A young governess is sent to a great country house to care for two orphaned children. To begin with Flora and Miles seem to be model pupils but gradually the governess starts to suspect that somethin
As the young Zinaida and her sweetheart, the student Nemovetsky, stroll through the idyllic Russian countryside, their memories, dreams and thoughts about life and the future mingle in the evening br
Set in Hardy's fictional realm of Wessex, these four charming novels have been brought together in a stunning clothbound set, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. From the moving and
A beautiful new Vintage Classics edition to celebrate the 15th anniversary, and 10 million copies sold worldwide, of this wise, blackly funny, radically imaginative novel
‘A superb achievement. He
Why have people from different cultures and eras formulated myths and stories with similar structures? What does this similarity tell us about the mind, morality, and structure of the world itself? F
Nowele jednej z najpopularniejszych pisarek południowokoreańskich, w roku 1993 nominowanej do literackiej Nagrody Nobla, ukazujące pole psychologicznej obserwacji ludzkich postaw i zachowań w obliczu
Toru Okada's cat has disappeared.
His wife is growing more distant every day.
Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has recently been receiving.
As this compelling stor
With funny and relatable illustrations throughout, find out what it's really like to live with ADHD.
When Alice Gendron was diagnosed with ADHD aged 29, she knew she didn't fit the usual ADHD ster
On the Other Hand is a short story collection by the award-winningSlovak author, Pavol Rankov. As the title implies, there is a duality to the stories in this volume – half of them are set in contemp
Obecne wydanie Jądra ciemności wzbogacono o ilustracje samego tekstu, zaopatrzono w przypisy i dodano awangardowy komiks Tomasza Bohajedyna. Rysownik wykorzystując kadry ze starych zdjęć kolonialnych
In this powerfully influential series of short stories, James Joyce captures uneasy souls, shabby lives and innocent minds in the dark streets and homes of his native city. In doing so, he conjures u
Wydana w 1899 r. powieść Josepha Conrada, zaliczana do kanonu literatury zachodniej.
Conrad podjął w tym krótkim utworze problem kolonializmu na przykładzie Wolnego Konga, należącego do belgijskieg
Inspired by D.H. Lawrence, Chekhov and Hemingway, Bukowski's writing is passionate, extreme and has attracted a cult following, while his life was as weird and wild as the tales he wrote. This collec
Tajima Shuji, przystojny redaktor bogacący się na czarnym rynku powojennego Tokio, ma jeden problem – zbyt wiele kochanek, z którymi na dodatek chce się rozstać. Tylko jak sprawić, by zgodziły się wy
Un homme désemparé par la perte de son fils, un cambrioleur aux méthodes pour le moins surprenantes, une petite fille terrorisée par son pere, un grand-pere un rien cocasse mais tellement conquis par
A new translation of Giorgio Bassani's haunting collection of short stories that evoke 1930s Ferrara, with an introduction by Ali Smith.
Isolated lives and a lost world are evoked in these memorab
In honour of the centennial of the birth of J.D. Salinger in 1919, Penguin reissues all four of his books in beautiful commemorative hardback editions - with artwork and text based on the very first
Written in the 1830s and early 1840s, these comic stories tackle life behind the cold and elegant façade of the Imperial capital from the viewpoints of various characters, such as a collegiate assess
Książka składa się z pięciu opowiadań. 1. ALL GOLD CANYON (Szczerozłoty Kanion) – o poszukiwaczu złota i jego historii, o pokonaniu przeciwnika 2. JUST MEAT (Po prostu mięso) – Dwóch niezdarnych złod
Once described as the 'longest and most charming love-letter in literature', the Virginia Woolf's Orlando is edited by Brenda Lyons with an introduction and notes by Sandra M. Gilbert in Penguin Clas
"Kociarz" został przeczytany na stronach "New Yorkera" rekordowe dwa miliony razy, stając się najpopularniejszą opowieścią zamieszczoną w tym prestiżowym magazynie. Opowiadanie dało początek zbiorowi
Author of the bestselling Clifton Chronicles, Jeffrey Archer, gives us fifteen gripping and rewarding short stories for readers to return to time and again.
Find out what happens to the hapless yo
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