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The Mahabharata of Palmira: Volume One: The Scales
￥84.28
This is the first part of a radical retelling, in two volumes, of the ancient Indian epic, The Mahabharata. At the heart of this version is the mystery of Karna. He was found as a baby by a lowly, childless couple who adopted him. The story follows this strange but remarkable boy as he moves from these humble beginnings to become a great warrior, embroiled in a simmering conflict between two sets of royal princes. This retelling aims to be as intriguing to readers familiar with the ancient storyline as to those who have no knowledge of the legend: while staying close to the original plot skeleton, it is profoundly different, with new tissues fleshing out the ancient bones. It also attempts to capture, but in a modern light, the spirit of philosophical drama contained in the original. The Scales traces Karna’s early years, his introduction to the princes, and his enduring rivalry with one of these, Arjuna. The volume concludes with an account of the great dice tournament involving the princes and their allies. In spite of its very personal and western perspective, this book hopes to celebrate ancient India’s immense and varied contributions to humanity.
Seven Signs of the Lion
￥90.03
The novel Seven Signs of the Lion is a magical journey to the city of Lviv in Western Ukraine. Part magical realism, part travelogue, part adventure novel, and part love story, it is a fragmented, hybrid work about a mysterious and mythical place. The hero of the novel Nicholas Bilanchuk is a gatherer of living souls, the unique individuals he meets over the course of his five-month stay in his ancestral homeland. These include the enigmatic Mr. Viktor, who, with one eye that always glimmers, in a dream summons him across the Atlantic Ocean to the city of lions, becoming his spiritual mentor; the genius mathematician Professor Potojbichny (a man of science with a mystical bent and whose name means “man from the other side”); the exquisite beauty Ada, whose name suggests “woman from Hades” in Ukrainian, whose being emanates irresistible sensuality, but who never lets anyone capture her beauty in a picture; the schizophrenic artist Ivan the Ghostseer, who lives in a bohemian hovel of a basement apartment and in an alcohol-induced trance paints the spirits of the city that torment him; and the curly-haired elfin Raya, whose name suggests “paradise” in Ukrainian and who becomes the primary guide and companion for Nicholas on his journey to self-realization. The hero is summoned to the land of his ancestors to find the “seven signs of the lion” in a mysterious quest. The multicultural and unique architectural aspects of the “city of lions” with its medieval old town dating back several centuries is showcased. Part cultural history, the novel deals with the legends and myths surrounding the city and its environs. Anglophone readers will be introduced to a country, a people and a culture that largely remain undiscovered for them.
The Flying Dutchman
￥88.70
Some time in the 1970s, Konstantin Alpheyev, a well-known Russian musicologist, finds himself in trouble with the KGB, the Russian secret police, after the death of his girlfriend, for which one of their officers may have been responsible. He has to flee from the city and to go into hiding. He rents an old house located on the bank of a big Russian river, and lives there like a recluse observing nature and working on his new book about Wagner. The house, a part of an old barge, undergoes strange metamorphoses rebuilding itself as a medieval schooner, and Alpheyev begins to identify himself with the Flying?Dutchman. Meanwhile, the police locate his new whereabouts and put him under surveillance. A chain of strange events in the nearby village makes the police officer contact the KGB, and the latter figure out who the new tenant of the old house actually is.?
The Strange Girl
￥30.39
The Strange Girl
Huckleberry Finns Abenteuer und Fahrten
￥8.96
Huckleberry Finns Abenteuer und Fahrten
How It Feels To Die, By One Who Has Tried It
￥8.96
How It Feels To Die, By One Who Has Tried It
Besotted
￥7.72
Besotted
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
￥16.27
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sons and Lovers
￥32.62
Sons and Lovers
Altered Life
￥7.72
Altered Life
The Man Who Ended War
￥8.96
The Man Who Ended War
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
￥16.27
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Treasure Island
￥16.27
Treasure Island
Jane Eyre
￥24.44
Jane Eyre
Orlando
￥57.14
Orlando
The Age of Innocence
￥8.09
The Age of Innocence
The Lost World
￥8.96
The Lost World
Zu?i Folk Tales
￥163.42
Zu?i Folk Tales
When Can I Stop Running?: A Vietnam War Story
￥24.44
When Can I Stop Running?: A Vietnam War Story
Harry the Cloud
￥24.28
Harry the Cloud
O muiere bisericoasa
￥23.30
O muiere bisericoasa
