wyszukanych pozycji: 6
The Spot: Stories
ISBN: 9780865478510 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Spot is an old blacksmith shed in which three men tweeze apart the intricacies of a botched bank robbery. The Spot is a park on the Hudson River, where two lovers sense their affair is about to come to an end. The Spot is at the bottom of Niagara Falls, where the body of a young girl floats as if caught in the currents of her own tragic story. The Spot is in the ear of a Manhattan madman plagued by a noisy upstairs neighbor . The Spot is a suburban hospital room in which a young father confronts his son's potentially devastating diagnosis. The Spot is... The Spot is an old blacksmith shed in which three men tweeze apart the intricacies of a botched bank robbery. The Spot is a park on the Huds... |
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77,87 zł |
Hystopia
ISBN: 9780571330133 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. It is set in a strangely destabilized historical moment, where President Kennedy is entering his third term in office, and a new federal agency maintains the mental health of returning soldiers by wiping their memories through drugs and therapy, while those beyond help roam at will, re-enacting the atrocities they have witnessed.
It is set in a strangely destabilized historical moment, where President Kennedy is entering his third term in office, and a new federal agency mainta...
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46,10 zł |
Two Nurses, Smoking: Stories
ISBN: 9781250872517 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A story collection for our time from David Means, the visionary "master of the form" (The Guardian).
A story collection for our time from David Means, the visionary "master of the form" (The Guardian).
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77,87 zł |
The Secret Goldfish: Stories
ISBN: 9780007164905 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Readers familiar with David Means' electrifying work in the Los Angeles Times Book Prize -- winning Assorted Fire Eventswill recognize his extraordinary vision in The Secret Goldfish. A trio of erotically charged kids goes on a crime spree in Michigan; a goldfish bears witness to the demise of a Connecticut marriage; and an extremely unlucky man is stalked by lightning. This dazzling new collection reveals Means' rare talent for the short story and establishes his place among the American masters. Readers familiar with David Means' electrifying work in the Los Angeles Times Book Prize -- winning Assorted Fire Eventsw... |
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64,85 zł |
Assorted Fire Events
ISBN: 9780865478879 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Upon its publication, Assorted Fire Events won a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, and received tremendous critical praise. Ranging across America, taking in a breathtaking array of voices and experiences, this story collection now stands as one of the finest of our time.
Upon its publication, Assorted Fire Events won a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, and rece...
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69,22 zł |
A River in Egypt: Faber Stories
ISBN: 9780571352494 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. In his masterful story 'A River in Egypt', David Means paints a portrait of a moment. Cavanaugh and his young son are suspended; trapped in what a nurse calls 'the sweat chamber', where the boy will be tested for cystic fibrosis. Cavanaugh has brought distractions - spasmodic action figures, malformed toy trucks - but they do little to alter the frustration of the sick child screaming, or to alleviate the anxiety of the time spent waiting for 'some exactitude in the form of a diagnosis'.
In his masterful story 'A River in Egypt', David Means paints a portrait of a moment. Cavanaugh and his young son are suspended; trapped in what a nur...
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17,97 zł |