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Den kobylek
ISBN: 9788073356354 / Czeski / 2020 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Vrcholný román a zároveň tvůrčí závěť Nathanaela Westa se sarkasticky trefuje do hollywoodské velkovýrobny amerických snů, nebo spíš do panoptika lidských typů potácejících se v jejích nižších patrech a na samém okraji. Krajinou oněch divotvorných náhražek nás provede rozkreslovač kulis Tod původem z kultivovaného východního pobřeží USA, jenž doufá, že tu najde inspiraci pro majestátní obraz zachycující požár prohnilého Los Angeles. Zaznamenává touhy těch, kdo si chtějí z tamějšího pozlátka urvat aspoň střípek, aby unikli fádnímu...
Vrcholný román a zároveň tvůrčí závěť Nathanaela Westa se sarkasticky trefuje do hollywoodské velkovýrobny amerických snů, nebo spíš d...
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57,45 |
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The Dream Life of Balso Snell
ISBN: 9783754110843 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) West's first novel, it presents a young man's immature and cynical search for meaning in a series of dreamlike encounters inside the entrails of the Trojan Horse. Balso, the protagonist, comes across the Trojan Horse in the tall grass around Troy and promptly seeks a way to get in: "the mouth was beyond his reach, the navel provided a cul-de-sac, and so, forgetting his dignity, he approached the last. O Anus Mirabilis!"
West's first novel, it presents a young man's immature and cynical search for meaning in a series of dreamlike encounters inside the entrails of the T...
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38,52 |
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A Cool Million: The Dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin
ISBN: 9788027379446 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) "A Cool Million" is a satirical novel that follows the misfortunes of Lemuel Pitkin, an unlucky protagonist who is repeatedly robbed, cheated, beaten, and exploited. Alongside Pitkin's troubles, his love interest Betty Prail faces similarly horrific abuse. Despite losing several body parts, Pitkin remains optimistic until the bitter end. This darkly comic tale critiques the American Dream and its false promises of success and prosperity.
"A Cool Million" is a satirical novel that follows the misfortunes of Lemuel Pitkin, an unlucky protagonist who is repeatedly robbed, cheated, beaten,...
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40,71 |
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Tag der Heuschrecke
ISBN: 9788028510435 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In Nathanael Wests 'Tag der Heuschrecke' entfaltet sich eine dynamische und satirische Erzählung über das goldene Zeitalter Hollywoods, indem er die Schattenseiten dieser schillernden Ära beleuchtet. Geschrieben in einem literarischen Stil, der Gesellschaftskritik mit Elementen des Grotesken vereint, offenbart das Buch die Vergeblichkeit der Träume und Wünsche derer, die in die Traumfabrik Hollywoods strömen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Schicksale der gescheiterten Schauspieler, desillusionierten Künstler und unzufriedenen Einzelgänger, deren Bestreben nach Ruhm und Anerkennung in einer...
In Nathanael Wests 'Tag der Heuschrecke' entfaltet sich eine dynamische und satirische Erzählung über das goldene Zeitalter Hollywoods, indem er die...
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45,18 |
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Miss Lonelyhearts
ISBN: 9781907970467 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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45,24 |
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The Day of the Locust
ISBN: 9780241341674 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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45,24 |
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A Cool Million
ISBN: 9783754110874 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) A Cool Million presents the dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin, piece by piece. As a satire of the Horatio Alger myth of success, the novel is evocative of Voltaire's Candide, which satirized the philosophical optimism of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Alexander Pope. Pitkin is a typical 'Schlemiel', stumbling from one situation to the next; he gets robbed, cheated, unjustly arrested, frequently beaten and exploited.
A Cool Million presents the dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin, piece by piece. As a satire of the Horatio Alger myth of success, the novel is evocative of ...
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35,74 |
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The Day of the Locust
ISBN: 9783754110904 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) The Day of the Locust is a novel by American author Nathanael West set in Hollywood, California. The novel follows a young artist from the Yale School of Fine Arts named Tod Hackett, who has been hired by a Hollywood studio to do scene design and painting. While he works he plans an important painting to be called "The Burning of Los Angeles," a portrayal of the chaotic and fiery holocaust which will destroy the city.
The Day of the Locust is a novel by American author Nathanael West set in Hollywood, California. The novel follows a young artist from the Yale School...
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40,22 |
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The Day of the Locust and Miss Lonelyhearts
ISBN: 9780099573166 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Following the tale of Tod Hackett - a brilliant young artist who is brought to an LA studio as a set designer - 'The Day of the Locust' is an exposure of the sordid reality beneath the surface of Hollywood.
Following the tale of Tod Hackett - a brilliant young artist who is brought to an LA studio as a set designer - 'The Day of the Locust' is an exposure...
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50,28 |
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The Day of the Locust
ISBN: 9780811224611 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Admired by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dorothy Parker, and Dashiell Hammett, and hailed as one of the Best 100 English-language novels by Time magazine, The Day of the Locust continues to influence American writers, artists, and culture. Bob Dylan wrote the classic song Day of the Locusts in homage and Matt Groening s Homer Simpson is named after one of its characters. No novel more perfectly captures the nuttier side of Hollywood. Here the lens is turned on its fringes actors out of work, film extras with big dreams, and parents lining their children up for small roles. But it s the bit actress...
Admired by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dorothy Parker, and Dashiell Hammett, and hailed as one of the Best 100 English-language novels by Time magazine, The ...
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53,03 |
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Miss Lonelyhearts
ISBN: 9788196091033 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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55,30 |
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Miss Lonelyhearts
ISBN: 9783754110829 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) An Expressionist black comedy set in New York City during the Great Depression. Miss Lonelyhearts is an unnamed male newspaper columnist writing an advice column for the lovelorn and lonesome, a duty that the other newspaper staff considers a joke. As Miss Lonelyhearts reads letters from desperate New Yorkers, he feels terribly burdened and falls into a cycle of deep depression, accompanied by heavy drinking and occasional bar fights. He is also the victim of the pranks and cynical advice of Shrike, his feature editor at the newspaper.
An Expressionist black comedy set in New York City during the Great Depression. Miss Lonelyhearts is an unnamed male newspaper columnist writing an ad...
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35,74 |
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The Day of the Locust
ISBN: 9788027379439 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Step into the 1930s and follow Tod Hackett, an artist searching for inspiration in Hollywood during the Great Depression. Along the way, he falls for the beautiful but talentless Faye Greener and interacts with a cast of colorful characters, all struggling to find their place in the world of acting and fakery. As Tod sketches scenes on set and dreams of a painting titled "The Burning of Los Angeles," the city erupts into a violent riot during a Hollywood premiere. Is this Tod's moment of enlightenment or a complete mental breakdown? Discover the answer in this riveting tale of love, art, and...
Step into the 1930s and follow Tod Hackett, an artist searching for inspiration in Hollywood during the Great Depression. Along the way, he falls for ...
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44,73 |
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A Cool Million and the Dream Life of Balso Snell: Two Novels
ISBN: 9780374530273 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Nathanael West was only thirty-seven when he died in 1940, but his depictions of the sometimes comic, sometimes horrifying aspects of the American scene rival those of William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor. A Cool Million, written in 1934, is a satiric Horatio Alger story set in the midst of the Depression. The Dream Life of Balso Snell (1931) was described by one critic as "a fantasy about some rather scatological adventures of the hero in the innards of the Trojan horse." Nathanael West was only thirty-seven when he died in 1940, but his depictions of the sometimes comic, sometimes horrifying aspects of the American ... |
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72,22 |
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The Day of the Locust
ISBN: 9798889424567 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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65,47 |
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A Cool Million
ISBN: 9781500389758 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Nathanael West was only thirty-seven when he died in 1940, but his depictions of the sometimes comic, sometimes horrifying aspects of the American scene rival those of William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor. 'A Cool Million', written in 1934, is a satiric Horatio Alger story set in the midst of the Depression. Check out our other books at www.dogstailbooks.co.uk
Nathanael West was only thirty-seven when he died in 1940, but his depictions of the sometimes comic, sometimes horrifying aspects of the American sce...
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