Jonathan Buckley – лучшие книги

Co-winner of the 2022 Novel Prize, Tell is an exuberant, intensely fluid, and probing examination of the ways in which we make stories of our own and of other people’s lives A novel of intense, flickering intelligence, Tell is structured as a series of interviews with a woman who worked as a gardener for a wealthy businessman and art collector who has mysteriously disappeared, and may or may not have committed suicide. What might be a gloomy subject is instead alluring, lit from within by a lively deep knowledge of human Buckley's eye for motivations brings to mind a Thomas Hardy for our atomized 21st-century. A thrilling novel of strange, intoxicating immediacy, Tell carries the pleasures of exciting new gossip enjoyed with a rare old cognac by a crackling fire. Calling his work “captivating,” John Banville has “Why isn’t Jonathan Buckley better known?”

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The new, full-colour "Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria" is the ultimate travel guide to some of Europe's most popular tourist destinations.
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THE POCKET ROUGH GUIDE TO VENICE is the ultimate insider's guide to Europe's most romantic city. Inspirational photography, neighborhood-by-neighborhood guides, and detailed, up-to-date maps help you get the most out of a visit to Venice, whether that means visiting the magnificent Basilica di San Marco, taking to the water on a gondola, or exploring the bars of the atmospheric Rialto.
Frank, incisive reviews take you straight to the best of the city's cafes, restaurants, and nightlife venues, from the ultra-stylish to the magnificently traditional, while tell-it-like-it-is listings help you find the right accommodation for your budget; choose a seventeenth-century palazzo, a family-run bed and breakfast, a hostel, or hotel.
THE POCKET ROUGH GUIDE TO VENICE is your essential guide to the city, with information on all the key sights in an easy-to-use, pocket-size format and a full-color, pull-out map.

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The new, full-colour "Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria" is the ultimate travel guide to some of Europe's most popular tourist destinations. Covering the region more comprehensively than any other guide, it's packed with up-to-date and expert information on all the attractions, from the great museums of Florence and Siena to the tiny rural villages, as well as guiding you to the best of the beaches, forests, mountains and vineyard-clad hills. It also gives you the lowdown on the best hotels and restaurants for all budgets, and illuminates the sights with background information on history, folklore, art, architecture and festivals. Dozens of photographs and easy-to-use colour maps complete a guide that has long been established as the best you can buy. Make the most of your time, with "The Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria".