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Writing with the telegraphic swiftness and microscopic sensitivity that have made her one of our most distinguished journalists, Joan Didion creates a shimmering novel of innocence and evil.A Book of Common Prayer is the story of two American women in the derelict Central American nation of Boca Grande. Grace Strasser-Mendana controls much of the country's wealth and knows virtually all of its secrets; Charlotte Douglas knows far too little. "Immaculate of history, innocent of politics," she has come to Boca Grande vaguely and vainly hoping to be reunited with her fugitive daughter. As imagined by Didion, her fate is at once utterly particular and fearfully emblematic of an age of conscienceless authority and unfathomable violence.

Writing with the telegraphic swiftness and microscopic sensitivity that have made her one of our most distinguished journalists, Joan Didion creates a shimmering novel of…

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne is an unflinching and deeply sympathetic portrait of a woman destroyed by self and circumstance. First published in 1955, it marked Brian Moore as a major figure in English literature (he would go on to be short-listed three times for the Booker Prize) and established him as an astute chronicler of the human soul.

Judith Hearne is an unmarried woman of a certain age who has come down in society. She has few skills and is full of the prejudices and pieties of her genteel Belfast upbringing. But Judith has a secret life. And she is just one heartbreak away from revealing it to the world.

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne is an unflinching and deeply sympathetic portrait of a woman destroyed by self and circumstance. First published in 1955, it marked Brian Moore…

The author of the best-selling and award-winning Netherland now gives us his eagerly awaited, stunningly different new novel: a tale of alienation and heartbreak in Dubai.


Distraught by a breakup with his long-term girlfriend, our unnamed hero leaves New York to take an unusual job in a strange desert metropolis. In Dubai at the height of its self-invention as a futuristic Shangri-la, he struggles with his new position as the “family officer” of the capricious and very rich Batros family. And he struggles, even more helplessly, with the “doghouse,” a seemingly inescapable condition of culpability in which he feels himself constantly trapped—even if he’s just going to the bathroom, or reading e-mail, or scuba diving. A comic and philosophically profound exploration of what has become of humankind’s moral progress, The Dog is told with Joseph O’Neill’s hallmark eloquence, empathy, and storytelling mastery. It is a brilliantly original, achingly funny fable for our globalized times.

The author of the best-selling and award-winning Netherland now gives us his eagerly awaited, stunningly different new novel: a tale of alienation and heartbreak in…

Huge collection of fairy and folk tales with sixteen charming color illustrations by Hungarian painter Rona Emy.

In a small town in the American South, four men, young and old, consider their pasts and their futures. J.T.Malone, a lonely middle-aged drugstore owner, discovers he is dying and tries to atone for his misspent life. The aged Judge Clane resists integration and longs for the old ways of the South, while his idealistic grandson, Jester, is drawn to Sherman, a volatile, blue-eyed, black orphan in search of his own identity. Gradually they will discover that their lives are inextricably bound together. Through their interlocking stories Carson McCullers explores prejudice, secrets and redemption with both humour and poignancy.

In a small town in the American South, four men, young and old, consider their pasts and their futures. J.T.Malone, a lonely middle-aged drugstore owner, discovers he is dying and…

Edited and introduced by Linden Peach, Professor and Dean of Arts and Humanities, University of Wales, Cardiff.

This volume brings together Virginia Woolf’s last two novels, The Years (1937) which traces the lives of members of a dispersed middle-class family between 1880 and 1937, and Between the Acts (1941), an account of a village pageant in the summer preceding the Second World War which successfully interweaves comedy, satire and disturbing observation.

Rewriting the traditional family saga and the pageant, these unsettling novels provide extraordinary critiques of Englishness and English identity while pursuing compelling existentialist and psychological themes such as the nature of time, memory, personal relationships and sexual desire. Their tightly constructed narratives enable the reader to experience the fragmented lives of their characters and the difficulties that they have in communicating with each other and even understanding themselves. Read together, these novels illuminate each other in ways that will engage both the student and the general reader.

Edited and introduced by Linden Peach, Professor and Dean of Arts and Humanities, University of Wales, Cardiff.

