Boyd William: Solo
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: 1969. A veteran secret agent. A single mission. A licence to kill. James Bond returns.
Boyd William: Waiting for Sunrise
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Vienna, 1913. It is a fine day in August when Lysander Rief, a young English actor, walks through the city to his first appointment with the eminent psychiatrist Dr Bensimon. Sitting in the waiting room he is anxiously pondering the particularly intimate nature of his neurosis when a young woman enters. She is clearly in distress, but Lysander is immediately drawn to her strange, hazel eyes and…
Boyd William: Waiting for Sunrise
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Vienna, 1913. Lysander Rief, a young English actor, sits in the waiting room of the city's preeminent psychiatrist as he anxiously ponders the particularly intimate nature of his neurosis. When the enigmatic, intensely beautiful Hettie Bull walks in, Lysander is immediately drawn to her, unaware of how destructive the consequences of their subsequent affair will be.…
Boyd William: Bamboo
Скачать книгу (размер 3 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 672) Аннотация: Throughout his career as a novelist, William Boyd has never stopped writing non-fiction, providing a fascinating counterpoint to the world of his novels. Bamboo gathers together Boyd's writing on literature, art, the movie business, television, people he has met, places he has visited and autobiographical reflections on his African childhood and his years at boarding school. From Pablo Picasso to…
Boyd William: Brazzaville Beach
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: 'I live on Brazzaville Beach... I am here because two sets of strange and extraordinary events happened to me... One in England, first, and then one in Africa.' On Brazzaville Beach, on the edge of Africa, Hope Clearwater examines the complex circumstances that brought her there. Sifting the details for evidence of her own innocence or guilt, she tells her engrossing story with a blunt and…
Boyd William: The Dream Lover: Short Stories
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Funny, moving and sharply observed, these stories are confirmation of Boyd's status as one of English fiction's finest writers. Here are twenty-four gripping tales told in bold, distinct voices from Brazil to Africa and from Nice to Hollywood. This eclectic collection by the acclaimed author of Restless and Brazzaville Beach is a must-read for any lover of the short story.