Jan Srb Książki

The seventh novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle, The Assommoir is the story of a woman's struggle for happiness in working-class Paris.

K romantickému příběhu o bývalém galejníkovi, který zbohatne a pomáhá svým přátelům, se vracejí nové generace čtenářů, kteří spolu s Hugovými hrdiny prožívají jeden z nejkrásnějších příběhů o utrpení a lásce. Sledujme dobrodružství Jeana Valjeana a jeho věčného stínu Javerta, osudem pronásledované Fantiny a její malé Cossety, ušlechtilého Maria a vykutáleného Thénardiera. Kouzlo románu spočívá také v tom, že děj se odehrává v romantické scenérii staré Paříže třicátých let devatenáctého století, v zákoutí úzkých uliček, za tajuplnými zdmi kláštěrů a hřbitovů a dokonce i v podzemních stokách Paříže.

Night in Bombay (1940) is a romantic tale that helps a beautiful, pleasure-seeking woman, bored by wealth, an empty life, and the attention of men, find meaning in life through the purity and strength of love. In Bombay, the largest Indian port, where elements of Western and Eastern civilization blend, a group of adventurers from around the world gathers, trying to escape boredom in gambling dens, bars, horse races, and parties hosted by a wealthy and decadent maharaja. Their small personal dramas unfold, intrigues are hatched, and complex relationships intertwine, but each of these individuals seeks an escape from the carousel of boredom and moral emptiness. In sharp contrast to these castaways and empty hedonists are those who have discovered the meaning of their lives in working for India, whose diverse society and rich yet cruel nature they have come to love.

Polish translation of Dumas' famous historical novel, "The Three Musketeers." A young Gascon nobleman, d'Artagnan, sets off for Paris in hopes of joining the Musketeers. He proves himself fighting with them and earns a place in their ranks. With d'Artagnan the three preserve the honor of the king and thwart the schemes of Cardinal Richelieu.

The Sin of Abbé Mouret is the fifth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series. It follows Serge Mouret, a young priest, aspiring to perfect purity and sanctity. An illness leaves him with amnesia, and no longer knowing he is a priest, he falls in love with his nurse. Together they roam an Eden-like garden called the 'Paradou'.