“The Lost Continent“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.In 2137, Pan-American Navy Lieutenant Jefferson Turck is commander of the aero-submarine Coldwater, tasked with patrolling the 30th meridian from Iceland to the Azores. Disaster strikes when the vessel's anti-gravitation screens fail, dooming it to wallow upon the surface of the ocean, and the engines fail, leaving it adrift....
“The Mad King“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.Set in the fictional European kingdom of Lutha, the protagonist is a young American named Barney Custer, of Beatrice, Nebraska, who is the son of an American farmer and a runaway Luthan princess, Victoria Rubinroth. Unaware of his royal blood, much less that he is a dead ringer for his relative Leopold, the current king of Lutha, B...
“The Oakdale Affair“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.This is the third book in the Mucker series.In the home of Jonas Prim, president of an Oakdale bank, a thief makes off with a servant's clothing and valuables belonging to Prim's daughter Abigail. Abigail is thought to be absent visiting Sam Benham, whom her parents want her to marry. When the Prims discover the theft and lea...
Agnieszka Krawczyk – krakowska Fannie Flagg i jej najnowsza powieść! Pełna ciepła historia o potędze życzliwości. Bohaterowie „Splątanych ścieżek” udowadniają, że sąsiedzka współpraca i serdeczność mogą przenosić góry! Kraków. Spokojna, zielona dzielnica i urokliwa pasmanteria prowadzona przez nieco ekscentryczną Klaudynę. To tu, w „Splątanej nitce”, co tydzień spotykają się zapalone miłośniczki i miłośnicy (!) dziergania, szydełkowania i szycia. Eliza, nauczycielka w...
“The Efficiency Expert“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.One of a small number of Burroughs' novels set in contemporary America as opposed to a fantasy universe, The Efficiency Expert follows the adventures of Jimmy Torrance as he attempts to make a career for himself in 1921 Chicago. The book is remarkable for the criminal livelihoods of the hero's friends. It was also admitted...
“The Cave Girl“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.Blueblooded mama's boy Waldo Emerson Smith-Jones is swept overboard during a South Seas voyage for his lifelong ill health. He finds himself on a jungle island. His bookish education has not prepared him to cope with these surroundings, and he is a coward. He is terrified when he encounters primitive, violent men, ape-like throwba...
“The Girl from Farris's“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.„JUST what Mr. Doarty was doing in the alley back of Farris’s at two of a chill spring morning would have puzzled those citizens of Chicago who knew Mr. Doarty best.To a casual observer it might have appeared that Mr. Doarty was doing nothing more remarkable than leaning against a telephone pole, which in itself might hav...
1) Matczyna drogaPak Wanso, ur. w 1931 roku – jedna z najpopularniejszych pisarek południowokoreańskich; zadebiutowała dość późno (1970) powieścią Nagie drzewo, która przyniosła jej pisarską sławę. (…) jako obserwator ludzi oraz zjawisk Pak Wanso została znakomitą i cenioną pisarką. (…) Pak Wanso zyskała szeroką rzeszę czytelników w Korei i do dziś cieszy się dużą popularnością. Porusza w swych utworach problemy społeczne, zwłaszcza dotycząc...
“The People That Time Forgot“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.
The People That Time Forgot is a fantasy novel, the second of his Caspak trilogy. The trilogy includes “The Land That Time Forgot”, “The People That Time Forgot” and “Out of Time's Abyss”.
“Out of Time's Abyss“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.
Out of Time's Abyss is a fantasy novel, the third of his Caspak trilogy. The trilogy includes “The Land That Time Forgot”, “The People That Time Forgot” and “Out of Time's Abyss”.
Dramatyczna historia walki o przetrwanie w ogarniętej rewolucyjnym chaosem Wenezueli Po śmierci matki Adelaida Falcón zostaje absolutnie sama w mieście, w którym przemoc wyznacza codzienny rytm życia. To dopiero początek jej walki o przetrwanie pośród chaosu i anarchii. Wyrzucona z własnego mieszkania niespodziewanie znajduje schronienie, a zarazem szansę na rozpoczęcie nowego życia. By z niej skorzystać, musi jednak dokonać trudnego wyboru. Głośna debiutanc...
Opowieść o amerykańskim miasteczku, które przyniosło wolność ogarniętej wojną Europie! Po kosmicznej katastrofie, która przeniosła amerykańskie miasteczko Grantville do świata europejskiego XVII wieku, w ogniu bitew formują się Stany Zjednoczone Europy. Wojna bałtycka osiąga apogeum - Francja, Hiszpania, Anglia i Dania, dawniej zwaśnione państwa, utworzyły Ligę Ostendzką i oblegają siły SZE w pruskiej twierdzy Lubeka. Gustaw Adolf, król Szwecji i cesarz Stanów Zjednoczon...
“The Land That Time Forgot“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.The Land That Time Forgot is a fantasy novel, the first of his Caspak trilogy. The trilogy includes “The Land That Time Forgot”, “The People That Time Forgot” and “Out of Time's Abyss”.
“Pirates of Venus“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.
Pirates of Venus is a science fantasy novel, the first book in the Venus series. The events occur on a fictionalized version of the planet Venus, known as "Amtor" to its inhabitants. The novel contains elements of political satire aimed at communism.
