At Least It Looks Good From Space - Carl Kinsella
A sharp, quirky, intelligent and entertaining collection of essays on what it means to be young-but-not-that-young in the modern world
“What does it mean to be loved by the muses?†Miyuu is attending night classes in the hopes of getting into Tokei University of the Arts. As she works on her painting assignments, however, she’s forced to confront her persistent doubts and abysmal self-esteem. And when it comes to the people in her life, she’s starting to discover an important lesson: Compassion and cruelty often go hand in hand.
A sharp, quirky, intelligent and entertaining collection of essays on what it means to be young-but-not-that-young in the modern world
Jedno z vrcholných diel ruského romantizmu ponúka syntézu filozofických ideí a imaginatívneho videnia sveta. Prózy zaujmú neobvyklým prepojením fantastického a reálneho, umeleckou konfrontáciou niekoľkých filozofických pohľadov, ako aj tematizáciou iných umení, najmä hudby, v literárnom…
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Millie: Jediný, kdo mně mohl pomoci, byl Nick. Byl tu ovšem malý problém. On si o mně myslel, že jsem protivná, rozmazlená a povrchní, a já ho považovala za upjatého a studeného suchara. Nick: Když mně Millie napsala, že…
Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens’ lifetime.  He had always loved a good ghost story himself, particularly at Christmas time, and was open-minded, willing to accept, and indeed put to the test,…
Gary sníva o tom, že si založí rodinu. Ivan pred tou svojou utiekol. Sú priatelia, hoci o minulosti toho druhého nič nevedia. Keď sa Gary rozhodne vrátiť do Francúzska, Ivan ho požiada, aby vyhľadal jeho…