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Nach "Eric und Andere" legt Walter Thümler hier mit einer Sammlung von vierundzwanzig Por­traits seinen zweiten Band Erzählprosa vor. Dieser besteht aus zumeist kurzen situativen Darstellun­gen in Selbstzeugnissen, Monologen, Dialogen und Draufsichten. Die Protagonisten sind z.B. Leute wie Yasin, der Dschihadist; wie Banoub, der Flüchtling aus Syrien; Carsten, der Strafrichter; Hen­rik, der Humorist; André, der sich der digitalen Revolution verschließt; Christine und Edgar, die als Hochbetagte der Einsamkeit entkommen wollen und noch einmal die Zärtlichkeit entdecken. Es entstehen Bilder einer Ausstellung des Menschlichen-Allzumenschlichen, ein Panoptikum der Zeit­genossenschaft quer durch die sozialen Schichten und Lebensalter hindurch. Grundstimmung ist das Prekäre. Die Protagonisten versuchen selbstgewählten und gesellschaftlich aufoktroyierten Um­klammerungen zu entkommen oder auf schicksalhafte Ereignisse zu reagieren. Mit diesen Portraits lädt der Autor ein, einen anderen Menschen bei den Fällen und Unfällen seines Lebens zu begleiten und vielleicht die Erfahrung zu machen: Der andere, das könnte auch ich sein.

Jasmim ist das brandneue, prägnante und faszinierende Werk eines der vielversprechendsten Autoren der zeitgenössischen portugiesischen Literatur. Eine überraschende und fesselnde Geschichte. Eine Erzählung mit Charme, die den Leser in ihren Bann zieht. Der junge Fé begibt sich auf die Suche nach seiner Mutter, die ihn aus Liebe zu einem Mann auf den Kapverden zurückgelassen hatte, als er noch klein war. Nach einer langen Reise durch den afrikanischen Kontinent landet er im Norden von Guinea-Bissau. Der Ort Ingoré am Ufer des Flusses Jasmim übt auf Fé einen besonderen Zauber aus. Er beschließt sich dort niederzulassen, als ihm Lua, die Besitzerin eines Verkaufsstands, Arbeit anbietet. Alles scheint har­monisch zu sein, bis eines Tages die geheimnisvolle Pipa auftaucht ... Doch Jasmin ist nicht nur eine gut erzählte, mitreißende und berührende Ge­schich­te, in der ein Sohn sich auf die Suche nach seiner Mutter macht, die er nie ken­nen­gelernt hat. Der Autor schickt uns vielmehr auf eine Reise, die zum Nachdenken anregt und uns tief in die Kultur des Volkes von Ingoré mit all ihren Facetten eintauchen lässt. Mit wachsender Neugier und Erstaunen dringen wir in das Dorf Ingoré ein und lernen bis ins Mark die Bräuche ihrer Vorfahren, ihre sonderbare Welt­anschauung und ihren geheimnisvollen Aberglauben kennen.

Twelve tales of adventure, wonder and heart from Aurealis Award-shortlisted author DK Mok. These diverse stories of courage and hope celebrate fierce women, curious minds, and unexpected kindness. A warrior librarian makes a pact to save the monsters of her realm. A high school girl ferries refugees from broken, enchanted worlds. An underfunded roboticist builds a robot kraken to explore the abyssal depths. The Heart of the Labyrinth and Other Stories features six Aurealis Award-shortlisted stories, as well as two stories original to this collection.

"La Révolution et le libéralisme. Essais de critique et d¿histoire" est un ouvrage d'Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu, un penseur, historien et homme politique français du XIXe siècle. Publié en 1890, cet ouvrage analyse la Révolution française et examine ses implications sur le développement du libéralisme en France.Dans ce livre, Leroy-Beaulieu propose une évaluation critique de la Révolution française, cherchant à comprendre ses origines, son déroulement et ses conséquences. Il aborde également la manière dont les idéaux libéraux ont été influencés par ce bouleversement majeur dans l'histoire française.L'auteur explore les idées politiques, sociales et économiques qui ont émergé pendant la Révolution, ainsi que la façon dont elles ont façonné le libéralisme en France. Il examine également les contradictions et les tensions inhérentes à cette période de transition politique.Leroy-Beaulieu était connu pour ses positions conservatrices, et dans cet ouvrage, il offre une perspective critique sur la Révolution française, mettant en lumière à la fois ses accomplissements et ses excès. L'analyse de l'interaction entre la Révolution et le libéralisme constitue une contribution significative à la compréhension des transformations politiques et idéologiques en France au XIXe siècle.