This volume brings together Virginia Woolf’s last two novels,…

The present new edition of Victor Astafiev's work contains ten already well-known stories and the short novel "Shepherd and Shepherdess". In 1975 Astafiev was awarded the Russian Federation's Gorky State Prize for Literature.

The present new edition of Victor Astafiev's work contains ten already well-known stories and the short novel "Shepherd and Shepherdess". In 1975 Astafiev was awarded the Russian…

Лейпциг. 1873 год. Издательство "Bernhard Tauchnitz".
Издательский переплет. Сохранность хорошая.

And so it comes to pass that by Barbara's grave we kiss again with tears. And now we are happy—stilly, inly happy, though I, perhaps, am never quite so boisterously gay as before the grave yawned for my Barbara; and we walk along hand-in-hand down the slopes and up the hills of life, with our eyes fixed, as far as the weakness of our human sight will let us, on the one dread, yet good God, whom through the veil of his great deeds we dimly discern. Only I wish that Roger were not nine-and-twenty years older than I!

Издание не подлежит вывозу за пределы Российской Федерации.

Лейпциг. 1873 год. Издательство "Bernhard Tauchnitz".
Издательский переплет. Сохранность хорошая.

And so it comes to pass that by Barbara's grave we kiss again with tears. And…

50 Great Short Stories is a comprehensive selection from the world’s finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, and Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, and James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine Anne Porter, Faulkner, E.B. White, Saroyan, and O’Connor. The variety in style and subject is enormous, but all these stories have one point in common–the enduring quality of the writing, which places them among the masterpieces of the world’s fiction.

50 Great Short Stories is a comprehensive selection from the world’s finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, and Poe, through Henry James,…

"The Hurricane Years" is a gripping novel at once powerful, artfully told and a thought-provoking revelation of the straines and tensions induced by a society that is driving more and more of us to become runners blindly pursuing pointless goals - until we suddenly stumble into some eye-opening persinal crisis.

"The Hurricane Years" is a gripping novel at once powerful, artfully told and a thought-provoking revelation of the straines and tensions induced by a society that is driving more…

"Bruce Chatwin's death from AIDS in 1989 brought a meteoric career to an abrupt end. His reputation as a storyteller has grown over the last decade, and his exquisite, subtle texts continue to inspire readers all over the world. 'Of my contemporaries he had the most erudite and possibly the most brilliant mind I ever came across, 'says Salman Rushdie. The books that followed his first success with IN PATAGONIA confirmed his statue as a major writer able to reinvent himself constantly. Bruce Chatwin was different things to different people: a director at Sotheby's, an archeaologist, a journalist, photographer and art-collector. Married for 23 years, he was also an active homosexual. He was at once a socialite, mixing with the rich and famous, and a loner who explored the limits of extreme solitude. In 1991, Nicholas Shakespeare was given unrestricted access to Chatwin's private notebooks, diaries and letters. Across five continents he gathered evidence from Chatwin's friends, family, hosts, enemies and lovers. Looking for Chatwin behind the masks, he has written the definitive biography of one of the mossot charistmatic and elusive literary figures of our time."--publisher website.

"Bruce Chatwin's death from AIDS in 1989 brought a meteoric career to an abrupt end. His reputation as a storyteller has grown over the last decade, and his exquisite, subtle…

The four books which make up this volume were first published individually. "As the stories grow into one story, so one's awareness of the emblems and symbols deepens! Garner binds the reader to him and he shows us the author working with language to make his book as his characters worked with stone and iron. Not a word is wasted." - "Times Literary Supplement".

The four books which make up this volume were first published individually. "As the stories grow into one story, so one's awareness of the emblems and symbols deepens! Garner…

A powerful new novel, heart-breaking but ultimately uplifting, from the author of the classic Twopence to Cross The Mersey.
Life in a Liverpool tenement block during the Great Depression is a grim struggle for Martha Connelly and her poverty-stricken family, as every day renews the threat of homelessness, hunger and disease.
Family warmth remains constant however, despite the misery and disquiet of the slum surroundings, and the indomitible neighbourhood puts up a relentless fight for survival.
Helen Forrester’s poignant novel relays bleakness and hardships, but celebrates also the spirit of unified hope and the restorative values of the close-knit community.

