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"Луна и грош". Одно из лучших произведений Моэма.
Роман, о котором литературные критики спорят уже много десятилетий, однако так и не пришли к единому мнению, можно ли считать историю трагической жизни и смерти английского художника Стрикленда своеобразной "вольной биографией" Поля Гогена?
Так это или нет, но "Луна и грош" по-прежнему остается подлинной вершиной английской литературы XX столетия.

"Луна и грош". Одно из лучших произведений Моэма.
Роман, о котором литературные критики спорят уже много десятилетий, однако так и не пришли к единому мнению, можно ли считать…

Тема романа "На лесном озере" - психологическое эхо вьетнамской войны. Как действеут на человека скрываемое много лет соучастие в военном преступлении? Какова степень его ответственности? В какой мере мы можем его судить и осуждать? Обо всем этом автор говорит языком поэтическим, жестким и человечным - в лучших традициях американской литературы.

Тема романа "На лесном озере" - психологическое эхо вьетнамской войны. Как действеут на человека скрываемое много лет соучастие в военном преступлении? Какова степень его…

Майкл Ондатже — лауреат Премии генерал-губернатора (Канада) и Букеровской премии!
«Английский пациент» — тонкая и поэтичная история любви, удивительный бестселлер, покоривший читателей всех континентов и удостоенный как Премии генерал-губернатора (высшая литературная награда Канады), так и самой престижной в англоязычном мире Букеровской премии; по этому знаменитому роману Энтони Мингелла поставил не менее знаменитый кинофильм, получивший девять «Оскаров» (главные роли исполнили Ральф Файнс, Джульетт Бинош, Уиллем Дэфо). Прихотливые дорожки судьбы сводят на заброшенной итальянской вилле под занавес Второй мировой войны четырех человек: перевербованный разведкой благородный вор, разминирующий живописную Тоскану сапер-сикх, юная канадская медсестра и ее подопечный — безымянный и обгоревший до неузнаваемости. Получив страшные ожоги при авиакатастрофе в пустыне Сахара, «английский пациент» воскрешает в памяти свой страстный роман с замужней женщиной, сметенный ураганом войны и геополитическими интригами…

Майкл Ондатже — лауреат Премии генерал-губернатора (Канада) и Букеровской премии!
«Английский пациент» — тонкая и поэтичная история любви, удивительный бестселлер, покоривший…

Stewart O'Nan is one of the most highly acclaimed fiction writers of his generation, selected by Granta as one of the Best Young American Novelists and hailed by The New York Times as "a master." Grove Press is proud to reissue his haunting noir novel The Speed Queen. The Speed Queen is the gripping story of a twisted love triangle's drug-fueled killing spree across the desert plains, told in the voice of Oklahoma death-row inmate Marjorie Standiford, who is recounting her experiences for a best-selling horror writer researching the murders. It's a chilling, unputdownable crime novel in the tradition of James M. Cain -- a voyage into the dark soul of the American West.

Stewart O'Nan is one of the most highly acclaimed fiction writers of his generation, selected by Granta as one of the Best Young American Novelists and hailed by The New York…

Знакомьтесь, Квентин П. - возможно, самый жуткий сексуальный маньяк и убийца из всех, кто встречался вам в художественной литературе. Знаменитый автор с пугающим мастерством уводит читателя в глубины разума бесчеловечного серийного убийцы, хладнокровно исследуя самые потайные механизмы безумия. Книга основана на биографии и преступлениях Джеффри Дамера, известного американского серийного убийцы 80-х годов. В одном из своих интервью Дамер однажды сказал: "Единственным, что мной всегда двигало - это желание полностью контролировать человека, способного привлечь меня физически, и владеть им так долго, как только возможно, даже если это значило, что владеть я буду лишь его частью".

Знакомьтесь, Квентин П. - возможно, самый жуткий сексуальный маньяк и убийца из всех, кто встречался вам в художественной литературе. Знаменитый автор с пугающим мастерством…

In the high-stakes, high-pressure world of presidential politics, where predators carry microphones and one misstep can savage a lifetime of achievement, Kerry Kilcannon is the rarest player of all. Kilcannon believes he can make the system work. And he just may die trying.

Driven by the violent nightmare of his childhood, fueled by forces that few could understand, and burdened by secrets no one must know, Kilcannon is running for President--and entering the crucial battleground of California with seven days to go. But for Kilcannon, there are hurdles that his courage, charisma, and compassion may not overcome: the network correspondent he still loves; the reporter bent on their exposure; the rival who'll do anything to win; and the fanatic who believes that he must murder Kilcannon to protect the right to life.

In the high-stakes, high-pressure world of presidential politics, where predators carry microphones and one misstep can savage a lifetime of achievement, Kerry Kilcannon is the…

The celebrated author of Clockers delivers his most compelling and accomplished novel to date.

