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Jean dOrmesson

    This French writer, journalist, and philosopher is celebrated for his intellectual depth and elegant prose, often delving into profound questions of existence and the human condition. His works are characterized by a keen philosophical insight and a graceful, lucid style that invites contemplation. He masterfully explores universal themes, weaving them into narratives that resonate with timeless wisdom. His distinctive voice and thoughtful approach to writing mark him as a significant figure in contemporary literature.

    Le Vent du soir
    Szczęście w San Miniato
    Glory Of The Empire
    • Glory Of The Empire

      • 370 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      4.1(131)Add rating

      The Glory of the Empire is the rich and absorbing history of an extraordinary empire, at one point a rival to Rome. Rulers such as Basil the Great of Onessa, who founded the Empire but whose treacherous ways made him a byword for infamy, and the romantic Alexis the bastard, who dallied in the fleshpots of Egypt, studied Taoism and Buddhism, returned to save the Empire from civil war, and then retired “to learn to die,” come alive in The Glory of the Empire, along with generals, politicians, prophets, scoundrels, and others. Jean d’Ormesson also goes into the daily life of the Empire, its popular customs, and its contribution to the arts and the sciences, which, as he demonstrates, exercised an influence on the world as a whole, from the East to the West, and whose repercussions are still felt today. But it is all fiction, a thought experiment worthy of Jorge Luis Borges, and in the end The Glory of the Empire emerges as a great shimmering mirage, filling us with wonder even as it makes us wonder at the fugitive nature of power and the meaning of history itself.

      Glory Of The Empire
    • Ostatni tom trylogii opowiadającej dzieje rodzin OShaughessych i Romer�w - czterech si�str i czterech braci.Tym razem wraz z grupką naszych bohater�w - w miarę upływu lat coraz bardziej topniejącą - wędrujemy w czasie i przestrzeni.Przestrzeń dla tych kosmopolit�w i niespokojnych duch�w to cały świat. Przygody i perypetie miłosne zawiodą ich jak zwykle do niemal wszystkich zakątk�w ziemi.Czas to okres poprzedzający II wojnę światową, Noc długich noży w Bad Wiessee, czarny czwartek na nowojorskiej Wall Street i wczesne lata powojenne, aż po powr�t do władzy generała de Gaullea czy podpisaniu paktu Ribbentrop-Mołotow. Do tego stalinowski Związek Radziecki i historia pewnego szpiega. A nad wszystkim czuwa wujaszek Winston Churchill.

      Szczęście w San Miniato
    • Le Vent du soir

      • 375 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Ce que raconte Le Vent du soir, c'est une histoire dans l'Histoire. L'action commence vers le milieu du siècle passé ; la scène, le monde : du Brésil à Venise, de la Russie aux Indes, en Afrique du sud, en Ecosse, à Vienne...Les personnages, dont un grand seigneur russe, une négresse de Bahia, un jeune juif polonais, un dictateur d'Amérique du Sud, une française égarée à Saint-Pétersbourg, Verdi...vivent des passions dévorantes, des aventures e cascades, des coups de tête, des coups de cœur, des coups du sort et même des coups de théâtre.

      Le Vent du soir