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CROSS CHANNELcena:957.00 dinNo one has a better perspective on life on both sides of the channel than Julian Barnes. In these exquisitely crafted stories spanning several centuries, he takes as his universal theme the British in France; from the last days of a reclusive English composer, the beef consuming 'navvies' labouring on the Paris-Rouen railway to a lonely woman mourning the death of her brother on the battlefields of the Somme. Clever, wise, reflective and imaginative, these stories are permeated with understanding
CROSS CHANNELCROSS CHANNELcena:957.00 dinNo one has a better perspective on life on both sides of the channel than Julian Barnes. In these exquisitely crafted stories spanning several centuries, he takes as his universal theme the British in France; from the last days of a reclusive English composer, the beef consuming 'navvies' labouring on the Paris-Rouen railway to a lonely woman mourning the death of her brother on the battlefields of the Somme. Clever, wise, reflective and imaginative, these stories are permeated with understanding
THE SENSE OF AN ENDINGcena:1032.00 din`compelling...Its effect is disturbing - all the more so for being written with Barnes's habitual lucidity. His reputation will surely be enhanced by this book. Do not be misled by its brevity. Its mystery is as deeply embedded as the most archaic of memories' --The Daily Telegraph `A dexterously crafted narrative of unlooked-for consequences...polished phrasings, elegant verbal exactness and epigrammatic perceptions embellish his sombre story. Uncovering, link by link, and appalling chain reaction
THE SENSE OF AN ENDINGTHE SENSE OF AN ENDINGcena:1032.00 din`compelling...Its effect is disturbing - all the more so for being written with Barnes's habitual lucidity. His reputation will surely be enhanced by this book. Do not be misled by its brevity. Its mystery is as deeply embedded as the most archaic of memories' --The Daily Telegraph `A dexterously crafted narrative of unlooked-for consequences...polished phrasings, elegant verbal exactness and epigrammatic perceptions embellish his sombre story. Uncovering, link by link, and appalling chain reaction
NOTHING TO BE FRIGHTENED OFcena:1594.00 din"A rapt meditation on death, which mixes essay and memoir to elegant, frequently moving effect." "This is the most enjoyable of all Barnes's books."
NOTHING TO BE FRIGHTENED OFNOTHING TO BE FRIGHTENED OFcena:1594.00 din"A rapt meditation on death, which mixes essay and memoir to elegant, frequently moving effect." "This is the most enjoyable of all Barnes's books."
CROSS CHANNELcena:957.00 dinCombining the intellectual audacity of A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters with the francophilia of the acclaimed Flaubert's Parrot, Julian Barnes explores the English experience of France over the centuries with dazzling wit and sophistication. This is Barnes's first collection of stories.
CROSS CHANNELCROSS CHANNELcena:957.00 dinCombining the intellectual audacity of A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters with the francophilia of the acclaimed Flaubert's Parrot, Julian Barnes explores the English experience of France over the centuries with dazzling wit and sophistication. This is Barnes's first collection of stories.
BURNT SHADOWScena:1641.99 dinIt's a historical novel with the very highest intentions, asking the question: How has the modern world gotten itself to the edge of nuclear annihilation? Shamsie's answer may or may not sound accurate, depending upon your own view. The world has been cursed, she suggests, since America dropped not one but two atomic bombs, first on Hiroshima, then -- gratuitously? -- on Nagasaki, in the summer of 1945. That unspeakably awful twin event has always been complicated by questions of race. America would
BURNT SHADOWSBURNT SHADOWScena:1641.99 dinIt's a historical novel with the very highest intentions, asking the question: How has the modern world gotten itself to the edge of nuclear annihilation? Shamsie's answer may or may not sound accurate, depending upon your own view. The world has been cursed, she suggests, since America dropped not one but two atomic bombs, first on Hiroshima, then -- gratuitously? -- on Nagasaki, in the summer of 1945. That unspeakably awful twin event has always been complicated by questions of race. America would
EMPIRE OF THE SUNcena:894.00 dinThe heartrending story of a British boy’s four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War. Based on J. G. Ballard’s own childhood, this is the extraordinary account of a boy’s life in Japanese-occupied wartime Shanghai – a mesmerising, hypnotically compelling novel of war, of starvation and survival, of internment camps and death marches. It blends searing honesty with an almost hallucinatory vision of a world thrown utterly out of joint. Rooted as it is in the author’s
