Elizabeth Kostova (8 kníh)
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Elizabeth Kostova Der Historiker DEWie in Stokers Roman entfaltet sich auch in Der Historiker die Erzählung in Briefen, Archivmaterial und anderen Dokumenten. Die namenlos bleibende Erzählerin findet in der Bibliothek ihres Vaters, des Historikers Paul, ein uraltes Buch und eine Reihe rätselhafter Briefe. Als sie ihren Vater darauf anspricht, erzählt dieser ihr eine ebenso unglaubliche wie schreckliche Geschichte. Die Briefe stammen von seinem…
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Elizabeth Kostova The Historian ENLate one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. In those few quiet moments, she unwittingly…
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Elizabeth Kostova The Historian ENLate one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. In those few quiet moments, she unwittingly…
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Elizabeth Kostova The Shadow Land ENA young American woman, Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, hoping that life abroad will salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. Soon after arriving in this elegant East European city, however, she helps an elderly couple into a taxi—and realizes too late that she has accidentally kept one of their bags. Inside she finds an ornately carved wooden box engraved with a name: Stoyan…
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Elizabeth Kostova The Swan Thieves ENPsychiatrist Andrew Marlowe has a perfectly ordered life ? solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and the painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient. Desperate to understand the secret that torments this genius, Marlowe embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women…
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Elizabeth Kostova The Swan Thieves ENPsychiatrist Andrew Marlowe has a perfectly ordered life - solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and the painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient. Desperate to understand the secret that torments this genius, Marlowe embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women…
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Elizabeth Kostova V zemi stínůMladá Američanka Alexandra Boydová právě přicestovala do bulharské Sofie. Doufá, že v tomto elegantním balkánském velkoměstě překoná bolest ze ztráty milovaného bratra. Jednou z prvních věcí, které v Sofii udělá...
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Elizabeth Kostova Zloději labutí CZNový román autorky bestselleru Historička začíná okamžikem, kdy známý malíř Robert Oliver zaútočil ve washingtonské Národní galerii s nožem v ruce na vystavený obraz. Není známo, proč se pokusil zničit umělecké dílo. Robert se ocitne v psychiatrické léčebně a uzavře se do tvrdošíjného mlčení. Doktor Marlow, jeho psychiatr, se pouští do pátrání. Poznává ženy, které geniální umělec opustil, a do rukou se mu dostává…
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