companion.
Shows the charm of the Cotswold Villages. This book contains 160 pages consisting mainly of colour photographs with 'single line' text descriptions. It also includes text and colour photographs of Bath in the South and Stratford upon Avon in the North.
