wyszukanych pozycji: 21
Reservation Blues
ISBN: 9780802141903 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Many may remember the tale of Robert Johnson, the musician who sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads in exchange for being the best blues guitarist around.
What many may not know is that after this tragic deal in Mississippi, Johnson ended up in a small town on the Spokane Indian reservation in Washington state-at least that's how author Sherman Alexie tells it. In his new book Reservation Blues, Alxie spins the fictional tale of Johnson's adventure at a new crossroads, this one in a small town called Wellpinit, Wash. It is here that he comes to seek out Big Mom, a local... "Many may remember the tale of Robert Johnson, the musician who sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads in exchange for being the best blues guit...
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78,44 zł |
Flight
ISBN: 9780802170378 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The best-selling author of multiple award-winning books returns with his first novel in ten years, a powerful, fast and timely story of a troubled foster teenager a boy who is not a legal Indian because he was never claimed by his father who learns the true meaning of terror. About to commit a devastating act, the young man finds himself shot back through time on a shocking sojourn through moments of violence in American history. He resurfaces in the form of an FBI agent during the civil rights era, inhabits the body of an Indian child during the battle at Little Big Horn, and then rides with...
The best-selling author of multiple award-winning books returns with his first novel in ten years, a powerful, fast and timely story of a troubled fos...
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78,44 zł |
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
ISBN: 9780316013680 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one... Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his...
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95,82 zł |
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: The heartbreakingly funny New York Times bestseller
ISBN: 9781783442010 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. In his first book for young adults, Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist, who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian reservation to attend an all-white high school.
In his first book for young adults, Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist, who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian reserv...
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45,78 zł |
Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories
ISBN: 9780802121752 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Alexie once again reasserts himself as one the most compelling contemporary practitioners of the short story. In" Blasphemy," the author demonstrates his talent on nearly every page. . . . Will appeal to fans of Junot Diaz, George Saunders, and readers new to Alexie will find this enriching collection to be the perfect introduction to a formidable literary voice. . . . Alexie] illuminates the lives of his characters in unique, surprising, and, ultimately, hopeful ways.""Boston Globe"
"Told in Alexie's] irreverent, unforgettable voice . . . You'll feel you've been transported inside the... "Alexie once again reasserts himself as one the most compelling contemporary practitioners of the short story. In" Blasphemy," the author demonstrates...
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87,15 zł |
The Lone-Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
ISBN: 9780749386696 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Weaves characters, themes and language in 22 linked stories that evoke the complex density of life in and around the Spokane Indian Reservation. The author is one of Granta's 20 Best Young American Writers.
Weaves characters, themes and language in 22 linked stories that evoke the complex density of life in and around the Spokane Indian Reservation. The a...
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50,87 zł |
Ten Little Indians
ISBN: 9780802141170 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Sherman Alexie is one of our most acclaimed and popular writers today. With Ten Little Indians, he offers nine poignant and emotionally resonant new stories about Native Americans who, like all Americans, find themselves at personal and cultural crossroads, faced with heartrending, tragic, sometimes wondrous moments of being that test their loyalties, their capacities, and their notions of who they are and who they love.
In Alexie s first story, The Search Engine, Corliss is a rugged and resourceful student who finds in books the magic she was denied while growing up poor. In The Life and... Sherman Alexie is one of our most acclaimed and popular writers today. With Ten Little Indians, he offers nine poignant and emotionally resonant new s...
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78,44 zł |
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780316396776 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Instant New York Times Bestseller One of the most anticipated books of 2017--Entertainment Weekly and Bustle A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness from the critically acclaimed, bestselling National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie's bond with his mother Lillian was more complex than most. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit, but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of... The Instant New York Times Bestseller One of the most anticipated books of 2017--Entertainment Weekly and Bustle A... |
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213,52 zł |
Ten Little Indians
ISBN: 9780099464563 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Offers eleven stories about Native Americans who, like all Americans, find themselves at personal and cultural crossroads, faced with heartrending, tragic, sometimes wondrous moments of being that test their loyalties, their capacities, and their notions of who they are and whom they love.
Offers eleven stories about Native Americans who, like all Americans, find themselves at personal and cultural crossroads, faced with heartrending, tr...
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50,87 zł |
War Dances
ISBN: 9780802144898 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In his first new fiction since winning the National Book Award for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, best-selling author Sherman Alexie delivers a virtuoso collection of tender, witty, and soulful stories that expertly capture modern relationships from the most diverse angles. War Dances brims with Alexie's poetic and revolutionary prose, and reminds us once again why he ranks as one of our country's finest writers.
