„Když Christopher Hitchens dopsal svou knihu Bůh není veliký, poslal mi ji, abych si ji přečetl, a já mu řekl, jen napůl v žertu, že má v názvu jedno slovo navíc; bylo by užitečné, kdyby vymazal ‚veliký‘.“... Čítať ďalej
In the near future, after a storm strikes New York City, the strangenesses begin. A down-to-earth gardener finds that his feet no longer touch the ground. A graphic novelist awakens in his bedroom to a mysterious entity... Čítať ďalej
The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries - from the transcendent imagination of Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author... Čítať ďalej
Rushdie rozvíja príbeh s prvkami magického realizmu: súkromné dejiny troch generácií jednej rodiny, ktorých životy sa prelínajú s modernými dejinami Indie od roku 1910 až do roku 1976. Rozprávačom... Čítať ďalej
Mladý európsky cestovateľ so žltými vlasmi, ktorý si hovorí Mogor dell´Amore, mogul lásky, prichádza na dvor skutočného veľkého mogula, cisára Akbara, aby vyrozprával príbeh, ktorý uchváti... Čítať ďalej
From Salman Rushdie, one of the great writers of our time, comes a spellbinding work of fiction that blends history, mythology, and a timeless love story. A lush, richly layered novel in which our world has been plunged... Čítať ďalej
When powerful real-estate tycoon Nero Golden immigrates to the States under mysterious circumstances, he and his three adult children assume new identities and reinvent themselves as Roman emperors living in a lavish... Čítať ďalej
On Valentine's Day, 1989, Salman Rushdie received a telephone call from a BBC journalist that would change his life forever: Ayatollah Khomeini, a leading Muslim scholar, had issued him with a death sentence. This... Čítať ďalej
A family tale of mad passions and volcanic family hatreds, of titanic matriarchs and their mesmerised offspring, of premature deaths and curses that strike beyond the grave
Presents a portrait of the people, the politics, the land, and the poetry of Nicaragua. This book brings to the forefront the palpable human facts of a country in the midst of revolution. It shows us the true Nicaragua... Čítať ďalej
On a beautiful starry night in the city of Kahani in the land of Alifbay a terrible thing happened: twelve-year-old Luka's storyteller father, Rashid, fell suddenly and inexplicably into a sleep so deep that nothing... Čítať ďalej
Flapping Eagle is a young Axona Indian gifted with immortal life after drinking an elixir from his wayward sister. But after 777 years of sailing the world's seas, he becomes weary of life, and sets out to find the mystical... Čítať ďalej
Shalimar the Clown was once a figure full of love and laughter. His skill as a tightrope walker was legendary in his native home of Kashmir. But fate has played him cruelly, torn him away from his beloved home and brought... Čítať ďalej
When a young European traveller arrives at Sikri, the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar, the tale he spins brings the whole imperial capital to the brink of obsession. He calls himself 'Mogor dell'Amore', the Mughal of Love... Čítať ďalej
Just before dawn one winter’s morning, a hijacked aeroplane blows apart high above the English Channel and two figures tumble, clutched in an embrace, towards the sea: Gibreel Farishta, India’s legendary movie... Čítať ďalej
Born at the stroke of midnight, at the precise moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is destined from birth to be special. For he is one of 1,001 children born in the midnight hour, children who all have special... Čítať ďalej
Omar Khayyam Shakil had three mothers who shared everything. They shared the symptoms of pregnancy, they shared the son that they all claim to have borne on the same night. Raised at their six breasts, Omar's mothers... Čítať ďalej
A tall, yellow-haired young European traveller calling himself 'Mogor dell'Amore', the Mughal of Love, arrives at the court of the real Grand Mughal, the Emperor Akbar, with a tale to tell that begins to obsess the whole... Čítať ďalej
Es ist das Jahr 1572, als ein junger blonder Italiener nach einer beschwerlichen Reise an den Hof des indischen Großmoguls Akbar gelangt. Er behauptet, über verschlungene Pfade mit dem Mogul verwandt zu sein. Zum... Čítať ďalej
