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Martine McDonagh

    Martine McDonagh se proslavila svým osobitým literárním stylem, který se vyznačuje originálními postavami a jedinečným pohledem na svět. Její díla jsou často přirovnávána k nadčasovým klasikám, ale zároveň si zachovávají moderní citlivost. McDonagh vytváří postavy, s nimiž čtenáři mohou soucítit a které je nutí přemýšlet o vlastních životních cestách. Její jedinečná schopnost proplétat humor, sarkasmus a hlubokou lidskost z ní činí nezapomenutelnou autorku.

    I Have Waited, and You Have Come
    Narcissism for beginners
    • 2017

      Narcissism for beginners

      • 208 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení
      3,9(104)Ohodnotit

      Longlisted for the 2017 Guardian Not the Booker Prize Meet Sonny Anderson as he tips headlong into adulthood. Sonny doesn't remember his mother's face; he was kidnapped at age five by his father, Guru Bim, and taken to live in a commune in Brazil. Since the age of ten, Sonny has lived in Redondo Beach, California, with his guardian Thomas Hardiker. Brits think he's an American, Americans think he's a Brit. When he turns 21, Sonny musters the courage to travel alone to the UK in an attempt to leave a troubled past behind, reunite with his mother and finally learn the truth about his childhood. With a list of people to visit, a whole lot of attitude and five mysterious letters from his guardian, Sonny sets out to learn the truth. But is it a truth he wants to hear? Narcissism for Beginners is a fresh, witty and humane take on the struggle to make sense of growing up.

      Narcissism for beginners
    • 2012

      I Have Waited, and You Have Come

      • 181 stránek
      • 7 hodin čtení

      Reissue of Martine McDonagh's chilling and exquisitely crafted debut novel of survival and obsession, set in a world ravaged by climate change.

      I Have Waited, and You Have Come