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Jhumpa Lahiri

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Druhá sbírka povídek známé americké autorky s bengálskými kořeny za první sbírku Tlumočník nemocí, která vyšla také v českém překladu, získala Pulitzerovu cenu. Povídky se zabývají přesazením do nové země (USA), která je pro přistěhovalce nejen první ge
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18,18 € 19,14 €

The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories


Jhumpa Lahiri's landmark collection brings together forty writers that reflect over a hundred years of Italy's vibrant and diverse short story tradition, including well known authors such as Italo Calvino, Elsa Morante and Luigi Pirandello, alongside many captivating rediscoveries. Poets, journalists, visual artists, musicians, editors, critics, teachers, scientists, politicians, translators: the writers that inhabit these pages represent a dynamic cross section of Italian society.
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15,15 € 15,95 €

Kde zrovna jsem


Impresionistické mikropovídky, kde není ani jedno slovo navíc, kde je všednost života povýšena na něco mimořádného a ne obyčejného. Melancholická meditace, nikoliv však depresivní, nad samotou a osamělostí anonymní vypravěčky v nejmenovaném evropském městě. Psaní Lahiriové je i tentokrát chirurgicky přesné, elegantní, působí uklidňujícím dojmem, ačkoliv pod povrchem se skrývá hluboký neklid. Úspornou reflexivní prózou se znovu prolínají úvahy, v nichž se autorka zamýšlí nad svou vykořeněností. „Existuje nějaké místo, jímž jenom neprojíždíme? Zmatená, ztracená, rozhozená, ulítlá, vykořeněná, vykolejená, vyjevená, nesvá, rozrušená, švorc: v téhle rodině pojmů je mi dobře. Vida, domov, slova, která mě přivádějí na svět.“ Úžasné, kontemplativní čtení... Lyrická próza, která čtenáře vybízí k tomu, aby se nad vyřčenými slovy pozastavili.
Na sklade 1Ks
15,57 € 16,39 €

Kde zrovna jsem


Knihu Kde zrovna jsem můžeme číst jako román, ale i jako pásmo volně navazujících, převážně lyrických povídek spojených hlasem jejich vypravěčky a protagonistky, singl ženy středního věku, pro kterou je samota životní volbou. Ta nás provádí místy svých všedních i svátečních dní, jsme svědky pracného budování vztahu jejího privátního „já“ ke světu. Za mikrokosmy, v nichž se vypravěčka ocitá, lze tušit Itálii, ale spíš než identifikace konkrétních míst čtenáře zaujme schopnost vyprávět lidský život a plynutí času skrze prostor. Díky svému vynikajícímu pozorovatelskému talentu, výrazově přesnému a přitom ukázněně střídmému jazyku je skvělou společnicí i průvodkyní místy, na kterých můžeme potkat i sami sebe. Úžasné, kontemplativní čtení... Lyrická próza, která čtenáře vybízí k tomu, aby se nad vyřčenými slovy pozastavili. Real Simple, Best Books of 2021
Na stiahnutie
9,71 €

The Namesake


'The Namesake' is the story of a boy brought up Indian in America. 'When her grandmother learned of Ashima's pregnancy, she was particularly thrilled at the prospect of naming the family's first sahib. And so Ashima and Ashoke have agreed to put off the decision of what to name the baby until a letter comes!' For now, the label on his hospital cot reads simply BABY BOY GANGULI. But as time passes and still no letter arrives from India, American bureaucracy takes over and demands that 'baby boy Ganguli' be given a name. In a panic, his father decides to nickname him 'Gogol' -- after his favourite writer. Brought up as an Indian in suburban America, Gogol Ganguli soon finds himself itching to cast off his awkward name, just as he longs to leave behind the inherited values of his Bengali parents. And so he sets off on his own path through life, a path strewn with conflicting loyalties, love and loss! Spanning three decades and crossing continents, Jhumpa Lahiri's much-anticipated first novel is a triumph of humane story-telling. Elegant, subtle and moving, 'The Namesake' is for everyone who loved the clarity, sympathy and grace of Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning debut story collection, 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
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12,30 € 12,95 €

