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Obraz Doriana Graye Malíř Basil Harward maluje obraz svého přítele Doriana Graye, nezkušeného mladíka, ten se díky obrazu stane miláčkem společnosti a snadno podlehne jejímu vlivu a vrhne se do život aplného erotiky, alkoholu a drog. Cantervillské strašidlo Duch sira Simona je vytržen z poklidné existence na anglickém zámku Canterville, kde už po staletí osvědčenými metodami úspěšně děsí generace svých potomků. Nový majitel panství, vyslanec Spojených států amerických, ani jeho rodina nemá však pro strašidla nejmenší pochopení...

Erben compiled and wrote A Bouquet based on his studies of Slavic folktales and folk songs. First published in 1853, it is dotted with murder and mayhem : graves opening and the dead walking the earth, the animate becoming the inanimate and vice versa, ogres and monsters of lake and wood, human transformations reminiscent of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Written as ballads, Marcela Sulak's new translation perfectly captures the cadence and rhythm in an English that is fresh and energetic. Through the years A Bouquet has come to be regarded as a masterpiece and wellspring of inspiration to artists of all stripes, including Antonín Dvořák, who composed a series of symphonic poems to some of these tales. Of the many illustrators who have contributed to the various editions that have appeared over the past century and a half, Alén Diviš's artwork is generally considered the most powerful. This edition also includes Erben's own notes explaining the origins of many of these tales.

«حين استيقظ غريغور سامسا ذات صباح من أحلام مضطربة، وجد نفسه قد تحول في سريره إلى حشرة ضخمة. كان مستلقيًا على ظهره الصلب، كأنه مصفح بالدروع، وحين رفع رأسه قليلًا استطاع أن يرى بطنه البني المقبب، المقسم إلى حلقات مقوسة صلبة، والتي بالكاد كان لحاف السرير يثبت فوقها وكان على وشك أن ينزلق تمامًا. وكانت ساقاه الكثيرة، الهزيلة على نحو يبعث على الشفقة مقارنة ببقية جسده، تتلوى عاجزة أمام عينيه.» بهذه الافتتاحية المدهشة والغريبة، لكنها المضحكة على نحو مفاجئ، يبدأ كافكا رائعته «التحول». إنها قصة شاب يتحول بين ليلة وضحاها إلى حشرة عملاقة تشبه الخنفساء، فيغدو موضع خزي لعائلته، وغريبًا في بيته نفسه، وإنسانًا مغتربًا في جوهره. «التحول» تأمل مؤلم، وإن كان هزليًا على نحو عبثي، في مشاعر الإنسان بالعجز والذنب والعزلة، وقد احتل مكانته بوصفه أحد أكثر أعمال أدب القرن العشرين قراءةً وتأثيرًا. وكما كتب و. هـ. أودن: «كافكا مهم لنا لأن محنته هي محنة الإنسان الحديث.»

Poznámka knihovníka: Alternativní vydání s jinou obálkou najdete zde. Tento krátký román, již moderní klasika, je skvěle vyprávěným tragickým příběhem kubánského rybáře v Golfském proudu a obrovského marlína, kterého uloví a ztratí — příběhem výslovně zmíněným v odůvodnění autorovy Nobelovy ceny za literaturu v roce 1954.

Forming part of the Vanek Plays trilogy, Audience is a cleverly-constructed satire on power and those who wield it. Vanek is summoned to a meeting with the Head Maltster and offered promotion, but only if he informs on himself!|2 men

V Kníšce Karla Kryla se česká folková legenda představuje nejen jako autor písňových textů, ale také jako velmi osobitý básník. Texty písní Karla Kryla, doplněné vlastními ilustracemi.

Hovno hoří je považováno za úspěšné dílo Petra Šabacha, jednoho z nejznámějších současných českých prozaiků. Knížka obsahuje celkem tři povídky, které mají společné téma - vztahy mezi mužem a ženou a jejich rozdílné vnímání okolního světa.

A stranger arrives at the remote village of Viscos, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars. He comes searching for the answer to a question that torments him: Are human beings, in essence, good or evil? In welcoming the mysterious foreigner, the whole village becomes an accomplice to his sophisticated plot, which will forever mark their lives. A novel of temptation by the internationally bestselling author Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym is a thought-provoking parable of a community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear—as it struggles with the choice between good and evil.

JORDAN He took me in when I had nowhere else to go. He doesn’t use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work. I have to stop this. It can’t happen. My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he’s probably unavailable. Only Pike Lawson isn’t the unavailable one. I am. PIKE I took her in, because I thought I was helping. As the days go by, though, it’s becoming anything but easy. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. I can’t touch her, and I shouldn’t want to. But we’re not free to give into this. She’s nineteen, and I’m thirty-eight. And her boyfriend’s father. Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house.

standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being A WALLFLOWER This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that the perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up. (back cover)

"Barden Beedles eventyr" indeholder fem rigt varierede eventyr, hver med sin egen magiske karakter, som på forskellig vis vil vække glæde, latter og spændingen ved dødelig fare. Yderligere noter til hver fortælling, skrevet af professor Albus Dumbledore, vil blive nydt af både mugglere og troldmænd, når professoren reflekterer over den moral, som eventyrene belyser, og afslører små glimt af livet på Hogwarts. Et helt særligt magisk bind med illustrationer af forfatteren J.K. Rowling, som vil blive værdsat i mange år fremover.

Frankreich, 1714: In einem Moment der Verzweiflung geht eine junge Frau einen faustischen Pakt ein, um für immer zu leben, und wird dazu verflucht, von jedem vergessen zu werden, dem sie begegnet. So beginnt das außergewöhnliche Leben von Addie LaRue und ein schillerndes Abenteuer, das sich über Jahrhunderte und Kontinente, über Geschichte und Kunst erstreckt, während eine junge Frau lernt, wie weit sie gehen wird, um ihre Spuren in der Welt zu hinterlassen. Doch alles verändert sich, als Addie nach fast 300 Jahren in einer versteckten Buchhandlung auf einen jungen Mann trifft und er sich an ihren Namen erinnert.

Katherine V thought boys were gross Katherine X just wanted to be friends Katherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mail K-19 broke his heart When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun—but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.

لقد جاء عام 1984 ومضى، لكن رؤية جورج أورويل النبوئية الكابوسية التي صاغها عام 1949 للعالم الذي كنا نصير إليه تبدو اليوم أكثر راهنية من أي وقت مضى. لا تزال «1984» الكلاسيكية الحديثة العظيمة في أدب «اليوتوبيا السلبية» — رواية أصيلة على نحو مدهش ومقلقة، تخلق عالماً خيالياً مقنعاً تماماً، من الجملة الأولى إلى الكلمات الأربع الأخيرة. ولا يستطيع أحد إنكار سطوة الرواية على مخيلات أجيال كاملة، أو قوة تحذيراتها — وهي قوة يبدو أنها تزداد، لا تضعف، مع مرور الزمن.