On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Sovie…
Sie ist heute sechzehn, kam mit zwölf in einem evangelischen Jugendheim zum Haschisch, mit dreizehn in einer Diskothek zum Heroin. Sie wurde süchtig, ging morgens zur Schule und nachmittags mit ihren …
Aunque conocida con este título abreviado, el verdadero título de esta obra, mucho más largo, resume perfectamente la historia: Relato de un náufrago que estuvo diez días a la deriva en una balsa sin …
Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence gives way to adu…
This is a "success manual" that gives readers a step by step plan for taking control of their lives and unleashing their incredible potential. The book consists of 12 Your Attitude is Your Window to t…
This celebrated, unforgettable first novel, shortlisted for the prestigious Women's Prize for Fiction and set in Nigeria, gives voice to both husband and wife as they tell the story of their marriage-…
Here is Ignatius Reilly: slob extraordinary, a mad Oliver Hardy, a fat Don Quixote, a perverse Thomas Aquinas rolled into one, who is in violent revolt against the entire modern age, lying in his flan…
„Cernobîl înseamnă «pelinul negru» sau «iarba neagră», pentru că explozia centralei nucleare din aprilie 1986 nu se putea petrece decât într-o zonă a negrului, a amărăciunii. Am scris Pelinul Negru şi…