Kidnapped from Galway, Ireland, as a young girl, shipped to Barbados, and forced to work the land alongside African slaves, Cot Daley's life has been shaped by injustice. In this stunning debut novel, Kate McCafferty re-creates, through Cot's story, the history of the more than fifty thousand Irish who were sold as indentured servants to Caribbean plantation owners during the seventeenth century. As Cot tells her story-the brutal journey to Barbados, the harrowing years of fieldwork on the sugarcane plantations, her marriage to an African slave and rebel leader, and the fate of her children—her testimony reveals an exceptional woman's astonishing life.

It's 1952, and E.F. Bloodworth is finally coming home to Ackerman's Field, Tennessee. Itinerant banjo picker and volatile vagrant, he's been gone ever since he gunned down a deputy thirty years before. Two of his sons won't be home to greet him: Warren lives a life of alcoholic philandering down in Alabama, and Boyd has gone to Detroit in vengeful pursuit of his wife and the peddler she ran off with. His third son, Brady, is still home, but he's an addled soothsayer given to voodoo and bent on doing whatever it takes to keep E.F. from seeing the wife he abandoned. Only Fleming, E.F.'s grandson, is pleased with the old man's homecoming, but Fleming's life is soon to careen down an unpredictable path hewn by the beautiful Raven Lee Halfacre.In the great Southern tradition of Faulkner, Styron, and Cormac McCarthy, William Gay wields a prose as evocative and lush as the haunted and humid world it depicts. Provinces of Night is a tale redolent of violence and redemption-a whiskey-scented, knife-scarred novel whose indelible finale is not an ending nearly so much as it is an apotheosis.

A collection of 26 twentieth-century Irish short stories, including works by Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, and W.B. Yeats. "The features of this volume which separate it from other anthologies are the quality and breadth of its selections and the fine introduction by the editor."-The Journal of Irish Literature "An excellent selection. Each of the 26 writers represented in this collection has his own unmistakable tone . . . proof that Irish writers, perhaps like no others, excel in this brief form."-Spectator "You will keep this book and read parts of it again and again. . . . Each time you enter it you will be in the presence of Ireland."-Anthony Burgess, in his Preface.

Now with an introduction from celebrated poet James Tate, Riding the Earthboy 40 is the only volume of poetry written by acclaimed Native American novelist James Welch. The title of the book refers to the forty acres of Montana land Welch's father once leased from a Blackfeet family called Earthboy. This land and its surroundings shaped the writer's worldview as a youth, its rawness resonates in the vitality of his elegant poetry, and his verse shows a great awareness of a moment in time, of a place in nature, and of the human being in context. Deeply evoking the specific Native American experience in Montana, Welch's poems nonetheless speak profoundly to all readers. With its new introduction, this vital work that has influenced so many American writers is certain to capture a new generation of readers.

Auguste Lupa, reputed son of Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective of all time-and possessor of a brilliant deductive mind in his own right-is summoned to the court of the Czar. There, with a bit of assistance from none other than Holmes and Watson, he untangles a chilling plot that holds the Winter Palace in a lethal grip…Don't miss this historical mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of the Dismas Hardy series."It was good to have Holmes and Watson drop in on the action...There's a lot of Sherlock in his son."-Abilene Reporter-News"The perfect vehicle for mystery fans who relish a good detective story." -Macon Telegraph and NewsPraise for John Lescroart's Dismas Hardy novels"Today's best legal thriller series."-Lee Child"Grisham and Turow remain the two best-known writers in the genre. There is, however, a third novelist at work today who deserves to be considered alongside Turow and Grisham. His name is John Lescroart."-Chicago Sun-Times"Lescroart's books are high entertainment, with accurate legal and police procedures leading the action."-Sacramento Bee"A gifted writer….I read him with great pleasure."-Richard North Patterson"Blistering courtroom sequences.…the undisputed king of the legal thriller."-Providence Sunday Journal"Unfolds like a classic Law & Order."-Entertainment Weekly John Lescroart is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous legal thrillers and mysteries, most of them set in contemporary San Francisco. Among his novels are The Fall, The Keeper, The Ophelia Cut, The Hunt Club, The Second Chair, The First Law, Nothing But the Truth, and Dead Irish, as well as two novels featuring Auguste Lupa, the reputed son of Sherlock Holmes.

London, 1660: Ready to throw off a generation of Puritan rule, all England rejoices when Charles Stuart returns to reclaim the throne. Among those welcoming him is young Barbara Villiers Palmer, a breathtaking Royalist beauty whose sensuality and clever wit instantly captivate the handsome, jaded king. Though each is promised to another, Barbara soon becomes Charles's mistress and closest friend, and the uncrowned queen of his bawdy Restoration court. Rewarded with titles, land, and jewels, she is the most envied and desired woman in England--and the most powerful. But the role of royal mistress is a precarious one, and Barbara's enemies and rivals are everywhere in the palace.

