Spoločenské romány

From the Booker Prize-winning John Banville comes a playful, multilayered novel of nostalgia, life and death, and quantum theory. A man with a borrowed name steps from a flashy red sports car also borrowed onto the estate of his youth. But all is not as it seems.

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Genteel society ladies who compare notes on their husbands' suicides. A hilariously foul-mouthed black drag queen.

Tento produkt je v češtině. Manželé Brocketovi jsou úplně obyčejný, spořádaný pár a jsou na to náležitě pyšní -– nad vším zvláštním či odlišným ohrnují nos.

Classic / British EnglishA man is killed in Richard Hannay’s home. Before his death he tells Hannay a dangerous secret. Now Hannay’s life is in danger. Who are his enemies and what are they trying to do?

Set deep in the Appalachian wilderness between the years of 1779 and 1784, The Land Breakers is a saga like the Norse sagas or the book of Genesis, a story of first and last things, of the violence of birth and death, of inescapable sacrifice and the faltering emergence of community.

Original / American English Tom breaks his leg in a football game – it's not his lucky day! A week later, Tom sees his favorite movie star. But Tom falls again–and suddenly the movie star is falling too! Reporters are taking pictures of Tom. Is this his lucky break?

Original / British English Hannah loves her job on old Mr Duval's small boat. The boat takes people to the beautiful coral reef every day. Then a rich man arrives with a big new boat. Suddenly, there isn't any work for Hannah and Mr Duval. Then the hurricane comes …

The ‚Penguin Active Reading‘ series are edited into simplified text together with exercises designed to develop four language skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking.

The ‚Penguin Active Reading‘ series are edited into simplified text together with exercises designed to develop four language skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Original / American English Tom breaks his leg in a football game – it's not his lucky day! A week later, Tom sees his favorite movie star. But Tom falls again–and suddenly the movie star is falling too! Reporters are taking pictures of Tom. Is this his lucky break?

Original / British EnglishPete and Carla are students. One day they look at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Pete wants to buy some stamps, but they are very expensive. Later that day some coins are missing from the shop – and the shopkeeper wants to find Pete.

Original / British EnglishPete and Carla are students. One day they look at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Pete wants to buy some stamps, but they are very expensive.Later that day some coins are missing from the shop – and the shopkeeper wants to find Pete.