Penguin A Universal History of Iniquity Borges Jorge Luis

Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith • Magical books, infinite libraries, parallel worlds, mazes, labyrinths and philosophical paradoxes haunt these spellbinding tales by one of the most uniquely inventive short story writers of the twentieth century. This collection brings together many of Borges's greatest and most beloved stories, including 'The Garden of Forking Paths', 'The Book of Sand' and 'Shakespeare's Memory'

Jorge Luis Borges's Labyrinths is a collection of short stories and essays showcasing one of Latin America's most influential and imaginative writers. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is edited by Donald A. Yates and James E. Irby, with an introduction by James E. Irby and a preface by Andre Maurois • Jorge Luis Borges was a literary spellbinder whose tales of magic, mystery and murder are shot through with deep philosophical paradoxes. This collection brings together many of his stories, including the celebrated 'Library of Babel', whose infinite shelves contain every book that could ever exist, 'Funes the Memorious' the tale of a man fated never to forget a single detail of his life, and 'Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote', in which a French poet makes it his life's work to create an identical copy of Don Quixote

Henry Fielding's picaresque tale of a young man's search for his place in the world, The History of Tom Jones is edited with notes and an introduction by Thomas Keymer and Alice Wakely in Penguin Classics • A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighbouring squire - though he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls. But when his amorous escapades earn the disapproval of his benefactor, Tom is banished to make his own fortune. Sophia, meanwhile, is determined to avoid an arranged marriage to Allworthy's scheming nephew and escapes from her rambunctious father to follow Tom to London

The first volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades • 'On a February day in the year AD 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem, riding upon a white camel' • An enthralling work of grand historical narrative, Steven Runciman's A History of the Crusades overturned the traditional view of the Crusades as a romantic Christian adventure, and instead shifted the focus of the story to the East. With verve and drama, volume one of Runciman's trilogy tells the story of the First Crusade - from its unlikely beginnings in pilgrimage to the horrors of the siege of Jerusalem and the carving out of new territory on the edge of the eastern Mediterranean

The second volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades • 'There was magic about. Saladin himself was troubled by terrible dreams...' • Steven Runciman's unrivalled history of the Crusades is a classic of learning and vivid, compelling storytelling, which brilliantly brings to life the personalities, battles, massacres, triumphs and follies of these epochal events. In this second volume of his trilogy Runciman tells the story of the foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the disastrous, bloody Second Crusade and the inexorable rise of the crusaders' nemesis, Saladin

The third volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades • 'The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and greed, hope and disillusion' • Steven Runciman's triumphant three-volume A History of the Crusades remains an unsurpassed account of the events that changed the world and continue to resonate today. This final volume of the trilogy begins with the glamorous Third Crusade and ends with the ruinous collapse of the crusader states and the degeneration of their ideals, which reached its nadir in the tragic destruction of Byzantium

История философии - это эпическое повествование: исследование идей, взглядов и учений некоторых из самых творческих умов, известных человечеству. Но с 1945 года не существует исчерпывающей истории этого великого интеллектуального путешествия • "История философии" Энтони Грейлинга отправляет читателя в путешествие из эпохи Будды, Конфуция и Сократа. Через господство христианства в европейском сознании к эпохе Возрождения и Просвещения. Далее - Милль, Ницше, Сартр, затем философские традиции Индии, Китая и персидско-арабского мира • И, наконец, о сегодняшней философии • Книга на английском языке • The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity. But there has been no comprehensive history of this great intellectual journey since 1945

Николь Краусс - новая звезда американской прозы. Ее книги переведены на 35 языков. Свой самый известный на сегодняшний день роман "Хроники любви" Краусс посвятила мужу, писателю Дж. С. Фоеру. Это пронзительная история любви и одиночества, роман-головоломка, который не отпускает читателя до последней страницы.Любовь не знает прошедшего времени. Лео Гурски на закате своих дней вспоминает о девочке, которую любил шестьдесят лет назад в Польше. И каждое мгновение предстает перед ним, как будто было только вчера. Он написал книгу и посвятил этой девочке, но война разлучила влюбленных. Лео думал, что его рукопись – "Хроники любви" – потеряна безвозвратно, но вот спустя столько лет он получил ее по почте… • Книга на английском языке • Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2006 and winner of the 2006 Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, The History of Love by bestselling author Nicole Krauss explores the lasting power of the written word and the lasting power of love

Мастерски написанная книга об истории земли, ныне известной как Уэльс, и её политической, социальной и культурной жизни • От ледникового периода до наших дней, от доисторических и римских руин до Реформации, от промышленной революции до серии шахтёрских забастовок в конце двадцатого века... перед вами исчерпывающий труд, уникальное и увлекательное описание того, как валлийский народ появился, как он жил на протяжении своей истории и какое место он занимает в современном мире. Это издание дополнено главой новейшей истории Уэльса, начавшейся после учреждения Национальной ассамблеи - валлийского парламента • Книга на английском языке • Stretching from the Ice Ages to the present day, this masterful account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales

One of the most remarkable artists of our age.' Mario Vargas Llosa The Book of Sand was the last of Borges' major collections to be published. The stories are, in his words, 'variations on favourite themes... combining a plain and at times almost colloquial style with a fantastic plot'. It includes such marvellous tales as 'The Congress', 'Undr' and 'The Mirror and the Mask'. Also included are the handful of stories written right at the end of Borges' life - 'August 25, 1983', 'Blue Tigers', 'The Rose of Paracelsus' and 'Shakespeare's Memory

Хотя Луи Борхес наиболее известен в англоязычном мире своими короткими художественными произведениями и стихами, в Латинской Америке его почитают в равной степени как чрезвычайно плодовитого и увлекательного автора научно-популярной прозы. В "Общей библиотеке" более 150 самых блестящих произведений Борхеса впервые собраны в одном томе. Более ста произведений ранее никогда не публиковались на английском языке • Книга на английском языке • Though best known in the English speaking world for his short fictions and poems, Borges is revered in Latin America equally as an immensely prolific and beguiling writer of non-fiction prose. In The Total Library, more than 150 of Borges' most brilliant pieces are brought together for the first time in one volume - all in superb new translations

Selected Poems brings together some two hundred poems - the largest collection of Borges' poetry ever assembled in English, including many never previously translated. The brilliance of the Spanish originals is matched with luminous English versions rendered by a remarkable cast of translators, among them W.S. Merwin, John Updike, Robert Fitzgerald, Mark Strand and Alastair Reid