simenon georges when i was old
Simenon Georges When I Was Old
'For personal reasons, or for reasons I don't know myself, I began feeling old, and I began keeping notebooks. I was nearing the age of sixty' Georges Simenon's autobiographical notebooks, in which he recorded his observations, experiences, anxieties and 'all the silly ideas that pass through my head', are one of the most candid self-portraits of a writer ever put to paper. Here, as the celebrated author ruthlessly examines his tortuous writing methods, his past, his fame, his intimate relationships and his fears of ageing, the result is an unsparing, often painfully revealing insight into a man trying both to find and to escape himself.
2146 Руб.
Simenon Georges The Snow Was Dirty
A brilliant new translation of Simenon's critically acclaimed masterpiece. 'And always the dirty snow, the heaps of snow that look rotten, with black patches and embedded garbage ... unable to cover the filth.' Nineteen-year-old Frank - thug, thief, son of a brothel owner - gets by surprisingly well despite living in a city under military occupation, but a warm house and a full stomach are not enough to make him feel truly alive in such a climate of deceit and betrayal. During a bleak, unending winter, he embarks on a string of violent and sordid crimes that set him on a path from which he can never return. Georges Simenon's matchless novel is a brutal, compelling portrayal of a world without pity; a devastating journey through a psychological no-man's land.
2311 Руб.
Dean Abigail Girl A
'Girl A,' she said. 'The girl who escaped. If anyone was going to make it, it was going to be you.' I am Lex Gracie: but they call me Girl A. I grew up with my family on the moors. I escaped when I was fifteen years old. Now something is pulling me back…
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Dean Abigail Girl A
'Girl A,' she said. 'The girl who escaped. If anyone was going to make it, it was going to be you.' I am Lex Gracie: but they call me Girl A. I grew up with my family on the moors. I escaped when I was fifteen years old. NOW SOMETHING IS PULLING ME BACK…
1042 Руб.
George's New Dinosaur
Georges favourite toy is Mr Dinosaur. When Mr Dinosaur breaks, George gets a brand new toy. Dino Roar walks, talks and even sings but can he replace Georges old toy?
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Simenon Georges Maigret and the Old Lady
'He had realized that it was her eyes as much as her vivacity that made her look so young. They were of a blue that was paler than the September sky over the sea and still had an expression of surprise, of wonderment' When a charming elderly widow appeals to him for help, Inspector Maigret travels to a seaside village in Normandy - uncovering a lost fortune and some poisonous family politics.
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Simenon Georges Maigret and the Old People
'He had seldom been so perplexed by human beings. Would a psychiatrist, a teacher or a novelist...have been better placed to understand characters who had suddenly materialized from another century?' Maigret is called to the home of Armand de Saint-Hilaire, a highly respected official who has been found shot dead in his study by his housekeeper. After interviewing everyone concerned Maigret is at a loss to the identity of the perpetrator until he comes across a series of letters from the past fifty years between the victim and a recently widowed woman. As Maigret uncovers the details behind the two's relationship he gets closer to discovering the tragic truth behind the official's demise. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret in Society.
2314 Руб.
Dooley Jenny Orpheus Descending
When Orpheus looked inside, he saw that he was standing in front of a river with fire burning on its surface. There was an old man there with wild white hair, standing next to a boat. He was looking down at the water, and Orpheus thought he saw the reflection of the fire in the man's eyes, but when the man turned to look at him Orpheus saw that his eyes were made of fire. Finally, he had met Charon the Ferryman. "No money was put upon your lips on the day you were buried, so I will not take you across the River Styx." "But I did not die. I only came here to talk to Pluton and Persephone. I want to ..."
441 Руб.
Khan Taran N. Shadow City. A Woman Walks Kabul
One of the first things I was told when I arrived in Kabul was never to walk... When journalist Taran Khan arrives in Kabul, she uncovers a place that defies her expectations. Her wanderings with other Kabulis reveal a fragile city in a state of flux: stricken by near-constant war, but flickering with the promise of peace; governed by age-old codes but experimenting with new modes of living. Her walks take her to the unvisited tombs of the dead, and to the land of the living - like the booksellers, archaeologists, film-makers and entrepreneurs who are remaking this 3,000-year-old city. And as NATO troops begin to withdraw from the country, Khan watches the cycle of transformation begin again.
