Rex Warner è stato un classicista, scrittore e traduttore inglese, oggi forse meglio ricordato per il suo romanzo allegorico. In quest'opera, un giovane eroe affronta la disgregazione delle sue certezze sui propri cari e la scelta tra la vita terrena e animalesca del suo villaggio natale e la vita pura, efficiente ed emotivamente distaccata di un aviatore. La scrittura di Warner esplora il conflitto tra la vita istintiva e il distacco razionale.
An Athenian general of the fifth century B.C. chronicles the disastrous 27-year conflict between Athens and Sparta. Thucydides traces the conflict's roots and provides detailed, knowledgeable analyses of battles and the political atmosphere.
Illustrated compendium of information on gods, heroes, plants, Animals, etc. of cultures of North and Central Europe, the Americas and Asia.
COVER DESIGNS THAT COME TO LIFE! ANIMATE THE COVER WITH THE FREE INSERTED SHEET A model of efficiency and order, the aerodrome stands on the hill looking down on the village below. Roy, coming of age in the messy, violent and adulterous world of the villagers, is simultaneously attracted and repelled by this strange place and by the powerful figure of the Air Vice-Marshal. Soon he is led to leave his family, his friends and his love in order to join the aerodrome and confront the secrets of this mysterious and sinister place... WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MICHAEL MOORCOCK
