marias j madame du deffand and the idiots
Marias J. Madame du Deffand and the Idiots
Five sparkling, irreverent brief portraits of famous literary figures (including libertines, eccentrics and rogues) from Spain's greatest living writer. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.
163 Руб.
Marias J. Madame du Deffand and the Idiots
Five sparkling, irreverent brief portraits of famous literary figures (including libertines, eccentrics and rogues) from Spain's greatest living writer. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.
163 Руб.
Marias Javier Madame du Deffand and the Idiots
'She was bored and fought against her boredom, which only bored her still more.' Five sparkling, irreverent brief portraits of famous literary figures (including libertines, eccentrics and rogues) from Spain's greatest living writer. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.
330 Руб.
Kirkwood Carol The Hotel on the Riviera
By the sapphire blue waters of the French Riviera, a decades-long secret is about to be revealed… Wayward Greek heiress, Ariana Theodosis, inherits the Hotel du Soleil as part of a mysterious legacy. Captivated by its faded glamour, she hopes it offers her the chance to start again. Hotelier Gabriel du Lac’s family have owned the hotel for decades – and he has no intention of giving it up for a beautiful stranger. Madame du Lac has watched the rich and famous pass through the doors of the hotel for almost half a century, and she has kept its secrets too. As the past finally catches up with them all, will this summer reveal a forgotten secret, and change their lives forever…?
3025 Руб.
Marias Javier Dark Back of Time
Dark Back of Time is a compelling story of the way in which reality blurs into fiction by Javier Marias, whose highly-anticipated new novel The Infatuations is published in 2013. It is translated by Esther Allen in Penguin Modern Classics. 'We lose everything because everything remains except us', says the mysterious narrator of this extraordinary novel, which meditates on the transience, chance and fragility of life. As a man called Javier Marias recalls the strange events and people that shaped his past, including ghostly literary figures, a pilot, an adventurer, a brother who died as a child and the king of an island in the Caribbean, we begin to question the nature of time, memory and reality itself. Here the writer is both a keeper of memories and a purveyor of illusions, destined to be lost in the dark back of time. Javier Marias was born in Madrid in 1951. He has published ten novels, two collections of short stories and several volumes of essays. His work has been translated into thirty-two languages and won a dazzling array of international literary awards, including the prestigious Dublin IMPAC award for A Heart So White. He is also a highly practised translator into Spanish of English authors, including Joseph Conrad, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Thomas Browne and Laurence Sterne.
2608 Руб.
Kingfisher Rupert Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles
In the city of Paris, on the hanks of the river, tucked away down a winding alley, there is a shop... When Madeleine is sent on an errand by her horrid uncle, she discovers, by chance, a shop owned by Madame Pamplemousse. It sells the strangest, the rarest, the most delicious, the most extraordinary and the most incredible edibles in the whole world. And when Madeleine's uncle wishes to steal the most incredible edible of all, Madeleine, Madame Pamplemousse and Camembert the cat have good reason to join forces and create some truly remarkable magic.
2249 Руб.
Fine Anne Madame Doubtfire
Madame Doubtfire by bestselling author Anne Fine is a wonderfully funny, punchy story about family life. Lydia, Christopher and Natalie are used to domestic turmoil. Their parents' divorce has not made family life any easier in either home. The children bounce to and from their volatile mother, Miranda, and their out-of-work actor father, Daniel. Then Miranda advertises for a cleaning lady who will look mind the children after work - and Daniel gets the job, disguised as Madame Doubtfire. This bittersweet, touching and extremely funny book inspired the highly successful film Mrs Doubtfire, starring the late Robin Williams. Madame Doubtfire is reissued in 'A Puffin Book' series of Puffin modern classics.
1936 Руб.
Marias Javier The Infatuations
The Infatuations is a critically acclaimed novel by the great Spanish writer Javier Marias. Every day, Maria Dolz stops for breakfast at the same cafe. And every day she enjoys watching a handsome couple who follow the same routine. Then one day they aren't there, and she feels obscurely bereft. It is only later, when she comes across a newspaper photograph of the man, lying stabbed in the street, his shirt half off, that she discovers who the couple are. Some time afterwards, when the woman returns to the cafe with her children, who are then collected by a different man, and Maria approaches her to offer her condolences, an entanglement begins which sheds new light on this apparently random, pointless death. With The Infatuations, Javier Marias brilliantly reimagines the murder novel as a metaphysical enquiry, addressing existential questions of life, death, love and morality.
