Prostřednictvím svého románu Válka s mloky z roku 1935 varoval Karel Čapek před rozpínavostí nacistického Německa. Nacisty alegoricky znázornil jako mloky, kteří postupně...
From the author of the New York Times best seller Swamplandia! — a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize — a magical new collection of stories that showcases Karen Russell’s gifts at their inimitable best.
A dejected teenager discovers that...
The three novellas collected in Van Gogh's Room at Arles demonstrate once again Stanley Elkin's mastery of the English language, with exuberant rants on almost every page, unexpected plot twists, and jokes that leave readers torn between laughter...
ШЕЛЛЕР, Александр Константинович, псевдоним — А. Михайлов (30.VII(11.VIII).1838, Петербург — 21.XI(4.XII). 1900, там же) — прозаик, поэт. Отец — родом из...
A level 6 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Diane Mowat.
When Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley leave school, their feet are set on very different paths. Kind, foolish Amelia returns to her comfortable home and...
Unmistakably the work of César Aira, Varamo is about the day in the life of a hapless government employee who, after wandering around all night after being paid by the Ministry in counterfeit money, eventually writes the most celebrated...