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Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues which centre around a cast of brilliantly realised characters …

Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues which centre around a cast of brilliantly realised characters and which ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection and Dostoevsky's own views, afflictions and manners. His serene selflessness is contrasted with the worldly qualities of every other character in the novel. Dostoevsky supplies a harsh indictment of the Russian ruling class of his day who have created a world which cannot accomodate the goodness of this idiot. Jazyk: Angličtina, Vazba: Brožovaná, Počet stran: 592, Nakladatelství: Wordsworth Editions, Autor: Fyodor Dostoevsky, ISBN-13: 9781853261756, Datum vydání: 1996

'My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive...'Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle - and her followers are sick with envy. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is ar…

'My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive...'Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle - and her followers are sick with envy. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more beautiful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers and industrial-grade ovens behind the scenes? What her followers don't know won't hurt them.Then, one morning, Natalie wakes up in a strange, horrible version of reality. Her home, her husband, her children-they're all familiar, but something's off. Is this a hoax? A reality show? A test from God? Natalie knows just two things for sure: this isn't her perfect life, and she must escape, by any means possible.As darkly funny as it is shocking and gripping, Yesteryear is an electrifying examination of tradition, fame, faith and the grand performance of womanhood, from a thrilling new talent in fiction. Jazyk: Angličtina, Vazba: Pevná, Počet stran: 400, Nakladatelství: HarperCollins Publishers, Autor: Caro Claire Burke, ISBN-13: 9780008742768, Datum vydání: 2026