In the heat of the glowing July afternoon, the room, with blinds carefully closed, was full of a great calm. From the three windows, through the cracks of the old wooden shutters, came only a few scattered sunbeams which, in the midst of the obscurity, made a soft brightness that bathed surrounding objects in a […]
His Masterpiece, which in the original French bears the title of L’Oeuvre, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire. Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novels—a series illustrative […]
Orta sınıf Dexter Green, bir zamanlar golf yardımcısı olarak yanlarında çalıştığı köklü ailelerin seçkin sınıfına dâhil olmayı düşler. Dexter taşıyıcılığını yaptığı soyluların misafiri olarak golf kulübüne dönmeyi başarır. Böylece büyüleyici Judy Jones’la, felaketi olacak kadınla tanışır. İlk kez 1922’de Metropolitan dergisinde yayımlanan F. Scott Fitzgerald’ın “Kış Düşleri”, Muhteşem Gatsby’nin ilk taslağı olarak kabul edilir. Yazarın Gatsby’nin […]
Son derece duygusal bir genç olan Samim, Avrupa’dan döndükten sonra katıldığı ilk çay partisinde iki kadınla tanışır: Karanlık ve gizemli Nevhiz ile saf ve meleksi Pervin. İkisi de geceyle gündüz kadar birbirine zıt fakat aynı derecede karşı konulmazdır. Canlı bir İstanbul ile renkli bir karakter kadrosunun oluşturduğu arka planda Samim, aşkın çekimine kapılır. Ancak bir […]
Daniel Defoe’s faith-filled The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe finds Crusoe bored with his prosperity and consumed by an irresistible longing to return to the island he left many years before. Along with his trusty servant and companion, Friday, he embarks on a harrowing high-seas adventure that takes them to China, over the Russian steppes, […]
There once lived in the city of New York, a boy by the name of Robinson Crusoe. He had a pleasant home. His father and mother were kind to him and sent him to school. They hoped that he would study hard and grow up to be a wise and useful man, but he loved […]
The Alcibiades I is a dialogue depicting Socrates in conversation with Alcibiades. It is ascribed to Plato, although scholars are divided on the question of its authenticity.The Alcibiades II is a dialogue traditionally ascribed to Plato. In it, Socrates attempts to persuade Alcibiades that it is unsafe for him to pray to the gods if he does not know whether what he prays for […]
The Euthydemus contrasts Socratic argumentation and education with the methods of Sophism, to the detriment of the latter. Throughout the dialogue, Euthydemus and Dionysodorus continually attempt to ensnare Socrates with what are presented as deceptive and meaningless arguments, primarily to demonstrate their professed philosophical superiority. Çevirmen: Benjamin Jowett Yayın Tarihi: 31.03.2021 ISBN: 9786257357388 Dil: İNGİLİZCE Sayfa Sayısı: 61 Cilt Tipi: Karton […]
The story follows Tarzan’s adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society. So popular was the character that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels. Yayın Tarihi: 20.03.2021 ISBN: 9786257357265 Dil: İNGİLİZCE Sayfa Sayısı: 308 Cilt Tipi: Karton […]
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry yetişkinlere ya da bir çocuğa ithaf etmez ölümsüz eserini. Kocaman olmuş ama çocuk kalabilmiş dostu Léon Werth için yazar Küçük Prens’i. Bu ithaf rakamlarla değil renklerle, hislerle ve duyumsamayla ilgilenebilenlere de armağandır: “Ne esrarengiz bir olay. Evrende bir yerlerde, daha önce hiç görmediğimiz bir koyunun gülü yiyip yemediği, Küçük Prens’i çok seven […]