EMPIRE OF THE SUNEMPIRE OF THE SUNcena:894.00 dinThe heartrending story of a British boy’s four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War. Based on J. G. Ballard’s own childhood, this is the extraordinary account of a boy’s life in Japanese-occupied wartime Shanghai – a mesmerising, hypnotically compelling novel of war, of starvation and survival, of internment camps and death marches. It blends searing honesty with an almost hallucinatory vision of a world thrown utterly out of joint. Rooted as it is in the author’s
NAPOLEON: The Immortal of Saint Helenacena:419.00 dinIn 1812, Napoleon enters Russia at the head of 500,000 men. An ocean of fire destroys Moscow. A chaos of ice and snow engulfs the Grand Army. For the first time, the Eagle bows its head. From now on, conquered Europe awakes and takes its revenge. The powerful betray him, his old Guard weep at Fontainebleau. Does the return from the isle of Elba herald a new 'song of departure'? The final act is nigh. The sun of Austerlitz will not rise over the muddy plain of Waterloo. Chained by the English
NAPOLEON: The Immortal of Saint HelenaNAPOLEON: The Immortal of Saint Helenacena:419.00 dinIn 1812, Napoleon enters Russia at the head of 500,000 men. An ocean of fire destroys Moscow. A chaos of ice and snow engulfs the Grand Army. For the first time, the Eagle bows its head. From now on, conquered Europe awakes and takes its revenge. The powerful betray him, his old Guard weep at Fontainebleau. Does the return from the isle of Elba herald a new 'song of departure'? The final act is nigh. The sun of Austerlitz will not rise over the muddy plain of Waterloo. Chained by the English
ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECTcena:1180.00 dinSome razor-sharp observations about the price of war... moments of brilliance
ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECTARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECTcena:1180.00 dinSome razor-sharp observations about the price of war... moments of brilliance
A MERCYcena:944.00 dinUnsettling, exquisitely written, and deeply moving, it's an amazing piece of work
A MERCYA MERCYcena:944.00 dinUnsettling, exquisitely written, and deeply moving, it's an amazing piece of work
KILLING ROMMELcena:837.00 dinSteven Pressfield''s quintet of acclaimed, bestselling novels of ancient warfare— Gates of Fire, Tides of War, Last of the Amazons, The Virtues of Wa,r and The Afghan Campaign— have earned him a reputation as a master chronicler of military history, a supremely literate and engaging storyteller, and an author with acute insight into the minds of men in battle. In Killing Rommel Pressfield extends his talents to the modern world with a WWII tale based on the real-life exploits of the
KILLING ROMMELKILLING ROMMELcena:837.00 dinSteven Pressfield''s quintet of acclaimed, bestselling novels of ancient warfare— Gates of Fire, Tides of War, Last of the Amazons, The Virtues of Wa,r and The Afghan Campaign— have earned him a reputation as a master chronicler of military history, a supremely literate and engaging storyteller, and an author with acute insight into the minds of men in battle. In Killing Rommel Pressfield extends his talents to the modern world with a WWII tale based on the real-life exploits of the
FORTUNE'S FAVOURITEScena:1180.00 din"Fortune's Favourites" witnesses the power, mastery and cunning of two enigmatic Rulers of Rome - Sulla, returning from exile, and the 22-year-old Pompey, who designates himself Magnus "The Great". And in the background is the young soldier, Caesar, who begins to show the expert qualities that will one day culminate in him becoming the unparalleled leader of ancient Rome. And at the heart of this sumptuous tale is the unforgettable story of Spartacus and his doomed slave revolt - the true story,
FORTUNE'S FAVOURITESFORTUNE'S FAVOURITEScena:1180.00 din"Fortune's Favourites" witnesses the power, mastery and cunning of two enigmatic Rulers of Rome - Sulla, returning from exile, and the 22-year-old Pompey, who designates himself Magnus "The Great". And in the background is the young soldier, Caesar, who begins to show the expert qualities that will one day culminate in him becoming the unparalleled leader of ancient Rome. And at the heart of this sumptuous tale is the unforgettable story of Spartacus and his doomed slave revolt - the true story,
THE PRAGUE CEMETERYcena:1451.00 din"[Eco's] latest takes that longtime thriller darling, the conspiracy theory, and turns it into something grander...Sold to 40 countries and said to be controversial; a speed-read with smarts." --"Library Journal, ""My Picks" "A whirlwind tour of conspiracy and political intrigue...this dark tale is delightfully embellished with sophisticated and playful commentary on, among other things, Freud, metafiction, and the challenges of historiography." --"Booklist"
THE PRAGUE CEMETERYTHE PRAGUE CEMETERYcena:1451.00 din"[Eco's] latest takes that longtime thriller darling, the conspiracy theory, and turns it into something grander...Sold to 40 countries and said to be controversial; a speed-read with smarts." --"Library Journal, ""My Picks" "A whirlwind tour of conspiracy and political intrigue...this dark tale is delightfully embellished with sophisticated and playful commentary on, among other things, Freud, metafiction, and the challenges of historiography." --"Booklist"