John Lanchester Knihy

Pepys Road je obyčejná ulice v Londýně. Každý dům, který zde stojí, se během sto padesáti let stal svědkem různých osudů – viděl narození, lásku, samotu, zoufalství a smrt, dobře ví, jak vypadají rozmary Štěstěny, co je bída a co rozmařilý přepych, zažil léta tučná i hubená. Román vypráví příběh obyvatel této ulice a líčí, jak do jejich osudů zasáhne celosvětová finanční krize. A spektrum postav je velmi slibné: bankéř Roger, starousedlice Petunia, trafikant Ahmad a jeho bratři, původem z Pákistánu, polský zedník Zbigniew, maďarská chůva Matya, mladičký fotbalový zázrak, Senegalec Freddy, dopravní kontrolorka Quentina, performer Smitty a další. Všichni mají co skrývat, všichni mají co ztratit. Jak se zachovají, když jednoho dne někteří objeví v poště pohlednici svých vlastních dveří se vzkazem CHCEME TO, CO MÁTE VY? Jak se jejich život změní pod tlakem neúprosných změn? Kniha Johna Lanchestera navazuje na tradici anglické společenské satiry a představuje vytříbenou ukázku klasického románu.

'It's Hong Kong,' she said. 'Heung gong. Fragrant harbour.' Fragrant Harbour is the story of four people whose intertwined lives span Asia's last seventy years. Tom Stewart leaves England to seek his fortune, and finds it in running Hong Kong's best hotel. Sister Maria is a beautiful and uncompromising Chinese nun whom Stewart meets on the boat. Dawn Stone is an English journalist who becomes the public face of money and power and big business. Matthew Ho is a young Chinese entrepreneur whose life has been shaped by painful choices made long before his birth. The complacency of colonial life in the 1930s; the horrors of the Japanese occupation during the Second World War; the post-war boom and the handover of the city to the Chinese - all these are present in Fragrant Harbour , an epic novel of one of the world's great cities.

The memoir delves into the unique yet relatable dynamics of family life, showcasing the author's atypical upbringing. Blending elements of detective work with rich character exploration, it offers a profound narrative that captivates through its compelling storytelling.

The author offers his perspective on why the financial crisis of the twenty-first century occurred in the United States, Europe, and around the world, discussing the proliferation of cheap credit, global banking and finance, subprime mortgages, and other factors, and identifying a group of people he believes responsible for the economic troubles

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In this acclaimed memoir from the award-winning author of Fragrant Harbour and Capital, John Lanchester pieces together his family's past and uncovers their extraordinary secrets - from his grandparents' life in colonial Rhodesia to his mother's time as a nun - with clear-eyed compassion.

The biggest problem for outsiders in the world of economics is that most of the time, we don't know what the hell the insiders are talking about. To know that, you have to understand the words they're using. The language of economic elites can be complex, jargon-filled and completely baffling. But if we don't know what they're talking about, we're making our decisions at the ballot box on insufficient information.

We are, to use a technical economic term, screwed. The cowboy capitalists had a party with everyone's money and now we're all paying for it. What went wrong? And will we learn our lesson - or just carry on as before, like celebrating surviving a heart attack with a packet of Rothmans? If you want to know, but are the sort of person who finds it hard to tell the difference between a CDO, a CDS, an MBS, and a toasted cheese sandwich, John Lanchester has mastered the finer points of finance so you don't have to. In Whoops he explains, in language everyone can understand, what really happened - and what on earth we do next.

For most people, the reasons for the sudden collapse of our economy still remain obscure. I.O.U. is the story of how we came to experience such a complete financial disaster, starting with the magical proliferation of credit that led to an explosion of lending on the global and local landscapes of banking and finance. Viewing the crisis through the lens of politics, culture, and contemporary history-from the invention and widespread misuse of financial instruments to the culpability of subprime mortgages-Lanchester deftly draws conclusions on the limitations of financial and governmental regulation, capitalism's deepest flaw, and most important, on the plain and simple facts of human nature where cash is concerned. With newly updated, superbly written reportage, Lanchester delivers a shrewd perspective and a digestible, comprehensive analysis that connects the dots for expert and casual reader alike. Part economic primer, part fiscal and historical analysis, I.O.U. is an eye-opener of a book.

This is the story of four people whose intertwined lives span 70 years in Asia. The complacency of colonial life in the 1930s; the horrors of the Japanese occupation during World War II; and the post-war boom and transformation of Hong Kong all surface in this epic novel.