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The History of My Sexuality
Meet Sofie. The history of her sexuality begins when she loses her virginity to Walter the recruitment consultant. So, naturally, she thought that things could only improve from there. But she was wrong.
It seems Sofie's been wrong about a lot of things. First, she thought she was into men: wrong. Then she met Frida and thought she was set for life: wrong again. Turns out, facing up to everything she thought she knew about herself requires a lot of trial and error. Will Sofie ever be able to untangle the impossible knot of sex, love, loneliness, family relationships and grief that constitutes a life? Does it even matter?
The History of My Sexuality is a frank, funny, exuberant journey through the highs and lows of your 20s, and making peace with getting it wrong again and again...
The Common Reader
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
The only advice, indeed, that one person can give another about reading is to take no advice, to follow your own instincts, to use your own reason, to come to your own conclusions.
In her second volume of essays, Virginia Woolf delves deeper into the delights of reading. Here, she explores the novels of Thomas Hardy and Daniel Defoe, and recounts the fascinating lives of Christina Rossetti and Mary Wollstonecraft. In ‘ How Should One Read a Book?’ she offers sage advice for the common reader, and sheds light on the lessons and pleasures literature can provide.
Published in 1932, The Common Reader: Second Series is a wise and illuminating companion collection to her 1925 First Series. Woolf’s enduring appeal and ideas continue to resonate with readers in the twenty-first century.
Barva nachu
Milý Bože, dycky sem byla hodná holka. Třeba mi dej znamení ať vim co se mi to děje.
Takto se počátkem minulého století na americkém Jihu snaží „štrnáctiletá“ černoška Celie korespondenčně propojit s tím, kdo podle všeho může za její utrpení ve světě stvořeném zřejmě jen pro muže, navíc muže bílé. S těmi se sice za segregace moc nesetkává, ale úplně jí stačí násilnický otec a později manžel, za kterého ji, stále ještě velmi mladou, provdají.
S dopisy – některé adresuje i sestře, která jí zmizela kdesi ve světě – si pak Celie vystačí až do samého konce románu, i když od Boha žádné odpovědi ani znamení nepřicházejí a dopisy od sestry jí manžel zabavuje. Jenže právě díky těmto neopětovaným dopisům a ještě spíš díky dvěma úžasným ženám, které nástrahy „mužského světa“ zvládají o poznání lépe, hlavní hrdinka postupně zvedá hlavu a vstává z prachu. A v závěru „románu v dopisech“ si dokonce uvědomí, komu či čemu celé ty roky psala.
Love at Six Thousand Degrees
A housewife finds herself haunted by visions of a mushroom cloud. She abruptly leaves her husband and son to travel alone to the city of Nagasaki, where she soon begins an affair with a young Russian-Japanese man. Inspired by Marguerite Duras's screenplay for "Hiroshima, Mon Amour," this novel is an undeniable demonstration of Kashimada's distinctive voice, the polish and precision of her literary style, and her dedication to plumbing the depths of her characters' psychology. Thrilling and poised in equal measure, dealing with the travails of history, with gendered identity, and with the tension between private and public selves, Love at Six Thousand Degrees is a literary highwire act by one of the most unique voices in contemporary Japanese fiction.
Day
As the world changes around them, a family weathers the storms of growing up, growing older, falling in and out of love, losing the things that are most precious – and learning to go on.
April 5th, 2019: In a cozy brownstone in Brooklyn, the veneer of domestic bliss is beginning to crack. Dan and Isabel, troubled husband and wife, are both a little bit in love with Isabel’s younger brother, Robbie. Robbie, wayward soul of the family, who still lives in the attic loft; Robbie, who, trying to get over his most recent boyfriend, has created a glamorous avatar online; Robbie, who now has to move out of the house – and whose departure threatens to break the family apart. And then there is Nathan, age ten, taking his first uncertain steps toward independence, while Violet, five, does her best not to notice the growing rift between her parents.
