wyszukanych pozycji: 19
The Stories of John Cheever
ISBN: 9780375724428 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize When The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection. Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called -the greatest generation.- From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in -The Enormous Radio- to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in -The Housebreaker of Shady Hill-... NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize When The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediat... |
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86,94 zł |
Wizja świata Opowiadania wybrane
ISBN: 9788381917599 / Polski / twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 1-3 dni roboczych. W wyborze i ze wstępem Juliana Barnesa
„Ach, te niedzielne wieczory w suburbiach, ach, ta chandra niedzielnej nocy!” – wykrzykuje ironicznie jeden z bohaterów Wizji świata. A my wtórujemy mu i z zachwytem wchodzimy w podmiejski świat, gdzie – przynajmniej w teorii – czci się monogamię, niewinne dzieciństwo i szczęście domowego ogniska, a wszystko urządzone jest przyzwoiciej niż w królestwie niebieskim. John Cheever, łącząc wyczucie groteski z wnikliwością, znakomicie ukazuje kondycję współczesnego człowieka, a za scenografię przyjmuje przede wszystkim... W wyborze i ze wstępem Juliana Barnesa
„Ach, te niedzielne wieczory w suburbiach, ach, ta chandra niedzielnej nocy!” – wykrzykuje ironiczni... |
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56,31 zł |
Drinking: Vintage Minis
ISBN: 9781784872649 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Selected from the book Collected Stories by John Cheever VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. Also in the Vintage Minis series: Death by Julian Barnes Eating by Nigella Lawson Psychedelics by Aldous Huxley Calm by Tim Parks
Selected from the book Collected Stories by John Cheever VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. Also in the Vintage Minis series: ...
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30,86 zł |
The Wapshot Chronicle
ISBN: 9780593081778 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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87,31 zł |
Collected Stories
ISBN: 9780099748304 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 912 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A collection by Pulitzer prize-winning novelist John Cheever that shows the power and range of one of the finest short story writers. It includes masterpieces such as The Swimmer and Goodbye, My Brother and date from the time of his honourable discharge from the Army at the end of the Second World War.
A collection by Pulitzer prize-winning novelist John Cheever that shows the power and range of one of the finest short story writers. It includes mast...
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77,22 zł |
Oh What A Paradise It Seems
ISBN: 9780099411512 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In an idyllic American village, elderly romantic Lemuel Sears still falls wildly in love with strangers of both sexes. But his paradise is under threat; the pond he loves is being fouled by unscrupulous polluters involved in organised crime. Can Lemuel thwart the monstrous aspects of late 20th century civilisation & save his beloved village?
In an idyllic American village, elderly romantic Lemuel Sears still falls wildly in love with strangers of both sexes. But his paradise is under threa...
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46,32 zł |
The Wapshot Scandal
ISBN: 9780060528881 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In this simultaneously hilarious and poignant companion volume to The Wapshot Chronicle, the members of the Wapshot family of St. Botolphs drift far from their New England village into the demented caprices of the mighty, the bad graces of the IRS, and the humiliating abyss of adulterous passion. A novel of large and tender vision, The Wapshot Scandal is filled with pungent characters and outrageous twists of fate, and, above all, with Cheever's luminous compassion for all his hapless fellow prisoners of human nature. In this simultaneously hilarious and poignant companion volume to The Wapshot Chronicle, the members of the Wapshot family of St. Botolph... |
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65,16 zł |
The Wapshot Chronicle
ISBN: 9780099275275 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Introduces the Wapshots of St Botolphs. This title features Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea-dog and would-be suicide; his licentious older son, Moses; and Moses' adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly.
Introduces the Wapshots of St Botolphs. This title features Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea-dog and would-be suicide; his licentious older son,...
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51,46 zł |
Falconer
ISBN: 9780679737865 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In a nightmarish prison a convict named Farragut struggles to remain a man. Out of Farragut's suffering and astonishing salvation, Cheever crafted his most powerful work of fiction.
