Автор: Hector Hugh Munro Название: The Collected Short Stories of Saki ISBN: 1853260711 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781853260711 Издательство: Wordsworth Рейтинг: Цена: 660.00 р. Наличие на складе: Ожидается поступление.
Описание: The extraordinary stories of `Saki` are a mixture of humorous satire, irony and the macabre, in which the stupidities and hypocrisy of conventional society are viciously pilloried.
Автор: Munro Leaf Название: The Story of Ferdinand ISBN: 044845694X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780448456942 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 551.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Soon to be a major motion picture!
Ferdinand is the world's most peaceful--and--beloved little bull. While all of the other bulls snort, leap, and butt their heads, Ferdinand is content to just sit and smell the flowers under his favorite cork tree. Leaf's simple storytelling paired with Lawson's pen-and-ink drawings make The Story of Ferdinand a true classic.
Commemorate the 75th anniversary of the book's original publication with this beautiful and affordable 8x8 paperback edition.
Автор: Alice Munro Название: Dear Life ISBN: 0099578646 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780099578642 Издательство: Random House Рейтинг: Цена: 1055.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Alice Munro captures the essence of life in her brilliant new collection of stories. Moments of change, chance encounters, the twist of fate that leads a person to a new way of thinking or being: the stories in Dear Life build to form a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be.
Автор: Munro, Alice Название: Too Much Happiness ISBN: 0099552442 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780099552444 Издательство: Random House Цена: 1055.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: Phil and Cissy go about their daily routine of sex, shooting up and dodging the police. For a while they have each other and nothing else seems to matter. But as their addictions worsen, money runs short and Cissy`s psychotic ex-boyfriend is released from prison, their relationship begins to disintegrate into mutual distrust and loathing.
Автор: Munro Alice Название: Lives of Girls and Women ISBN: 1784700886 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784700881 Издательство: Random House Рейтинг: Цена: 1319.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The only novel from bestselling author Alice Munro, winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureCatching frogs, grazing knees, singing songs to save England from Hitler - that was childhood for Del Jordan, and now she`s impatient for more.
Автор: Munro Fiona Название: Big Stickers for Tiny Hands: Halloween ISBN: 1526380595 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781526380593 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 909.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: This fun-filled activity book comes with BIG stickers that are easy for little hands to peel off and stick. Spooky scenes are waiting to be filled with ghosts and witches. Extra activity pages and a big fold-out scene mean there is plenty to keep little ones entertained.
Описание: Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 - 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story, and often compared to O. Henry citation needed] and Dorothy Parker citation needed]. Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling, he himself influenced A. A. Milne, No l Coward and P. G. Wodehouse. Besides his short stories (which were first published in newspapers, as was customary at the time, and then collected into several volumes), he wrote a full-length play, The Watched Pot, in collaboration with Charles Maude; two one-act plays; a historical study, The Rise of the Russian Empire, the only book published under his own name; a short novel, The Unbearable Bassington; the episodic The Westminster Alice (a parliamentary parody of Alice in Wonderland); and When William Came, subtitled A Story of London Under the Hohenzollerns, a fantasy about a future German invasion and occupation of Britain. Early life Hector Hugh Munro was born in Akyab, British Burma, which was then still part of the British Raj, and was governed from Calcutta under the authority of the Viceroy of India. Saki was the son of Charles Augustus Munro, an Inspector General for the Indian Imperial Police, by his marriage to Mary Frances Mercer (1843-1872), the daughter of Rear Admiral Samuel Mercer. Her nephew, Cecil William Mercer, later became a famous novelist as Dornford Yates. In 1872, on a home visit to England, Mary Munro was charged by a cow, and the shock caused her to miscarry. She never recovered and soon died. After the death of Munro's mother, Charles Munro sent his children, including two-year-old Hector, home to England. The children were sent to Broadgate Villa, in Pilton village near Barnstaple, North Devon to be raised by their grandmother and paternal maiden aunts Charlotte and Augusta in a strict and puritanical household. It is said that they were most likely models for a few of his characters, notably 'The Lumber Room' and 'Sredni Vashtar". Leading slightly insular lives Munro and his siblings, during their early years were educated under tutelage of governesses. At the age of 12 the young Hector Munro was educated at Pencarwick School in Exmouth and then as a boarder at Bedford School. In 1887, after his retirement, his father returned from Burma, and embarked upon a series of European travels with Hector and his siblings. Hector followed his father in 1893 into the Indian Imperial Police and was posted to Burma, but successive bouts of fever meant his return home after only fifteen months Writing career In 1896, he decided to move to London to make a living as a writer. Munro started his writing career as a journalist for newspapers such as the Westminster Gazette, the Daily Express, the Morning Post, and magazines such as the Bystander and Outlook. His first book The Rise of the Russian Empire, a historical study modelled upon Edward Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, appeared in 1900, under his real name, but proved to be something of a false start. Whilst he was writing The Rise of the Russian Empire, he made his first foray into short story writing and published a piece called 'Dogged' in St Paul's in February 1899. He then moved into the world of political satire in 1900 with a collaboration with Francis Carruthers Gould entitled "Alice in Westminster". Gould produced the sketches, and Munro wrote the text accompanying them, using the pen-name "Saki" for the first time. The series lampooned political figures of the day ('Alice in Downing Street' begins with the memorable line, '"Have you ever seen an Ineptitude?"' - referring to a zoomorphised Arthur Balfour), and was published in the Liberal Westminster Gazette.....
Автор: Munro Alice Название: Too Much Happiness ISBN: 0099524295 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780099524298 Издательство: Random House Рейтинг: Цена: 1319.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREThese are beguiling, provocative stories about manipulative men and the women who outwit them, about destructive marriages and curdled friendships, about mothers and sons, about moments which change or haunt a life.
Автор: Munro Frances Название: Woodland Wisdom Oracle Cards ISBN: 1572816910 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781572816916 Издательство: U.S. Games Systems Цена: 2061.00 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Автор: Munro Alice Название: Dear Life: Stories ISBN: 0307743721 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780307743725 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 1150.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE(R) IN LITERATURE 2013 A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction A Best Book of the Year: The Atlantic, NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Vogue, AV Club
In story after story in this brilliant new collection, Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate. Her characters are flawed and fully human: a soldier returning from war and avoiding his fianc e, a wealthy woman deciding whether to confront a blackmailer, an adulterous mother and her neglected children, a guilt-ridden father, a young teacher jilted by her employer. Illumined by Munro's unflinching insight, these lives draw us in with their quiet depth and surprise us with unexpected turns. And while most are set in her signature territory around Lake Huron, some strike even closer to home: an astonishing suite of four autobiographical tales offers an unprecedented glimpse into Munro's own childhood. Exalted by her clarity of vision and her unparalleled gift for storytelling, Dear Life shows how strange, perilous, and extraordinary ordinary life can be.
Автор: Pat-a-Cake, ,Munro, Fiona Название: Town and About: To the Rescue ISBN: 1526381435 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781526381439 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 1213.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Join Kit and Pup as they learn all about the emergency services, from the fire brigade to mountain rescue. Curious preschoolers will love these books packed with flaps and facts.
Автор: Munro Alice Название: Lying Under the Apple Tree ISBN: 0099593777 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780099593775 Издательство: Random House Рейтинг: Цена: 1319.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Spanning her last five collections and bringing together her finest work from the past fifteen years, this new selection of Alice Munro's stories infuses everyday lives with a wealth of nuance and insight.
Beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, written with emotion and empathy, these stories are nothing short of perfection. A masterclass in the genre, from an author who deservedly lays claim to being one of the major fiction writers of our time.
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