Jiří Kaňák Livres

River Thieves is a beautifully written and compelling novel that breathes life into the pivotal events which shaped relations between the Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland and European settlers. Following a series of expeditions made under the order of the British Crown, the reader witnesses the tragic fallout from these missions as the Beothuk vanish and the web of secrets guarded by the settlers slowly begin to unravel ... Told in elegant sensual prose this is an enthralling historical novel of great passion and suspense, driven by the extraordinary cast of characters. And with it Michael Crummey establishes himself as one of Canada's most exciting new talents.

A contemporary classic from a major writer of the Native American renaissance — "Brilliant, brutal and, in my opinion, Welch's best work." —Tommy Orange, The Washington Post One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years During his life, James Welch came to be regarded as a master of American prose, and his first novel, Winter in the Blood, is one of his most enduring works. The narrator of this beautiful, often disquieting novel is a young Native American man living on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana. Sensitive and self-destructive, he searches for something that will bind him to the lands of his ancestors but is haunted by personal tragedy, the dissolution of his once proud heritage, and Montana's vast emptiness. Winter in the Blood is an evocative and unforgettable work of literature that will continue to move and inspire anyone who encounters it. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Může osamocený indián z divokých Černých hor přežít ve Francii konce devatenáctého století? Poslední román indiánského autora Jamese Welche Útočící jelen (2000) zachycuje osudy mladého indiána z kmene Lakotů, který se slavným představením z amerického Západu, Buffalo Billovou Wild West Show, zavítá do francouzské Marseille. Když se však během vystoupení těžce zraní a show pokračuje v cestě bez něj, započne se nová etapa jeho života a jemu nezbývá než se naučit žít v zemi, jejímuž jazyku nerozumí a jejíž kultura je mu zcela cizí. A její neznalost má mít tragické následky… Útočící jelen je dramatickým vyprávěním o střetu dvou odlišných kultur, zároveň je však mnohem univerzálnějším příběhem o prosté lidské touze po štěstí. – Vychází za laskavé podpory Ministerstva kultury ČR.