wyszukanych pozycji: 32
The Three-Arched Bridge
ISBN: 9780099560883 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. When the construction of a bridge built to link the Balkans to Europe is mysteriously sabotaged, an old ballad starts making the rounds at local taverns. The bards sing of a legend - a woman immured in a castle wall to prevent it from falling. Some say the bridge is being damaged by local ferrymen, others blame vengeful water spirits.
When the construction of a bridge built to link the Balkans to Europe is mysteriously sabotaged, an old ballad starts making the rounds at local taver...
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Chronik in Stein : Roman
ISBN: 9783596191789 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2016 / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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68,83 zł |
The Traitor's Niche
ISBN: 9781784873202 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZEAt the heart of the Ottoman Empire, in the main square of Constantinople, a niche is carved into ancient stone. Tundj Hata, the imperial courier, is charged with transporting heads to the capital - a task he relishes and performs with fervour.
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZEAt the heart of the Ottoman Empire, in the main square of Constantinople, a niche is carved into...
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51,58 zł |
Twilight of the Eastern Gods
ISBN: 9780857866196 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) One of the earliest novels from Man Booker International Prize-winner Ismail Kadare, in English for the first time
One of the earliest novels from Man Booker International Prize-winner Ismail Kadare, in English for the first time
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51,58 zł |
The Pyramid
ISBN: 9780099560920 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) When the new Egyptian Pharaoh decrees that he does not want a pyramid built in his honour his advisers are aghast. It is their firm belief that peace and prosperity only make the people more difficult to control - they must be kept under the whip.
When the new Egyptian Pharaoh decrees that he does not want a pyramid built in his honour his advisers are aghast. It is their firm belief that peace ...
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51,58 zł |
The File on H
ISBN: 9780099497196 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Two Irish-American scholars from Harvard journey to Albania in the 1930s with a tape recorder in order to record the last genuinely oral epic singers. Their purpose, they say, is to show how Homer's epics might have been culled from a verbal tradition. The two dedicated scholars realise only too late that they have stumbled over an ants' nest.
Two Irish-American scholars from Harvard journey to Albania in the 1930s with a tape recorder in order to record the last genuinely oral epic singers....
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51,58 zł |
The Siege
ISBN: 9781786893949 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A vivid historical novel set in the fifteenth century, by the winner of the Man Booker International Prize
A vivid historical novel set in the fifteenth century, by the winner of the Man Booker International Prize
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51,58 zł |
The Accident
ISBN: 9781847673404 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Set against the tumultuous backdrop and aftermath of the war in the Balkans, 'The Accident' intimately documents an affair between two people caught in each other's webs. The investigation into their deaths uncovers a mutually destructive obsession that mirrors the conflicts of the region.
Set against the tumultuous backdrop and aftermath of the war in the Balkans, 'The Accident' intimately documents an affair between two people caught i...
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51,58 zł |
The Palace Of Dreams
ISBN: 9780099518273 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In the tradition of George Orwell's 1984, Albania's leading writer creates a disturbing vision of unrestraned totalitarianism and the impact it has on those who exist under its shadow.
In the tradition of George Orwell's 1984, Albania's leading writer creates a disturbing vision of unrestraned totalitarianism and the impact it has on...
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51,58 zł |
Spring Flowers, Spring Frost
ISBN: 9780099449836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) As Spring arrives in the Albanian mountain town, some strange things are emerging in the thaw. Bank robbers, unknown under the tyrannical ancient regime, strike up the National Bank. The ghastly Kanun, regulator of medieval Albania's blood vendettas, is dr
As Spring arrives in the Albanian mountain town, some strange things are emerging in the thaw. Bank robbers, unknown under the tyrannical ancient regi...
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51,58 zł |
The Doll
ISBN: 9781784709327 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) 'A fascinating study of a difficult love' John Burnside, GuardianYoung Ismail's world centres around his mother.
'A fascinating study of a difficult love' John Burnside, GuardianYoung Ismail's world centres around his mother.
