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Powderhouse
ISBN: 9781909408388 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Powderhouse is a novel which is set in an asylum for the criminally insane, where the narrator functions as a kind of porter, observing and commenting on the foibles of inmates and keepers alike. The patients are a motley collection, and their treatment is unorthodox to say the least; part of their treatment consists of composing and delivering a series of lectures on subjects dear to their hearts, such as the history of witchhunting and the most humane methods of execution. The doctors themselves have their own troubled history; and the narrator finds rich material amongst both for his... Powderhouse is a novel which is set in an asylum for the criminally insane, where the narrator functions as a kind of porter, observing and comment... |
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Moment of Freedom
ISBN: 9781909408371 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. This is the first volume of a trilogy which marks the high point of outspokenness and originality of one of Norway's most controversial modern writers. Jens BjOrneboe was an author and polemicist of fierce energy and deep conviction, who throughout his career provoked and upset the establishment by his unrelenting attacks on its most sacred cows: a repressive school system, a hypocritical Christianity, an inhumane prison system, power-seeking politicians, corrupt police and depraved moral guardians - all concentrated in his particular bEte noire: the authoritarian... This is the first volume of a trilogy which marks the high point of outspokenness and originality of one of Norway's most controversial modern writ... |
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The Silence
ISBN: 9781909408395 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. This volume marks the apex and the culmination of the provocative Norwegian author Jens BjOrneboe's investigations into the nature of evil. Here the study moves to a broader canvas than in earlier works; the enquiring narrator explores not just European history, but the crimes committed by Europeans against the rest of humanity in the name of expansion and conquest. Cortez' destruction of the Aztec empire and Pisarro's of the Incas were crimes of genocide comparable with Hitler's against the Jews, and Columbus' glorious discovery of America becomes simply an act of colonialism: "The... This volume marks the apex and the culmination of the provocative Norwegian author Jens BjOrneboe's investigations into the nature of evil. Here th... |
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71,85 zł |