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Hostina Cyprianova / Cena Cypriani


Groteskní humor Hostiny Cyprianovy (orig. Cena Cypriani) je křesťanskou obdobou římských saturnálií. Text provází rozsáhlý poznámkový aparát, rejstřík a doslov. Parodická fraška Hostina Cyprianova pojednává o bláznivé svatbě a hostině, na kterou se dostaví více než sto biblických postav od Adama a Evy po Ježíše Krista a Jidáše Iškariotského. Když průběh opulentního hodokvasu naruší krádež, začne vyšetřování, viník je odsouzen, zabit a nakonec se hosté rozejdou zpátky domů. Hostina Cyprianova byla populární zejména ve středověku, kdy jejími čtenáři byli zbožní křesťané a řeholníci. V novodobé historii se jí věnovali například Michail Bachtin a Umberto Eco.
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26,03 €

Rudý podzim: Lov na Jacka Rozparovače


… tu noc zemřela další žena. Londýn v roce 1888 je město rozpolcené mezi přepychem a bídou. Bohatí za zdmi plesových sálů tančí, zatímco v ulicích umírají chudé ženy rukou krvelačného vraha. Fairy Fay se se strachem odmítá smířit. Při pátrání po pravdě je nucena spolupracovat s bohatým detektivem a každým krokem narušují křehkou rovnováhu města, v němž se pomalu schyluje k revoluci. Steampunková detektivka, ve které prostitutka hledá Jacka Rozparovače.
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21,25 €

Příliš silný kafe


Albert se neumí učesat. Ve své rodině je vyvrhelem, protože jako jediný netrpí alopecií. V práci se mu taky dvakrát nedaří. Když sehnal prestižní zaměstnání ve firmě zaměřené na komunikaci s mimozemšťany, tak nepočítal s tím, že díky diagnostikované skleróze svého šéfa se po velmi krátké době z IT odborníka, stane pouhým služebníkem kávovaru jménem Nancy. Posledním místem, kde nachází útěchu, je bar, ale i tady ho Nancy pronásleduje. Veškeré osobní problémy se ve srovnání s vraždou a hrůznou konspirací stanou nepodstatné. Dokáže Albert odhalit vraha a očistit si jméno i za cenu toho, že si sám ušpiní ruce?
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13,20 €

Krok do tmy


Když oblíbeného strážníka z Kilmarnocku ubijí v jeho vlastním domě k smrti, všechno nejdřív nasvědčuje tomu, že šlo o loupež, která se zvrtla. Jenže když ve službě přijde o život jeho kolega, je jasné, že jde o něco mnohem zlověstnějšího: někdo záměrně vraždí policisty. Inspektorka Heather Filsonová, které ztrpčuje život nová nesnesitelná kolegyně a puberťačka posedlá skutečnými zločiny, musí brutálního vraha vypátrat dřív, než napětí mezi policií a veřejností skončí katastrofou. V Glasgow už totiž propukly nepokoje a pouliční rvačky, a nestačí jen chytit vraha – je třeba zabránit tomu, aby v největším skotském městě zavládlo násilí.
Na sklade 1Ks
21,25 €

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Other Death


A lecturer’s descent into psychological chaos unfolds against the turbulent backdrop of 1990s Budapest. In Other Death, we are thrown into the chaotic life of a forty-year-old university lecturer who is experiencing a sudden, complete psychological and existential breakdown. Afternoons disappear and years chop and change in confusion as he wanders the streets searching for work. Homelessness, alcoholism, and hate are on the rise in 1990s Budapest as symptoms of the regime change. Images flash up from other lives: a Boer pointing a shotgun in Johannesburg, bodies heaped up in the downtown area, a Volkswagen campervan parked by an empty phone box in Switzerland. As he encounters new and historic traumas embedded in the lives and the buildings around him, the unnamed narrator struggles to grasp any coherent identity. It’s only when he starts to work as a gallery attendant, observing the interactions between viewer and artwork, light and space, that he embarks on the slow healing routine towards clarity. In Barnás’s semi-autobiographical novel, meditations on trauma and urban space, image and observation, and spiritual friendships echo the writings of W. G. Sebald and Thomas Bernhard. Like Vertigo meets The Bell Jar, the magnetic language of Other Death draws the reader into the murky workings of a mind severely afflicted.
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27,99 €