The Twelve Chairs is a classic satirical picaresque novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, published in 1928. Its plot follows characters attempting to obtain jewelry hidden in a chair. A sequel was published in 1931. The novel has been adapted to other media, primarily film.Ilf and Petrov gained a high profile for their two satirical novels: The Twelve Chairs (1928) and its sequel, The Little Golden Calf (1931). The two texts are connected by their main character, Ostap Bender, a con man in pursuit of elusive riches. Both books follow the exploits of Bender and his associates looking for treasure amidst contemporary Soviet reality. They were written and are set in the relatively liberal era in Soviet history, the New Economic Policy of the 1920s. The main characters generally avoid contact with lax law enforcement. Their position outside the organized, goal-driven, productive Soviet society is emphasized. It also gives the authors a convenient platform from which to look at this society and to make fun of its less attractive and less socialist aspects. These are among the most widely read and quoted books in Russian culture. The Twelve Chairs was adapted for ca. twenty movies; in the Soviet Union (by Leonid Gaidai and by Mark Zakharov), in the US (in particular by Mel Brooks), and in other countries.The two writers also traveled across the Great Depression-era United States. Ilf took many pictures throughout the journey, and the authors produced a photo essay entitled "American Photographs," published in Ogoniok magazine.

"Pour nous rendre aux sollicitations d¿ un très grand nombre d¿ auditeurs qui nous font l¿honneur de suivre nos cours d¿ arboriculture fruitière avec tant d¿assiduité nous pensons , leur être agréable en publiant d¿abord un résumé de tout ce qui a trait au Poirier. Ce petit traité, écrit sans aucune prétention, contient un très grand nombre de notions; mais notre but est surtout de nous faire lire utilement et comprendre par des personnes qui n¿ont pas encore étudié l arboriculture fruitière. Nous osons espérer aussi que tous les amateurs et jardiniers de profession y trouveront des renseignements précis et des explication s pratiques, résultats de l¿expérience. C ¿est, par ailleurs, la synthèse du cours que nous faisons au jardin du Luxembourg."

René Doumic (1860-1937) était un critique littéraire français, mais il est surtout connu pour ses ¿uvres sur d'autres sujets littéraires et pour son rôle en tant que secrétaire perpétuel de l'Académie française.Invité par la Someté des Conférences a occuper, cette année, la chaire libre qüelle a créée, j¿ai donné dix conférences sur George Sand.C¿est le texte de ces conférences qüon trouvera ici. Ce livre ne prétend donc pas être une étude exhaustive sur George Sand, c'est une série de chapitres envisageant divers aspects de sa vie et de son ¿uvre. Je n¿aurais pas perdu ma peine, si la lecture de ces pages inspire à quelqüun des historiens de notre littérature le désir de consacrer à la grande romancière à son manque...

Der Roman ¿Zwischenschritte¿ erzählt die Geschichte einer schicksalhaften Begegnung. Brigitte Weichmann ist auf der Suche. Seit ihr Sohn Michael ein Jahr zuvor bei einem tragischen Unfall ums Leben kam, bereist sie Frankreich, sein Lieblingsland. Ihr Leben am Starnberger See und ihre Ehe hat sie hinter sich gelassen. In Dijon lernt sie den jungen, passionierten Buchhändler Christian kennen, der mit seinen eigenen Dämonen zu kämpfen hat. Es wird stürmisch. Finden sie dennoch zueinander? Kann man ein gemeinsames Leben aufbauen, wenn der Verlust das Einzige ist, das zusammenhält? Und was macht Christian, als seine geschiedene Frau plötzlich wieder auftaucht?

Eine intensive wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit den Familiendarstellungen in den Angestelltenromanen der Weimarer Republik ist bislang nicht erfolgt. Es ist die Motivation der vorliegenden Untersuchung, einen Beitrag zum Schließen dieser Forschungslücke zu leisten. Die Leitfrage lautet, wie und mit welcher Intention die Familien und andere persönliche Beziehungen in den Romanen dargestellt werden. Es wird davon ausgegangen, dass diese Darstellungen wesentliche Funktionen innerhalb der Romane übernehmen, da die Autorinnen und Autoren mit ihrer Hilfe die prekäre Situation der Familie und der Angestellten offenlegen, beide kritisch hinterfragen und auch Zusammenhänge herstellen. Dem soziologischen bzw. literatursoziologischen Interesse der Arbeit folgend dienen kontextorientierte Methodenansätze dabei als Grundlage.

