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.

This book explores the mysteries of the Underground, detailing its significance to London and beyond, while answering questions about the Tube, tube drivers, and where to find driver-point-of-view videos.

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.

The wildest story in the world these days is not fiction; it's what's really happening all around us as the world's global economy has gone into freefall. How did we get here? What does it all mean? How could so many smart people be so dumb and believe their own hype?Accessibly, cleverly, and with mordant humor, journalist John Lanchester trots the globe in search of the answers to these questions-to Iceland, the scene of catastrophic bank collapse; to Hong Kong, the city of his birth built at the altar of free-market capitalism; to the high-stakes leveraging of Wall Street; and to the tragedy of lost homes in small-town America. And in his capable hands, we see and understand what went wrong and why. Lanchester believes that the current crisis gives us an opportunity to bring about much-needed change and that a stronger and more compassionate system can emerge from the wreckage.

Fragrant Harbour is the story of four people whose intertwined lives span Asia's last seventy years.

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. This book explains everything from high-frequency trading to the difference between bullshit and nonsense.

The narrating character Tarquin Winot reminisces about a British childhood spent primarily in France and about food. Voluptuous and quirky, he gradually reveals more about his nature than perhaps he'd like. No recipes but evocative and beautifully written descriptions of various dishes and how they were prepared.

An NPR Favorite Books of the Year and Financial Times Best Fiction of the Year selection. The best-selling author of The Debt to Pleasure and Capital returns with a chilling fable for our time.

Selfie sticks with demonic powers. Cold calls from the dead. And the creeping suspicion that none of this is real. Reality, and Other Stories is a gathering of deliciously chilling entertainments from John Lanchester, the Booker- nominated author of The Wall and Capital.

"One warm July morning Mr Phillips climbs out of bed, leaving Mrs Phillips dozing. He prepares for his commute into the city - but this is no ordinary Wednesday. It is a day on which Mr Phillips will chat with a pornographer, stalk a tv mini-celebrity, have lunch with an aspiring record mogul, and get caught up in a bank robbery. It is, as Mr Phillips comes to realise, the first day of the rest of his life - whether he wants it to be or not. All this is both better and worse than being at work. So why is Mr Phillips, a cautious middle-aged accountant, not behind his desk calculating the financial consequences of redundancies or recommending the savings to be made from more responsible use of yellow sticky note pads?"--Publisher's description.