Всички бяхме в капан, историите ни - вече написани. Преди двеста години Пепеляшка отиде на бала и намери своя принц. И те заживяха дълго и щастливо! София Гриминс, както всяко друго момиче в кралството, знае приказката за Пепеляшка наизуст. Тя трябва да я знае, защото иначе наказанието е затвор, заточение или дори смърт. Във всяко домакинство трябва да има одобрен от двореца екземпляр на Пепеляшка, а годишният бал е задължителен за всички момичета, навършили 16 години. Неявяването е престъпление. Но София усеща, че има нещо нередно в този свят. Тя не желае да се подчинява сляпо, не желае да бъде "избрана", не ... |
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Вървя С блокирана походка. С тояга здрава във ръка. Вървя... С коляно, счупено на две. Куцукам трудно през света. Вървя... Във дупка черна падам рязко. Заострена стрела във мен – Боли... Проскърцват чарковете мои. Те имат нужда от мехлем. Лечебен... Захапвам волята си здраво. И вярата си - фанатично. За кой ли път... Изправям се полека-лека. И стъпвам смело на инат... и пак вървя... Тоягата - приятел личен. Изритвам с нихилизъм зъл. Вървя... Опъвам аз напред въжето. И то е Пътят Мой. Вървя... Безумен акробат съм аз. С баланс. Напред. Вървя... Походката изправена е вече: Със ритъм нов. И с хъс. Вървя... Живота ... |
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Тихо като в църква Искам да е Тихо. Тихо като в Църква. Да е Тихо - Честно. Да е Тихо - Смело. Тихо - Съкровено. Като във Параклис. И като Причастие. Да се чува само огънят на Свещите. Да разкъсам Старото и да го изхвърля. Да остана гола. После да наметна и да се завия с Времето Безкрайно. В изповед гореща да склоня главата си. В слепоочието горе да тупти сърцето ми с дишане насечено в ритъм неритмичен. Да простя на другите. Да простя на себе си. Тихо да приседна с Благодарност Свята - С обич и към Другите. С обич и за себе си... Ива Тупарева ... |
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I like to dissect girls. Did you know I'm utterly insane? Patrick Bateman has it all: good looks, youth, charm, a job on Wall Street, and reservations at every new restaurant in town. He is also a psychopath. A man addicted to his superficial, perfect life, he pulls us into a dark underworld where the American Dream becomes a nightmare... Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho is one of the most controversial and talked-about novels of all time. A multi-million-copy bestseller hailed as a modern classic, it is a violent and outrageous black comedy about the darkest side of human nature. With an introduction by ... |
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The sequel to the book The Atlas Six. Six magicians were offered the opportunity of a lifetime. Five are now members of the Society. And two paths lie before them. In this thrilling next instalment, the secret society of Alexandrians is unmasked. Its newest recruits realize the institute is capable of raw, world-changing power. It's also headed by a man with plans to change life as we know it - and these are already under way. But the cost of this knowledge is as high as the price of power, and each initiate must choose which faction to follow. Yet as events gather momentum and dangers multiply, which of their ... |
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The sequel to the book The Atlas Paradox. Destiny is a Choice. Only the extraordinary are chosen. Only the cunning survive. An explosive return to the library leaves the six Alexandrians vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment. Old alliances quickly fracture as the initiates take opposing strategies as to how to deal with the deadly bargain they have so far failed to uphold. Those who remain with the archives wrestle with the ethics of their astronomical abilities; elsewhere, an unlikely pair partner to influence politics on a global stage. And still the outside world mobilizes to destroy them - while the ... |
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Old Arkhip sits every day by the roots of a wizened, hunchbacked willow, fishing and exchanging whispered stories with the ancient tree. One of these takes Arkhip three decades back in time, to a quiet day in early spring when a strange encounter shook him momentarily from the rural bliss in which he lived, catapulting him into a world of crime, corruption, violence and murder. A quintessential example of Chekhov's artistry, The Willow is here accompanied by thirty-two other short stories - some of them never or rarely translated into English - which are representative of the three main phases of the author’s ... |
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When a stray dog dying on the streets of Moscow is taken in by a wealthy professor, he is subjected to medical experiments in which he receives various transplants of human organs. As he begins to transform into a rowdy, unkempt human by the name of Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, his actions distress the professor and those surrounding him, although he finds himself accepted into the ranks of the Soviet state. A parodic reworking of the Frankenstein myth and a vicious satire of the Communist revolution and the concept of the New Soviet man, A Dog's Heart was banned by the censors in 1925 and circulated only in ... |
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The unnamed narrator of the novel, a former government official, has decided to retire from the world and lead a life of inactivity and contemplation. His fiercely bitter, cynical and witty monologue ranges from general observations and philosophical musings to memorable scenes from his own life, including his obsessive plans to exact revenge on an officer who has shown him disrespect and a dramatic encounter with a prostitute. Seen by many as the first existentialist novel and showcasing the best of Dostoevsky's dry humour, Notes from Underground was a pivotal moment in the development of modern literature and has ... |
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Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that ... |
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Of unknown date, and surviving in a tenth-century manuscript, Beowulf is the tale of a young Geatish hero and his struggle with three deadly foes, beginning with the dread monster Grendel, who has been devouring warriors in the hall of the Danish King in their sleep. The most important Old English poem, and the first known major poem written in a European vernacular, Beowulf is a unique and compelling mix of sixth-century historical events, Christian commentary, Germanic myth and Anglo-Saxon culture. The poem is presented here in a dual-text format with a new translation by multi-award-winning translator J. G. Nichols. ... |
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A collection of early short stories which helped make Fitzgerald's name, Tales of the Jazz Age combines period pieces - the most notable of which is the novella-length May Day - with more fanciful creations, such as the fantastical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, recently made into a Hollywood film. Also containing the now classic story The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, as well as lesser-known sketches and tales, this diverse selection, compiled by Fitzgerald himself from material published in newspapers and magazines, showcases both the variety of his writing and early examples of the themes and characters which ... |