3169 Руб.
Kingfisher Rupert Madame Pamplemousse and the Enchanted Sweet Shop
It is winter in Paris and Madeleine is having problems at school. A new girl is being mean to her and Madeleine is too ashamed to ask for help. Then Madeleine meets Madame Bonbon, who owns a shop crammed with the most exciting-looking sweets. Madame Bonbon seems kind and gives Madeleine delicious chocolates to cheer her up. But the more chocolate Madeleine eats, the more she is drawn into a terrifying world from which she can't escape... Will Madeleine's friends, Madame Pamplemousse and her intrepid cat Camembert, be able to act in time to save her?
2249 Руб.
Erikson Thomas Surrounded by Bad Bosses and Lazy Employees. Or, How to Deal with Idiots at Work
Surrounded by idiots at work? Fed up with a bad boss or lazy colleagues? Thomas Erikson, author of the runaway international bestseller Surrounded by Idiots, will help you handle them and get things done, the right way Why is good leadership so rare? Everyone has to manage up to some extent but frankly some bosses are worse than others. If you're being driven crazy by a micro-manager, frequently drown under your boss's unreasonable expectations or struggle with being handed out responsibilities but no authority international behavioural expert Thomas Erikson is here to help. Drawing on the simple four-colour system that made Surrounded by Idiots a global bestseller, Erikson shows how understanding your boss's behavioural tendencies as well as your own will lead to a more harmonious and productive workplace. He also sets out what characterises an exemplary leader type and how you can adapt your behaviour to model it. Because there are two sides to every coin, Erikson also looks at employees themselves and why some colleagues frequently underachieve and what you can do to change this. Written with Erikson's signature humour and warmth, Surrounded by Bad Bosses (and Lazy Employees) will help you deal with the most hopeless managers and employees you can imagine - and keep you entertained along the way.
2366 Руб.
Peppa Pig At the Zoo
Join Peppa, George and all their friends on an exciting class trip to the zoo. Madame Gazelle and the zookeepers, Mr Lion, Mrs Crocodile and Mr Giraffe, introduce the children to the fun of feeding time in this funny, chunky lift-the-flap book.
1047 Руб.
Виниловая пластинка Wayne Shorter (1933-2023) - Emanon (3 CD)
Box Set, Album, Deluxe Edition 3 × Vinyl, LP, 180g 3 × CDТреклист:The Wayne Shorter Quartet With Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, 1-1 Pegasus 14:55, 1-2 Prometheus Unbound 8:19, 1-3 Lotus 15:17, 1-4 The Three Marias 12:30, The Wayne Shorter Quartet Live In London, 2-1 The Three Marias 27:31, 2-2 Lost And Orbits Medley 9:51, 3-1 Lotus 13:36, 3-2 She Moves Through The Fair 6:24, 3-3 Adventures Aboard The Golden Mean 4:31, 3-4 Prometheus Unbound 14:26
77799 Руб.
El diario de Pedro
Для чтения на испанском языке. A Spanish edition of a fictional log kept by the Santa Marias ship boy recounts his adventures at sea, his homesickness, his fears of the treacherous voyage, and his dreams of the new world. Original. 0
339 Руб.
El diario de Pedro
Для чтения на испанском языке. A Spanish edition of a fictional log kept by the Santa Marias ship boy recounts his adventures at sea, his homesickness, his fears of the treacherous voyage, and his dreams of the new world. Original. 0
339 Руб.
Nicholson Sue Peppa Goes Skiing
Peppa and her friends are learning how to ski with Madame Gazelle, the skiing world champion. But when Mummy Pig goes on the grown-up slope, she ends up skiing all the way down the mountain! Will Mummy Pig win Madame Gazelle's world championship cup? Find out in this funny Peppa Pig tale that is perfect for reading and sharing together. Peppa storybooks are perfect for exploring first experiences with pre-schoolers. Based on the hit pre-school animation, Peppa Pig, shown daily on Five's Milkshake and Nick Jnr.
1209 Руб.
Peppa Goes to Hospital. My First Storybook
Pedro Pony is poorly, so Peppa Pig and her friends go with Madame Gazelle to visit Pedro in hospital. Pedro shows everyone what the hospital is like - the nurses, the doctor, and of course, the food. Peppa and her friends discover that the hospital isn't so scary after all!
748 Руб.