April 5th, 2020: As the world goes into lockdown the brownstone is feeling more like a prison. Violet is terrified of leaving the windows open, obsessed with keeping her family safe. Isabel and Dan circle each other warily, communicating mostly in veiled jabs and frustrated sighs. And beloved Robbie is stranded in Iceland, alone in a mountain cabin with nothing but his thoughts – and his secret Instagram life – for company.
April 5th, 2021: Emerging from the worst of the crisis, the family comes together to reckon with a new, very different reality – with what they’ve learned, what they’ve lost, and how they might go on.
From the brilliant mind of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham, Day is a searing, exquisitely crafted meditation on love and loss, and the struggles and limitations of family life – how to live together and apart, and maybe even escape the marriage plot entirely.
TOP DOLL
When reclusive billionaire Huguette Clark dies age 104, she leaves behind a suite of New York apartments, a meticulously upkept California mansion, at least one Monet and her vast collection of antique dolls. Having barely been outside for 50 years, the elusive Clark spoke to few—in this highly unreliable, semi-fictional miniature epic, the dolls tell all.
Theirs is a tale that takes us from their lavish Park Avenue home back in time to the slave plantations of Virginia and the palaces of Imperial Japan via the addictive hedonism of 1930s queer LA.
Joyfully irreverent, Top Doll is a story of love, betrayal, Barbies and ultimately, what it means to be human.
The Secret Book Club
Maggie Banks loves books. And running a bookstore sounds like the best job in the world. Except in Bell River, a place that refuses to let her sell anything written this century.
But in Maggie's world, book rules are made to be broken.
And what better way to break tradition than by starting an underground book club. But keeping her new club quiet, selling forbidden books and dodging the strict literary society is proving harder than it seems. Especially when Maggie unearths a secret that could upend everything…
The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 1
*A major celebration of the French short story and Spectator Book of the Year*
The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous practitioners, as well as newly translated writers ready for rediscovery. The first volume spans four hundred years, taking the reader from the sixteenth century to the 'golden age' of the fin de siécle. Its pages are populated by lovers, phantoms, cardinals, labourers, enchanted statues, gentleman burglars, retired bureaucrats, panthers and parrots, in a cacophony of styles and voices. From the affairs of Madame de Lafayette to the polemic realism of Victor Hugo, the supernatural mystery of Guy de Maupassant to the dark sensuality of Rachilde, this is the place to start for lovers of French literature, new and old.
Edited and with an introduction by Patrick McGuinness, academic, writer and translator.
The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 2
*A major celebration of the French short story and Spectator Book of the Year*
The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous practitioners, as well as newly translated writers ready for rediscovery. The second volume takes the reader through the tumultuous twentieth century in the company of writers including Simone de Beauvoir and Maryse Condé, Patrick Modiano and Virginie Despentes, covering world wars, revolutions, and the horrors of the motorway service station. Along the way we meet electronic brains, she-wolves, a sadistic Cinderella, ancestors, infidels, dissatisfied housewives and lonely ambassadors, all clamouring to be heard. Funny, devastating and fresh at every turn, this is the place to start for lovers of French literature, new and old.
Edited and with an introduction by Patrick McGuinness, academic, writer and translator.
Classic Love Stories
A meticulously chosen collection of stories about love in all its guises.
Here is a treasure trove of love stories. O. Henry brings comedy with his tale of a busy broker working too hard to remember that he’s actually married his adored young wife. There’s Anton Chekhov’s famous story about true love and devotion, The Lady with the Dog and Katherine Mansfield writes touchingly about unrequited love in Mr. and Mrs. Dove. With stories spanning first love to enduring love in old age, from infatuation to heartbreak told by some of the best writers, Classic Love Stories makes a perfect gift.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by Becky Brown.
Manazuru
Hlavní hrdinka Kei se snaží vyrovnat s tím, že její manžel Rei před dvanácti lety beze stopy zmizel. Netuší, zda je manžel mrtvý, nebo zda od rodiny utekl. V jeho diáři ji zaujala poznámka Manazuru, což je název malého přímořského letoviska nedaleko Tokia. Kei žije se svou matkou, vychovává dospívající dceru Momo a udržuje vztah se ženatým mužem, ale myšlenky na zmizelého manžela nedokáže dostat z hlavy. Znovu a znovu ji to táhne k moři, do Manazuru. Koneckonců tam, v hluku příboje, můžete najít všechno: ztraceného manžela, zapomenutou minulost i sebe.
