Vienna - Eva Menasse

Vienna - Eva Menasse

Páteří veskrze tragického příběhu s výraznými komickými rysy, odehrávajícího se z větší části v poválečné Vídni, jsou vzpomínková vyprávění o osudech tří sourozenců, vypravěččina otce, jeho bratra a krásné sestry, které osud v dětských a mladých letech zavál

A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories (Ibbotson Eva)(Paperback)

A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories is a delightful collection of eighteen of the best of Eva Ibbotson's short stories. They range from nineteenth-century Vienna to the north of England at the end of the last century, from pre-revolutionary Russia to the devastated Brazilian Amazon. Each

The Capital - Robert Menasse

Brussels. A hive of tragic heroes, manipulative losers, involuntary accomplices. No wonder the European Commission is keen to improve its image.The fiftieth anniversary of the European Commission approaches, and the Directorate-General for Culture is tasked with organising an appropriate

Star of Kazan (Ibbotson Eva)(Paperback / softback)

An enthralling adventure set in turn-of-the-century Vienna. From the author of the bestselling Journey to the River

Shifting Patterns: Christopher Alexander and the Eishin Campus (Guttmann Eva)(Paperback)

Christopher Alexander is a Vienna-born, British-American architect and theorist and the father of the pattern language movement, popularized in his pivotal 1968 book, A Pattern Language, with Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein, as well as the 1979 follow up, The Timeless Way of Building. Lesser

Hlavní město - Robert Menasse

Padesáté výročí založení Evropské komise se blíží, což je důvod pro velkolepé oslavy. A podle evropských úředníků neexistuje pro připomínku tohoto jubilea lepší místo než bývalý vyhlazovací tábor v Osvětimi… Inspektor Brunfaut má naproti tomu jiné starosti:

Vyhnání z pekla - Robert Menasse

Významný rakouský autor, nositel mnoha ocenění, skloubil v tomto románě do jednoho širokého celku 'svá' témata (židé a židovství, pronásledování židů, křesťanství, náboženský fanatismus, nacismus, Rakousko a jeho nedávná - nacistická a antisemitská - minulost a často

Music in Vienna: 1700, 1800, 1900 (Jones David Wyn)(Paperback)

The image of Vienna as a musical city is a familiar one. Vienna has long been associated with many of the most significant composers in Western music - from Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, through the Strauss family, Brahms, Bruckner and Wolf, to Mahler, Lehr, Schoenberg and Webern. Today,

Death in Vienna (Silva Daniel)(Paperback / softback)

Art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to discover the truth behind a bombing which killed an old friend - a Nazi hunter. While there he encounters something that turns his whole life upside down. Each fact he uncovers only leads to more questions until finally a picture emerges which

Evropský systém - Robert Menasse

Esej o krizi kultury v evropském hlavním městě, o vztahu národních států a centrálních orgánů Unie a fungování demokratických principů. Autor měl původně v úmyslu napsat román o Evropě, prózu v duchu dekadentních pocitů typu 'Evropa ve světle zapadajícího slunce', jehož

The Capital: A Novel - Robert Menasse

'A deliciously vicious - and timely - satire about the E.U. and the meaning of Europe today' - Frederick Studemann, Financial Times | Brussels. A panorama of tragic heroes, manipulative losers, involuntary accomplices. No wonder the E.U. Commission is keen to improve its image. The Capital is a sharp

Vienna - The International Capital (Robertson Angus)(Pevná vazba)

Vienna is unique amongst world capitals in its consistent international importance over the centuries. From the ascent of the Habsburgs as Europe's leading dynasty to the Congress of Vienna, which reordered Europe after Napoleon, to bridge- building summits during the Cold War, it is the Austrian

Vienna Blood - (Vienna Blood 2) (Tallis Frank)(Paperback / softback)

Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt summons a young disciple of Freud - his friend Dr. Max Liebermann - to assist him with the case. The investigation draws them into the sphere of Vienna's secret societies - a murky underworld of German literary scholars, race theorists, and scientists inspired

Vienna 1900 (Metzger Rainer)(Pevná vazba)

Discover turn-of-the-century Vienna in this exploration of its most important protagonists, complete with sumptuous double-page reproductions across painting, sculpture, architecture, and design, as well as an essay by Rainer Metzger. Marking the centenary of the deaths of masters Klimt, Schiele,

Vienna 1900 Complete (Brandsttter Christian)(Pevná vazba)

At the turn of the 20th century, Vienna became an epicenter for new thought, increasingly running counter to the prevalent conservatism symbolized by the neo-classical facades of the buildings in the city's Ringstrasse. During the time of the modernist movement led by Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann,

Alma Rosae: Vienna to Auschwitz (Newman Richard)(Paperback)

Alma Ros 's tragic story, from her birth and youth in the exalted musical circles of Vienna (her father was leader of the Vienna Philharmonic, her uncle was Gustav Mahler) to her death at Auschwitz, first came to public attention through the 1980 film Playing for Time. As leader of the only women's

Diplomatic Law: Commentary on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (Denza Eileen)(Paperback)

The 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations has for over 50 years been central to diplomacy and applied to all forms of relations among sovereign States. Participation is almost universal. The rules giving special protection to ambassadors are the oldest established in international law and

Deadly Communion - (Vienna Blood 5) (Tallis Frank)(Paperback / softback)

A sexual predator is at large on the streets of Imperial Vienna. The killer is no ordinary 'lust murderer' but an entirely new phenomenon, his deviance revealing the darker preoccupations of the age. Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt appeals to his friend, psychoanalyst Dr Max Liebermann, for

Fatal Lies - (Vienna Blood 3) (Tallis Frank)(Paperback / softback)

The hit novels behind the major new TV series Vienna Blood___________________________Vienna, 1903. In St. Florian's military school, a rambling edifice set high in the hills of the city's famous woods, a young cadet is found dead - his body lacerated with razor

Anyone Can Be President (Vienna David)(Paperback / softback)

Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna (Sheffer Edith)(Paperback)

Hans Asperger, the pioneer of diagnosing autism and Asperger syndrome in Nazi Vienna, has been celebrated for his compassionate defense of children with disabilities. But in this groundbreaking book, prize- winning historian Edith Sheffer exposes that Asperger was not only involved in the racial

Mozart in Vienna: The Final Decade (Keefe Simon P.)(Pevná vazba)

Mozart's greatest works were written in Vienna in the decade before his death (1781-1791). This biography focuses on Mozart's dual roles as a performer and composer and reveals how his compositional processes are affected by performance-related concerns. It traces consistencies and changes in

Death And The Maiden - (Vienna Blood 6) (Tallis Frank)(Paperback / softback)

Vienna, 1903. An operatic diva, Ida Rosenkrantz, is found dead in her luxurious villa. It appears that she has taken an overdose of morphine, but a broken rib, discovered during autopsy, suggests other and more sinister

Vienna - Hans-Michael Koetzle, Andreas J. Hirsch, Christian Brandstätter

Explore a city of architectural splendor, ubiquitous history, and incomparable heritage of art, design, and music. This collection brings together hundreds of photographs from the last 175 years to trace the history of Vienna; from imperial city to modern metropolis, from major landmarks to