wyszukanych pozycji: 37
The Sagas of the Icelanders
ISBN: 9780141000039 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 848 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world's greatest literary treasures--as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespeare. Set around the turn of the last millennium, these stories depict with an astonishingly modern realism the lives and deeds of the Norse men and women who first settled Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured further west--to Greenland and, ultimately, the coast of North America itself.
The ten Sagas and seven shorter tales in this volume include the celebrated "Vinland Sagas," which recount Leif... A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world's greatest literary treasures--as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, ...
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112,00 zł |
A Dangerous Business
ISBN: 9780525436089 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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71,04 zł |
Tausend Morgen
ISBN: 9783746637556 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2020 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Der tyrannische Laurence Cook lebt mit seinen Töchtern Ginny und Rose auf einer Farm in Iowa. Um die Erbschaftssteuer zu sparen, beschließt er, ihnen den Millionenbesitz noch zu Lebzeiten zu überschreiben. Für die Töchter ist das der Augenblick der Rache und der Befreiung: Gewalt, Mißhandlung, Inzest, alles, was der Vater ihnen angetan hat, wollen sie ans Licht der Öffentlichkeit bringen. Jane Smileys dramatischer Roman mit seinen präsize gezeichneten Charakteren wurde mit dem Pulitzer-Preis ausgezeichnet.
Der tyrannische Laurence Cook lebt mit seinen Töchtern Ginny und Rose auf einer Farm in Iowa. Um die Erbschaftssteuer zu sparen, beschließt er, ihne...
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54,31 zł |
Perestroika in Paris
ISBN: 9780525436096 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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71,04 zł |
Early Warning
ISBN: 9781447275664 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 768 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The second novel in the dazzling Last Hundred Years trilogy, from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
The second novel in the dazzling Last Hundred Years trilogy, from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
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53,08 zł |
A Thousand Acres
ISBN: 9780006544821 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Larry Cook's farm is the largest in Zebulon County, Iowa, and a tribute to his hard work and single-mindedness. His decision to hand the farm over to his 3 daughters is out of character, and Caroline, who has misgivings, is immediately cut out.
Larry Cook's farm is the largest in Zebulon County, Iowa, and a tribute to his hard work and single-mindedness. His decision to hand the farm over to ...
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55,97 zł |
Moo
ISBN: 9780307472762 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this darkly satirical send-up of academia and the Midwest, we are introduced to Moo University, a distinguished institution devoted to the study of agriculture. Amid cow pastures and waving fields of grain, Moo s campus churns with devious plots, mischievous intrigue, lusty liaisons, and academic one-upmanship, Chairman X of the Horticulture Department harbors a secret fantasy to kill the dean; Mrs. Walker, the provost's right hand and campus information queen, knows where all the bodies are buried; Timothy Monahan, associate professor of English, advocates eavesdropping for his... In this darkly satirical send-up of academia and the Midwest, we are introduced to Moo University, a distinguished institution devoted to the study... |
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79,40 zł |
Ordinary Love & Good Will
ISBN: 9780307279095 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. These exquisite twin novellas chronicle the difficult choices that reshape the lives of two very different families. In Ordinary Love, Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. Good Will portrays a father who realizes how his son has been affected by his decision to lead a counterculture life and move his family to a farm. As both stories unfold, Smiley gracefully raises the questions that confront all families with the characteristic style and insight that has marked all of her work.... These exquisite twin novellas chronicle the difficult choices that reshape the lives of two very different families. In Ordinary Love, Smile... |
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83,58 zł |
A Dangerous Business: A novel
ISBN: 9780525520337 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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142,56 zł |
A Thousand Acres
ISBN: 9781841593821 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm among his three daughters. Ambitiously conceived and stunningly written, A Thousand Acres spins the most fundamental themes of truth, justice, love, and pride into a universally acclaimed masterpiece.
This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm among his three...
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66,14 zł |
Some Luck
ISBN: 9781447275596 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. After his return from the battlefields in France, Walter Langdon and his wife Rosanna begin their life together on a remote farm in Iowa. As time passes, their little family will grow: from Frank, the handsome, willful first-born, to Joe, whose love of animals and the land sustains him; from Lillian, beloved by her mother, to Henry who craves only the world of his books; and Claire, the surprise baby, who earns a special place in her father's heart.
After his return from the battlefields in France, Walter Langdon and his wife Rosanna begin their life together on a remote farm in Iowa. As time pass...
