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William Boyd

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The Romantic


From one of Britain's best-loved and bestselling writers comes an intimate yet panoramic novel about the tumult and unexpected nature of life, set in the 19th century A new "whole life" novel from William Boyd, the author of Any Human Heart. Set in the 19th century, the novel follows the roller-coaster fortunes of a man as he tries to negotiate the random stages, adventures and vicissitudes of his life. He is variously a soldier, a farmer, a pawnbroker, a bankrupt, a jailbird, a writer, a gigolo - and many other manifestations - and, finally, a minor diplomat, based in Trieste (then in Austria-Hungary) where he sees out the end of his days.
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Lacná kniha Ordinary Thunderstorms (-70%)


What is the devastating effect on your life when, through no fault of your own, you lose everything - home, family, friends, job, reputation, passport, money, credit cards, mobile phone - and you can never get them back? This is what happens to a young ma
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Restless


It is 1939. Eva Delectorskaya is a beautiful 28-year-old Russian emigree living in Paris. As war breaks out, she is recruited for the British Secret Service by Lucas Romer, a mysterious Englishman, and under his tutelage she learns to become the perf ect spy, to mask her emotions and trust no one, including those she loves most. Since the war, Eva has carefully rebuilt her life as a typically English wife and mother. But once a spy, always a spy. Now she must complete one final assignment, and th is time Eva can't do it alone: she needs her daughter's help.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú obálku ako je zobrazená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Ob sah knihy aj cena budú však identické, bez ohľadu na obálku.
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Any Human Heart


Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, and Logan Mountstuarts lived from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century is a rich tapestry of both. As a writer who finds inspiration in Paris and London, as a spy betrayed in the war an d as an art-dealer in 60s New York, Logan mixes with the men and women who shape his times. But as a son, friend, lover and husband, he makes the same mistakes we all do in our search for happiness. Here, then, is the story of a life lived to the fu ll and a journey deep into a very human heart.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú obálku ako je zobrazená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Obsah knihy aj cena budú však identické, bez ohľadu na obálku.
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Věčný neklid


Špionážní thriller držitele dvou prestižních literárních cen Costa Award. Boyd již roky náleží mezi nejuznávanější britské autory. Román líčí příběh Ruth, která ve věku 28 let zjišťuje, že není dcerou typické anglické domácí ženušky, ale že její matka původně emigrovala z Ruska do Francie a v Anglii se za druhé světové války stala špiónkou a plnila tajné poslání v USA. V dramatickém ději se postupně odkrývá rodinná historie, která má k životu běžné britské domácnosti hodně daleko. Nakonec je i Ruth vtažena do víru událostí ve snaze najít otce, než bude příliš pozdě…
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Každé lidské srdce


Autor nechává brilantně hrdinův hlas stárnout a odrážet jeho životní zkušenosti. Mountstuartův příběh je též příběhem neúprosného úpadku tradičního britského stylu života. Román byl nominován na Booker Prize 2002.
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Waiting for Sunrise


THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Vienna, 1913. Lysander Rief, a young English actor, sits in the waiting room of the city's preeminent psychiatrist as he anxiously ponders the particularly intimate nature of his neurosis. When the enigmatic, intensely beautiful Hettie Bull walks in, Lysander is immediately drawn to her, unaware of how destructive the consequences of their subsequent affair will be. One year later, home in London, Lysander finds himself entangled in the dangerous web of wartime intelligence - a world of sex, scandal and spies that is slowly, steadily, permeating every corner of his life...
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Ordinary Thunderstorms


One May evening in London, as a result of a chance encounter and a split-second decision, the young climatologist Adam Kindred loses everything - home, job, reputation, passport, credit cards, money - never to get them back. With the police and a hit man in merciless pursuit, Adam has no choice but to go underground, joining the ranks of the disappeared, struggling to understand how his life has unravelled so spectacularly. His journey of discovery will take him along the Thames from Chelsea to the sink estates of the East End. On the way he encounters aristocrats, priests, prostitutes and a policewoman - but will he ever find himself again?
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Solo: A James Bond Novel


It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim.
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SOLO - A 007-es a terror ellen