A white woman, her hands gashed and bloody, stumbles into an inner-city emergency room and announces that she has just been carjacked by a black man. But then comes the horrifying twist: Her young son was asleep in the back seat, and he has now disappeared into the night.

So begins Richard Price's electrifying new novel, a tale set on the same turf--Dempsey, New Jersey--as Clockers. Assigned to investigate the case of Brenda Martin's missing child is detective Lorenzo Council, a local son of the very housing project targeted as the scene of the crime. Under a white-hot media glare, Lorenzo launches an all-out search for the abducted boy, even as he quietly explores a different possibility: Does Brenda Martin know a lot more about her son's disappearance than she's admitting?

The celebrated author of Clockers delivers his most compelling and accomplished novel to date.

A white woman, her hands gashed and bloody, stumbles into an inner-city emergency…

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of The Shipping News and Accordion Crimes comes one of the most celebrated short-story collections of our time.
Annie Proulx's masterful language and fierce love of Wyoming are evident in these breathtaking tales of loneliness, quick violence, and the wrong kinds of love. Each of the stunning portraits in Close Range reveals characters fiercely wrought with precision and grace.

These are stories of desperation and unlikely elation, set in a landscape both stark and magnificent -- by an author writing at the peak of her craft.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of The Shipping News and Accordion Crimes comes one of the most celebrated short-story collections of our time.
Annie…

When Quoyle's two-timing wife meets her just desserts, he retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the starkly beautiful Newfoundland coast, where a rich cast of local characters and family members all play a part in Quoyle's struggle to reclaim his life. As Quoyle confronts his private demons -- and the unpredictable forces of nature and society -- he begins to see the possibility of love without pain or misery.
A vigorous, darkly comic, and at times magical portrait of the contemporary North American family, The Shipping News shows why Annie Proulx is recognized as one of the most gifted and original writers in America today.

When Quoyle's two-timing wife meets her just desserts, he retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the starkly beautiful Newfoundland coast, where a rich cast of…

В Хогвартской школе чародейства и волшебства Гарри попадает в водоворот невероятных приключений. Он изучает квиддич – спорт высшего пилотажа, играет в захватывающую игру живыми шахматными фигурами, встречается с Темным Волшебником, который хочет его уничтожить. Одиннадцатилетний мальчик-сирота Гарри Поттер живет в семье своей тетки и даже не подозревает, что он - настоящий волшебник. Но однажды прилетает сова с письмом для него, и жизнь Гарри Поттера изменяется навсегда. Он узнает, что зачислен в Школу Чародейства и Волшебства, выясняет правду о загадочной смерти своих родителей, а в результате ему удается раскрыть секрет философского камня.

В Хогвартской школе чародейства и волшебства Гарри попадает в водоворот невероятных приключений. Он изучает квиддич – спорт высшего пилотажа, играет в захватывающую игру живыми…

Это вторая книга о приключениях Гарри Поттера. Он снова вступает в отчаянную схватку со злом. На этот раз враг его так силен, что надежды на победу почти нет.
В Школе чародейства и волшебства "Хогвартс" происходят тревожные события. Кто-то нападает на учеников школы, и преподаватели подозревают, что это таинственное чудовище, которое скрывается в легендарной Тайной комнате. Гарри Поттер и его друзья разгадывают загадку Тайной комнаты, и теперь Гарри снова предстоит сразиться с лордом Волан-де-Мортом. Сумеет ли он победить на этот раз?

Это вторая книга о приключениях Гарри Поттера. Он снова вступает в отчаянную схватку со злом. На этот раз враг его так силен, что надежды на победу почти нет.
В Школе чародейства…

В Хогвартс пробрался убийца, на счету которого множество жизней и людей, и волшебников. Для охраны школы приглашены зловещие стражи тюрьмы Азкабан – дементоры. Гарри и его друзья очень скоро выясняют, почему все волшебники боятся дементоров, а сам Гарри решает найти убийцу.

В Хогвартс пробрался убийца, на счету которого множество жизней и людей, и волшебников. Для охраны школы приглашены зловещие стражи тюрьмы Азкабан – дементоры. Гарри и его друзья…

Teddy was born in squalor. Now he is a craftsman determined to banish ugliness from his life. Harriet is a beautiful, bored trophy wife who employs a series of repairmen for her sexual satisfaction. And Francine is a college student who witnessed her mother's murder and now must free herself from her father's manipulative second wife. Connected by strands of chance, their lives intersecting in the strangest of ways, these three people are on a journey that will bring them to each other--and to a beautiful ivy-covered home with at least one dead body in the basement....