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100,89 zł |
At Paradise Gate: A Novel
ISBN: 9780684852232 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this brilliant novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author Jane Smiley delves into the domestic drama of the Robison family. While seventy-seven-year-old Ike Robison is dying in his bedroom upstairs, his wife defends the citadel of their marriage against an ill-considered, albeit loving, invasion by their three middle-aged daughters and their twenty-three-year-old granddaughter. Amply fulfilling the expectations raised by Smiley's other celebrated works, At Paradise Gate is a compelling, gracefully wrought portrait of intergenerational strife and family survival.
In this brilliant novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author Jane Smiley delves into the domestic drama of the Robison family. While seventy...
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70,83 zł |
Great American Short Stories
ISBN: 9781435172166 / Angielski / 19-09-2024 Książka dostępna od: 19-09-2024 |
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59,51 zł |
Streuner in Paris
ISBN: 9783312012527 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 2021 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Paras ist ein temperamentvolles junges Rennpferd, das in einem Stall auf dem französischen Land westlich von Paris lebt. Eines Nachmittags stößt sie das Tor ihres Stalls auf - sie ist ein neugieriges Fohlen - und kommt nach einer Reise durch die Nacht zufällig in Paris an. Die Sehenswürdigkeiten, Geräusche und Gerüche, die sie umgeben, sind neu für sie, aber sie hat keine Angst. Bald lernt sie einen eleganten Hund kennen, Frida, die weiß, wie man in der Stadt zurechtkommt, ohne die Aufmerksamkeit misstrauischer Pariser auf sich zu ziehen. Paras und Frida leben eine Zeit lang im sich...
Paras ist ein temperamentvolles junges Rennpferd, das in einem Stall auf dem französischen Land westlich von Paris lebt. Eines Nachmittags stößt si...
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90,51 zł |
Charles Dickens
ISBN: 9781474619806 / Miękka / 2021 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Superb, highly accessible biography of one of the giants of English literature by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A THOUSAND ACRES'Engaging and stimulating' Simon Callow
Superb, highly accessible biography of one of the giants of English literature by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A THOUSAND ACRES'Engaging and s...
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47,76 zł |
Early Warning
ISBN: 9781447275640 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 1953. When a funeral brings the Langdon family together once more, they little realize how much, over the coming years, each of their worlds will shift and change. Walter and Rosanna's sons and daughters are grown up and have children of their own. Frank, the eldest - restless, unhappy - ignores his troubled wife and instead finds himself distracted by a face from the past. Lillian must watch as her brilliant, eccentric husband Arthur is destroyed by the guilt arising from his secretive government work. Claire, too, finds that marriage is not quite what she expected it to be. In Iowa where...
1953. When a funeral brings the Langdon family together once more, they little realize how much, over the coming years, each of their worlds will shif...
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100,89 zł |
Charles Dickens: A Life
ISBN: 9780143119920 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A brilliantly insightfulbiography from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley
With delectable wit and characteristic sensitivity, Jane Smiley presents a fresh, illuminating take on the life of Charles Dickens. Smiley finds a kindred spirit in the author of such classics asGreat ExpectationsandA Christmas Carol, who was not only a prolific writer but also one of the first modern "celebrities." She offers interpretations of many of Dickens's major works, exploring his narrative techniques and his innovative voice and themes. Smiley's biograph is a perceptive profile... A brilliantly insightfulbiography from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley
With delectable wit and characteristic sensitivity, Jane ... |
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100,30 zł |
13 Ways of Looking at the Novel
ISBN: 9781400033188 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. An essential guide for writers and readers alike, here is Smiley s great celebration of the novel. As she embarks on an exhilarating tour through one hundred titles from classics such as the thousand-year-oldTale of Genjito recent fiction by Zadie Smith and Alice Munro she explores the power of the form, looking at its history and variety, its cultural impact, and just how it works its magic. She invites us behind the scenes of novel-writing, sharing her own habits and spilling the secrets of her craft, and offering priceless advice to aspiring authors. Every page infects us anew... An essential guide for writers and readers alike, here is Smiley s great celebration of the novel. As she embarks on an exhilarating tour through o... |
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96,12 zł |
Best New American Voices 2006
ISBN: 9780156029018 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The best new American voices are heard here first:
Writers like Julie Orringer, Adam Johnson, William Gay, David Benioff, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Maile Meloy, Amanda Davis, Jennifer Vanderbes, and John Murray are just some of the acclaimed authors whose early work has appeared in this series since its launch in 2000. The new volume features a new crop of promising stories selected by renowned novelist Jane Smiley, who continues the tradition of identifying the best young writers on the cusp of their careers. Culled from hundreds of writing programs like the Iowa Writers' Workshop and... The best new American voices are heard here first:
Writers like Julie Orringer, Adam Johnson, William Gay, David Benioff, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, ... |
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79,19 zł |