ra_9k3x7 Äntligen stod prästen i predikstolen…” Med detta klassiska citat inleder Selma Lagerlöf sin storslagna debutroman från 1891. I centrum står den försupne prästen Gösta Berling, som efter att ha predikat onykter avsatts från sitt ämbete. Uppgiven och desillusionerad ämnar han supa ihjäl sig, men räddas till livet av den barska och karismatiska majorskan på Ekeby. … Read more
Dvēseļu putenisc 1 Chapter 1: Pirmajā nodaļā tiek attēlota 16 gadus veca zēna iekšējā pasaule, viņam staigājot pa Rīgas ielām. Viņš ir tik ļoti iegrimis savās domās un sajūtās, ka gandrīz nepamana apkārt notiekošo. Kļūst skaidrs, ka viņš nesen piedzīvojis ko jaunu un spēcīgu – savu pirmo iemīlēšanos. Viņa domas nepārtraukti atgriežas pie meitenes vārdā … Read more
Aleksandrs Grīns – Dvēseļu putenisc 1:Jauns vīrietis tiek ierauts karā nevis ideoloģijas, bet apstākļu dēļ.Tas, kas sākas kā pienākums, pakāpeniski pārtop par sastapšanos ar zaudējumu, identitāti un izdzīvošanu. Šis romāns nav par varonību.Tas ir par to, kas paliek, kad viss pārējais ir noņemts. Chatgpt Format: pdfLength: 277 lppLanguage: LatvianPublisher: RīgaPublication date: 1933ISBN: N/A
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro’s beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House. In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into … Read more
Don Quixote – Part I PrologueThe prologue isn’t insecure – It’s ironicCervantes mocks literacy authority and shows that storie don’t need permissions to exist. Even before it begins. Don Quixote blurs the line between truth, parody and illusions.
Don Quixote – IntroductionDon Quixote is not just a book — it’s an experiment that grew as it was being written.From simple satire into something much larger, without a clear plan. Translation reveals the same thing:there is no “correct” version — only choices.Every translator writes their own Quixote. If you try to stay invisible, it … Read more
Winner of the 2021 Women”s Prize for FictionA SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL, ‘one of our greatest living authors’ NEW YORK MAGAZINE__________________________________Piranesi lives in the HousePerhaps he always has. In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its … Read more
Abraham Verghese – Cutting for Stone:My brother, Shiva, and I came into the world in the late afternoon of the twentieth of September in the year of grace 1954. We took our first breaths in the thick air of Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia. Where silk and steel fail, story must succeed. To begin … Read more
Pip Williams – The Dictionary of Lost Words: This book is currently on the reading list and will likely become part of the ongoing reflections and second readings on the site.
Kazuo Ishiguro – The Buried GiantThe Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for yearsThey expect to face many hazards … Read more