Timothée de Fombelle

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING WINNER OF THE PRIX SORCIÈRES From Europe to Africa, to the Caribbean, Alma tells a gripping story of hope, perseverance, and love. “Vivid and exact…this is a book about heroism.”—The New York Times 1786. Alma lives with her family in an African valley, isolated from the rest of the world. Her days are spent exploring their blissful homeland; until her little brother finds the only way out. Meanwhile, in Lisbon, the petty thief Joseph Mars manages to get himself on board the Douce Amélie, a slave ship, to look for a fabulous treasure. The ship's captain, Lazare Gardel, is also hunting for treasure, that of the notorious pirate Luc de Lerne. Alma sets out on his trail, when she comes face to face with groups of Ashanti hunters, who capture and enslave everyone they meet. The journey to bring her brother home quickly becomes an intricate mission of self-preservation. While everyone is searching for something, Alma and Joseph's lives become intertwined on land and sea. In a whirlwind of adventures between Africa, Europe and the Caribbean, their quests and their destinies lead them irresistibly towards each other.

Parizh, ijul 1789 goda. Puti Almy i Zhozefa raskhodjatsja na ruinakh Bastilii. Zhozef snova vstupaet v zolotuju gonku s Angelikom, a Alma prodolzhaet poiski brata na Antilskikh ostrovakh. No zemlja po obe storony okeana drozhit - rushatsja ne tolko tjurmy, sudby i sostojanija, no i vseobschij miroporjadok. Zavershajuschaja kniga epicheskoj trilogii o rabotorgovle, borbe za osvobozhdenie i Frantsuzskoj revoljutsii.perevod: s frantsuzskogo Petukhov Timofej

A beautifully written Christmas tale, brimming with humanity and hope, by best-loved author, Timothée de Fombelle. On a quiet Christmas night, a swallow takes flight from Africa, searching for something it cannot quite name. A disenchanted driver sits alone in his yellow truck, yearning to be home. And a man walks through the snowy streets, feeling utterly alone. But when the three destinies meet, it seems their search for hope, belonging and kindness has finally ended. An atmospheric and heart-warming story, perfect for this very special time of year.

In this incredibly moving and powerful story about climate change by one of France’s greatest writers for children, the world is run by !ndustry and the only thing that matters is to buy, buy, buy. People live in crowded cities where cars are stacked vertically and shopping centres run miles into the sky. On the day Celeste starts school on the 110th floor of a tower block, she meets a lonely, young boy. The next day she doesn't return. Her blood has become as polluted as the seas and rivers. On a mission to save her, the boy battles the forces of !ndustry and takes her far, far away. Will the world realise the truth of Celeste’s disease? Will there be time for her, and the planet, to recover?

Ranshe, v sorokovye, u Madlen byli puanty s zolotymi lentami. Parizh. Uspekh. Ljubov. Teper - Nju-Jork 1954-go, pokhozhij na gigantskij ulej. Bezvestnost. Odinochestvo. Krysha, gde devushka razvodit pchjol. A iz neboskrjoba na drugoj storone feshenebelnogo Gramersi-parka za Madlen nabljudaet v okno mister Dej - chelovek s ochen tjomnym proshlym, kotoryj pokidaet svoj dom lish raz v nedelju. Zachem? Otveta Madlen ne znaet, no znaet koe-chto drugoe: ejo sudba i sudba mistera Deja eschjo peresekutsja.Sovremennyj frantsuzskij klassik Timote de Fombel sovmestno s khudozhnikom Kristianom Kajo sozdali graficheskij roman, v kotorom detektiv-nuar perepletaetsja s naprjazhjonnoj dramoj. Stranitsa za stranitsej, kadr za kadrom avtory raskryvajut svoi karty - chtoby oglushit chitatelja v finale samym krupnym kozyrem. Roman masterski perevjol na russkij jazyk Mikhail Khachaturov, a kirillicheskij shrift dlja nego razrabotal dizajner Zakhar Jaschin. "Gramersi-park" otkryvaet v izdatelstve "KompasGid" novuju seriju graficheskikh romanov - risovannykh istorij dlja podrostkov ot 16 let i vzroslykh chitatelej.Izdanie osuschestvleno v ramkakh programmy sodejstvija izdatelskomu delu "Pushkin" pri podderzhke Frantsuzskogo instituta.Dlja starshego shkolnogo vozrasta.

New York, 1954. On the roof of an apartment building,a young woman patiently tends to her beehives and seems to be longing forsomeone or some thing. In the building across the street lives a kingpin ofcrime, isolated from the world, except for one mysterious weekly outing. Theydon't know each other, but they can see one another. Between them, the void, apolice car, and a private fencedin park under lock and key. Gramercy Park is one of those rare graphicnovels that defies the obvious and cliched, allowing the reader thefreedom to wander in this mysterious adventure and get lost in the poetic scriptof Timothee de Fombelle and embrace the delicate drawings and mutedcolors of Christian Cailleaux. Nominatedfor a 2019 Angouleme Award.

A gripping mystery-adventure about a desperate search for identity by critically acclaimed author, Timothee de Fombelle.In a world between wars, Vango is on the cusp of taking priestly vows when he is suddenly made a fugitive. Fleeing from the police who blame him for murder, as well as more sinister forces with darker intentions, Vango attempts to trace the secrets of his shrouded past and prove his innocence before all is lost. This is a breathless and highly cinematic story that follows Vango from Scotland to the Soviet Union and from the rooftops of Paris to Nazi Germany. Centred on a mysterious, unforgettable, and romantic protagonist, Vango tells a thrilling story sure to captivate lovers of daring escapades and subversive literary heroes.