A powerful new novel, heart-breaking but ultimately uplifting, from the author of the classic Twopence to Cross The Mersey.
Life in a Liverpool tenement block during the…

Роман (часто называют повесть) Джеймса Хилтона «Прощай, мистер Чипс» (Goodbye, Mr. Chips) добился всемирной славы и разошёлся тиражом в миллионы экземпляров. Это трогательная история о жизни Артура Чиппинга, известного своим ученикам как мистер Чипс, рассказывает о его работе учителем латыни в уединённой провинциальной школе для мальчиков. С момента выхода в 1934 году книга завоевала сердца читателей по всему миру и легла в основу нескольких экранизаций, включая знаменитый фильм 1939 года. В течение сорока трёх лет мистер Чипс был неотъемлемой частью учебного заведения, став его сердцем и душой. Его преданность, искренняя любовь к детям и обаятельный юмор оказали глубокое влияние на множество жизней, изменив их навсегда. Эта книга — трогательная история о скромном человеке, чья доброта и мудрость коснулись так многих, оставив неизгладимый след в их судьбах. Перед вами — новый перевод этой классической повести на русский язык, бережно сохраняющий тепло и лёгкий юмор оригинала.

Роман (часто называют повесть) Джеймса Хилтона «Прощай, мистер Чипс» (Goodbye, Mr. Chips) добился всемирной славы и разошёлся тиражом в миллионы экземпляров. Это трогательная…

Нью Йорк, 1915. George H. Dorah Сompany.
Издательский переплет, сохранность хорошая. На обложке потертости, пятна.

Louis Joseph Vance was an American novelist, born in Washington, D. C., and educated in the preparatory department of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. He wrote short stories and verse after 1901, then composed many popular novels.

Нью Йорк, 1915. George H. Dorah Сompany.
Издательский переплет, сохранность хорошая. На обложке потертости, пятна.

Louis Joseph Vance was an American novelist, born in…

Plain Tales from the Hills, Rudyard Kipling's first collection of short stories, established his reputation and brought India to the British imagination. Including the stories "Lispeth", "Beyond the Pale" and "In the Pride of His Youth", they tell of soldiers, wise children, exiles, forbidden romances and divided identities, creating a rich portrait of Anglo-Indian society. Originally published for a newspaper in Lahore when Kipling was a journalist, the tales were later revised by him to re-create as vividly as possible the sights and smells of India for readers at home. Far from being a celebration of empire, these stories explore the barriers between races, classes and sexes, and convey all the tensions and contradictions of colonial life.

Plain Tales from the Hills, Rudyard Kipling's first collection of short stories, established his reputation and brought India to the British imagination. Including the stories…

Mr. Joyboy, an embalmer, and Aimee Thanatogenos, crematorium cosmetician, find their romance complicated by the appearance of a young English poet.

The brilliant new novel from the bestselling author of ‘Mr Golightly's Holiday’ and ‘Miss Garnet’s Angel’.
'There is no cure for being alive.' Thus speaks Dr David McBride, a psychiatrist for whom death exerts an unusual draw. As a young child he witnessed the death of his six-year-old brother and it is this traumatic event which has shaped his own personality and choice of profession. One day a failed suicide, Elizabeth Cruikshank, is admitted to his hospital. She is unusually reticent and it is not until he recalls a painting by Caravaggio that she finally yields up her story.
We learn of Elizabeth Cruikshank's dereliction of trust, and the man she has lost, through David's narration. As her story unfolds David finds his own life being touched by her account and a haunting sense that the 'other side' of his elusive patient has a strange resonance for him, too.
Set partly in Rome, ‘The Other Side of You’ explores the theme of redemption through love and art, which has become a hallmark of Salley Vickers's acclaimed work. As with her other highly popular novels this is a many-layered and subtly audacious story, which traces the boundaries of life and death and the difficult possibilities of repentance.

