wyszukanych pozycji: 6
Paradise of the Blind
ISBN: 9780062168542 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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59,49 zł |
Paradise of the Blind
ISBN: 9780060505592 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Paradise of the Blind is an exquisite portrait of three Vietnamese women struggling to survive in a society where subservience to men is expected and Communist corruption crushes every dream. Through the eyes of Hang, a young woman in her twenties who has grown up amidst the slums and intermittent beauty of Hanoi, we come to know the tragedy of her family as land reform rips apart their village. When her uncle Chinh's political loyalties replace family devotion, Hang is torn between her mother's appalling self-sacrifice and the bitterness of her aunt who can avenge but not... Paradise of the Blind is an exquisite portrait of three Vietnamese women struggling to survive in a society where subservience to men is ... |
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63,75 zł |
The Zenith
ISBN: 9780143123712 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From the most important Vietnamese author writing today, a powerful, ambitious novel about the thirst for absolute power
Widely considered today s preeminent Vietnamese novelist, Duong Thu Huong has won acclaim for her exceptional lyricism and psychological acumen, as well as for her unflinching portraits of modern Vietnam and its culture and people. In her latest book, she offers a sweeping tale of thwarted love, political intrigue, and treachery that centers on the final months in the life of Ho Chi Minh at an isolated mountain compound where he is imprisoned both physically... From the most important Vietnamese author writing today, a powerful, ambitious novel about the thirst for absolute power
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127,58 zł |
Memories of a Pure Spring
ISBN: 9780140298437 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Memories of a Pure Spring is a mesmerizing portrait of modern Vietnam and its people who struggle to survive under the complexities of a post-war regime. During the Vietnam war, Hung, a well-known composer, becomes enchanted by the voice and beauty of a young peasant girl named Suong. He invites her to join his troupe; she becomes his wife and his star performer. But after the war, Hung loses his job, setting off a series of events that drive him and Suong into a destructive spiral. One of Vietnam's most popular writers, Duong Thu Huong draws on her own experiences to describe...
Memories of a Pure Spring is a mesmerizing portrait of modern Vietnam and its people who struggle to survive under the complexities of a post-w...
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93,56 zł |
No Man's Land
ISBN: 9780786888573 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Now in paperback, a mesmerizing novel about a tragic love triangle between three characters whose destinies have been inextricably linked by war, from Vietnam's acclaimed writer and famous dissident
No Man's Land is set in a hamlet in the countryside of central Vietnam immediately following the end of the war in 1975. The novel's plot is set in motion when a young woman, happily married to a successful farmer, comes home one day to find a throng of villagers assembled around her gate. She learns that her first husband, who reportedly died as a martyr and war hero... Now in paperback, a mesmerizing novel about a tragic love triangle between three characters whose destinies have been inextricably linked by w...
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106,27 zł |
Novel Without a Name
ISBN: 9780140255102 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. -Reminiscent of All Quiet on Western Front and The Red Badge of Courage. . . . A breathtakingly original work.---San Francisco Chronicle
Twenty-eight-year-old Quan has been fighting for the Communist cause in North Vietnam for a decade. Filled with idealism and hope when he first left his village, he now spends his days and nights dodging stray bullets and bombs, foraging scraps of food to feed himself and his men. Quan seeks comfort in childhood memories as he tries to sort out his conflicting feelings of patriotism and disillusionment. Then, given the chance to... -Reminiscent of All Quiet on Western Front and The Red Badge of Courage. . . . A breathtakingly original work.---San Francisco Chroni...
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93,56 zł |