Dino Buzzati Traverso Knihy

Podtitul : Souborné malířské dílo Monografie věnovaná dílu a osobnosti pozoruhodného holandského malíře 15. století.

V první próze (Láska, 1963) líčí reálný příběh padesátiletého milánského architekta pokoušejícího se probudit hlubší cit v mladé baletce, přivydělávající si prostitucí. Druhá próza (Tatarská poušť, 1940) má naopak snový charakter – odehrává se v zastrčené pouštní pevnosti poblíž hranice, která je dějištěm životního dramatu mladého, ambiciózního poručíka.... celý text

Vědeckofantastický román o profesoru elektrotechniky, jenž se v opuštěných horách se skupinou vědců pokouší vytvořit umělého člověka, zobrazuje lidské a morálni aspekty prudkého rozvoje vědy a techniky.

Výbor krátkých, namnoze autobiografických povídek ze života reálného i snového.

Výbor z povídek italského spisovatele Dina Buzattiho.

'Undoubtedly a masterpiece, a sublime book' Sunday TimesA dark and beautiful tale full of pain and longing, introduced by Tim Parks

In Catastrophe, the renowned Italian short story writer Dino Buzzati brings vividly to life the slow and quietly terrifying collapse of our known, everyday world. In stories touched by the fantastical and the strange, and filled with humor, irony, and menace, Buzzati illuminates the nightmarish side of our ordinary existence. From “The Epidemic,” which traces the gradual effects of a “state influenza” that targets those who disagree with the government, to “The Collapse of Baliverna,” where a man puzzles over whether a misstep on his part caused the collapse of a building, to “Seven Floors,” which imagines a sanatorium where patients are housed on each floor according to the gravity of their illness and brilliantly highlights the ominous machinations of bureaucracy, Buzzati’s surreal, unsettling tales reckon with the struggle that lies beneath everyday interactions, the sometimes perverse workings of human emotions and desires, and, with wit and pathos, describe the small steps we take as individuals and as a society in our march toward catastrophe. With hints of Kafka and Edgar Allan Poe, Catastrophe, published for the first time in the United States, feels as timely today as ever.

This volume brings together twenty of the best stories written by Dino Buzzati, author of the celebrated novel The Tartar Steppe and one of the most original voices in twentieth-century literature.

A wonderful story for children and an allegory for adults about the absurdity of war, presented here with an introduction and guide to the text by Lemony Snicket. Starving after a harsh winter, the bears descend from the mountains in search of food and invade the valley below, where they face fierce opposition from the army of the Grand Duke of Sicily. After many battles, scrapes and dangers, the bears' reign is established over the land, but their victory comes at a price.