Elena Kostiukovich Books

Przewodnik kulinarny uhonorowany prestiżową nagrodą Premio Bancarella della Cucina! Dziewiętnaście regionów Włoch i ich przysmaki w jednej książce! Fantastyczna podróż do skąpanej w słońcu Italii, kraju, w którym kuchnię podniesiono do rangi sztuki. Kraju, który nam, zwykłym zjadaczom chleba, nieodparcie kojarzy się ze spaghetti i pizzą. Autorka, rozkochana we Włoszech Rosjanka, mieszkająca tam od dwudziestu lat, ze znawstwem i lekkością prowadzi nas przez dziewiętnaście głównych regionów kraju – od Friulii i Górnej Adygi na północy, po Kalabrię i Sycylię na południu – przybliżając nam właściwe dla każdego obszaru potrawy, ale też kulturę i obyczaje. Opatrzona wstępem Umberta Eco książka jest barwną mozaiką, która pozwala przeniknąć ducha Italii.

One after the other, half a dozen monks are found murdered in the most bizarre of ways. A learned Franciscan who is sent to solve the mysteries finds himself involved in the frightening events

Three book editors, jaded by reading far too many crackpot manuscripts on the mystic and the occult, are inspired by an extraordinary conspiracy story told to them by a strange colonel to have some fun. They start feeding random bits of information into a powerful computer capable of inventing connections between the entries, thinking they are creating nothing more than an amusing game, but then their game starts to take over, the deaths start mounting, and they are forced into a frantic search for the truth

Eco returns to the Middle Ages with a wondrous, provocative tale of history, myth, and invention. In April 1204, as Constantinople is being sacked by the knights of the Fourth Crusade, Baudolino saves a Byzantine historian from certain death and begins to recount his fantastical story. Born a peasant in northern Italy, Baudolino possesses a talent for languages and a knack for deception. His life changes when he meets a foreign commander in the woods, who turns out to be Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Adopted by the emperor, Baudolino is sent to the university in Paris, where he forms a fearless group of adventurous friends. Inspired by myths, they embark on a quest for Prester John, a legendary priest-king believed to rule a fantastical Eastern kingdom filled with bizarre creatures, eunuchs, unicorns, and beautiful maidens. As with Eco's other works, this novel features dazzling digressions, outrageous tricks, and profound reflections on our postmodern age. Baudolino is an utterly marvelous tale by the inimitable author of The Name of the Rose.

Umberto Eco, one of the greatest storytellers of all time, continues to enthrall readers with this exquisitely crafted novel that celebrates the romance, war, politics, philosophy, and science of the baroque period in all its lush and colorful detail. 513 pp.