Reissue of a modern classic -- the book that catapulted Norman Mailer to fame on its first publication in 1948. Based on Mailer´s own experience of military service in the Philippines during World War Two, ´The Naked and the Dead´ is a graphically truthful and shattering portrayal of ordinary men ...
Toru Okada\''s cat has disappeared and this has unsettled his wife, who is herself growing more distant every day. Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has started receiving. As this compelling story unfolds, the tidy suburban realities of Okada\''s vague and blameless life, spent ...
Born in 1951 in an affluent Tokyo suburb, Hajime -- beginning in Japanese -- has arrived at middle age wanting for almost nothing. The postwar years have brought him a fine marriage, two daughters, and an enviable career as the proprietor of two jazz clubs. Yet a nagging sense of inauthenticity about ...
Since its publication in 1946, George Orwell''s fable of a workers'' revolution gone wrong has been recognized as a classic of modern political satire. Fuelled by Orwell''s intense disillusionment with Soviet Communism, Animal Farm is a nearly perfect piece of writing--both an engaging story and an allegory ...
High class call girls billed to Mastercard. A psychic 13 year old dropout with a passion for Talking Heads. A hunky matinee idol doomed to play dentists and teachers. A one-armed beach-combing poet, an uptight hotel clerk and one very bemused narrator caught in the web of advanced capitalist mayhem. ...
"The Penguin Classics" edition of Anne Bronte''s "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall", her groundbreaking study of a woman''s valiant struggle for independence from an abusive husband is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis. Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and ...
Alex and Conner Bailey''s world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairytales. The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they ...
A narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan, unicorn skulls and voracious librarians, John Coltrane and Lord Jim. Science fiction, detective story and post-modern manifesto all rolled into one rip-roaring nov el, Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World ...
In the spring of 1948, Arthur Miller retreated to a log cabin in Connecticut with the first two lines of a new play already fixed in his mind. He emerged six weeks later with the final script of "Death of a Salesman" - a painful examination of American life and consumerism. Opening on Broadway the following ...
Paris - the most beautiful city in the world! The most romantic! It''s the perfect place for a girl and her grandad to spend the day. Join them as they explore Paris''s iconic landmarks and experience its culture and style first-hand: visit a traditional street market, climb to the top of Notre-Dame, ...
A guide to the world of the Shadowhunters from the international bestselling series The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices. The essential guide for all young shadowhunters. Since the thirteenth century, the Shadowhunters’ Codex has been the one and only manual for Shadowhunters looking to brush ...
Shortlisted for the Guardian Children''s Fiction Prize and the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017. Perfect for fans of THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS. This is a beautiful, vivid and deeply moving story about a refugee boy who has spent his entire life living in a detention centre. This novel reminds us all of ...
Not any more. Not Since Mr Orange. Sixteen-year-old Marlon has made his mum a promise - he''ll never follow his big brother, Andre, down the wrong path. So far, it''s been easy, but when a date ends in tragedy, Marlon finds himself hunted. They''re after the mysterious Mr Orange, and they''re going to ...
Delightful and witty, this is a simple story of mistaken identity! Peter and Paul are the best of friends, but when Peter gets lost in a terrible storm he can''t find Paul anywhere. With the help of a big blue whale Puffin Peter sets off to find him. They find all kinds of birds that match Peter''s description ...
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 ''Elegant and evocative. A powerful exploration of the clash between society, family and faith in the modern world'' Guardian ''There is high, high music in the air at the end of Home Fire'' New York Times Isma is free. After years spent raising her twin siblings ...
V revidovaném překladu vychází nejslavnější Welshova kniha. Autorovi se v ní podařilo něco nevídaného: vzít téma zralé pro sociologické studie o deprivované mládeži a napsat zábavný a propracovaný román, s jehož hrdiny musí čtenář sympatizovat, přestože ho jejich jednání často děsí a odpuzuje. Ne nadarmo ...