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Виниловая пластинка Frank Sinatra: September Of My Years (LP). 1 LP
Frank Sinatra: September Of My Years [LP]. 1 LP. A1 The September Of My Years 3:12, A2 How Old Am I? 3:30, A3 Don't Wait Too Long 3:04, A4 It Gets Lonely Early 2:57, A5 This Is All I Ask 3:03, A6 Last Night When We Were Young 3:33, A7 The Man In The Looking Glass 3:25, B1 It Was A Very Good Year 4:25, B2 When The Wind Was Green 3:22, B3 Hello, Young Lovers 3:41, B4 I See It Now 2:50, B5 Once Upon A Time 3:30, B6 September Song 3:30
42099 Руб.
Simenon Georges Maigret
Maigret shrugged his shoulders, buried his hands in his pockets and went off without answering. He had just spent one of the most wretched days in his life. For hours, in his corner he had felt old and feeble, without idea or incentive. But now a tiny flame flickered. 'You bet we'll see' he growled. Maigret's peaceful retirement in the countryside is disrupted when a relative unwittingly embroils himself in a crime he did not commit and the inspector returns to Police Headquarters in Paris once again.
2346 Руб.
Simenon Georges Betty
'She tried to laugh, but was sobbing at the same time. She attempted to stand up and fell over, but she didn't shatter like the glass' Alone and adrift after losing everything in a divorce, Betty finds her life sliding dangerously out of control. When an older woman, Laure, discovers her drunk in a Paris restaurant and nurses her back to health, she is given another chance. But Betty is damaged, consumed by darkness. As the truth about her past, and her nature, emerges, it threatens to consume Laure too. Originally published in 1961, this gripping psychological thriller caused a sensation and inspired a film adaptation by Claude Chabrol.
2346 Руб.
Simenon Georges Maigret
Avant d’ouvrir les yeux, Maigret fronca les sourcils, comme s’il se fut mefie de cette voix qui venait lui crier tout au fond de son sommeil : – Mon oncle !… Les paupieres toujours closes, il soupira, tatonna le drap de lit et comprit qu’il ne revait pas, qu’il se passait quelque chose puisque sa main n’avait pas rencontre, la ou il eut du etre, le corps chaud de Mme Maigret. Il ouvrit enfin les yeux. La nuit etait claire. Mme Maigret, debout pres de la fenetre a petits carreaux, ecartait le rideau cependant qu’en bas quelqu’un secouait la porte et que le bruit se repercutait dans toute la maison. – Mon oncle ! C’est moi…
1863 Руб.
Simenon Georges Felicie
In his mind's eye he would see that slim figure in the striking clothes, those wide eyes the colour of forget-me-not, the pert nose and especially the hat, that giddy, crimson bonnet perched on the top of her head with a bronze-green feather shaped like a blade stuck in it . . . Felicie had given him more trouble than all the 'hard' men who had been put behind bars. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret and the Toy Village.
2314 Руб.
Виниловая пластинка Status Quo - Spare Parts: Mono & Stereo (Limited 180-Gram Gold & Orange ColoredVinyl). 2 LP
2xLP, Новая, не запечатаннаяЛэйбл: Music On VinylКаталожный №: MOVLP2732Год: 2020Цвет винила: GOLDMono Lp A1 Face Without A SoulA2 You're Just What I Was Looking For TodayA3 Are You Growing Tired Of My LoveA4 Antique AngelicaA5 So Ends Another LifeA6 Poor Old ManB1 Mr Mind DetectorB2 The ClownB3 Velvet CurtainsB4 Little Miss NothingB5 When I AwakeB6 Nothing At AllStereo Lp C1 Face Without A SoulC2 You're Just What I Was Looking For TodayC3 Are You Growing Tired Of My LoveC4 Antique AngeliqueC5 So Ends Another LifeC6 Poor Old ManD1 Mr. Mind DetectorD2 The ClownD3 Velvet CurtainsD4 Little Miss NothingD5 When I AwakeD6 Nothing At All
4300 Руб.
Koomson Dorothy When I Was Invisible
''Do you ever wonder if you've lived the life you were meant to?' I ask her. She sighs, and dips her head. 'Even if I do, what difference will it make?' In 1988, two eight-year-old girls with almost identical names and the same love of ballet meet for the first time. They seem destined to be best friends forever and to become professional dancers. Years later, however, they have both been dealt so many cruel blows that they walk away from each other into very different futures - one enters a convent, the other becomes a minor celebrity. Will these new, 'invisible' lives be the ones they were meant to live, or will they only find that kind of salvation when they are reunited twenty years later?
2174 Руб.