abe kobo the ruined map
Abe Kobo The Ruined Map
A private detective is hired to find a missing person, but nothing is normal about this case. Why has the beautiful, alcoholic wife of the vanished salesman waited over half a year to search for him? Why are the only clues a photo and a matchbox? As the investigator's ever-more puzzling hunt takes him into the labyrinthine depths of the urban underworld, he begins to wonder if it is in fact he who is lost. An intoxicating blend of noir thriller and surreal dream, The Ruined Map questions identity itself.
2607 Руб.
Abe Kobo The Woman in the Dunes
Dazzlingly original, Kobo Abe's The Woman in the Dunes is one of the premier Japanese novels in the twentieth century, and this Penguin Classics edition contains a new introduction by David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas. Niki Jumpei, an amateur entomologist, searches the scorching desert for beetles. As night falls he is forced to seek shelter in an eerie village, half-buried by huge sand dunes. He awakes to the terrifying realisation that the villagers have imprisoned him with a young woman at the bottom of a vast sand pit. Tricked into slavery and threatened with starvation if he does not work, Jumpei's only chance is to shovel the ever-encroaching sand - or face an agonising death. Among the greatest Japanese novels of the twentieth century, The Woman in the Dunes combines the essence of myth, suspense, and the existential novel. Kobo Abe (1924-93) was born in Tokyo, grew up in Manchuria, and returned to Japan in his early twenties. During his life Abe was considered his country's foremost living novelist. His novels have earned many literary awards and prizes, and have all been bestsellers in Japan. They include The Woman in the Dunes, The Ark Sakura, The Face of Another, The Box Man, and The Ruined Map.
2607 Руб.
Abe Kobo The Box Man
'This is the record of a box man'. Anonymous and alone, the box man peeps out of his cut-out eyeholes and watches the world from behind his four cardboard walls. At first repulsed by the strange phenomenon of people who have decided to abandon society and live in boxes on the Tokyo streets, he has found himself drawn into the anonymity and voyeurism of their life. As he becomes obsessed with spying on a young nurse, his identity slips away, in Kobo Abe's eerie, disorienting and seductive masterpiece of unease.
2607 Руб.
Abe Kobo The Ark Sakura
In this unnerving fable from one of Japan's greatest novelists, a recluse known as 'Mole' retreats to a vast underground bunker, only to find that strange guests, booby traps and a giant toilet may prove even greater obstacles than nuclear disaster.
2311 Руб.
Abe Kobo The Face of Another
The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in a laboratory accident - a man who has lost his face and, with it, connection to other people. Even his wife is now repulsed by him. His only entry back into the world is to create a mask so perfect as to be undetectable. But soon he finds that such mask is more than a disguise: it is an alternate self - a self that is capable of anything. A remorseless meditation on nature, identity, and the social contract, The Face of Another is an intellectual horror story of the highest order.
2869 Руб.
Abe Kobo Secret Rendezvous
It is 4am when the ambulance comes to take the man's wife away - although no-one has called it, and there is nothing wrong with her. As he sets out to find her, he finds himself in the corridors of a vast underground hospital, where he encounters sinister medics, freakish sexual experiments and the unmistakable feeling of being watched. Even when he is suddenly appointed as the hospital's chief of security, reporting to a man who thinks he is a horse, he will not give up his search. Secret Rendezvous is a nightmarish satire of bureaucracy, medicine and modern life.
2607 Руб.
Ransome Arthur Secret Water
'You’ll start with a blank map, that doesn’t do more than show roughly what’s water and what isn’t’ When the Walker family’s holiday plans are ruined by Daddy having to work, the whole summer seems lost at sea. But a dull holiday for the children is too miserable to bear so their parents hatch a plan. The Swallows are to be marooned on an island with only a blank map and a little sailing dinghy. Their task? To explore and chart the area, avoid the endless mud and survive. And what do they discover? Well, they might not be as alone as they first thought… Includes exclusive content: In the 'Backstory' you can find out about some real life explorers! Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives.
2311 Руб.
Solomon B. (ред.) Other Voices, Other Vistas. Short Stories from Africa, China, India, Japan, and Latin America
This collection of contemporary multi-cultural fiction includes stories by: Bessie Head * Charles Mungoshi * Ngugi wa Thiongo * Wang Anyi * Ding Ling * Wang Meng * Chen Rong * Lu Wenfu * Anita Desai * Mahasweta Devi * Ruth Prawer Jhabvala * R. K. Narayan * Khushwant Singh * Kobo Abe * Sawako Ariyoshi * Yasunari Kawabata * Yukio Mishima * Yuko Tsushima * Carlos Fuentes * Luisa Valenzuela * Nadine Gordimer * Isabel Allende
335 Руб.