Tlumočník nemocí


Právě za svůj debut získala roku 2000 tehdy třiatřicetiletá americká autorka indického původu Pulitzerovu cenu. Spisovatelka s výjimečným citem pro jemná hnutí mysli tlumočí soužení svých krajanů, kteří se v Americe potýkají s odlišným životním stylem a h
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11,56 € 12,17 €

Lowland


SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2013. From Subhash's earliest memories, at every point, his brother was there. In the suburban streets of Calcutta where they wandered before dusk and in the hyacinth-strewn ponds where they played for hours on end, Udayan was always in his older brother's sight. So close in age, they were inseparable in childhood and yet, as the years pass - as U.S tanks roll into Vietnam and riots sweep across India - their brotherly bond can do nothing to forestall the tragedy that will upend their lives. Udayan - charismatic and impulsive - finds himself drawn to the Naxalite movement, a rebellion waged to eradicate inequity and poverty. He will give everything, risk all, for what he believes, and in doing so will transform the futures of those dearest to him: his newly married, pregnant wife, his brother and their parents. For all of them, the repercussions of his actions will reverberate across continents and seep through the generations that follow. Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portrayal of lives undone and forged anew, The Lowland is a deeply felt novel of family ties that entangle and fray in ways unforeseen and unrevealed, of ties that ineluctably define who we are. With all the hallmarks of Jhumpa Lahiri's achingly poignant, exquisitely empathetic story-telling, this is her most devastating work of fiction to date.
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13,78 € 14,50 €

Lowland


From Subhash’s earliest memories, at every point, his brother was there. In the suburban streets of Calcutta where they wandered before dusk and in the hyacinth-strewn ponds where they played for hours on end, Udayan was always in his older brother’s sight. So close in age, they were inseparable in childhood and yet, as the years pass – as U.S tanks roll into Vietnam and riots sweep across India – their brotherly bond can do nothing to forestall the tragedy that will upend their lives. Udayan – charismatic and impulsive – finds himself drawn to the Naxalite movement, a rebellion waged to eradicate inequity and poverty. He will give everything, risk all, for what he believes, and in doing so will transform the futures of those dearest to him: his newly married, pregnant wife, his brother and their parents. For all of them, the repercussions of his actions will reverberate across continents and seep through the generations that follow. Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portrayal of lives undone and forged anew, The Lowland is a deeply felt novel of family ties that entangle and fray in ways unforeseen and unrevealed, of ties that ineluctably define who we are. With all the hallmarks of Jhumpa Lahiri’s achingly poignant, exquisitely empathetic story-telling, this is her most devastating work of fiction to date.
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8,08 € 8,50 €

Unccustomed Earth


These eight stories by beloved and bestselling author Jhumpa Lahiri take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand, as they explore the secrets at the heart of family life. Here they enter the worlds of sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers, daughters and sons, friends and lovers. Rich with the signature gifts that have established Jhumpa Lahiri as one of our most essential writers, Unaccustomed Earth exquisitely renders the most intricate workings of the heart and mind.
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13,25 € 13,95 €

In Other Words


National Best Seller From the best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful nonfiction debut—an “honest, engaging, and very moving account of a writer searching for herself in words.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred) In Other Words is a revelation. It is at heart a love story—of a long and sometimes difficult courtship, and a passion that verges on obsession: that of a writer for another language. For Jhumpa Lahiri, that love was for Italian, which first captivated and capsized her during a trip to Florence after college. Although Lahiri studied Italian for many years afterward, true mastery always eluded her. Seeking full immersion, she decides to move to Rome with her family, for “a trial by fire, a sort of baptism” into a new language and world. There, she begins to read, and to write—initially in her journal—solely in Italian. In Other Words, an autobiographical work written in Italian, investigates the process of learning to express oneself in another language, and describes the journey of a writer seeking a new voice. Presented in a dual-language format, this is a wholly original book about exile, linguistic and otherwise, written with an intensity and clarity not seen since Vladimir Nabokov: a startling act of self-reflection and a provocative exploration of belonging and reinvention. From the Hardcover edition.
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16,63 € 17,50 €