'Living with him was like living at the centre of the universe. It was electrifying and humbling, blissful and destructive, all at the same time.' Paris, 1936. When Dora Maar, a talented French photographer, painter and poet, is introduced to Pablo Picasso, she is mesmerized by his dark and intense stare. Drawn to his volcanic creativity, it isn't long before she embarks on a passionate rel

Make laugh, not war Ein Einhörnchen, das lieber rückwärts leben möchte; ein Werwolf, der ein Wiewolf sein will; eine fleischfressende Pflanze, die gern Vegetarierin wäre; zwei Vampirgeierbrüder, die Aas verachten - etliche Bewohner des Kontinentes Zamonien haben Probleme mit ihrer Identität und daher kein leichtes Leben. Aber ob Dummwolf oder Schlaufuchs, ob Schmiegehäschen oder Halbtagsfliege, ob Froschling oder Buchling, sie alle finden ihren Weg in dieser Welt, in der die Fantasie und der Humor völlig außer Kontrolle geraten sind. Zwanzig zamonische Flabeln* über diverse Spielarten zamonischen Daseins aus der Feder von Bestsellerautor Hildegunst von Mythenmetz, kongenial übersetzt, mit einem Nachwort - »Humor ist ein ernstes Geschäft« - und 45 Illustrationen von Walter Moers. In der ersten Auflage außerdem mit exklusivem Kopffarbschnitt! *Die »Flabel« bezeichnet eine humorvoll-anarchische zamonische Kurzgeschichte und kennt, im Gegensatz zur klassischen Tierfabel, keinerlei Moral.

Stephen, a student at NYU, has big dreams of earning a white coat and becoming a doctor someday. Luckily, he's not alone in the college journey; he has his best friend Grey to help him navigate the ups and downs of classes, crushes, and everything in between. But one night, a fateful 911 call shatters Stephen's illusions of invincibility, and it changes his life forever.In the aftermath, Stephen is forced to confront the frailty of human existence, and how small he is in such a big world. Growing up is so much uglier and harder than he ever expected. But as time marches on, Stephen learns that the beauty of growing up isn't found in safety¿it's found in embracing change.

Suppose you are a modern person in the contemporary world and find yourself possessed of a power that obeys no logic and resists scientific examination. You can't provide proof of your ability, and the timing of the fulfillment is uncertain, but what you foresee always happens. David McIntosh was a normal, healthy kid for his first thirteen years. All that changes when he sees a black spot on his best friend's head. An hour later, his friend dies. David takes on guilt for his friend's death but tries to get on with life.The grief fades, the future beckons, then the spots strike again--twice! On a sports star and the mother of one of his friends. Both die, and David is left reeling.Blessed on one hand by success in business and love, David is also cursed by his ability. David struggles to find meaning in his curse through loves lost, trauma, the death of friends and family, and hardship. When his Grandmother dies, she leaves a letter containing clues about where he might find answers, sending David and his wife on a quest. The journey reveals an ancient matriarchal Celtic faith, that his an da shelladh (2nd sight) has a long history in Scotland, and that the sight often passes within families. As time goes by, he's relieved that his ability doesn't seem to have passed on to another generation--or has it? Rich in the history of Scotland and ancient faiths, An da Shelladh is a saga of love, suffering, self-discovery, and finding meaning in hardship that will leave the reader asking, what would I do in that situation?

An emotional roller coaster, Telling the Truth is here to say all the things I never did, and it's my hope that these words resonate with others. The pull between love and hate and the emotional strangle life can have, this book expresses the words I struggled to.

The lives of the patriarchs can teach us many things about character, commitment, and the walk of faith. In this brief look at Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph in their historical context, Michael Norten has done a splendid job of explaining the biblical doctrine of sanctification. The give-and-take between the author and Rabbi Jake Cohen enables the reader to more easily understand all the nuances of sanctification. Michael Norten puts this doctrine on the lower shelf where anyone can see it and profit from its study.--Dr. Dennis A. Wright, president of lionandlambapologetics.orgMichael Norten experienced the saving grace of God as a child and has continued to walk in that grace for many years. His explanation of God's grace that saves and sanctifies believers today, paralleled in the lives of the patriarchs, will encourage any modern pilgrim who is trekking through the valley of life on to glory. Michael's personal stories of experiencing that grace are fascinating and his heart to help others understand the grace of God in truth is soul stirring. Our Redemptive Journey is a must read.--Dr. Denis Kavanaugh, Bridges International Ambassador at University of South FloridaThank you, Michael Norten, for this wonderful book, a treasure from now on to any Christian pilgrim, from one who is young, growing in the faith, to a knowledgeable biblical scholar. I wondered if the character, Rabbi Cohen was a metaphor for our Lord Jesus. He invites us to sit across the table with us daily, having coffee, as we hear from Him in His Word and can now, with more understanding, discuss the wonders of the different types and promises of sanctification with the author of our salvation Himself! I was so enriched, lavishing in the loving truths explained.--Ellen Grigsby, strategic relationships director for Frontlines International