Solomon B. (ред.) Other Voices, Other Vistas. Short Stories from Africa, China, India, Japan, and Latin America
This collection of contemporary multi-cultural fiction includes stories by: Bessie Head * Charles Mungoshi * Ngugi wa Thiongo * Wang Anyi * Ding Ling * Wang Meng * Chen Rong * Lu Wenfu * Anita Desai * Mahasweta Devi * Ruth Prawer Jhabvala * R. K. Narayan * Khushwant Singh * Kobo Abe * Sawako Ariyoshi * Yasunari Kawabata * Yukio Mishima * Yuko Tsushima * Carlos Fuentes * Luisa Valenzuela * Nadine Gordimer * Isabel Allende
335 Руб.
Sniper Ghost Warrior - Map Pack (Steam; PC; Регион активации все страны)
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Map Pack further expands multiplayer experience with 5 new maps.Battle to control ruined oil-rigs or lie in wait to capture one of mystic stone towers.This Map Pack brings new sniping spots and chance to eliminate enemies from even longer distance.Sniper: Ghost Warrior Map Pack includes new maps for deathmatch,team deathmatch and VIP modes featuring a variety of new locations!
218 Руб.
Nepal. Himalaya
This easy-folding laminated map is durable and water resistant. The map includes the region of Everest and Annapurna with detaile topographic and tourist information. The trekking map of the region around Everest is at 1:100 000 scale covering lukla in the south to Gokyo lake in the west, Island Peak in the east and the border with Tibet in the North. The trekking map of the region of Annapurna Dhaulagiri is at 1:150 000 scale. There is also a tourist and road map of Nepal at 1:1 100 000 scale as well as street plans of Kathmandu and Pokara at 1:30 000 scale. The Kathmandu Valley is shown with a 1:100 000 scale map.
911 Руб.
Moore Gareth The Ordnance Survey Kids' Adventure Book
Perfect for ages seven and up, and the best introduction to map-reading, navigation and the great outdoors. Want to become an expert map-reader? Want to explore the great outdoors armed with hints and tips from the map creators themselves? Want to test your new-found skills with a host of challenging map puzzles? Then this is the book for you. Created by Ordnance Survey, who make all the iconic maps for the whole of Great Britain, this book will teach you how to read a map like an expert, and confidently and safely explore the incredible outdoors. You'll also have the chance to test your skills with map-reading puzzles that'll keep you entertained for hours. So strap on your boots, pack up your walking essentials, and start your map-reading adventure!
3389 Руб.
Драконовы горы. ЮАР. Карта 1:100 000 trekking map
This is a unique, handy-in-use trekking map of the Drakensberg in the UKhahlamba Park on the South Africa-Lesotho border. The map stands out for its accurate, detailed topographical and tourism-oriented content. It has been designed especially for enthusiasts of active leisure pursuits who are planning to set off on a trek in the Drakensberg. Produced with the use of the Comfort! Map technology developed by ExpressMap (P), the map is laminated all over, which makes it last longer and ensures that it is exceptionally easy to handle even in the harshest mountain weather. the map covers the whole of the UKhahlamba Park - the highest and the most dramatic area of the Drakensberg rich tourism content (including trekking routes, tourist infrastructure, natural attractions and other sights of tourist interest) shaded relief, representing the area's three-dimensional topography GPS compatibility (WGS84 geographic coordinates) Produced with the use of the Comfort! Map technology developed by ExpressMap (P), the map is laminated all over, which makes it last longer and ensures that it is exceptionally easy to handle even in the harshest mountain weather. Map legend in six languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Polish.
1544 Руб.
Berlin. 1:17 500
Explore Berlin with this Freytag&Berndt street map. The best way to plan your trip, prepare your itinerary, and to travel independently in the capital of Germany. This map contains a booklet attached to the cover. You'll find inside a street index, a metro plan and a map of the Greater Berlin. Touristic information on the map. The legend is in English, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, French, Czech, Polish, Slovak and Hungarian.
1164 Руб.
Sudschweden. Sudnorwegen. 1:875 000
This map appears in the map series world mapping project ™ in travel expertise. Characteristic is the high-quality, clear and modern cartographic representation. - Contour lines with elevation - Coloured elevation levels - Classified road network with distances - Places of interest - Detailed local index - GPS-compatible - With graticule - This map covers together with the map `Finland and Northern Scandinavia` from the entire territory of Norway, Sweden and Finland.
1423 Руб.
Brooks A. Children`s Illustrated Atlas
DK's Children's Illustrated Atlas brings geography to life; packed with more than 50 colourful maps for kids and fascinating facts about the countries of the world.Each map is bursting with information, such as climates, populations, famous sites, mountains and rivers, and natural wonders of the world. The atlas also includes a world map, with a political map for each continent. Through each map children are shown how to read a map and use a key, compass and scale.Charming and informative, the Children's Illustrated Atlas is a key addition to every child's library. .
1156 Руб.