Robertson Davies Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Robertson Davies, a renowned Canadian novelist, is celebrated internationally. This work depicts his story about a Canadian university professor and features lively portrayals of the characters.

La misteriosa muerte del magnate canadiense Boy Staunton -al que han encontrado ahogado dentro de su coche en el fondo del puerto de Toronto- ha trastornado a su hijo David, quien al contrario que la policía, está convencido de que su padre fue asesinado. Decidido a librarse de su obsesión, David viaja a Zúrich para psicoanalizarse en el Instituto Jung. Obligado por los psiquiatras a indagar en su memoria, David irá sacando a la luz una extraordinaria galería de personajes y recuerdos que le permitirán enfrentarse con sus propios demonios y, sobre todo, con la memoria de su padre. Aunque puede ser leída de manera independiente, esta novela constituye la segunda parte de la Trilogía de Deptford, tras El quinto en discordia. Esta vez Davies se adentra en las regiones más profundas de la mente humana, en aquellas donde se agazapan nuestros monstruos. A través de los laberínticos túneles de la historia, el mito y la magia, la Trilogía de Deptford proporciona un estimulante antídoto contra un mundo donde, por decirlo en palabras del autor, «el miedo, el terror y el esplendor de lo maravilloso han desaparecido».

Qui se cache derrière la fondation Cornish ? Une secte d'adorateurs du Graal ? Ou, tout simplement, un groupe de mécènes fidèles à l'esprit de leur bienfaiteur ? Mystères. Une chose est sûre : lorsqu'ils décident de monter un opéra d'Hoffmann, dont le livret inachevé vient d'être retrouvé, ils ignorent que cette initiative va provoquer une réaction en chaîne incontrôlable. Ainsi s'achève la " trilogie de Cornish ", fresque littéraire dont chaque volet est indépendant des autres, mais dont l'ensemble forme une saga unique en son genre.

The story of Dr. Jonathan Hullah, a doctor practicing holistic healing. It chronicles his youth, including an incident in the Canadian bush where his life was saved by an Indian shaman, and describes his World War II years during the course of which he decided to practice holistic medicine. A look at the connection between spirit and body. By the author of The Rebel Angels

Exploring the complexities of familial relationships, the narrative centers on David Staunton, a successful man grappling with the shadow of his imposing father. As he navigates therapy, he meets a diverse array of characters who aid him in confronting his past and unraveling the mystery surrounding his father's death. The Manticore blends psychological depth with fantastical elements, contributing to the rich tapestry of the Deptford Trilogy.

The University of St John and the Holy Ghost (known affectionately as Spook) has a problem - and an opportunity. Strange, eccentric art patron and collector Francis Cornish has died and faculty members have been made executors of his complicated will. But in the realization of their duties, they find themselves drawn into Cornish's bizarre, secretive and mystical world. In this spellbinding trilogy a host of memorable characters - defrocked, mischief-making monks, half-mad professors, gypsies and musical geniuses - become entangled in a story that involves theft, perjury, scholarship, murder, love, and the squandering of plenty of cash.

Catching his wife with his one-time colleague, Gil Gilmartin is murdered by the latter and lingers on as a ghost who must spend his afterlife sitting next to his killer at an otherworldly film festival. Reprint. NYT.

There is an important decisionto be made. The Cornish Foundation, set up with money left by the late Francis Cornish, connoisseur, collector, and notable eccentric, must decide upon wat worthy undertaking next to dispense a portion of its considerable funds.

The Salterton Trilogy consists of the first three novels by Davies: Tempest-Tost (1951), Leaven of Malice (1954), and A Mixture of Frailties (1958). Davies was awarded the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour in 1955 for Leaven of Malice. The trilogy revolves around the residents of the imaginary town of Salterton, Ontario. Described by some reviewers as satirical, bawdily humourous, and witty.

This story of Magnus Eisengrim, master illusionist, the most illustrious magician of his age, has been called "a spectacular, soaring work, an astounding tour de force unequaled in recent literature." World of Wonders is the final volume in Robertson Davies's celebrated Deptford Trilogy, which began with Fifth Business and The Manticore. Book jacket.

Slavný kanadský spisovatel Robertson Davies je českému čtenáři téměř neznámý – nepronikl totiž filtrem komunistické cenzury, ačkoli je vedle Márqueze největším zjevem tzv. magického realismu. Krev se nezapře, nejpopulárnější z jeho rozsáhlých romanticky nasvícených románů sleduje osudově předurčenou životní cestu hrdiny od dětství v zámožné kanadsko-anglické rodině. Složitá genetická i kulturní alchymie předků, dětství plné rozporuplných postav a protichůdných tradicí s nároky Nového světa, avšak s nostalgickou touhou po onom starém, jej zavedou do Anglie 30. let a posléze na dobrodružnou životní dráhu. Ani sudičky si nad jeho narozením nevěděly rady. Stane se velkým malířem po vzoru renesančních mistrů, když moderní svět skutečné umění neuznává? V hrdinovi se sváří intuice a intelekt, vysoké hodnoty a venkovanství, konformismus a tradice, bezradnost v lásce a suverenita, velkorysost a skrblictví. Kdepak umělec – jen restaurátor a pak dokonce padělatel, ovšem ze zbabělce se ve válečném víru stane špion a dokonce hrdina. Daviesova kniha připomínající mnohohlasou symfonii nepředstavuje pouze jeden z vrcholů zábavné a mistrně napsané prózy, je to hluboké zamyšlení nad rozporuplností naší civilizace....

První z autorových tzv. Wessexských románů, které dále zahrnují tituly A Glastonbury Romance (1932), Weymouth Sands (1934) and Maiden Castle (1936).

This collection of "spooky" stories was written for and read at the annual gaudy night each year at Massey College, where the author was master for many years. The ghost stories parody, in an affectionate manner, the usual high-flown gothic language in which most ghost stories are told.

Fifth business: A retiring Canadian history professor reveals the true nature of his eerie, mystical influence on those around him

Roman om fundet af et hidtil ukendt Rabelais-manuskript.

První část trilogie je zpovědí hrdiny, který jako voják projde peklem 1. světové války a po návratu celý život učí na kanadských školách.

A collection of public addresses by the Canadian scholar and novelist provide portraits of literary personalities, advice on writers and writing, and comments on academia and the modern world

Around a mysterious death is woven a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived trilogy of novels. Luring the reader down labyrinthine tunnels of myth, history and magic, The Deptford Trilogy provides an exhilarating antidote to a world from where 'the fear and dread and splendour of wonder have been banished'.