Shock Induction


'A biting satire that exposes American money, greed and elitism' Sunday Independent From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a dark, satirical parable about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough choices we make in the face of an uncertain future. In Shock Induction, the best and brightest students at a seemingly reputable high school are disappearing. Every day it seems another overachiever is lost to an apparent suicide. But something far more sinister is lurking beneath the surface. These kids have been under surveillance since birth, monitored and measured by an online service called "Greener Pastures." It's here, in Greener Pastures, that billionaires observe and recruit the next generation of talent. The highest test scores, the best grades, and the most niche extracurriculars just might land these teenagers an enticing offer at auction. A couple billion dollars in exchange for the remainder of your life and intellectual labor sounds like a pretty fair deal-doesn't it? In a high school only Chuck Palahniuk could imagine, students must choose between the risk of following their dreams or the security of money and a lifetime of servitude to the world's wealthiest and most elite-but how much of a choice do they truly have?
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18,45 €

Holmes a Moriarty


Nová kriminálna záhada Sherlocka Holmesa. Píše sa rok 1889 a Sherlock Holmes s doktorom Watsonom sú najatí mladým hercom, aby vyšetrili podivný prípad. Na jeho divadelné predstavenia totiž chodia tí istí diváci, no vždy v inom prestrojení. Môže to byť azda predzvesť niečoho zlovestného? Medzitým sa Holmesov úhlavný nepriateľ profesor Moriarty a jeho strážca Moran zapletajú do vraždy vodcu gangu. Teraz unikajú pred políciou a zároveň sa snažia zistiť, kto za tým všetkým stojí. Počas vyšetrovania sa však pripletú do cesty Holmesovi a Watsonovi a netrvá dlho, kým si všetci štyria uvedomia, že sú terčom tej istej osoby. Ich životy sú v ohrození, a tak musia uzavrieť neľahké spojenectvo. Stopy ich zavedú do hotela vo Švajčiarsku k sprisahaniu, ktoré je omnoho väčšie, než si dokázali predstaviť. Komu môžu veriť a kto z nich nakoniec prežije? Preklad z anglického originálu Holmes & Moriarty (Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, Londýn 2024) Matúš Kyčina.
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20,40 €

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Hříšná dohoda


Svatba má být tím nejšťastnějším dnem v životě, ne dnem, kdy zjistíte, že váš nastávající je nevěrný zmetek. Při zoufalém útěku od oltáře mě zachytí silné ruce. Škoda, že patří úhlavnímu nepříteli mého ex – Oliveru Deubelovi. Je bohatý a mocný, tenhle muž je ztělesněný hřích. A nejvíc mě vytáčí, že je nejen arogantní a panovačný, ale i naprosto neodolatelný. Když se můj svatební skandál stane virálním hitem na internetu a mně navíc hrozí vyhoštění ze země, Oliver mi nabídne pomoc – pokud spolu zničíme mého bývalého snoubence, on mi pomůže získat vízum. Podmínka? Musím se k němu nastěhovat a předstírat, že jsme spolu. Nejradši bych se mu vysmála do obličeje, ale zjišťuji, jak krutý a nemilosrdný dokáže být. A tak se rozhodnu mu to oplatit tím, že mu udělám ze života peklo. Jenže on na to reaguje tím, že je... laskavý. Pomalu ale jistě se hranice mezi tím, co je skutečné, a tím, co je předstírané, stírají. Jenže Oliver není žádný Romeo a jen blázen by se do něj zamiloval. Bohužel se obávám, že tím bláznem budu možná já.
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23,10 €

