Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, «Catch-22» is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never even met keep trying to kill him.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: A reissue of the breath-taking sequel to CATCH-22 — now a classic in its own right. Forty-two years ago Joseph Heller wrote the 20th century masterpiece CATCH-22, capturing the hilarious and tragic insanity of the times and galvanising the conscience of a generation. In the sequel, CLOSING TIME, he revisits many of the characters — now older, if not wiser — that made CATCH-22 so unforgettable:…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Novelist Eugene Pota is a cultural icon of the 20th century, struggling to write what will be the last novel of his career. But what to write about when, like so many noted authors before him, all of Pota's output since that first, landmark novel has been scrutinized, dissected — and found wanting?
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Imagine that the novelist — his name here is Eugene Pota — realizes that the days are dwindling and he needs to come up with one more novel. But what should he write? That first novel, the one that launched him, the one that made him into the cultural icon he seems fated to remain, has become a touchstone for his life, and his life since has pretty much been a critical failure. And now, when he…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Picture this: Rembrandt is creating his famous painting of Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer. As soon as he paints an ear on Aristotle, Aristotle can hear. When he paints an eye, Aristotle can see. And what Aristotle sees and hears and remembers from the ancient past to this very moment provides the foundation for this lighthearted, freewheeling jaunt through 2,500 years of Western…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Bruce Gold, a middle-aged, Jewish professor of English literature, finds himself on the brink of a golden career in politics — and not a moment too soon, as Gold yearns for an opportunity to transform a less-than-picture-perfect life: His children think little of him, his intimidating father endlessly bullies him, and his wife is so oblivious that she doesn't even notice he's left her. As funny…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: In Closing Time, Joseph Heller returns to the characters of Catch-22, now coming to the end of their lives and the century, as is the entire generation that fought in World War II: Yossarian and Milo Minderbinder, the chaplain, and such newcomers as little Sammy Singer and giant Lew, all linked, in an uneasy peace and old age, fighting not the Germans this time, but The End. Closing Time deftly…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: Bob Slocum was a promising executive. He had an attractive wife, three children, a nice house, and as many mistresses as he desired. His life was settled and ordered; he had conformed and society demanded he be happy — or at least pretend to be, But the pretence was becoming more and more difficult, as Slocum's discontent grew into an overwhelming sense of desolation, frustration and fear. And…