The brilliant new novel from the bestselling author of ‘Mr Golightly's Holiday’ and ‘Miss Garnet’s Angel’.
'There is no cure for being alive.' Thus speaks Dr David McBride, a…

"Never a dull moment... Vivid and deft." - "New York Review of Books" Maude Pratt is a legend, a photographer famous for her cutting-edge techniques and uncanny ability to strip away the masks of the world's most recognizable celebrities and luminaries. Now in her seventies, Maude has been in the public eye since the 1920s, and her unparalleled portfolio includes intimate portraits of Gertrude Stein, Hemingway, and Picasso. While Maude possesses a singular capability to expose the inner lives of her subjects, she is obsessive about protecting her own, hiding her deepest secret in the "picture palace" of her memory. But when a young archivist comes to stay in Maude's Cape Cod home and begins sorting through her fifty years of work, Maude is forced to face her past and come to terms, at last, with the tragedies she's buried. "A breathtaking tale... Intangibly, intricately brilliant." - " Telegraph".

"Never a dull moment... Vivid and deft." - "New York Review of Books" Maude Pratt is a legend, a photographer famous for her cutting-edge techniques and uncanny ability to strip…

Лондон, 1915 год. Ward Lock & Co Limited.
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THE CUB is a war story about two Australian families. It begins with the invasion of Belgium and the enthusiasm to enlist and fight the Germans, as well as discussing doubts about participation in the war.

Издание не подлежит вывозу за пределы Российской Федерации.

Лондон, 1915 год. Ward Lock & Co Limited.
Издательский переплет. Сохранность хорошая. Сохранена оригинальная обложка.

THE CUB is a war story about two Australian families. It…

Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist - and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the cult of celebrity rules.

But when he becomes besotted by the beautiful Faye, an aspiring actress and occasional call-girl, his dream rapidly becomes a nightmare. For, with little in the way of looks and no money to buy her time, Tod's desperate passion can only lead to frustration, disillusionment and rage...

Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist - and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the…

La relacion entre hermanos es peculiar: entre ellos existen lazos, reforzados por la convivencia, la complicidad, los buenos ratos..., que se ponen a prueba a lo largo de la vida, que sobreviven, о no, a los celos у a la competencia por el carino de los padres. La adopcion, la enfermedad, las diferencias en la capacidad mental о fisica; tambien la separacion de los padres, la marcha del hogar о el testamento pueden hacer estallar conflictos no resueltos, la-tentes desde el pasado. Apoyandose en casos clmicos, mitos у re-latos tradigionales, esta obra nos da las herramientas necesarias para comprender las relaciones entre hermanos у asi ayudarnos a convertirlas en mas afectuosas, fluidas у gratificantes.

Формат: 12,5 см x 19 cм.

La relacion entre hermanos es peculiar: entre ellos existen lazos, reforzados por la convivencia, la complicidad, los buenos ratos..., que se ponen a prueba a lo largo de la vida,…

Вашему вниманию предлагается произведение о путешествиях немецкого рыцаря Карла Хайнриха Ланга.

This book is worthy of being called a classic not only for the wonderful writing, but for the presentation: How to Tell a Story and Other Essays is a facsimile edition of the original first edition published in 1897 under the direction of Mark Twain himself. It is but one volume in the wondrous 29-volume Oxford Mark Twain. The essays, which, besides the title essay, include the devilishly brilliant "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences," "Traveling With a Reformer," and others, were written a century ago, but they bristle with energy and wit. At times we take the great Twain for granted, but this volume of essays serves as a wonderful reminder of what a fine and funny writer he was.

This book is worthy of being called a classic not only for the wonderful writing, but for the presentation: How to Tell a Story and Other Essays is a facsimile edition of the…

Meg Eliot is the wife of a successful barrister and with that comes a lovely home in Westminster, cocktail parties and a round of charity committees. She is the model wife and her life is one of ease, contentment and privilege. All that changes though when she is suddenly left widowed after a senseless tragedy. Totally alone she is thrust into a struggle to reconstruct her life as she realises that she doesn't really know who she is anymore or who she is supposed to be. The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot follows Meg as she tries to make sense of the realities of life, of living and contemplates the future and its possibilites. What she finds is the ability to survive and, also, the joys of new friendships, new opportunities and perhaps even the idea of a new love.

Meg Eliot is the wife of a successful barrister and with that comes a lovely home in Westminster, cocktail parties and a round of charity committees. She is the model wife and her…