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John Steinbeck The Pearl ENThey tell of Kino, the fisherman, and of his wife, Juana, and of the baby, Coyotito. And because the story has been told so often, it has taken root in every man's mind. The Pearl is Steinbeck's heartbreaking short parable about wealth and the darkness and evil it can instill in even the most generous of men's hearts. This edition features a stunning new cover by renowned artist Bijou Karman.
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John Steinbeck The Pearl ENIn the town they tell the story of the great pearl - how it was found and how it was lost agin. They tell of Kino, the fisherman, and of his wife, Juana, and of the baby, Coyotito. And because the story has been told so often, it has taken root in every man's mind. And, as with all retold tales that are in people's hearts, there are only good and bad things and black and white things and good and evil things and no…
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John Steinbeck The PearlThe Pearl is a haunting and timeless tale of the dangers of unexpected wealth by Nobel prizewinner John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first...
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John Steinbeck The Pearl with Multi-ROM and MP3 PackKino finds a large pearl, which he thinks will save his family from poverty. But the pearl is what they think they want instead of what they need. The misfortune it brings changes the life of the family forever...
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John Steinbeck The Red Pony ENLike most ten-year-old boys, Jody Tiflin has the urge for rebellion as well as the need to be loved. In these stories, Jody begins to learn about adulthood - its pains, its responsibilities and its problems - through his acceptance of his father's gifts. First he is given a red pony and later he is promised the colt of a bay mare. Yet both of these gifts bring tragedy as well as joy, and Jody is taught not only…
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John Steinbeck The Red Pony ENJody Tiflin is a ten-year-old boy, living on his father's ranch. One day his father brings home a small pony. He's Jody's, if the boy will learn to feed, clean, stable and care for him. But Jody learns, through the colt, and through his other adventures on the ranch, that with responsibility can come sacrifice and pain. Joy may swiftly turn to tragedy. And he also discover that the simplicities of childhood must…
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John Steinbeck The Red Pony ENA red pony colt was looking at him out of the stall. Its tense ears were forward and a light of disobedience was in its eyes. Its coat was rough and thick as an Airedale's fur and its mane was long and tangled. Jody Tiflin is a ten-year-old boy, living on his father's ranch. One day his father brings home a small pony. He's Jody's, if the boy will learn to feed, clean, stable and care for him. But Jody learns,…
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John Steinbeck The Short Novels of John Steinbeck ENCollected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels-Tortilla Flat, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, The Moon Is Down, Cannery Row, and The Pearl. From Steinbeck's tale of commitment, loneliness, and hope in Of Mice and Men, to his tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society in Cannery Row, to The Pearl's examination of the…
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John Steinbeck Toulavý autobus CZNový překlad slavného románu klasika americké literatury a nositele Nobelovy ceny Johna Steinbecka (1902--1968), z jehož díla je třeba připomenout především Hrozny hněvu, Na východ od ráje a Toulky s Charleym. Z brilantně napsaného příběhu skupiny cestujících, kteří se náhodně sejdou v jednom kalifornském zájezdním hostinci, je patrný autorův kritický pohled na moderní civilizaci a jeho naléhavá výzva k zachování…
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John Steinbeck Travels with Charley ENIn 1960, when he was almost sixty years old, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover his native land. He felt that he might have lost touch with its sights, sounds and the essence of its people. Accompanied only by his dog, Charley, he travelled all across the United States in a pick-up truck. His journey took him through almost forty states, and he saw things that made him proud, angry, sympathetic and elated. All…
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John Steinbeck Travels with Charley in Search of America ENIn September 1960, John Steinbeck embarked on a journey across America. He felt that he might have lost touch with the country, with its speech, the smell of its grass and trees, its color and quality of light, the pulse of its people. To reassure himself, he set out on a voyage of rediscovery of the American identity, accompanied by a distinguished French poodle named Charley; and riding in a three-quarter-ton…
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John Steinbeck Túlavý autobusRomán nositeľa Nobelovej ceny za literatúru vyšiel prvý raz r. 1947. Opisuje jeden deň mexického šoféra Juana za volantom autobusu. Porucha na autobuse zmení obyčajné cestovanie na neobyčajnú previerku ľudských charakterov. Autor majstrovským spôsobom vykresľuje rozmanité typy postáv: záhadnú krásku Camille, starého Van Brunta, tušiaceho blízku smrť, obchodného cestujúceho Ernesta Hortona, či zámožnú rodinu…
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John Steinbeck Zima úzkosti CZPři proslovu u příležitosti převzetí Nobelovy ceny za literaturu v roce 1962 John Steinbeck prohlásil za poslání spisovatele vystavovat naše žalostná selhání a lidské chyby, vytahovat na světlo naše temné a nebezpečné sny za účelem zdokonalení, stejně jako oslavovat velikost srdce a ducha - důstojnost, s jakou dokáže přijmout porážku, jeho odvahu, soucit a lásku. Přesně to je také smyslem příběhu Ethana Hawleye,…
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