“At the Earth's Core“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.At the Earth's Core is a fantasy novel, the first in his series about the fictional "hollow earth" land of Pellucidar.The stories initially involve the adventures of mining heir David Innes and his inventor friend Abner Perry after they use an "iron mole" to burrow 500 miles into the Earth's crust. Later protagonists include...
“Pellucidar“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.Pellucidar is a fantasy novel, the second in his series about the fictional "hollow earth" land of Pellucidar.The stories initially involve the adventures of mining heir David Innes and his inventor friend Abner Perry after they use an "iron mole" to burrow 500 miles into the Earth's crust. Later protagonists include indigenous cavem...
“The Master Mind of Mars“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.The Master Mind of Mars is a science fantasy novel, the sixth of the Barsoom series. It features the characters of John Carter and Carter's wife Dejah Thoris. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the series is considered a classic example of 20th-century pulp fiction. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying pla...
“The Chessmen of Mars“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.The Chessmen of Mars is a science fantasy novel, the fifth of the Barsoom series. It features the characters of John Carter and Carter's wife Dejah Thoris. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the series is considered a classic example of 20th-century pulp fiction. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet wi...
“The Gods of Mars“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.The Gods of Mars is a science fantasy novel, the second of the Barsoom series. It features the characters of John Carter and Carter's wife Dejah Thoris.Full of swordplay and daring feats, the series is considered a classic example of 20th-century pulp fiction. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet with a harsh de...
“Thuvia, Maid of Mars“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.Thuvia, Maid of Mars is a science fantasy novel, the fourth of the Barsoom series. It features the characters of John Carter and Carter's wife Dejah Thoris. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the series is considered a classic example of 20th-century pulp fiction. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet w...
“The Warlord of Mars“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.The Warlord of Mars is a science fantasy novel, the third of the Barsoom series. It features the characters of John Carter and Carter's wife Dejah Thoris. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the series is considered a classic example of 20th-century pulp fiction. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet with...
Akcja powieści „Rekonesans” rozgrywa się przed wejściem Polski do Unii Europejskiej. Początkujący pisarz wyrusza w intrygującą podróż do Paryża, gdzie dokonuje konfrontacji mitów z rzeczywistością. Ale jest to również wędrówka w głąb siebie w poszukiwaniu tożsamości, prawdziwej miłości i sensu życia.To przenikliwa satyra na współczesność, doprawiona przewrotnym humorem, próbująca uchwycić istotę zachodzących przemian mentalnych i społecznych – rozchwianie tradycyjnych systemó...
“A Princess of Mars“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.A Princess of Mars is a science fantasy novel, the first of the Barsoom series. It features the characters of John Carter and Carter's wife Dejah Thoris.Full of swordplay and daring feats, the novel is considered a classic example of 20th-century pulp fiction. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet with a harsh ...
“Tarzan and the Ant Men“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.
This is the tenth novel in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. The story follows Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society.
„Literatura piękna” to jedna z najszerszych kategorii, głównie ze względu na to, że jej granice są bardzo niewyraźne. Książki w tej kategorii często znajdują się na styku kilku gatunków, w wielu powieściach autorzy bawią się formą, eksperymentują z wykorzystywaniem różnych stylów literackich. Za jeden z najbardziej wyrazistych polskich przykładów można uznać prozę Andrzeja Stasiuka, która ma w sobie elementy autobiografii, reportażu, eseju i opowieści na granicy snu i jawy, a czasem nawet poezji. Kategoria „Literatura piękna” zawiera w sobie dzieła najwybitniejszych pisarzy wyróżnionych prestiżowymi nagrodami międzynarodowymi – Noblem, Pulitzerem, nagrodą Goncourtów czy Man Booker Prize ‒ oraz polskimi – Literacką Nagrodą Nike, Nagrodą Kościelskich, Angelusem, Literacką Nagrodą Gdynia, Paszportem „Polityki”. W tej kategorii znajdują się dzieła zarówno klasyków literatury, jak i pisarzy współczesnych oraz młodego pokolenia. Dlatego obok takich nazwisk jak Aleksander Dumas („Trzej muszkieterowie”, „Hrabia Monte Christo”), Fiodor Dostojewski („Idiota”, „Zbrodnia i kara”), Edgar Allan Poe, Marcel Proust („W stronę Swanna”), Charles Dickens („Oliver Twist”) znajdują się Łukasz Orbitowski („Tracę ciepło”), Wojciech Kuczok („Czarna”, „Gnój”), Eleanor Catton („Wszystko, co lśni”) czy Lauren Groff („Fatum i furia”). W tej kategorii znajdą coś dla siebie zarówno kobiety, jak i mężczyźni, ludzie w podeszłym, średnim i młodym wieku. „Literatura piękna” oferuje nie tylko rozrywkę, ale również możliwość poznania innych, często bardzo odległych kultur. W wielu powieściach zaciera się granica między realizmem a fikcją, a jednym z najciekawszych nurtów z pogranicza świata materialnego i metafizycznego jest realizm magiczny, którego przedstawiciele należą do najważniejszych współczesnych pisarzy (Olga Tokarczuk, Haruki Murakami, Salman Rushdie, Jorge Luis Borges).