Louis Bernieres

Sometimes we must look to the past to survive the future. A novel about what really matters in life from the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin Q wants a simpler and safer life. His work as a quantum cryptographer for the government has led him to believe a crisis is imminent for civilisation and he's looking for somewhere to ride out what's ahead. He buys a ruined farmhouse in Cornwall and begins to build his own self-sufficient haven. Over the course of this quest he meets the eccentric characters who already live on the moors nearby - including the park ranger in charge of the reintroduced lynxes and aurochs that roam the area; a holy man waiting for the second coming on top of a nearby hill; an Arthurian knight on horseback and the amorous ghost of an Edwardian woman who haunts the farmhouse. As life in the cities gets more complicated, and our systems of electronic control begin to fall apart, Q flourishes in the wild Cornish countryside. His new way of life brings him back in tune with his teenage children, his ex-wife, and his own sense of who he is. He also grows close to Eva, energetic and enchanting, who is committed to her own quest for love and meaning. In this entertaining and heart-warming novel Louis de Bernieres pokes fun at modern mores, and makes us reconsider what is really precious in our short and precarious lives.

An novel poking fun at modern mores and delving into what we should really treasure in our precarious lives. From the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Sometimes we must look to the past to survive the future. An entertaining novel about what really matters in life from the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin Q wants a simpler and safer life. His work as a quantum cryptographer for the government has led him to believe a crisis is imminent for civilisation and he's looking for somewhere to ride out what's ahead. He buys a ruined farmhouse in Cornwall and begins to build his own self-sufficient haven. Over the course of this quest he meets the eccentric characters who already live on the moors nearby - including the park ranger in charge of the reintroduced lynxes and aurochs that roam the area; a holy man waiting for the second coming on top of a nearby hill; an Arthurian knight on horseback and the amorous ghost of an Edwardian woman who haunts the farmhouse. As life in the cities gets more complicated, and our systems of electronic control begin to fall apart, Q flourishes in the wild Cornish countryside. His new way of life brings him back in tune with his teenage children, his ex-wife, and his own sense of who he is. He also grows close to Eva, energetic and enchanting, who is committed to her own quest for love and meaning. In this entertaining and heart-warming novel Louis de Berni res pokes fun at modern mores, and makes us reconsider what is really precious in our short and precarious lives.

Po první světové válce se Rosie a Daniel stěhují se svou dcerkou na Cejlon, aby začali nový život, ovšem ani v tropickém ráji uprostřed čajových plantáží jim není souzeno najít štěstí. Také Rosiiným třem sestrám, které zůstaly doma v Anglií, stojí v cestě za jejich sny mnoho překážek, které každá zdolává po svém – a leckdy poněkud nekonvenčně. Ovšem události v Německu nabírají rychlý spád a další celosvětový konflikt je na spadnutí. Britský autor Louis de Bernieres (* 1954) je českému čtenáři známý hlavně díky knize Mandolína kapitána Corelliho, která se dočkala i filmového zpracování. Jeho román Zbývá ještě tolik života, volně navazující na Prach, který se snáší ze snů, se tentokrát vrací do meziválečných let a k následujícímu světovému konflikt. Bernieres v něm nezůstává nic dlužen své pověsti mimořádného vypravěče a opět rozvíjí silný příběh, jehož postavy nevyhnutelně čeká další tragické období… Z angličtiny přeložil Viktor Janiš.

Po první světové válce se Rosie a Daniel stěhují se svou dcerkou na Cejlon, aby začali nový život, ovšem ani v tropickém ráji uprostřed čajových plantáží jim není souzeno najít štěstí. Také Rosiiným třem sestrám, které zůstaly doma v Anglii, stojí v cestě za jejich sny mnoho překážek, které každá zdolává po svém – a leckdy poněkud nekonvenčně. Ovšem události v Německu nabírají rychlý spád a další celosvětový konflikt je na spadnutí.

Zakončenie osudov McCoshovcov a Pittovcov, hrdinov Bernierových predchádzajúcich románov Prach, čo padá zo snov a Toľko života. Daniel Pitt slúžil v prvej svetovej vojne ako bojový pilot Kráľovských vzdušných síl, v druhej svetovej vojne ako tajný agent Úradu pre špeciálne operácie a teraz čelí ťažkostiam vo svojej vlastnej rodine. Manželstvo sa mu rozpadlo a nevybudoval si ani vzťah k svojmu synovi Bertiemu. Po smrti brata Archieho zatúži po zmene, vydá sa do Pešávaru, aby pochoval jeho pozostatky, a potom pred rodinou a priateľmi v Anglicku utečie do Kanady. Rozdielne, no rovnako zničujúce skúsenosti z vojny dávajú Danielovi a Bertiemu príležitosť, aby k sebe našli cestu. Kiežby sa konečne oslobodili od minulosti. Publikáciu z verejných zdrojov podporil Fond na podporu umenia.

