Bloomsbury In Persuasion Nation Сондерс Джордж

В своей первой коллекции Джордж Сондерс представил наше ближайшее будущее настолько мрачным и забавным, насколько это возможно. Он берет нас с собой в путешествие по торговым центрам, тематическим паркам и опасностям для окружающей среды, которые находятся буквально за углом хронологии, знакомя нас с бандой неудачников, борющихся за выживание во все более запутанном мире. Причудливые, но знакомые, жестокие, но всегда человечные - это потрясающе оригинальные истории мастера формы • Книга на английском языке • In his first collection, George Saunders' vision of our near future is as black and funny as you can get. He takes us on a trip to the shopping malls and theme parks and enviromental hazards that lie just around the chronological corner, introducing us to a gang of misfits and losers struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world

In Pastoralia elements of contemporary life are twisted, merged and amplified into a slightly skewed version of modern America. A couple live and work in a caveman theme-park, where speaking is an instantly punishable offence. A born loser attends a self-help seminar where he is encouraged to rid himself of all the people who are 'crapping in your oatmeal'. And a male exotic dancer and his family are terrorised by their decomposing aunt who visits them with a solemn message from beyond the grave. With an uncanny combination of deadpan naturalism and uproarious humour, George Saunders creates a world that is both indelibly original and yet hauntingly familiar

In darkness, I count my blessings like Manman taught me • One: I am alive • Two: there is no two • In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, a boy is trapped beneath the rubble of a ruined hospital, thirsty, terrified and alone. Shorty is a child of the slums, a teenage boy who has seen enough violence to last a lifetime, and who has been inexorably drawn into the world of the gangsters who rule Site Soley; men who dole out money with one hand and death with the other • But Shorty has a secret: a flame of revenge that blazes inside him and a burning wish to find the twin sister he lost seven years ago

Welcome to Inner Horner, a nation so small it can only accommodate one citizen at a time. But when Inner Horner suddenly shrinks, forcing three-quarters of the citizen in residence over the border into Outer Horner territory, the Outer Hornerites declare an Invasion in Progress, having fallen under the spell of the power-hungry and demagogic Phil. So begins his brief and very frightening reign • A surreal and incisive satire by the Booker Prize-winning author whose work illuminates the strangest and most darkly funny corners of our reality

The first short story collection in ten years from the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo • MacArthur genius and Booker Prize-winner George Saunders returns with a collection of short stories that make sense of our increasingly troubled world, his first since the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist Tenth of December • The 'best short story writer in English' (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. With his trademark prose - wickedly funny, unsentimental, and perfectly tuned - Saunders continues to challenge and surprise: here is a collection of prismatic, deeply resonant stories that encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy and brutal reality

A gapper is a bit of a 'burr' but it is a dangerous thing. When it attaches itself to the goats the goats become very unhappy and even stop giving milk. There is nothing gappers like more than goats and nothing goats hate more than gappers. When gappers get your goats it means trouble. In one small town gappers are a real pest and it takes the ingenious approach of Capable to find a soution - if a solution exists at all

Jessica Day George's magical bestselling series comes to a rousing conclusion as Celie and her family set sea on a grand ship made in the likeness of their beloved Castle! • There is never a dull moment for Celie and her family in Castle Glower--even when they're not in the Castle itself! After traveling to the seaside kingdom of Lilah's betrothed prince, Lulath, Celie and her companions are busy training griffins, enjoying wedding festivities, and finishing construction of a grand ship built from parts of the Castle. But on their maiden voyage, the Ship steers them far off course into uncharted waters. Celie and Lilah hope that the Ship is taking them to the ancient island where unicorns once roamed, but as the journey grows longer and supplies run low, they are in trouble

Join Lucy and Oscar as they set off on a big adventure in this perfect first introduction to busy city life. What amazing things will you spot? • The city wakes up and the streets begin to buzz with hustle and bustle. Bright lights flash, vehicles whizz past and bridges reach across the river carrying traffic to the other side. The city is full of adventure! Spot everything you could possibly find in the city! Zoom on the train, discover deadly dinosaurs at the museum, climb through the clouds to the top of the tallest building, glide along the river and wander past all kinds of treasures at the market. What incredible things will you see? • Each spread uncovers an exciting new city scene. Take a bus tour, spot cranes building skyscrapers and watch as fountains throw water into the air

A magical moving castle sky-high with secrets! • Everyone knows Castle Glower only really comes to life on a Tuesday. So when Princess Celie spies a new turret on a Wednesday, she is certain something isn't right. Inside the tower is hidden a giant egg, and it seems the castle wants Celie to look after it! Caring for this extraordinary new pet is going to be very tricky, especially once Celie and her siblings realise what else the Castle is hiding • This New York Times bestseller and egg-citing sequel to the enchanting adventure Tuesdays at the Castle is out of this world!

Любой рассказ из этого сборника мог бы написать Чехов, доживи он до времени Интернета, виртуальной реальности и войны в Ираке. Все рассказы очень разные, в центре каждого - человек с простыми проблемами, в чью жизнь вторгается неизведанное и странное. Все истории здесь немного с чудинкой, а в своей сумме не уступают по выдумке букеровскому роману «Линкольн в бардо» • Новая книга от мастера рассказа Джорджа Сондерса – одного из самых оригинальных и важных писателей своего поколения

Секреты литературы легко раскрыть - достаточно лишь перевернуть страницу. Чехов. Тургенев. Толстой. Гоголь. Семь рассказов известных российских писателей — Семь эссе, которые Джордж Сондерс создал на основе курса, который вот уже много лет он читает в Сиракьюсском университете. "Когда читаешь этих авторов, они тебя меняют, а мир вокруг словно бы начинает излагать другую, гораздо более интересную, историю — историю, в какой можно сыграть значимую роль и где на читателя возложена ответственность". Ведь изучать литературу — это изучать саму жизнь • «Слава великого русского романа огромна; великому русскому рассказу повезло меньше. Американский писатель и преподаватель Джордж Сондерс пробует исправить эту несправедливость — и показывает, как по-новому взглянуть на короткие вещи Чехова, Тургенева, Толстого и Гоголя

Роман-шедевр в прогрессивном жанре трансреализма: большая часть событий происходит в бардо – пограничном месте-состоянии между жизнью и смертью (в буддизме). Сондерс, блестящий мастер короткой формы, написал трагическую семейную историю со сверхъестественной атмосферой, преодолевая все жанровые условности. Наследник Эдгара По и Германа Мелвилла, Сондерс в "Линкольн в бардо" соединил поэтичность и исторические реалии, взяв за основу реальный случай с американским президентом и его маленьким сыном. Этот роман действительно перенесет вас за грань реальности