Zbirka: Klasični romani (pred l. 1945)
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Against Nature(2009) HUYSMANS, JORIS-KARLAgainst Nature is Huysmans's great fin-de-siècle novel anticipating many of the strains of modernism in its appreciation of Baudelaire, Moreau, Redon, Mallarmé and Poe. This new translation is supplemented by a critically up-to-date introduction and indisVezava: Mehka11,87 € -
Prater Violet(2012) ISHERWOOD, CHRISTOPHERPrater Violet resembles episodes in Goodbye to Berlin and keeps up the same high level of excellence' - Edmund WilsonAn impatient phone call from the temperamental Austrian director, Friedrich Bergmann, introduces a young Christopher Isherwood to the filmVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Oxford Book of Short Stories(2010)V. S. Pritchett, one of our greatest short-story writers, has chosen forty-one stories written in the English language for this volume, producing a collection that successfully displays the wealth and variety of an art that spans some 200 years.Vezava: Mehka17,51 € -
Another Country(2001) BALDWIN, JAMESAfter Rufus Scott, an embittered and unemployed black jazz-musician commits suicide, his sister Ida and old friend Vivaldo become lovers. Yet their feelings for each other are complicated by Rufus's friends, especially the homosexual actor Eric Jones whoVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Painter of Signs(1993) NARAYAN, R. K.In this wry, funny, bittersweet story, love gets in the way of progress when Raman, a sign painter, meets the thrillingly independent Daisy, who wishes to bring birth control to the city of Malgudi.Vezava: Mehka19,62 € -
Under the Volcano(2000) LOWRY, MALCOLMIt is the fiesta 'Day of the Dead' in the small Mexican town of Quauhnahuac. In the shadow of the volcano, ragged children beg coins to buy skulls made of chocolate, ugly pariah dogs roam the streets and Geoffrey Firmin - ex-consul, ex-husband, an alcoholVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
At Swim-two-birds(2000) O'BRIEN, FLANNThe undergraduate narrator lives with his uncle in Dublin, drinks too much with his friends and invents stories peopled with hilarious and unlikely characters, one of whom, creates a means by which women can give birth to full-grown people.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Go-between(2004) HARTLEY, L. P.When one long, hot summer, young Leo is staying with a school-friend at Brandham Hall, he begins to act as a messenger between Ted, the farmer, and Marian, the beautiful young woman up at the hall. He becomes drawn deeper and deeper into their dangerous gVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Riddle of the Sands(2013) CHILDERS, ERSKINEWhen Carruthers receives a letter from his friend Davies suggesting a Baltic sailing trip the vision of a manned yacht, A1 scenery and excellent duck shooting quickly works its charm. Much to Carruther's disgust, the reality couldn't be more different. WhVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
In a Lonely Place(2010) HUGHES, DOROTHY B.Dix Steele is back in town, and 'town' is post-war LA. His best friend Brub is on the force of the LAPD, and as the two meet in country clubs and beach bars, they discuss the latest case: a strangler is preying on young women in the dark. Dix listens withVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Cold Spring Harbor(2008) YATES, RICHARDEvan Shepard is a young man with a chequered past when he first meets the Drakes, after his car breaks down outside their house. However, after their swift marriage, things don't work out quite as planned and the stresses of living with Rachel's family, iVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Loving Spirit(2004) MAURIER, DAPHNE DUA powerful, exuberant romance this is Daphne du Maurier's first novel which shows her beginnings as a great writerVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
House On The Strand(2003) DU MAURIER, DAPHNEIn this intriguing tale of time travel, du Maurier interweaves past and present together in a novel that is as rich and imaginative as anything she ever wrote.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Rule Britannia(2004) DU MAURIER, DAPHNEIn this prescient novel, Daphne du Maurier explores the implications of leaving Europe for a political, economic and military alliance with the United States.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Julius(2004) DU MAURIER, DAPHNEA chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Castle Dor(2004) DU MAURIER, DAPHNEA masterful recreation of the legend of Tristan and Iseult, set in 19th century Cornwall.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
King's General(2004) MAURIER, DAPHNE DUA moving love story set during the Civil War.Vezava: Mehka14,01 €