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Skryté místo


Před karlovarskou nemocnicí se objeví brutálně zohavené tělo nadějného hokejisty a vyšetřovatelka Andrea Šimečková brzy zjistí, že vražda skrývá děsivé tajemství ukryté přímo v těle oběti. Mezitím její partner Alexandr Kraus pátrá v Plzni po dokumentech, jež měl ukrýt jeho zesnulý otec – muž s temnou minulostí. Spolu s kartářkou, otcovou někdejší důvěrnicí, odkrývá stopy, které ho mohou dovést k pravdě, ale i k nebezpečí, jež číhá mnohem blíž, než by kdokoli čekal...
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19,99 €

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Lost Lambs


Think your family is dysfunctional? Meet the Flynns. For the three Flynn daughters, it's been disastrous since their parents opened up their marriage. Abigail, the eldest, is dating an ex-soldier several years her senior nicknamed 'War Crimes Wes'. Louise, the middle child, maintains a secret correspondence with an online terrorist. And the brilliant youngest, Harper, is being sent to a wilderness reform camp due to her insistence that someone - or something - is monitoring the town's citizens. Casting a shadow across their lives is Paul Alabaster, a nefarious local billionaire. Rumours of corruption circulate, but no one dares dig too deep. No one except Harper, whose obsession with Alabaster's machinations sends the family hurtling into a criminal conspiracy - one that may just, finally, bring them closer together. Rippling with humour, warmth and style, Lost Lambs turns family dysfunction into an art form.
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22,45 €

Felnőttmesék tavaszi estékre


A tavasz a megújulás, az újjászületés, a remény és a szerelem évszaka. Szerzőink kellemes tavaszi hangulatot varázsolnak a kötet lapjaira, ám néhol megmutatja a szeszélyeit az időjárás, és izzani fognak a lapok a kezeink alatt. A kötet garantált kikapcsolódást nyújt a langyos tavaszi éjszakákra.
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12,65 €

Eradication


A moving fable in which a grieving man, confronts a broken world on an island overpopulated by goats. Reeling from tragedy, a former jazz musician-turned-schoolteacher named Adi answers a job listing advertising a chance to save the world. The assignment: to spend five weeks alone on the tiny, isolated Pacific Island of Santa Flora and reckon with its invasive population of goats that's sent the ecological balance severely out of whack.. What follows, however, is anything but balanced. The threats to the once-Edenic island, Adi soon learns, aren't exactly what his employers said they were - and, complicating things further, he discovers he's not alone on the island. Fearful for his own life, and for the fate of the island, Adi spends his sun-drenched days rooting out the true threat to Santa Flora, and, by extension, to the world it occupies - and the desperate steps he must take to eradicate it. Eradication is an utterly unforgettable reading experience and the work of a truly singular imagination.
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22,45 €

The Bridge to Always


A story about identity and place, about finding out who you are, who your people are, and what it means to be a family. Maeve Gaffney arrives in a small West Cork town in pursuit of a dream: to be reunited with Tim, the lad she fell for years ago and who, unbeknownst to him, fathered her daughter, Emer. For Tim, now married and a pillar of the community, Emer's existence is a shock - but the chance to rekindle an old flame with her mother is tempting. For Agnes, a lonely landowner, Maeve and Emer's arrival is an opportunity to make money - and maybe new friends. For Malachi, a man of few words but deep emotions, it's . . . complicated. For Emer, it's about growing up and finding her voice. For all five, the arrival of this beautiful, wild mother and her silent, observant daughter sparks a devastating chain of events none of them could have predicted.
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16,45 €