With bright insight into the minds of artists, entrepreneurs, fathers, husbands, and sons, Alexie populates his stories with average men on the... In his first new fiction since winning the National Book Award for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, best-selling author Sherman...
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69,72 zł |
Indian Killer
ISBN: 9780802143570 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Part thriller, part magical realism, and part social commentary, Indian Killer . . . lingers long past the final page."--Seattle Weekly A national best seller, Indian Killer is arguably Sherman Alexie's most controversial book to date--a gritty, racially charged literary thriller that, over a decade after its first publication, remains an electrifying tale of alienation and justice. A serial murderer called the Indian Killer is terrorizing Seattle, hunting, scalping, and slaughtering white men. Motivated by rage and seeking retribution for his people's violent history, his...
"Part thriller, part magical realism, and part social commentary, Indian Killer . . . lingers long past the final page."--Seattle Weekly A ...
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74,08 zł |
Thunder Boy Jr
ISBN: 9780316013727 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that's all his own. Just because people call his dad Big Thunder doesn't mean he wants to be Little Thunder. He wants a name that celebrates something cool he's done, like Touch the Clouds, Not Afraid of Ten Thousand Teeth, or Full of Wonder. But just when Thunder Boy Jr. thinks all hope is lost, he and his dad pick the perfect name...a name that is sure to light up the sky. National Book Award-winner Sherman Alexie's lyrical text and Caldecott Honor-winner Yuyi Morales's striking and beautiful illustrations celebrate the...
Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that's all his own. Just because people call his dad Big Thunder doesn't mean he wants to ...
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82,75 zł |
Das absolut wahre Tagebuch eines Teilzeit-Indianers : Roman
ISBN: 9783423782593 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2012 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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49,78 zł |
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
ISBN: 9780316013697 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one...
Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his...
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78,39 zł |
The Toughest Indian in the World
ISBN: 9780802138002 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This acclaimed collection of stories presents the kind of native American rarely seen in literature--one portrayed without stereotypes--who pays his bills, holds down jobs, and falls in and out of love.
This acclaimed collection of stories presents the kind of native American rarely seen in literature--one portrayed without stereotypes--who pays his b...
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69,72 zł |
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (20th Anniversary Edition)
ISBN: 9780802121998 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Alexie s prose startles and dazzles with unexpected, impossible-to-anticipate moves. These are cultural love stories, and we laugh on every page with a fist tight around our hearts. "The Boston Globe"
Poetic and unremittingly honest . . . "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" is for the American Indian what Richard Wright s "Native Son" was for the black American in 1940. "Chicago Tribune" Sherman Alexie s celebrated first collection, " The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven," established its author as one of America s most important and provocative voices. The basis... Alexie s prose startles and dazzles with unexpected, impossible-to-anticipate moves. These are cultural love stories, and we laugh on every page with ...
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74,08 zł |
Winter in the Blood
ISBN: 9780143105220 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A contemporary classic from a major writer of the Native American renaissance, now adapted for film by Alex and Andrew Smith, starring Chaske Spencer and produced by Sherman Alexie
During his life, James Welch came to be regarded as a master of American prose, and his first novel, Winter in the Blood, is one of his most enduring works. The narrator of this beautiful, often disquieting novel is a young Native American man living on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana. Sensitive and self-destructive, he searches for something that will bind him to the lands of his... A contemporary classic from a major writer of the Native American renaissance, now adapted for film by Alex and Andrew Smith, starring Chaske Spenc...
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69,72 zł |
Conversations with Sherman Alexie
ISBN: 9781604732795 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Sherman Alexie (b. 1966) gained national attention upon release of The Business of Fancydancing, his first collection of poems, in 1992, when a critic for the New York Times Book Review called him -one of the major lyric voices of our time.- More recently, in 2007, Alexie won a National Book Award for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, a young-adult novel based on his own high school experiences.
In Conversations with Sherman Alexie, the writer displays the same passion, dynamic sense of humor, and sharp observational skills that characterize his... Sherman Alexie (b. 1966) gained national attention upon release of The Business of Fancydancing, his first collection of poems, in 1992, when a...
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677,36 zł |
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian : Text in Englisch. Ab dem 5. Lernjahr, mit Annotationen. Niveau B1
ISBN: 9783125780422 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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56,54 zł |