An awards-laden adventure of heroism, friendship and survival – with a powerful ecological message – set in a captivating miniature world.Toby Lolness is just one and a half millimetres tall, and he’s the most wanted person in his world, the Great Oak Tree. When Toby’s father makes a ground-breaking discovery, tapping into the very heart of the Tree’s energy, he also realizes that exploiting it could permanently damage their world. Refusing to reveal the secret of his invention to an enraged community, the family is exiled. But one man is determined to get hold of the forbidden knowledge ... and his plan is to destroy the Tree. Now Toby's parents have been imprisoned and sentenced to death. Only Toby has managed to escape, but for how long?

Paris under ockupationen. Claire väntar på ledaren för motståndsgruppen hon värvats till för att skriva flygblad efter diktamen. Mannen med täcknamnet Blanche har aldrig förut varit försenad. Nu dröjer han och Claire borde lämna lägenheten, sådan är regeln. Men hon blir kvar vid skrivmaskinen och börjar skriva fram ett helt liv med den man hon i hemlighet älskar: deras första kyssar på taket, den himlastormande förälskelsen, sommardagarna vid havet, barnen, den lyckliga ålderdomen och alla de vardagsmirakler som hör fredstiden till. Under en brådskande natt när tillvaron hänger på en skör tråd räddar hon sig själv genom skrivandet och orden.

The second and final part of the thrilling environmental adventure of heroism and friendship in an unforgettable miniature world. Toby’s world is under greater threat than ever before. A giant crater has been dug right into the centre of the Tree, moss and lichen invade the branches, and one tyrant controls it all. Leo Blue, once Toby’s best friend, now his worst enemy, is holding Elisha prisoner, hunting the Grass People with merciless force, capturing all who stand in his way, inflicting a life of poverty and fear. But returning after several years among the Grass People, Toby will fight back. And this time he’s not alone. A resistance is forming…

Podsolnukh, Opernaja diva, Speleolog, Prividenie, Ulitka...Etot edinstvennyj v svojom rode sbornik soderzhit 101 sposob chitat knigi - 101 pozu, vybrannuju iz 36 000, obychno vstrechajuschikhsja v prirode. Kazhdyj iz sposobov chtenija byl obnaruzhen, nazvan i tschatelno opisan issledovatelem de Fombelem, a zatem predelno tochno proilljustrirovan professorom Sho. Kniga prednaznachena dlja spetsialistov i shirokogo kruga chitatelej.

A multi-award-winning adventure of heroism, friendship and survival with a powerful ecological message – set in an epic miniature world. Toby Lolness is just one and a half millimetres tall, and he’s the most wanted person in his world, the Great Oak Tree. When Toby’s father makes a ground-breaking discovery, tapping into the very heart of the Tree’s energy, he also realizes that exploiting it could permanently damage their world. Refusing to reveal the secret of his invention to an enraged community, the family is exiled. But one man is determined to get hold of the forbidden knowledge ... and his plan is to destroy the Tree. Now Toby's parents have been imprisoned and sentenced to death. Only Toby has managed to escape, but for how long?

Un libro que celebra el placer de leer en una recopilaci n tierna y humor stica de las posturas que adoptan los ni os y las ni as cuando se adentran en la lectura: bajo la mesa, con los pies en alto, escondidos entre las s banas... Cu l es tu preferida? A book that celebrates the pleasure of reading in a tender and humorous compilation of the postures that children adopt when they enter reading: under the table, with their feet up, hidden between the sheets... Which is your favorite?

1787 god, prikljuchenija Almy i Zhozefa prodolzhajutsja. Korabl "Nezhnaja Amelija" nakonets dobiraetsja do Novogo Cveta, kak i ego obednevshaja khozjajka i tezka Amelija Bassak. Troikh molodykh ljudej teper svjazyvaet propavshee sokrovische, no u Almy tolko odna tsel - najti na kontinente mladshego brata, pust i sredi tysjach rabov. Piraty i politiki, byvshie nevolniki i deltsy - vse vstretjatsja na etoj zemle, gde kuetsja buduschee. I uzhe slyshno iz-za okeana, kak otmiraet staryj mir. Frantsuzskaja revoljutsija vse blizhe.perevod: s frantsuzskogo Petukhov Timofej

Timote de Fombel khorosho izvesten rossijskomu chitatelju svoimi umnymi i zakhvatyvajuschimi sjuzhetami ("Tobi Lolness", "Devochka iz bashni 330" i dr.). V novom istoricheskom romane znamenityj frantsuz podnimaet neudobnuju i slozhnuju temu rabstva temnokozhikh.Alma zhivjot s semjoj v uedinjonnoj afrikanskoj doline, ni ona, ni ejo mladshij brat Lam nikogda ne byli za ejo predelami. Alma rasskazyvaet Lamu skazki pro stranu, Kotoraja Tam. Odnazhdy ottuda k nim prikhodit belaja zebra po imeni Dymka, ona unosit na svoej spine Lama v stranu, o kotoroj on mechtal. Alma brosaetsja na poiski brata. No pravdu ob okruzhajuschem mire znajut tolko roditeli. Teper glavnoe dlja vsej semi: najti Lama. Kakuju tsenu oni zaplatjat za pobeg?Istoricheskij roman frantsuzskogo pisatelja Timote de Fombelja, poluchivshij v 2021 godu prestizhnuju premiju Sorcieres, podnimaet neudobnuju i slozhnuju temu rabstva.Perevodchik: Petukhov Timofej