Panic


FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Murder and mystery are peppered with dark humour in this fast-paced thriller from the bestselling crime writer and author of The DCI Ryan Mysteries. “LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers” – The Times“A literary phenomenon” – Evening Chronicle----------------------------------------The only way to catch a killer is to think like one... When a senior Metropolitan Police officer and High Court judge die in quick succession, criminal profiler Doctor Alex Gregory is convinced their deaths are linked to the most shameful case of his career: the notorious wrongful conviction of Carl Deere, an innocent man found guilty of a series of heinous murders perpetrated by the 'Soho Killer'. Four years later, released from prison and with his record wiped clean, Deere is an invisible spectre with a new name and a new face. But, as Gregory knows only too well, the past isn't easily forgotten, and revenge can be a powerful motive - even for an innocent man... With Scotland Yard determined to avoid any further scandal, Gregory and his friend and mentor, Professor Bill Douglas, are left to fend for themselves. With no real evidence and the body count racking up, they know it's only a matter of time before their names are next on the killer's list... ----------------------------------------READERS LOVE PANIC BY LJ ROSS"Everything a thriller needs to be - fast-paced, clever, fun, shocking." - 5-star reader review"A great crime thriller with a brilliant ending" - 5-star reader review"Excellent, and plenty of twists" - 5-star reader review"A cracking addition to the Alexander Gregory series!" - 5-star reader review"If you like your thrillers fast-pace and explosive, then this book is definitely for you." - 5-star reader review
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13,49 €

Second Chances


It''s never too late for second chances...For the first time in her life, Lydia is taking a great big leap of faith. She''s moving to a small town on the West Coast of Ireland to overhaul a large, long-abandoned residence named Chance House with her new husband.Then tragedy strikes, and Lydia is reminded why she doesn''t take chances. Suddenly she''s facing a very different prospect: a half-finished ramshackle estate, an overgrown garden, dwindling funds, no-one to turn to - and everywhere she looks, reminders of the love she''s lost.Starting over feels impossible. Staying put feels harder still. But when the local community rallies around her, and Lydia is unexpectedly reminded of the power of new beginnings, she realises she might just owe it to herself and them to take a second chance on Chance House...From the Irish bestseller comes a brand-new heart-breaking yet hopeful read about putting the broken pieces of your life back together again, even when it feels impossible, and the importance of community - perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond, Cathy Bramley and Jill Mansell.
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22,99 €

Venice Requiem


On the 22nd of January 2017, Pateh Sabally, a twenty-two-year-old Gambian refugee living in Italy since 2015, arrives in Venice from Milan. He leaves his backpack near the Scalzi Bridge, puts his train ticket and residence permit in a plastic pouch, and then plunges into the cold waters of the Grand Canal, amidst the gaze of onlookers and tourists. As he drowns, some insult him, while others shout "Africa". Outraged by this tragic death, the novel’s narrator, a young writer based in Paris, follows Pateh’s trail aiming to piece together and understand the sequence of events leading up to his death. Venice Requiem tells the story of a Venice where literature grapples with the pressing dramas of our time. Throughout the novel, the narrator quotes authors who lived in or wrote about Venice: Goldoni, Thomas Mann, Ernest Hemingway, Lord Byron, Marcel Proust, and others. Through a dialogue with the writings and experiences of these authors, the novel explores the potential of literature to rescue humanity.
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17,99 €

Fatale


Murder isn’t always ugly.Aimée is drop-dead gorgeous, razor-sharp, and lethally efficient. A killer with a cool head and a taste for chaos, she arrives in the backwater town of Bléville – a festering stew of grudges, corruption, and small-town rot – ready to make a killing.She’s played this game before: stir up trouble, pit the locals against one another, then disappear with blood on her hands and money in her pocket. But this time, something breaks. Aimée lets someone in – and the game turns personal.Jean-Patrick Manchette transformed the crime novel into a weapon of satire and stylish mayhem. Fatale is his bloodiest, funniest, and most brilliantly unhinged work: a riot of revenge, farce, and gleeful destruction.PRAISE FOR JEAN-PARICK MANCHETTE‘Manchette was was Le Homme... We must revere him now and rediscover him this very instant. ’ James Ellroy‘Manchette is Camus on overdrive... He deserves much the same attention’ James Sallis‘Manchette is legend among all of the crime writers I know, and with good reason: his novels never fail to stun and thrill from page one’ Duane Swierczynski
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13,49 €

