Among the Russians is a marvellous account of a solitary journey by car from St. Petersburg and the Baltic States south to Georgia and Armenia. A gifted writer and intrepid traveller, Thubron grapples with the complexities of Russian identity and relays his extraordinary journey in characteristically lyrical style. This is an enthralling and revealing account of the habits and idiosyncrasies of a fascinating nation along with a sharp and insightful social commentary of Russian life.
ISBN: 9780099459293
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: январь 2020
When the 5,000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by Nathaniel, a young magician`s apprentice, he expects to have to do nothing more taxing than a little levitation or a few simple illusions. But Nathaniel is a precocious talent and has something rather more dangerous in mind: revenge. Against his will, Bartimaeus is packed off to steal the powerful Amulet of Samarkand from Simon Lovelace, a master magician of unrivaled ruthlessness and ambition. Before long, both djinni and apprentice are caught up in a terrifying flood of magical intrigue, murder and rebellion. Set in a modern-day London controlled by magicians, this hilarious, electrifying thriller will enthrall readers of all ages.
ISBN: 978-0-552-55257-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
`Roberto Bolano redefined the form of the novel in his masterpiece 2666; with the hallucinatory narrative of Amulet, he reimagines what literature can become` New Statesman Auxilio Lacouture is trapped. For twelve days she hides alone in a lavatory on the fourth floor of the university. Staring at the floor, she begins a heartfelt and feverish tale: she is the Mother of Mexican poetry. This highly charged first-person semi-hallucinatory novel is a potent stream of consciousness through which the poets of Mexico rage and swirl. Filled with wild, dark literary prophecies, heroic poets, mad poets, artists `choked by the brilliance of youth`, Auxilio`s passionate narration both heart-breaking and lyrical is suffused with the essence of...
ISBN: 978-0-330-51049-3
Издательство:
Picador
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Isabelle Goodrow has been living in self-imposed exile with her daughter Amy for 15 years. Shamed by her past and her affair with Amy`s father she has submerged herself in the routine of her dead-end job and her unrequited love for her boss. But when Amy, frustrated by her quiet and unemotional mother, embarks on an illicit affair with her maths teacher, the disgrace intensifies the shame Isabelle feels about her own past. Throughout one long, sweltering summer as the events of the small town ebb and flow around them Amy and Isabelle exist in silent conflict until a final act leads ultimately to the understanding they both crave.
ISBN: 978-1-84983-304-2
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: июнь 2011
The author`s classic vision of the dark side of American life looks at the failings of the American dream, in the story of the rise and fall of Clyde Griffiths, who sacrifices everything in his desperate quest for success.
ISBN: 0-451-52770-4
Издательство:
Penguin USA
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Серия книг «Зарубежная классика — читай в оригинале» — это бессмертные произведения великих мастеров пера, написанные ими на их родном языке и наречии. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углубленно изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют произведения известных классиков. Учись английскому у Теодора Драйзера!
ISBN: 978-5-519-49533-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2016
Книга представляет собой один из интереснейших детективных романов Джеймса Хедли Чейза, пользующегося неизменной популярностью у читателя. Неослабевающая до самого конца напряженность сюжета и современный живой английский язык не только доставят читателям большое удовольствие, но и послужат совершенствованию знания английского языка. В конце книги помещен лексико-грамматический и...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-2935-2
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: декабрь 2007
In the wake of a devastating fire in the mountains of North Carolina, Highlander Jamie Fraser and his English wife find themselves homeless and without family, in the midst of the gathering storm of revolution. And thanks to his time-travelling wife`s information, he knows what the coming spring of 1778 will bring. But then Jamie`s illegitimate son, William, arrives in North Carolina, a young officer in King George`s army. Jamie has sworn two things to himself: his son will never know his true paternity - and he himself will never face his son across the barrel of a gun. Between the mountains of North Carolina and those of the Scottish highlands lie blockades and battlefields, storm and shipwreck, privateers and politics. The one thing...
ISBN: 978-1-4091-0362-2
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "An Exciting Christmas Eve" is a wonderful collection of selected short stories like "That Veteran", "The Winning Shot" and "An Exciting Christmas Eve or, My Lecture on Dynamite." .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08064-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Книга знакомит читателя с образцами английской литературы конца ХIХ — начала ХХ вв. Она содержит отрывки из произведений английских писателей-классиков — О. Уайльда, Б. Шоу, Дж. Голсуорси, а также краткие статьи о творчестве писателей, словарь и комментарий.
ISBN: 5-8112-0720-4
Издательство:
Айрис
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2004
Classic / British English Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful politician and an honest man. He is an ideal husband for the beautiful and serious Lady Chiltern. But somebody knows a dangerous secret about Sir Robert. Can Sir Robert`s charming Society friends save his job and his marriage? This Penguin Reader play is written for acting making English come alive.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6236-3
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
"An Illustrated Life" offers a sneak peak into the wildly creative imaginations of top illustrators, designers, and artists from around the world through the pages of their personal visual journals.
This is an illustrated history of Britain from prehistoric times to the present day. The book analyzes the major political and military events in British history, and where appropriate, looks at these within a wider, international context. It also describes everyday life for men and women from different levels of society in different ages: the kind of work they did, family life, etc. Emphasis is also placed on cultural, intellectual, scientific and economic developments. Major developments within Scotland, Ireland and Wales and the relations between these countries and England are also discussed.
No one in the twentieth century created more instantly recognizable images than Cartier-Bresson. Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was perhaps the finest and most influential image maker of the twentieth century, and his portraits are among his best-known work. Over a fifty year period, he photographed some of the most eminent personalities of the era, as well as ordinary people, chosen as subjects because of their striking and unusual features. In 2003, the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, which was created to provide a permanent home for his collected works, opened in Paris. This book is published to coincide with the first exhibition at the Fondation that is drawn entirely from those archives, and it features both well-known images...
ISBN: 978-0-500-28875-7
Издательство:
Thames & Hudson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Луиза Мэй Олкотт - известная американская писательница XIX века, чьи романы читаемы и любимы до сих пор. «Старомодная девушка» - это не просто история о кроткой девушке, которая стыдится своей внешности и невежественности. На примере главной героини романа автор показывает, что на самом деле делает девушку по-настоящему прекрасной, почему не стоит искать идеалы в мире внешнем, а пытаться их обрести...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05769-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2017