Christopher Moore Knihy

Obsah Shakespearovej známej drámy Kráľ Lear je všeobecne známy. Starnúci kráľ sa chce dozvedieť, ako ho majú rady tri dcéry. Dve dcéry ho okiadzajú a sklamú, zatiaľ čo tretia, ktorá je úprimná, je odvrhnutá. Z tohto základu vychádza aj román Christophera Moora, kde príbeh rozpráva kráľov dvorný šašo. Na britskom dvore sa odohráva rovnaká pretvárka a intrigy, avšak kráľ nie je poľutovaniahodný starček, ale ešte väčší pokrytec než jeho dcéry. Šašovský rozprávač umožňuje príbehu nadobudnúť absurdné rozmery. Moore hýri nápadmi, situačnou komikou a slovnými kalambúrmi, pričom sa nebojí prekračovať tabuizované témy. Jeho humor je nespútaný a rabelaisovský, pričom autor priznáva, že by najradšej poslal Leara do priepasti, aby prestal s žalostnými monológmi. Moore sa inšpiruje nielen Kráľom Learom, ale aj ďalšími Shakespearovými hrami. V románe sa objavujú tri čarodejnice z Macbetha, paródie na Hamleta a duch v podobe ženy, manipulácia s jedmi a zázračnými prostriedkami na udržanie lásky. Moorov Šašo je netradičný pokus o literárnu persifláž, ktorý zaujme čitateľa poznajúceho Shakespeara, ale aj tých, ktorí ocenia autorov humor, ktorý je v súčasnej literatúre vzácny. Možno ich to privedie aj k spoznaniu Shakespearových diel.

Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy. A little hapless, somewhat neurotic, more of a Beta than an Alpha Male. Charlie's been lucky, though. He owns a building in the heart of San Francisco, and runs a second-hand store with the help of a couple of loyal, if marginally insane, employees. He's married to a bright and pretty woman who actually loves him for his normality. And she, Rachel, is about to have their first child. But normal service is about to be interrupted. As Charlie prepares to go home after the birth, he sees a strange man dressed in mint-green at Rachel's hospital bedside - a man who claims that no one should be able to see him. But see him Charlie does, and from here on out, things get really weird. . . . People start dropping dead around him, giant ravens perch on his building, and it seems that everywhere he goes, a dark presence whispers to him from under the streets. Strange names start appearing on his nightstand notepad, and before he knows it, those people end up dead, too. Yep, it seems that Charlie Asher has been recruited for a new job, an unpleasant but utterly necessary one: Death. It's a dirty job. But hey, somebody's gotta do it.

In San Francisco, the souls of the dead are mysteriously disappearing—and you know that can’t be good—in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore’s delightfully funny sequel to A Dirty Job. Something really strange is happening in the City by the Bay. People are dying, but their souls are not being collected. Someone—or something—is stealing them and no one knows where they are going, or why, but it has something to do with that big orange bridge. Death Merchant Charlie Asher is just as flummoxed as everyone else. He’s trapped in the body of a fourteen-inch-tall “meat puppet” waiting for his Buddhist nun girlfriend, Audrey, to find him a suitable new body to play host. To get to the bottom of this abomination, a motley crew of heroes will band together: the seven-foot-tall death merchant Minty Fresh; retired policeman turned bookseller Alphonse Rivera; the Emperor of San Francisco and his dogs, Bummer and Lazarus; and Lily, the former Goth girl. Now if only they can get little Sophie to stop babbling about the coming battle for the very soul of humankind . . .

In Christopher Moore's ingenious debut novel, we meet one of the most memorably mismatched pairs in the annals of literature. The good-looking one is one-hundred-year-old ex-seminarian and 'roads' scholar Travis O'Hearn. The green one is Catch, a demon with a nasty habit of eating most of the people he meets. Behind the fake Tudor façade of Pine Cove, California, Catch sees a four-star buffet. Travis, on the other hand, thinks he sees a way of ridding himself of his toothy travelling companion. The winos, neo-pagans, and deadbeat Lotharios of Pine Cove, meanwhile, have other ideas. And none of them is quite prepared when all hell breaks loose.

'Twas the night (okay, more like the week) before Christmas, and all through the tiny community of Pine Cove, California, people are busy buying, wrapping, packing, and generally getting into the holiday spirit. But not everybody is feeling the joy. Little Joshua Barker is in desperate need of a holiday miracle. No, he's not on his deathbed; no, his dog hasn't run away from home. But Josh is sure that he saw Santa take a shovel to the head, and now the seven-year-old has only one prayer: Please, Santa, come back from the dead. But hold on! There's an angel waiting in the wings. (Wings, get it?) It's none other than the Archangel Raziel come to Earth seeking a small child with a wish that needs granting. Unfortunately, our angel's not sporting the brightest halo in the bunch, and before you can say "Kris Kringle," he's botched his sacred mission and sent the residents of Pine Cove headlong into Christmas chaos, culminating in the most hilarious and horrifying holiday party the town has ever seen. Move over, Charles Dickens -- it's Christopher Moore time.

From Christopher Moore, author of Fluke, comes a quirky, irreverent novel of love, myth, metaphysics, outlaw biking, angst, and outrageous redemption. As a boy growing up in Montana, he was Samson Hunts Alone -- until a deadly misunderstanding with the law forced him to flee the Crow reservation at age fifteen. Today he is Samuel Hunter, a successful Santa Barbara insurance salesman with a Mercedes, a condo, and a hollow, invented life. Then one day, shortly after his thirty-fifth birthday, destiny offers him the dangerous gift of love -- in the exquisite form of Calliope Kincaid -- and a curse in the unheralded appearance of an ancient Indian god by the name of Coyote. Coyote, the trickster, has arrived to transform tranquillity into chaos, to reawaken the mystical storyteller within Sam ... and to seriously screw up his existence in the process.

The formation of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1797 marked a significant milestone in legal history, with a group of young lawyers establishing an unprecedented professional organization. Christopher Moore chronicles the society's evolution, highlighting the challenges faced by early barristers, the impact of reforms, and the struggles for inclusion of women and minorities. He provides insights into the society's development through various historical periods, culminating in the crises of the 1990s that tested its governance and relevance in modern legal practice.

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years -- except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more -- except maybe "Maggie," Mary of Magdala -- and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of Socrates' engagement with the concept of selfhood, delving into ancient philosophical perspectives on identity and individuality. It systematically analyzes how Socratic thought contributes to the understanding of the self, highlighting key ideas and their implications for both ancient and modern philosophy. Through this examination, the work sheds light on the foundational role of selfhood in philosophical discourse.

The narrative captures the adventurous spirit of Samuel de Champlain, who arrived in Quebec four hundred years ago, marking the beginning of his significant contributions as the "father of New France." Christopher Moore provides a captivating exploration of Champlain's life, highlighting his daring exploits and the impact he had on the development of Canada. Through rich storytelling, the book delves into the historical context and challenges faced by Champlain during his transformative journey.