In a nightmarish prison a convict named Farragut struggles to remain a man. Out of Farragut's suffering and astonishing salvation, Cheever crafted his...
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86,94 zł |
The Wapshot Scandal: With an Introduction by Dave Eggers
ISBN: 9780099540595 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In this companion volume to 'The Wapshot Chronicle', the family members drift far from their New England village and into the demented caprices of the mighty, the bad graces of the IRS, and the humiliating abyss of adulterous passion.
In this companion volume to 'The Wapshot Chronicle', the family members drift far from their New England village and into the demented caprices of the...
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71,47 zł |
Letters of John Cheever
ISBN: 9781439164648 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) - A revealing self-portrait: In addition to his novels and short stories, John Cheever wrote a prodigious number of letters--sometimes thirty in a week. In The Letters of John Cheever, edited and annotated by his son Benjamin, Cheever reveals his most private thoughts to friends, famous writers, family, and lovers--all of whom he encouraged to discard what he wrote. "Saving letters is like trying to preserve a kiss," he said. As a result, these letters form a story that is even more candid than his journals, and as vivid and human as any he ever invented.. - An intriguing literary...
- A revealing self-portrait: In addition to his novels and short stories, John Cheever wrote a prodigious number of letters--sometimes thirty in a wee...
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108,63 zł |
A Vision of the World: Selected Short Stories
ISBN: 9781784875831 / Miękka / 2023 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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51,46 zł |
Bullet Park
ISBN: 9780099914105 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Eliot Nailles loves his wife and son to distraction; Paul Hammer is a bastard named after a common household tool. Neighbours in Bullet Park, the two become fatefully linked by the mysterious binding power of their names in Cheever's sharp and funny hymn to the dubious normality of the American suburbs.
Eliot Nailles loves his wife and son to distraction; Paul Hammer is a bastard named after a common household tool. Neighbours in Bullet Park, the two ...
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51,46 zł |
The Journals
ISBN: 9780099529538 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) John Cheever's journals reveal the inner life of this remarkable writer & the contradictions that drove him. He loved his wife & their children, but was acutely lonely; he loved women, but he also loved men; he hated himself for his drinking, but for much of his life was dependent upon it. His journals are candid, beautiful & often startling.
John Cheever's journals reveal the inner life of this remarkable writer & the contradictions that drove him. He loved his wife & their children, but w...
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66,92 zł |
The Letters of John Cheever
ISBN: 9780099529644 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. John Cheever's letters offer a tantalizing glimpse into the life of a writer. They include correspondence with his contemporaries, such as Philip Roth, John Updike and Saul Bellow, his days as a young, aspiring writer, and his battles with bisexuality and alcoholism.
John Cheever's letters offer a tantalizing glimpse into the life of a writer. They include correspondence with his contemporaries, such as Philip Roth...
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93,48 zł |
The Journals of John Cheever
ISBN: 9780307387257 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In these journals, the experiences of one of the most renowned twentieth-century American writers come to life with fascinating, wholly revealing detail.John Cheever's journals provide peerless insights into the creation of his novels and stories. But they are equally the record of a complex, often dark, always closely observed inner world. No American writer of comparable stature has left such an unreservedly revealing and moving account of himself: his family life, his literary life, and his emotional life. The final word from one of modern America's great writers, The Journals of John...
In these journals, the experiences of one of the most renowned twentieth-century American writers come to life with fascinating, wholly revealing deta...
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91,29 zł |
HAZELET'S JOURNAL A Riveting Alaska Gold Rush Saga: Travel Edition, Backpack Tested, Wifi Not Required
ISBN: 9781938462597 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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78,03 zł |
Selected American Short Stories (II)
ISBN: 9781537564548 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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59,57 zł |
The Hand of God in American History
ISBN: 9780988570245 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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39,94 zł |