1969-et írunk, és James Bond, a 007-es ügynök éppen a 44. születésnapját ünnepli, amikor a titkosszolgálat vezetője magához rendeli, és megbízza egy furcsa feladattal. Egy kis nyugat-afrikai országot, Zanzarimot véres polgárháború szakított ketté, és M azzal bízza meg Bondot, hogy ... Folytatás ›› verje le a felkelést. Afrikába érkezve kezdetét veszi egy lázas tempójú kaland, amiben Bond felfedi a háború mögött álló valós erőket és rájön, hogy a helyzet minden, csak nem egyértelmű. Bond darabonként rakja össze a képet, és kiderül, mi a véres konfliktus valódi oka, egy olyan szövevényes összeesküvés, ami messzebbre és magasabbra mutat, mint álmodni merte volna. A regény olyan kalandra viszi olvasóját, ami a nyugat-afrikai hadszíntértől a londoni és washingtoni titkosszolgálatok irodáiig számos helyszínen zajlik. Cselekménye az első oldalon ragadja meg az embert és nem ereszti. Hihetetlen fordulatok, hajmeresztő szituációk, és a hatalom hiteles ábrázolása - ez a Szóló, a James Bond-életmű legújabb, lenyűgöző darabja. William Boyd, akinek munkásságát számos irodalmi díjjal ismerték el, hűen követi az Ian Fleming által teremtett Bond-hagyományt, de hőse sötétebb, komorabb és egyben érettebb is. A legújabb Bond-regény megjelenése után hosszú ideig szerepelt a népszerűségi listák élén, 2013-ban Angliában a National Book Awardsra jelölték, és mind a rajongók, mind a kritikusok nagyon kedvezően fogadták. A(z) SOLO - A 007-es a terror ellen (Könyv) szerzője William Boyd.
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Solo


1969. A veteran secret agent. A single mission. A licence to kill. James Bond returns
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Sólo


Píše se rok 1969. James Bond – britský zvláštní agent 007 – právě oslavil pětačtyřicáté narozeniny a je povolán na ústředí, kde obdrží neobvyklý úkol: má se vypravit do neklidného západoafrického státečku Zanzarim, aby zneškodnil vzbouřence, kteří ohrožují zdejší režim. Bondův příjezd do Afriky je počátkem divoké mise, při níž se agent snaží odhalit, jaké síly stojí za místní brutální občanskou válkou – a rychle si uvědomí, že situace zdaleka není jednoznačná. V Zanzarimu se zvrtne všechno, co se zvrtnout může, a navzdory splněnému úkolu v agentovi 007 zůstane pachuť a touha po pomstě. Aby se jich zbavil, nezbývá mu než pustit se do sólové akce. William Boyd je autorem téměř dvacítky románů. Za román A Good Man in Africa obdržel Whitbreadovu cenu a Cenu Somerseta Maughama; za román Zmrzlinová válka cenu Johna Llewellyna Rhyse a nominaci na Bookerovu cenu; za román Brazzavillská pláž Památeční cenu Jamese Taita Blacka; za román Věčný neklid titul Kniha roku v soutěži Costa. Česky rovněž vyšly jeho knihy Každé lidské srdce, Pod hvězdnatou vlajkou, Modré odpoledne a Málokdy. Jeho napínavý thriller o agentu 007 se dočkal vřelého přijetí jako vynikající příspěvek k bondovskému kánonu.
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Sweet Caress: The Many Lives of Amory Clay


Amory Clay's first memory is of her father doing a handstand - but it is his absences that she chiefly remembers. Her Uncle Greville, a photographer, gives her both the affection she needs and a camera, which unleashes a passion that irrevocably shapes her future. She begins an apprenticeship with him in London, photographing socialites for magazines. But Amory is hungry for more and her search for life, love and artistic expression will take her to the demi-monde of 1920s Berlin, New York in the 1930s, the Blackshirt riots in London, and France during the Second World War, where she becomes one of the first women war photographers. In this enthralling story of a life fully lived, William Boyd has created a sweeping panorama of the twentieth century, told through the camera lens of one unforgettable woman.
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Any Human Heart


Any Human Heart is William's Boyd's classic, bestselling novel, now available as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, but Logan Mountstuart's - lived from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century - contains more than its fair share of both. As a writer who finds inspiration with Hemingway in Paris and Virginia Woolf in London, as a spy recruited by Ian Fleming and betrayed in the war and as an art-dealer in '60s New York, Logan mixes with the movers and shakers of his times. But as a son, friend, lover and husband, he makes the same mistakes we all do in our search for happiness. Here, then, is the story of a life lived to the full - and a journey deep into a very human heart. Any Human Heart will be enjoyed by readers of Sebastian Faulks, Nick Hornby and Hilary Mantel, as well as lovers of the finest British and historical fiction around the world. It was recently adapted for a major Channel 4 four-part drama series scripted by William Boyd and starring Kim Cattrall, Gillian Anderson, Jim Broadbent and Tom Hollander. This edition features beautiful cover artwork from the television series.'Astonishing, touching, extremely funny. A brilliant evocation of a past era and an immensely readable story' Sunday Telegraph 'Superb, wonderful, enjoyable' Guardian 'A terrific journey through the twentieth century. Thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable' Jeremy Paxman.
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