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46,42 zł |
Die Verbannte : Roman
ISBN: 9783100384164 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 2017 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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91,77 zł |
Konzert am Ende des Winters : Roman
ISBN: 9783596191819 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2015 / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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59,61 zł |
The Concert
ISBN: 9780099560890 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) It's the 1970s and cracks are starting to appear in the alliance between China and its Communist cohort Albania. When an Albanian steps on the foot of a Chinese diplomat the tension cranks up - couriers between Tirana and Beijing carry annotated x-rays of the foot back and forth.
It's the 1970s and cracks are starting to appear in the alliance between China and its Communist cohort Albania. When an Albanian steps on the foot of...
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67,06 zł |
Broken April
ISBN: 9780099449874 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) From the moment that Gjorg's brother is killed by a neighbour, his own life is forfeit: for the Kanun, the code of the blood feud that operates in the Albanian mountains, requires Gjorg to kill his brother's murderer and then in turn to become an outcast to be hunted down by the new victim's family.
From the moment that Gjorg's brother is killed by a neighbour, his own life is forfeit: for the Kanun, the code of the blood feud that operates in the...
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51,58 zł |
Kronika w kamieniu
ISBN: 9788379631742 / Polski / broszurowa / 2023 / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 6-8 dni roboczych. Bohaterem powieści Ismaila Kadarego, Kronika w kamieniu, jest Gjirokastra, gdzie albański pisarz spędził młodzieńcze lata. Miasto, nienazwane wprost w powieści, pozostaje wierne swoim prastarym zwyczajom, uosabia swoiście herbertowski kamienny sens, a Kadare staje się tego miasta doskonałym kronikarzem.Opisane w książce wydarzenia dzieją się w latach 1940-1943, w mieście okupowanym kolejno przez wojska włoskie, greckie i niemieckie. Historia miasta widziana oczami kilkuletniego chłopca, alter ego autora, daleka jest od klasycznej wspomnieniowej powieści...
Bohaterem powieści Ismaila Kadarego, Kronika w kamieniu, jest Gjirokastra, gdzie albański pisarz spędził młodzieńcze lata. Miasto, nienazwane wp...
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42,75 zł |
A Girl in Exile
ISBN: 9780099593072 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) When a girl is found dead with a signed copy of Rudian Stefa's latest book in her possession, the author finds himself summoned for an interview by the Party Committee. Unable to guess what transgression he has committed Rudian goes fearfully to meet his interrogators. He has never met the girl in question but he remembers signing the book.
When a girl is found dead with a signed copy of Rudian Stefa's latest book in her possession, the author finds himself summoned for an interview by th...
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The Fall of the Stone City
ISBN: 9780857860125 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In September 1943, Nazi troops advance on the ancient gates of Gjirokaster, Albania. The very next day, the Germans vanish without a trace. As the townsfolk wonder if they might have dreamt the events of the previous night, rumours circulate of a childhood friendship between a local dignitary and the invading Nazi Colonel.
In September 1943, Nazi troops advance on the ancient gates of Gjirokaster, Albania. The very next day, the Germans vanish without a trace. As the tow...
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51,58 zł |
General Of The Dead Army
ISBN: 9780099518266 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) An Italian general, sent by his government to Albania to repatriate the remains of Italian troops, meets a German general engaged on an identical mission, and their conversations bring into the open their horror and guilt
An Italian general, sent by his government to Albania to repatriate the remains of Italian troops, meets a German general engaged on an identical miss...
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51,58 zł |
Three Elegies For Kosovo
ISBN: 9780099560951 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) 600 years ago a Christian army made up of Serbs, Bosnians, Albanians and Romanians was defeated by an Ottoman army. Part fiction, part history, this book comprises three short narratives focusing on the original Battle of Kosovo.
600 years ago a Christian army made up of Serbs, Bosnians, Albanians and Romanians was defeated by an Ottoman army. Part fiction, part history, this b...
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46,42 zł |