V Manazuru totiž vstupuje do světa, kde čas se dokáže zastavit i vrátit, zvuky se vytrácejí a věci mizí. Duchové přicházejí a odcházejí, loď na moři hoří, oběšená žena visí nad hladinou. Dějí se tam opravdu podivné věci.
Děj se pohybuje jakoby ve vlnách mezi přítomností a minulostí, reálným a neskutečným světem. Plyne pomalu, ale přitom udržuje čtenáře v napětí. Díky poetickému stylu autorky, kterému nechybí prvky magického realismu, tajemno, melancholie ani jemný humor, je z příběhu cítit tichá něha.
„Krásný a hluboký příběh o ztrátě a paměti... . Jemný, poetický ... Silný."
-Book Riot
„Duchařský příběh či meditace o životě a smrti, o rodině a o sobě samém. Poutavý a napínavý román jistě uspokojí všechny čtenáře.“ Booklist
Great Japanese Stories
A captivating selection of short stories in the original Japanese alongside their English translations
This new dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories celebrates some of the very best twentieth-century literature from Japan. Each story appears in the original Japanese alongside an expert English translation, providing unique cultural insight and literary inspiration for language learners. Ranging from a witty send-up of modern social graces to a powerful evocation of the aftermath of the atomic bomb, this remarkable collection includes works from beloved authors Abe Akira, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Betsuyaku Minoru, Hoshi Shinichi, Kawakami Mieko, Kono Taeko, Murakami Hakuri, Ohba Minako, Ota Yoko and Uchida Hyakken.
The People in the Trees
A strikingly original first novel, from the author of A Little Life.
In 1950 Norton Perina, a young doctor, embarks on an expedition to a remote Micronesian island in search of a rumoured lost tribe. There he encounters a strange group of forest dwellers who appear to have attained a form of immortality that preserves the body but not the mind. Perina uncovers their secret and returns with it to America, where he soon finds great success. But his discovery has come at a terrible cost, not only for the islanders, but for Perina himself.
Hanya Yanagihara's The People in the Trees marked the debut of a remarkable voice in American fiction.
Part of the Picador Collection, a new series showcasing the best of modern literature.
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.
Great Spanish Stories
A riveting selection of short stories in Spanish alongside their English translations
This new dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories celebrates some of the very best twentieth-century literature from Spain. Each story appears in Spanish alongside an expert English translation, providing unique cultural insight and literary inspiration for language learners. Ranging from a poignant tale of betrayal to a darkly humorous exchange between wedding guests, this captivating collection includes works from authors such as Leopoldo Alas (Clarín), Cristina Fernández Cubas, Medardo Fraile, Carmen Martín Gaite, Karmele Jaio, Carmen Laforet, Javier Marías, Carme Riera, Manuel Rivas, and Esther Tusquets.
Cursed Bread
GRANTA BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS
From the Booker Prize-nominated author of The Water Cure comes a chilling new feminist fable based on the true story of an unsolved mystery...
Audacious and mesmerising, Cursed Bread is a darkly erotic tale of a town gripped by madness, envy like poison in the blood, and desire that burns and consumes.
Elodie is the baker's wife: plain, unremarkable and unappreciated, she is desperate to escape her dull, small-town life. One day a charismatic new couple appear in the neighbourhood and Elodie quickly falls under their spell. All summer long she stalks them through the shining streets: inviting herself into their home, eavesdropping on their conversations, longing to possess them.
Meanwhile, beneath the tranquil surface of daily life, strange things are happening. The animals expire in the fields for no reason. Ghosts are sighted after dark. A dark intoxication is spreading through the town, and when Elodie finally understands her role in it, it will be too late to stop.
Nezlomné
Strhujúci príbeh o sile a odvahe troch žien.
