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11Mere Anarchy , Woody Allen (2008)
‘I am greatly relieved that the universe is finally explainable. I was beginning to think it was me’. Thus begins ‘Strung Out’, Woody Allen’s hilarious application of the laws of the… 710 руб12As You Like It , William Shakespeare (1993)
As You Like It is one of Shakespeare's finest romantic comedies, variously lyrical, melancholy, satiric, comic and absurd. Its highly implausible plot generates a profusion of love-lorn men, a… 232 руб13A Midsummer Night's Dream , William Shakespeare (1992)
Its lyricism, comedy (both broad and subtle) and magical transformations have long made A Midsummer Night’s Dream one of the most popular of Shakespeare’s works. The supernatural and the mundane… 212 руб14Fascination , William Boyd (2008)
This is William Boyd's third volume of short stories following his acclaimed collections "On the Yankee Station" (1981) and" The Destiny of Nathalie X" (1995). Described as" the finest storyteller of… 714 руб15Pride and Prejudice , Jane Austen (2008)
'his perfect indifference, and your pointed dislike, make it so delightfully absurd!' "Pride and Prejudice" has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully… 309 руб16Plays and Petersburg Tales: Petersburg Tales, Marriage, The Government Inspector , Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (2008)
In these tales Gogol guides us through the elegant streets of St Petersburg, the city erected by force and ingenuity on the marshes of the Neva estuary. Something of the deception and violence of the… 555 руб17The Bright Shawl , Joseph Hergesheimer (1922)
1922. American novelist Hergesheimer has been called a naturalist writing of the romantic past. He is also the author of short stories, essays, biographies, and the autobiography, From an Old House… 1308 руб18The Heart of a Dog , Mikhail Bulgakov (2009)
This title is presented with a new introduction by Andrey Kurkov. A rich, successful Moscow professor befriends a stray dog and attempts a scientific first by transplanting into it the testicles and… 403 руб19The Mad Teacher (+ CD-ROM) , Cristina Ivaldi (2008)
Teachers are often rather strange people, particularly English teachers! They repeat the same words and ask children to say and do absurd things. This teacher, however, is not just a bit strange, but… 714 руб20V for Vendetta , Lloyd David (2008)
A new trade paperback edition of the graphic novel that inspired the hit movie! A powerful story about loss of freedom and individuality, V FOR VENDETTA takes place in a totalitarian England… 1394 руб
