Vítězslav Kocourek Books

Homer’s monumental epic set at the end of the Trojan War explores love, heroism, and the intricate relationship between gods and mortals—now in a beautiful clothbound hardcover edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization—the cornerstone of Western culture and an epic poem without rival in world literature. The story centers on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus’s killing of Hektor and the fall of Troy. But Homer's theme is not simply war or heroism. With compassion and humanity, he presents a universal and tragic view of the world: human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background. This edition presents Penguin Classics founder E. V. Rieu’s lively translation of Homer’s great epic. Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing 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.

3.díl: Další dobrodružství Old Shatterhanda a Vinnetoua. Boj se Santerem a ze Supy Llana Estacada.

Karl May's most popular work originally published in 1892 and influenced by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Winnetou is the story of a young Apache chief told by his white friend and blood-brother Old Shatterhand. The action takes place in the U.S. Southwest, in the latter half of the 1800s, where the Indian way of life is threatened by the first transcontinental railroad. Winnetou, the only Native Indian chief who could have united the various rival tribes to reach a settlement with the whites, is murdered. His tragic death foreshadows the death of his people. May's central theme here, as in much of his work, is the relationship between aggression, racism, and religious intolerance.

Bohatý výběr z nejkrásnějších pohádek národů čtyř kontinentů. Vedle pohádek známých, jako je Kocour v botách, vypráví autor i půvabné a velmi originální pohádkové příběhy exotických národů, které doprovázejí nádherné ilustrace Heleny Zmatlíkové.

Klasická kniha české literatury je poutavým a procítěným vyprávěním o čtyřech generacích slavné rodiny cirkusových umělců. 17. vydání

"The Treasure of Silver Lake" by Karl May follows bandits planning a heist, targeting lumberjacks' wages and a railway station before seeking a hidden treasure at Silver Lake. Old Firehand and notable Westerners, including Apache chief Winnetou, unite to thwart the bandits, facing challenges and duels along the way. This edition modernizes the style while preserving the original's adventure and moral themes.

Pohádky a bajky o zvířátkách z celého světa, které vybral a vypravuje Vítězslav Kocourek. S nezaměnitelnými ilustracemi Heleny Zmatlíkové. Pro děti od 5 let.

Příběh o lodi Bounty začíná před 172 lety. Tehdy vyplula z anglického přístavu Spithead fregata Bounty a jejím cílem bylo Tahiti. Velitel lodi, kapitán Bligh, surový a hrabivý kořistník, dohnal běhen plavby důstojníky i lodníky ukrutnými tělesnými tresty ke vzpouře.