From the master of historical fiction, this book follows an unforgettable family after the Second World War. Some bonds are hard to break... Daniel Pitt was an RAF fighter in the First World War and an espionage agent for the SOE in the Second. Now the conflicts he faces are closer to home. Daniel's marriage has fractured beyond repair and Daniel's relationship with his son, Bertie, has been a failure since Bertie was a small boy. But after his brother Archie's death, Daniel is keen for new perspectives. He first travels to Peshawar to bury Archie in the place he loved best, and then finds himself in Canada, avoiding his family and friends back in England. Daniel and Bertie's different experiences of war, although devastating, also bring with them the opportunity for the two to reconnect. If only they can find a way to move on from the past...

Louis de Bernieres is the master of historical fiction which makes you both laugh and cry. This book follows an unforgettable family after the Second World War. Daniel Pitt was an RAF fighter in the First World War and an espionage agent for the SOE in the Second. Now the conflicts he faces are closer to home. Daniel's marriage has fractured beyond repair and Daniel's relationship with his son, Bertie, has been a failure since Bertie was a small boy. But after his brother Archie's death, Daniel is keen for new perspectives. He first travels to Peshawar to bury Archie in the place he loved best, and then finds himself in Canada, avoiding his family and friends back in England. But some bonds are hard to break. Daniel and Bertie's different experiences of war, although devastating, also bring with them the opportunity for the two to reconnect. If only they can find a way to move on from the past. Louis de Bernieres' new novel is a moving account of an extraordinary life in extraordinary times. Daniel is a flawed but captivating hero, and this coming-of-old-age story illuminates both the effect of two World Wars on a generation and the irrepressible spirit and love that can connect people despite great obstacles.

Transporting us to all corners of the globe, the tales in Louis de Bernieres' worldly and entertaining collection Labels and Other Stories feature a cast of unlikely and unforgettable heroes who can be found collecting luxury tinned cat-food labels, posting fish to the President, falling in love with dolphin deities and dining with Brazilian street thieves. And in 'Gunter Weber's Confession', we return once more to the Greek island of Captain Corelli's Mandolin and its much-loved characters. Full of wit, charm and warmth, Labels and Other Stories shows the imaginative range and unique storytelling power of one of our msot treasured writers.

Najnovšia kniha Louisa de Berniéra je voľným pokračovaním románu Prach, čo padá zo snov, o osudoch detí spriatelených rodín McCoshovcov a Pittovcov z anglického vidieka. Začiatkom dvadsiatych rokov 20. storočia Daniel odíde s Rosie a ich malou dcérkou na Cejlón, kde chcú začať nový život a zabudnúť na traumy vojny. No ani tu v pozemskom raji uprostred čajových plantáží sa nedokážu zbaviť pút, ktoré ich spájajú s domovom, a rozdielnych predstáv o plnohodnotnom živote. Aj Rosiným trom sestrám, ktoré zostali doma v Anglicku, stoja v ceste za šťastím mnohé prekážky a v neľahkej dobe hľadajú spôsob, neraz aj veľmi nekonvenčný, ako naplniť svoje túžby.

Returning from life as a fighter pilot in the First World War, Daniel is struggling to put the trauma of the Western Front behind him. As the 1920s dawn, he and his wife Rosie move to a tea plantation in Ceylon with their small daughter to make a fresh start. Yet navigating their new world could test their marriage to its limits. Back in England, Rosie's sisters are dealing with impossible challenges in their searches for family, purpose and happiness. These are precarious times, and taking unconventional means may be the only way to get what they want. Around them the world changes, and events in Germany take a dark and forbidding turn. And soon there is no going back...

Louis de Bernieres is one of our most treasured writers and these stories show his imaginative range and unique storytelling power. The collection includes 'Gunter Weber's Confession' which revisits characters from Captain Corelli. Full of wit, warmth and charm, Louis de Bernieres' Labels and Other Storiesfeatures tales from throughout his career as a masterful storyteller and transports us around the globe, from the London Underground to Turkish ruins to the banks of the Amazon. De Bernieres' unlikely and unforgettable heroes are found collecting luxury tinned cat-food labels, posting fish to the President, falling in love with dolphin deities and dining with Brazilian street thieves. And in 'Gunter Weber's Confession', we return once more to the Greek island of Captain Corelli's Mandolinand its much-loved characters. In this worldly and entertaining collection of stories, we are equally enchanted by familiar and fantastical occurrences, by de Bernieres' wry sense of humour and powerful imagination.