Girl Falling


'Hayley Scrivenor is a major new talent' – Erin Kelly, author of The House of Mirrors'Australian Crime has a new star' – Chris Hammer, author of The ValleyWhy would my best friend want to destroy my lif? inn and her closest friend Daphne grew up in the imposing shadow of Australia’s Blue Mountains, their uneasy bond forged by both losing their sisters at a young age. Now in their twenties, Daphne is at university, while Finn has remained in the mountains and fallen in love with newcomer Magdu – a young woman with troubles of her own. Though tensions arose during Magdu and Daphne’s first meeting, Finn is looking forward to a day of rock climbing and bonding for the three women on the cliffs near their town. But nothing goes as planned and, in a horrific accident, Magdu falls to her death. In the aftermath, the friends become the focus of a police investigation. Was it really an accident? Or did something far more sinister play out that da? old, dramatic and utterly compelling, Girl Falling is an atmospheric, psychological mystery from the award-winning author of Dirt Town. Readers LOVE Girl Falling:'A great story with a twist I never saw coming' – 5* Reader Review‘This is a double-cross thriller, a cat-and-mouse chase, and a delectable story of when someone becomes obsessed’ – 5* Reader Review'The Blue Mountains is a perfect sinister setting . . . had me gripped' – 5* Reader Review‘Kept me on the edge of my seat and I couldn’t put it down’ – 5* Reader Review
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13,49 €

You & Me and You & Me and You & Me


A rom-com with infinite possibilities. Adam and Jules have been married for 25 years when they discover a time machine in their shed - can it bring back their romantic spark? Or will it unravel everything?Meet Adam and Jules. Married for nearly twenty-five years and stuck in a rut – their future looks a bit boring.While clearing out the attic, Jules stumbles across a pile of old mixtapes she and Adam made for each other when they were young and falling in love. Adam dusts off his antique stereo, inserts one of the cassettes, presses play…and the unbelievable happens.With the power to travel back in time, he and Jules can revisit key moments in their pasts. Is this the key to getting their sparkle back? To feel young again. To remember why they first fell in love. But also maybe to make a few small tweaks to improve their lives back here in the present too... without necessarily telling each other.As Adam and Jules embark on an epic hunt through the multiverse for their perfect love story things soon start to spiral out of control. Will they be able to find their way back to themselves, or will they lose each other forever?Funny, heart-warming and honest, You & Me & You & Me & You & Me is a time travel rom com with all the joyful hallmarks of an instant feel-good classic.
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22,99 €

Beletria je často nazývaná aj krásnou, alebo umeleckou literatúrou. Toto označenie pochádza z francúzskeho názvu belles lettres (krásna literatúra)Výrazom beletria sa súhrnne označujú umelecké prozaické diela. K najznámejším beletristickým žánrom patrí poviedka, novela, román, črta či umelecká reportáž.

Romány, poviedky a novely ponúkajú pútavé príbehy s výraznými postavami a atmosférou. Divadelné hry zase slúžia ako materiál pre divadelné predstavenia a prinášajú konverzácie, dramatické situácie a komediálne alebo tragické prvky.

Beletria je neoddeliteľnou súčasťou literatúry, ktorá obohacuje naše vnímanie sveta a poskytuje nám príležitosť prežívať rôznorodé príbehy a vstúpiť do rôznych svetov. Bez ohľadu na to, či preferujete dobrodružstvo, romantiku alebo reflexiu, beletria vám umožní objaviť nové myšlienky, inšpirácie a zábavu.

Hľadáte knižných hrdinov, ktorí vás zavedú do sveta romantiky, histórie, sci-fi či fantasy? Prinášame vám ten najlepší výber skutočných príbehov, románov, detektívok, noviel a poviedok. K úspešným autorom beletrie patria Jozef KarikaDominik Dán, Róbert Bryndza, Kristína Tormová, Urbaníková EvitaTáňa Keleová Vasilková a Stephen King