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Alexander Masters

    Alexander Masters je autorem a scenáristou, který se zaměřuje na psaní o lidech, jež jsou často přehlíženi společností. Jeho díla se vyznačují hlubokým vhledem do lidské psychiky a empatickým přístupem k postavám. Masters se snaží odhalit složitost lidských životů a nabídnout čtenářům novou perspektivu na svět kolem nás. Jeho styl je přímý a poutavý, což čtenáře vtáhne do příběhu.

    Simon: The Genius in my Basement
    A Life Discarded
    Stuart. A life backwards
    A Life Discards
    Stuart
    • Stuart

      • 304 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení
      4,1(30)Ohodnotit

      The winner of the Guardian First Book Award that reinvented the biographic form. One of the ten books - novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography - that make up our Matchbook Classics' series, a stunningly redesigned collection of some of the best loved titles on our backlist.

      Stuart
    • A Life Discards

      • 270 stránek
      • 10 hodin čtení
      3,9(12)Ohodnotit

      The author invites readers to explore the life of an overlooked individual, shedding light on their significance and the broader implications of forgotten lives. Through a compelling narrative, the book aims to celebrate the contributions and stories of those who have been marginalized or discarded by society, encouraging a deeper appreciation for the richness of human experience.

      A Life Discards
    • Stuart. A life backwards

      • 304 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení
      4,0(758)Ohodnotit

      'Stuart does not like the manuscript. He's after a bestseller, "like what Tom Clancy writes". "But you are not an assassin trying to frazzle the president with anthrax bombs," I point out. You are an ex-homeless, ex-junkie psychopath, I do not add.' This is the story of a remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer ('a middle-class scum ponce, if you want to be honest about it, Alexander'), and Stuart Shorter, a homeless, knife-wielding thief. Told backwards - Stuart's idea - it starts with a deeply troubled thirty-two-year-old and ends with a 'happy-go-lucky little boy' of twelve. This brilliant biography, winner of the Guardian First Book Award, presents a humbling portrait of homeless life, and is as extraordinary and unexpected as the man it describes.

      Stuart. A life backwards
    • Unique, transgressive and as funny as its subject, A Life Discarded has all the suspense of a murder mystery. Written with his characteristic warmth, respect and humour, Masters asks you to join him in celebrating an unknown and important life left on the scrap heap.

      A Life Discarded
    • Simon: The Genius in my Basement

      • 368 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      From the author of `Stuart: A Life Backwards'; a warm and witty portrait of a harmless, eccentric, bona fide genius.

      Simon: The Genius in my Basement