Jerome Charyn Knihy

Ze spolupráce fenomenálního kreslíře Françoise Boucqa (Dobrodružství Jeronýma Moucherota) s tak významným americkým spisovatelem a scenáristou, jako je Jerome Charyn, snad ani nemohlo vzejít nic jiného než velké dílo. V této knize přicházejí se dvěma pozoruhodnými příběhy, ve kterých se spojuje strašlivý svět stalinského teroru či pozdější, poválečná sovětská realista s americkou „velkoměstskou džunglí“. Osudy „Čertova rypáka“, sirotka vycvičeného KGB ke špionáži v Americe, či „Tulipánka“, amerického chlapce, který se dostal do gulagu na Kolymě a zase zpět, patří díky historicky přesnému, ale i fantasknímu scénáři a precizní, leč atmosférické, kresbě k tomu nejcennějšímu, co v evropském komiksu vzniklo.

Grounded in biographical fact and reimagined as only Charyn could, Sergeant Salinger is an astonishing portrait of a devastated young man on his way to becoming the mythical figure behind The Catcher in the Rye, a novel that has marked generations....

Set in Manhattan's Lower East Side during the early 20th century, the story explores the struggles of Jewish immigrants through the eyes of Ben Ravage, an orphan sent to Harvard by Abraham Cahan, the conscience of the community. Upon his return, Ben chooses to become a detective for the Kehilla, confronting crime in his neighborhood rather than escaping it. Tasked with capturing a violent villain preying on local prostitutes, Ben's journey intertwines with the dark forces of his past, creating a gripping tale of revenge and identity.

As the New York Yankees' star centre fielder from 1936 to 1951, Joe DiMaggio is enshrined in America's memory as the epitome in sports of grace, dignity, and that ineffable quality called 'class'. But his career after retirement, starting with his nine-month marriage to Marilyn Monroe, was far... číst celé

A stylish killer makes the mistake of befriending a godThough he doesn’t know mink from sable, Sidney Holden is the most important employee at Aladdin Furs. He is a bumper, a well-dressed killer who collects the debts that cannot be paid, and Aladdin would be nothing without him. After all, fur is murder.As Cuban refugees flood the United States, the New York criminal class is rocked by the appearance of a Santería sect that hails a young girl as the newest incarnation of Changó, their bloodthirsty thunder god. But after a routine hit, Holden finds the girl cowering under the kitchen table—a divine witness to a double murder. Unable to kill her, he takes her with him, sparking an all-out turf war so vicious that Holden will be happy to have any god on his side.

Eager to find his girlfriend, Fay Abruzzi, who has been secreted away by her district attorney father, former hitman Sidney Holden agrees to come out of retirement and help millionaire Howard Phipps bring down the D.A. Reprint. PW.

Narrated by a starry-eyed reporter, Big Red reimagines the tragic career of Rita Hayworth and her indomitable husband, Orson Welles. An insightful, tender portrait of a seemingly halcyon age before blockbusters and film franchises, Big Red promises to consume both Hollywood cinephiles and neophytes alike....

This surreal epic centers on the mysterious Rita, wife of a philandering magician, and her struggles with terrifying demons, both real and imaginary. Winner of the Prix Alfred (Angoulême) and the Grand Prix (Sierre). Suggested for mature readers.

Provides a personal look at New York and its crime, art world, homeless, celebrities, ethnic groups, and business leaders

"A young Ukrainian orphan with a strange psychic power is enrolled in a KGB training school in the wake of WW II. Two decades later, given the code name Billy Budd, he is sent to the U.S. as a spy. One of his co-workers on a construction crew is a Native American holy man who introduces him to the spiritual life forbidden during his youth. Much like his namesake, Budd is involuntarily confined to a vessel, in this case New York City, full of severe social and philosophical contradictions, and his spontaneity, honesty and bravery eventually overwhelm his loyalty to the Soviet state"--Amazon.com.