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From the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny, Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone.'Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.' George Saunders 'Beautiful and haunting.' Kevin Barry 'The strangest, mo[Bokinfo].

From the twice Booker-shortlisted author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Exit West , a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling changeOne morning, Anders wakes to find that his skin has turned dark, his reflection a stranger to him. At first he tells only Oona, an old friend, newly a lover.Soon, reports of similar occurrences surface across the land. Some see in the transformations the long-dreaded overturning of an established order, to be resisted to a bitter end. In many, like Anders's father and Oona's mother, a sense of profound loss wars with profound love.As the bond between Anders and Oona deepens, change takes on a different a chance to see one another, face to face, anew.'A transformative tale . . . compellingly readable and strangely musical' Guardian'With this big-hearted novel of ideas, Mohsin Hamid confronts challenging truths with insight, wisdom, and - above all else - limitless compassion' Tayari Jones, An American Marriage

Jmenoval se Saíd a ona Nadja. Jednoho dne se seznámili a zamilovali se do sebe. Mohla to být pěkná love story, jenomže. Jenže to všechno začalo v nejmenované muslimské zemi, kde právě propukl ozbrojený konflikt mezi vládou a militantními skupinami. Když se potvrdí, že existují záhadné dveře, díky nimž se ocitnete na jiném místě planety, není proč s útěkem otálet. Hamidův nejnovější román se vloni dostal do nejužšího výběru na Man Bookerovu cenu.

Měl to být bombastický večírek pro ty nejbohatší a nejvlivnější z celé Indie. Vicky Ráj, syn ministra vnitra, byl právě zproštěn obvinění z vraždy. Co na tom, že všichni vědí, že ve skutečnosti vraždil, a nikoliv poprvé? Moc a intriky měly větší váhu než vratká spravedlnost. A tak Vicky oslavuje… - dokud ho přesně o půlnoci v jeho luxusní rezidenci někdo nezastřelí. Zbraň, která mohla vypálit smrtící kulku, se najde u šestice hostů. Který z šesti podezřelých se rozhodl vzít právo do vlastních rukou?

For Pip, swimming is a necessity. With a hopeless mother, a drug-addled sister and a best friend more interested in her own love-life than in friendship, swimming provides a welcome escape. Swimming is a novel about growing up, about talent, and about having what it takes to survive.

Analyzes the most important people, places, and concepts of the early Renaissance period, whose explosion of creativity was to spread throughout Europe in the 16th century. In this book, important facts are called out in the margins of each entry, and key elements are pointed out on each illustration.

In the sixteenth century, the humanist values and admiration for classical antiquity that marked the early Renaissance spread from Italy throughout the rest of the continent. Part of the Art through the Centuries series, this volume is divided into three sections that discuss the important people, concepts, and artistic centres of this period.