Oxford World Classics (3 knihy )
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Guy de Maupassant Bel-Ami ENMaupassant's second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man (Georges Duroy, christened Bel-Ami by his female admirers) making it to the top in fin-de-siècle Paris. It is a novel about money, sex, and power, set against the background of the politics of the French colonization of North Africa. It explores the dynamics of an urban society uncomfortably close to our own and is a…
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Honoré de Balzac Cousin Bette ENTranslated with Notes by Sylvia Raphael With an Introduction by David Bellos. It is one of the finest of my finest works. Cousin Bette (1846) is considered to be Balzac`s last great novel, and a key work in his Human Comedy. Set in Paris in the i83os and i84os, it is a complex tale of the devastating effects of violent jealousy and sexual passion. Against a meticulously detailed backdrop of post-Napoleonic France…
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Josephine Steiner, Lorna Woods EU LawNow in its 10th edition, EU Law is rightfully regarded as one of the best and most trusted EU law textbooks available. Its clarity, detail and relevance to the student audience make it the perfect textbook for anyone serious about gaining a full understanding of EU law. Fully updated in light of the latest developments surrounding the Lisbon treaty, this new edition has expanded coverage of state liability and third…