Teddy was born in squalor. Now he is a craftsman determined to banish ugliness from his life. Harriet is a beautiful, bored trophy wife who employs a series of repairmen for her…

Waiting, an intense novel of contemporary menace. The biggest must-read thriller since Neanderthal.
They are among us, and they've been here for a long time - waiting.

They can make you love.

They can make you die.

One ordinary man in San Francisco, Arthur Banks, begins to find them out, and immediately his life and his family are in danger. It's a paranoid's worst nightmare. But that's just where its starts. He may well be fighting for the survival of the entire human race.

More powerful than Invasion of the Body Snatchers, more convincing than Neanderthal, Waiting will grab readers by the throat until its pulse-pounding end, leaving them gasping for more.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Waiting, an intense novel of contemporary menace. The biggest must-read thriller since Neanderthal.
They are among us, and they've been here for a long time - waiting.

They…

Mohawk, New York, is one of those small towns that lie almost entirely on the wrong side of the tracks. Its citizens, too, have fallen on hard times. Dallas Younger, a star athlete in high school, now drifts from tavern to poker game, losing money, and, inevitably, another set of false teeth. His ex-wife, Anne, is stuck in a losing battle with her mother over the care of her sick father. And their son, Randall, is deliberately neglecting his school work--because in a place like Mohawk it doesn't pay to be too smart.

In Mohawk Richard Russo explores these lives with profound compassion and flint-hard wit. Out of derailed ambitions and old loves, secret hatreds and communal myths, he has created a richly plotted, densely populated, and wonderfully written novel that captures every nuance of America's backyard.

Mohawk, New York, is one of those small towns that lie almost entirely on the wrong side of the tracks. Its citizens, too, have fallen on hard times. Dallas Younger, a star…

Vikram Seth's novel is at its core a love story, the tale of Lata - and her mother's attempts to find her a suitable husband, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. Set in post-Independence India and involving the lives of four large families and those who orbit them, it is also a vast panoramic exploration of a whole continent at a crucial hour as a sixth of the world's population faces its first great General Election and the chance to map its own destiny. 'A SUITABLE BOY may prove to be the most fecund as well as the most prodigious work of the latter half of this century - perhaps even the book to restore the serious reading public's faith in the contemporary novel ...You should make time for it. It will keep you company for the rest of your life' Daniel Johnson, The Times

Vikram Seth's novel is at its core a love story, the tale of Lata - and her mother's attempts to find her a suitable husband, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal.…

'The best account I have ever read of this 'saddest affair' is Richard Slotkin's novel. And The Crater is more than a battle narrative - superb though it is in that respect. It is good social history... Its republication offers a new generation of readers more than a vivid story - it will give them new insight into the meaning of America.' - from the Foreward by James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian.

'The best account I have ever read of this 'saddest affair' is Richard Slotkin's novel. And The Crater is more than a battle narrative - superb though it is in that respect. It is…

The Illusionist is the sensuous and haunting tale of Dean Lily, an amateur magician whose arrival in Sparta, New York, upsets the landscape of this small town on the wane. Dean, a master of the sleight of hand, is also a master of seduction and charm -- which becomes apparent as he woos and wins the hearts of more than one of Sparta's female citizens.
But the enigmatic newcomer has more to hide than the tricks of his trade -- his mysterious identity and his closely guarded privacy arouse suspicion and jealousy -- and while he cures Sparta of its midwinter ennui, he also unleashes a destructive force that rocks the foundations of this town to its core. Inspired in part by a true story, The Illusionist is a fiercely erotic novel that thwarts conventions of gender and love.

The Illusionist is the sensuous and haunting tale of Dean Lily, an amateur magician whose arrival in Sparta, New York, upsets the landscape of this small town on the wane. Dean, a…

"Darkly comic...satirical... lyrical...remarkable." --The New Yorker
"Once every few years a novel will fill me with an almost magical joy...Everything in Spencer's latest book--his slightly surreal plot, stunningly drawn protagonist, and brilliant use of language--produces in me that feeling of deep personal gratification. Men in Black is narrated, for the most part, by Sam Holland, a literary novelist with a sideline of writing quickie, pseudonymous books (An Intelligent Woman's Guide to Pro Football, Traveling With Your Pet) to pay the bills. When Holland writes Visitors from Above no one suspects that this is largely made-up primer on UFOs will become an enormous bestseller. At bottom, Men in Black is the story of one man trying to tell the truth, but it is also the story of a marriage, an angry kid, media hype, and a country whose identity has become hopelessly fractured...Profound ideas are interwoven with a story that is not only thoroughly engrossing, but very funny as well."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Darkly comic...satirical... lyrical...remarkable." --The New Yorker
"Once every few years a novel will fill me with an almost magical joy...Everything in Spencer's latest…