The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories


This landmark collection brings together forty writers that reflect over a hundred years of Italy's vibrant and diverse short story tradition, from the birth of the modern nation to the end of the twentieth century. Poets, journalists, visual artists, musicians, editors, critics, teachers, scientists, politicians, translators: the writers that inhabit these pages represent a dynamic cross section of Italian society, their powerful voices resonating through regional landscapes, private passions and dramatic political events. This wide-ranging selection curated by Jhumpa Lahiri includes well known authors such as Italo Calvino, Elsa Morante and Luigi Pirandello alongside many captivating new discoveries. More than a third of the stories featured in this volume have been translated into English for the first time, several of them by Lahiri herself.
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30,35 € 31,95 €

Mélyföld


Jhumpa Lahiri rendkívüli regénye, Indiában és Amerikában játszódik. Két testvér tragédiával összekötött története, egy nagyszerű asszonyé, akit kísért a múltja, egy országé, amelyet szétszakított a forradalom, és egy szerelemé, amely messze túléli a halált. Subhash és Udayan Mitra, akik között csupán tizenöt hónap van, elválaszthatatlan testvérek, gyakran összetévesztik őket Calcutta környékén, ahol felnőnek. De ugyanakkor egymás ellentétei is, akikre eltérő jövő vár. Az 1960-as években járunk, és a karizmatikus és lobbanékony Udayan belesodródik a Naxalita mozgalomba, abba a lázadásba, amely céljául tűzte ki az egyenlőtlenség és a szegénység felszámolását. Udayan a meggyőződéséért mindent feláldoz, mindenkit kockára tesz. Subhash, a kötelességtudó fiú, nem osztja testvére szenvedélyes politikai elhivatottságát, hanem elhagyja az otthonát, hogy Amerika egyik csöndes, tengerparti szegletében tudományos kutatásnak szentelje az életét. De amikor megtudja, mi történt a testvérével, visszatér a mélyföldre, Indiába, azt remélve, hogy talpra állíthat egy széthullott családot, és begyógyíthatja a sebeket, amelyeket Udayan hagyott maga után. A Mélyföld mesterien fölépített, feszültséggel teli, metszően bensőséges, bonyolult érzelmeket tükröző mű. Egy elmélyült családregény és a történelembe ágyazott történet, amely nemzedékeken, földrajzi helyeken tökéletes hitelességgel ível át. Jhumpa Lahiri valóban eljutott írói munkásságának a csúcsára.
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9,19 € 9,67 €

In Other Words


In Other Words is a revelation. It is at heart a love story of a long and sometimes difficult courtship, and a passion that verges on obsession: that of a writer for another language. For Jhumpa Lahiri, that love was for Italian, which first captivated and capsized her during a trip to Florence after college. Although Lahiri studied Italian for many years afterwards, true mastery had always eluded her. Seeking full immersion, she decided to move to Rome with her family, for 'a trial by fire, a sort of baptism' into a new language and world. There, she began to read and to write - initially in her journal - solely in Italian. In Other Words, an autobiographical work written in Italian, investigates the process of learning to express oneself in another language, and describes the journey of a writer seeking a new voice. Presented in a dual-language format, this is a wholly original book about exile, linguistic and otherwise, written with an intensity and clarity not seen since Vladimir Nabokov: a startling act of self-reflection and a provocative exploration of belonging and reinvention.
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12,30 € 12,95 €

Great Italian Stories


A spellbinding selection of short stories in the original Italian alongside their English translations This new dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories celebrates some of the very best twentieth-century literature from Italy. Each story appears in the original Italian alongside an expert English translation, providing unique cultural insight and literary inspiration for language learners. Ranging from a spellbinding tale of the supernatural to a powerful portrait of post-war Italy, this revelatory collection includes works from beloved authors, Italo Calvino, Fausta Cialente, Alba de Céspedes, Grazia Deledda, Natalia Ginzburg, Elsa Morante, Lalla Romano, Umberto Saba, Alberto Savinio, and Elio Vittorini.
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14,20 € 14,95 €