John Lanchester (6 kníh)
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John Lanchester Chceme to, co máte vy CZPepys Road je obyčejná ulice v Londýně. Každý dům, který zde stojí, se během sto padesáti let stal svědkem různých osudů, viděl narození, lásku, samotu, zoufalství a smrt, dobře ví, jak vypadají rozmary Štěstěny, co je bída a co rozmařilý přepych, zažil léta tučná i hubená. Román vypráví příběh obyvatel této ulice a líčí, jak do jejich osudů zasáhne celosvětová finanční krize. Jak se zachovají, když jednoho dne…
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John Lanchester The Debt To Pleasure ENTarquin Winot - hedonist, food obsessive, ironist and snob - travels a circuitous route from the Hotel Splendide in Portsmouth to his cottage in Provence. Along the way he tells the story of his childhood and beyond through a series of delectable menus, organized by season. But this is no ordinary cookbook, and as we are drawn into Tarquin's world, a far more sinister mission slowly reveals itself... Winner of the…
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John Lanchester The WallKavanagh begins his life patrolling the Wall. If he's lucky, if nothing goes wrong, he only has two years of this, 729 more nights. The best thing that can happen is that he survives and gets off the Wall and never has to spend another day of his life...
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John Lanchester The WallKavanagh begins his time patrolling the Wall. If he's lucky, if nothing goes wrong, he only has to do two years of this. 729 more nights. The best thing that can happen is that he survives and gets off the Wall and will never have to spend another...
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John Lanchester The WallKavanagh begins his life patrolling the Wall. If he's lucky, if nothing goes wrong, he only has two years of this, 729 more nights. The best thing that can happen is that he survives and gets off the Wall and never has to spend another day ...
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John Lanchester Whoops ENThere's probably a word in German for that feeling you get when you can understand something while it's being explained to you, but lose hold of the explanation as soon as it stops. A lot of writing about the credit crunch has that effect. This title makes it possible for all of us to grasp how we found ourselves in this predicament.
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