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Àííîòàöèÿ: Õðåñòîìàòèÿ ïðåäñòàâëÿåò ñîáîé ïîñîáèå ïî êóðñó àíãëèéñêîé ëèòåðàòóðû XX âåêà äëÿ ñòóäåíòîâ ôàêóëüòåòîâ èíîñòðàííûõ ÿçûêîâ ïåäàãîãè÷åñêèõ èíñòèòóòîâ.  íåå âõîäÿò îòðûâêè èç ïðîèçâåäåíèé àíãëèéñêèõ ïèñàòåëåé è ïîýòîâ. Îòêðûâàåò êíèãó êðàòêèé î÷åðê, õàðàêòåðèçóþùèé àíãëèéñêóþ ëèòåðàòóðó ÕÕ âåêà, åå îñíîâíûå íàïðàâëåíèÿ è òåíäåíöèè. Êàæäîìó ïðåäñòàâëåííîìó â õðåñòîìàòèè àâòîðó ïðåäøåñòâóåò êðàòêàÿ áèîãðàôè÷åñêàÿ ñïðàâêà. Êíèãà çàâåðøàåòñÿ ïîäðîáíûìè ïðèìå÷àíèÿìè, äàþùèìè íåîáõîäèìûå ëèíãâèñòè÷åñêèå, ëèòåðàòóðíûå è èñòîðè÷åñêèå ïîÿñíåíèÿ.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ñáîðíèê ñòàâèò ñâîåé öåëüþ ïîçíàêîìèòü ÷èòàòåëÿ ñ ëó÷øèìè îáðàçöàìè òâîð÷åñòâà àíãëèéñêèõ íîâåëèñòîâ 50-õ - 60-õ ãã.  íåì ïðåäñòàâëåíû ïèñàòåëè íåñêîëüêèõ ïîêîëåíèé, ñîçäàâàÿ êðàñî÷íóþ, ìíîãîëèêóþ êàðòèíó ñåãîäíÿøíåé Àíãëèè. Êíèãè ïðåäñòàâëÿåò ðàçíîîáðàçíûå òåìàòèêè è ñòèëèñòèêè ñîâðåìåííîãî àíãëèéñêîãî ðàññêàçà.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The short story has become one of the major forms of modern literary expression - in some ways the most modern of them all'. The story of the British short story since the Second World War is one of change and revolution and this powerful and moving collection brilliantly demonstrates the evolution of the form. Containing thirty-four of the most widely regarded postwar British writers, it features tales of love and crime, comedy and the supernatural, the traditional as well as the experimental. This many-storied, many-splendored collection is a brilliant portrait of the generation of writers who have immediately influenced the brightest, sharpest and most intriguing writers who continue to emerge today

Àííîòàöèÿ: A man of devilish charm and enterprising spirit, Dougal Douglas is employed to revitalize the ailing firm of Meadows, Meade & Grindley. He succeeds, but not quite in the way his employer intended. Strange things begin to happen as Dougal exerts an uncanny influence on the inhabitants of Peckham Rye and brings lies, tears, blackmail and even murder into the lives of all he meets, from Miss Merle Coverdale, head of the typing pool, to Beauty, the resident femme fatale, and even Mr Druce, the unsuspecting Managing Director himself.

Àííîòàöèÿ: In 1973 Paul and Elsa are living in New York. In 1944 they were both involved in intelligence work in England, and with the arrival in New York of Helmut Kiel, one-time German POW and lover of Elsa, their past returns to haunt them.

Àííîòàöèÿ: A winter—s night; a luxurious mansion near Geneva; a lucrative scandal. The first to arrive is the secretary dressed in furs with a bundle of cash, then the Baron, and finally the Baroness. They lock themselves in the library with specific instructions not to be disturbed for any reason. Soon, shouts and screams emerge from the library; the Baron—s lunatic brother starts madly howling in the attic; two of the secretary—s friends are left waiting in a car; a reverend—s services are needed for an impromptu wedding—and despite all that the servants obey their orders as they pass the time playing records, preparing dinner, and documenting false testimonies while a twisted murder plot unfolds upstairs.

Àííîòàöèÿ: 'Remember you must die' said the voice on the telephone. Dame Lettie Colston, like most of the elderly recipients of this anonymous call, does not wish to be reminded. Nor does her brother Godfrey, who is as pleased with his own faculties as with the decline of everyone else's. And Mrs Pettigrew, ladies' companion turned voracious blackmailer, refuses to recognize her call's existence. Soon a witch-hunt is in full cry, exposing the tangled skein of duplicities and self-deceptions in their past and present lives. But the caller is never discovered. Only a few, blessed with a sense of humour and the gift of faith, can guess at his surprising identity.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Perhaps you know Patrick Seton. He's that dear little, sinister little medium one meets at spiritualist seances. Well, they've accused him a forgery: he's coming up for trial. And all the bachelors of Chelsea, Kensington and Hampstead are in a VHF of a flutter.

Àííîòàöèÿ: In 1973 Paul and Elsa are living in New York. In 1944 they were both involved in intelligence work in England, and with the arrival in New York of Helmut Kiel, one-time German POW and lover of Elsa, their past returns to haunt them.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Before she began to pour out her startling spate of novels Muriel Spark was best known as a writer of short stories and criticism. The eleven stories in this collection demonstrate the strength and quality of her work.

Àííîòàöèÿ: When an unbridled schoolmistress with advanced ideas is in her prime the classroom can take on a new identity and no one can predict what will happen. For comic observation and spicy dialogue it is impossible to outclass Muriel Spark.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The Public Image novel: Spark chooses Rome, "the motherland of sensation," for the setting of her story about movie star Annabel Christopher (known to her adoring fans as "The English Lady-Tiger"), who has made the fatal mistake of believing in her public image. This error and her embittered husband, and unsuccessful actor, catch up with her. Her final act is only the first shocking climax—further surprises await. Neatly savaging our celebrity culture, Spark rejoices in one of her favorite subjects—the clash between sham and genuine identity—and provides Annabel with an unexpected triumph. The book contains also ten other short stories.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Dougal Douglas, M.A., was hired to bring vision into the lives of the workers in a Peckham firm. And he did. To Peckham he brought tears and absenteeism, fraud and blackmail, violence, and murder. But Dougal also brought with him a devilish laugh... and in Peckham Rye Dougal is now a legend.