Zbirka: Klasični romani (pred l. 1945)
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Golden Ass(2021) APULEIUSPeter Singer has breathed new life into Apuleius’s The Golden Ass—a hilarious, bawdy tale and one of the earliest novels—accentuating its remarkable empathy for animals.Vezava: Trda26,60 € -
Incest(2022) SADE, MARQUIS DEPart of Sade's The Crimes of Love cycle, this shocking tale - which was among the writings banned for publication until the twentieth century - tests the limits of morality and portrays the disastrous consequences of freedom and pleasure.Vezava: Mehka9,80 € -
Small Fry and Other Stories(2022) CHEKHOV, ANTONThis volume - here presented in Stephen Pimenoff's lively new translation - bristles with wit and humour, and is tinged by that understated note of melancholy and lyricism that is a trademark of Chekhov's writing.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Sandman(2021) HOFFMANN, E.T.A.First published in 1816, this classic of German Gothic fiction has enthralled generations ever since, and has spawned countless interpretations by critics intrigued by its powerful symbolism. Sigmund Freud famously examined the novella in relation to hisVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Last Day of a Condemned Man(2021) HUGO, VICTORThe Last Day of a Condemned Man is an eloquent plea for compassion and a masterpiece of realist fiction. This edition includes Preface to the 1832 edition, a manifest of Hugo's personal opnions, A Comedy about a Tragedy and Claude Gueux, an early exampleVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Marquise of O-(2021) KLEIST, HEINRICH VONPart of Alma Classics 101 Pages series, The Marquise of O is a masterpiece of psychological literature. This unique edition is accompanied by The Earthquake in Chile and The Foundling, showcasing the range of their author's narrative abilities and his tasVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Jettatura(2021) GAUTIER, THEOPHILEThis 1856 novella from the master of fantasy and the supernatural, featuring one of the most hauntingly surreal denouements in nineteenth-century fiction, is a brilliant and witty examination of man's innermost fantasies and fears.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
With the Flow(2020) HUYSMANS, JORIS-KARLThis 1882 novella, a key work in Huysmans’ literary development – prefiguring in its protagonist the figure of Jean des Esseintes, the hero of À rebours, written two years later – is accompanied here by another masterly study of human despair, ‘M. BougranVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis(2022) FOSCOLO, UGOLast Letters of Jacopo Ortis is a masterly prose work by one of Italy's most celebrated poets, and perhaps the greatest Italian novel of the Romantic movement.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Malinovka Heights(2020) GONCHAROV, IVANHere presented for the first time in unabridged form in a sparkling new translation by Stephen Pearl, Goncharov's final novel deserves to be reassessed as one of the most important classics of nineteenth-century Russian literature.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Tales from Russian Folklore: New Translation(2020) AFANASYEV, ALEXANDERPresented in a brand new translation, this most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales will enchant readers for their raw beauty and constant ability to surprise and excite.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Mlle de Scuderi(2020) HOFFMAN, E. T. A.This unique edition, translated by critically-acclaimed translator Andrew Brown, is one of the earliest examples of the classic murder mystery and it has been an inspiration for a host of thriller and crime writers.Vezava: Mehka8,40 € -
Secret Agent(2020) CONRAD, JOSEPHA story of espionage, intrigue and corruption based on a real-life attempted terrorist attack in Victorian London, The Secret Agent was one of literature’s first political thrillers, and is widely considered to be among Conrad’s most compelling works.Vezava: Mehka9,80 € -
Grey Parrot and Other Stories(2019) JACOBS, W.W.This volume contains a careful selection of the very best stories from Jacobs's 150-strong repertory, and includes well-known standalone pieces such as `The Monkey's Paw', as well as accounts of raucous dockside dalliances and tightly woven tales of poachVezava: Mehka14,46 € -
Mugby Junction(2019) DICKENS, CHARLESVeried in tone and style, the eight stories included in this volume remain as fresh today as when they first appeared in 1866, and are a testament to the brilliance of Victorian literature, as well as a further proof of the versatility and exuberance of DVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Sakhalin Island(2019) CHEKHOV, ANTONHighly valuable both as a detailed depiction of the Tsarist system of penal servitude and as an insight into Chekhov's motivations and objectives for visiting the colony and writing the expose, Sakhalin Island is a haunting work which had a huge impact boVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Frozen Deep(2018) COLLINS, WILKIEPart of Alma Classics new series: 101 Pages, The Frozen Deep is an action-packed tale of vengeance and sacrifice based on an actual doomed mission to the Arctic captained by Sir John Franklin.Vezava: Mehka8,40 € -
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater(2018) QUINCEY, THOMAS DEPublished anonymously in The London Magazine, the Confessions were an immediate success, and soon speculation was rife as to the identity of the mysterious Opium-Eater. The work, which introduced the literary world to De Quincey's unique "impassioned prosVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Perfect Hoax(2018) SVEVO, ITALOIn this tragicomic study of deception and disappointment, Italo Svevo – who himself was an undiscovered writer until his old age – parodies elements of his own life and offers an insightful psychological portrait of a person who has lost touch with realitVezava: Mehka8,40 €