Vydajte sa po stopách troch výnimočných žien, ktorých srdcia sú divoké a nemôžu byť skrotené a zmieriť sa s obyčajným osudom.
2019: Pod plášťom noci Kate uniká pred svojím násilným partnerom a nachádza útočisko v opustenom dome Weyward Cottage, ktorý zdedila po svojej pratete. Spomienky na príbuznú sú pre ňu zahmlené, no domček skrýva tajomstvá, ktoré siahajú až do obdobia lovu čarodejníc v 17. storočí. V Kate postupne rastie podozrenie, že jej prateta čosi tajila.
1619: Altha čaká na súdny proces pre vraždu miestneho farmára, ktorého na smrť ušliapalo stádo kráv. Matka ju v detstve naučila kúzla, tie však nespočívajú v čarovaní, ale v hlbokom poznaní prírody. Odlišné ženy sa však vždy považovali za nebezpečné, a keď proti nej predložia dôkazy o čarodejníctve, Altha si uvedomí, že bude potrebovať všetku svoju silu, aby sa udržala na slobode.
1942: Počas druhej svetovej vojny je Violet uväznená v rodinnom sídle, ktoré chátra. Spútaná spoločenskými očakávaniami túži po vzdelaní, ktoré sa dostáva jej bratovi, a snaží sa odhaliť tajomstvo svojej matky, ktorá sa údajne zbláznila pred svojou smrťou. Nájde len dva indície – medailón s iniciálami W a slovo "Weyward" vyryté v spálni.
Román Nezlomné, v ktorom Emilia Hart prepletá príbehy troch výnimočných žien naprieč piatimi storočiami, ponúka strhujúci príbeh, svedčiaci o odolnosti žien a o schopnosti prírodného sveta meniť život ľudí.
Tento príbeh bol pôvodne vydaný v angličtine pod názvom "Weyward" nakladateľstvom St. Martin's Press v New Yorku v roku 2023 a do slovenčiny ho preložila Jana Seichertová.
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The Fetishist
A provocative, hilariously savage, and poignant novel by acclaimed author Katherine Min, to be published posthumously, about a daughter's revenge on the man whom she believes drove her mother to her death . . . and nothing goes as planned.
The rain has made everything cold and damp, and it's the perfect evening for Kyoko to exact her revenge. After years of rage and grief over her mother's death, Kyoko has decided who is to blame: a man named Daniel, a fellow violinist who had wooed her mother, Emi, during their time together in an orchestra, and then dropped her - driving her to her death. Kyoko follows the unsuspecting Daniel home and manages to get her rash kidnapping plot off the ground . . . and really, what could go wrong?
The Fetishist is the story of three people - Kyoko, a young singer in a punk band who cannot find enough ways to channel her angry sorrow; Daniel, a seemingly hapless man who finally faces the wreckage of his past; and Alma, the love of Daniel's life, long adored for her beauty and talent, but who spends her final days examining if she was ever, truly, loved. It's a beautiful, piercing and timely story that confronts race, ideals of femininity, complicity and visibility. Written and completed before the celebrated author's death in 2019, it's startlingly relevant and prescient, as wise and powerful as it is utterly moving.
The Body of the Soul
A new collection of stories by the acclaimed Ludmila Ulitskaya, masterfully translated into English
While we can feel, know, and study the body, the soul refuses definition. Where does it begin and end? What does the soul have to do with love? Does it exist at all, and if so, does it outlast the body? Or are the soul and body really one and the same?
These are questions posed by the characters who inhabit this book of stories by the award-winning Russian writer Ludmila Ulitskaya. A woman believes that the best way to control her life is to control her death. A landscape photographer wonders if the beauty he has witnessed can triumph over decay. A coroner dedicated to science is confronted by a startling physical anomaly, a lonely divorcée experiences an extraordinary transformation, a librarian whose life is devoted to language finds words slipping away from her.
In these eleven stories, artfully rendered into English by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, Ulitskaya maps the edges of our lives, tracing a delicate geography of the soul.
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