Na začátku dvacátého století vyrůstá Rosie McCoshová se svými třemi sestrami v idylické domácnosti v Kentu. Čas nevinnosti a dětských her ovšem přeruší válka. Před mladou Rosie leží cesta plná nástrah: ucházejí se o ni dva muži a její smysl pro povinnost a touha žít naplno ji ve válečných letech přivádějí do situací, na které jako venkovská dívka není ani zdaleka připravená. Dokážou ona a její sestry začít nový život na troskách zničeného světa?

Rosie and Daniel have moved to Ceylon with their little daughter to start a new life at the dawn of the 1920s, attempting to put the trauma of the First World War behind them, and to rekindle a marriage that gets colder every day. However, even in the lush plantation hills it is hard for them to escape the ties of home and the yearning for fulfilment that threatens their marriage. Back in England, Rosie's three sisters are dealing with different challenges in their searches for family, purpose and happiness. These are precarious times, and they find themselves using unconventional means to achieve their desires. Around them the world is changing, and when Daniel finds himself in Germany he witnesses events taking a dark and forbidding turn. By turns humorous and tragic, gripping and touching, So Much Life Left Overfollows a cast of unique and captivating characters as they navigate the extraordinary interwar years both in England and abroad.

When a family tragedy means Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, it looks as if he has a lonely life ahead of him. The cattle station is a tough place for a child, where nature is brutal and the men must work hard in the heat and dust. However, after a cyclone hits, things change for Mick. Exploring the floodwaters, he finds a lost puppy covered in mud and half-drowned. Mick and his dog immediately become inseparable as they take on the adventures offered by their unusual home, and the business of growing up, together. In this charming prequel to the much-loved Red Dog, Louis de Bernieres tells the moving story of a young boy and his Granpa, and the charismatic and entertaining dog who so many readers hold close to their hearts.

Louis de Bernieres sa narodil v Londýne. Spočiatku pracoval ako záhradný architekt, mechanik, učiteľ a dôstojník na vojenskej škole. Mandolína kapitána Corelliho je jeho najznámejší román. V Európe besnie druhá svetová vojna a na svojráznom Iónskom ostrove sa tamojší lekár samouk, doktor Jannis usiluje objektívne opísať dejiny ostrova. Jednotlivé etapy vojny a jej následky sa odzrkadľujú na živote ostrovanov. Na ostrov prídu talianski okupanti, ktorí sa viac-menej zžijú s miestnym obyvateľstvom. Po kapitulácii Talianska Nemci Talianov postrieľajú a nasleduje krutá nemecká okupácia. Po oslobodení nastúpi ešte krutejší komunistický režim, ktorý predstavuje negramotný rybár a snúbenec Jannisovej dcéry Pelagie - Mandras. Udalosti kruto zasiahnu aj ju, keďže sa zaľúbi do kapitána Antonia Corelliho, talianskeho okupanta, dôstojníka a hudobníka, ktorý býva v ich dome. Komu sa kniha môže páčiť: Všetkým, ktorí majú radi silné príbehy. Edícia MM tradične prináša diela od oceňovaných autorov, inak tomu nie je ani pri Louisovi de Bernieresovi , a jeho slávnom sfilmovanom románe Mandolína kapitána Corelliho.

Louis de Bernieres je autorom slávneho románu Mandolína kapitána Corelliho. V roku 1993 ho Granta Magazine označil za jedného z dvadsiatich najlepších britských autorov. Sestry McCoshové vyrastajú počas krátkych šťastných rokov eduardovskej éry v priam idylickom vidieckom prostredí južne od Londýna. Pozemok ich rodičov z jednej strany susedí s Pendennisovcami, prisťahovalcami z amerického Baltimoru, ktorých traja synovia podávajú pri raňajkách otcovi ruku a oslovujú ho pane, a s Pittovcami, z ich chlapcov Daniela a Archieho vyrastajú odvážni dobrodruhovia. V detstve tvoria títo mladí ľudia nerozlučnú partiu. Časy bezstarostného kamarátstva však ukončí prvá svetová vojna, ktorá nemilosrdne zasiahne do života každého z nich. Kniha sa môže páčiť všetkým, ktorí majú radi silné príbehy. Edícia MM tradične prináša diela od oceňovaných autorov, inak tomu nie je ani pri Louisovi de Bernieresovi, autorovi slávneho románu Mandolína kapitána Corelliho.