Titoli in Narrativa contemporanea

Ganz neu: Die bewegende kurze Erzählung über Klima und bedrohte Tiere vom Autor des Platz-1-Bestsellers "Der Wal und das Ende der Welt". Eine Welt, die nicht wiederzuerkennen ist. Ein Mensch, der sich verteidigen muss. Und ein Dugong - diese freundliche Seekuh, die wie so viele andere bedrohte Arten auf Rettung hofft. Toby Markham erwacht in einem unbekannten Raum. Eben noch stand er voll im Leben, erfolgreich und angesehen, nun kann er sich kaum bewegen. Um ihn herum Menschen mit seltsamen Namen, die ihm nicht wohlgesinnt scheinen.

Who is Vernon Subutex? An urban legend. A fall from grace. The mirror who reflects us all. Vernon Subutex was once the proprietor of Revolver, an infamous music shop in Bastille. His legend spread throughout Paris. But by the 2000s his shop is struggling. With his savings gone, his unemployment benefit cut and the friend who had been covering his rent suddenly dead, Vernon Subutex finds himself down and out on the Paris streets. He has one final card up his sleeve. 

„Der Begriff ‚Meisterwerk’ wird zu häufig benutzt, doch Mein Ein und Alles ist ohne jeden Zweifel eines.” Stephen King Dieser Roman über ein junges Mädchen hat Amerika überwältigt und gespalten. Denn Turtle Alveston, so verletzlich wie stark, ist eine der unvergesslichsten Heldinnen...

Flora and Rose are identical twins who do not know of each other's existence. Rose has been raised by her frivolous mother with the glossy international jet set. Flora has spent her childhood in the beauty and quiet of her father's Cornish cottage. And then, by chance, they meet. The encounter seems heaven-sent to Rose, who longs to escape from a man she no longer desires. Flora can free her, and, in taking her sister's place, her uneventful life is changed forever.

Das faszinierende Asien-Epos von Arthur Golden! Nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter wird das Fischermädchen Chiyo in ein Geisha-Haus nach Kyoto verkauft. Sie erlebt leidvolle Lehrjahre, bis sie in die hermetische Gesellschaft der Geisha aufgenommen wird. Bald ist sie die begehrteste und mächtigste von...

"The Final Problem" is a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his detective character Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Strand Magazine under the title "The Adventure of the Final Problem" in December 1893. It appears in book form as part of the collection The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. This story, set in 1891, introduced Holmes's archenemy, the criminal mastermind Professor James Moriarty. Conan Doyle later ranked "The Final Problem" fourth on his personal list of the twelve best Holmes stories. Holmes arrives at Dr.

Antwerpen, Hauptbahnhof, Salle des pas perdus im Jahr 1967. Dem Erzähler fällt ein Mann auf, der eingehend die Architektur des Gebäudes betrachtet. Die beiden Herren kommen ins Gespräch und verabreden sich für den nächsten Tag. Aus dem zufälligen Zusammentreffen wird ein über 30 Jahre andauerndes Gespräch an verschiedensten Orten Europas. Zwischen London, Paris und Prag erzählt der Kunsthistoriker Austerlitz seine Geschichte.

In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman. But when first brother-in-law sniffs out her struggle, and rumours start to swell, middle sister becomes 'interesting'. The last thing she ever wanted to be. To be interesting is to be noticed and to be noticed is dangerous. Milkman is a tale of gossip and hearsay, silence and deliberate deafness. It is the story of inaction with enormous consequences.

Un ragazzino magro e spettinato, l'aria imbronciata, occhi blu scuro, attenti. Una bambina dalle trecce biondissime, la vocetta acuta. Tan e Rosa hanno undici anni quando si incontrano per la prima volta alla Quercetana. In quel posto incantevole nella campagna toscana, lui è il figlio adottivo dei proprietari, lei la figlia dei custodi. Tan, arrivato dalla Moldavia, per difendersi da ricordi di cui porta i segni usa rabbia e violenza. Solo Rosa ha accesso al suo regno, e insieme, tra giochi ed enigmi, costruiscono un'intimità preziosa.

Scotland Street witnesses the wedding of the century of Angus Lordie to Domenica Macdonald, but as the newlyweds depart on honeymoon Edinburgh is in disarray. Recovering from the trauma of being best man, Matthew is taken up by a Dane called Bo, while Cyril eludes his dog-sitter and embarks on an odyssey involving fox-holes and the official residence of a cardinal. Narcissist Bruce meets his match in the form of a sinister doppelganger; Bertie, set up by his mother for fresh embarrassment at school, yearns for freedom; and Big Lou goes viral.

Even down to its well-set Georgian townhouses, Edinburgh is a hymn to measure and harmony. But on Scotland Street, domestic accord is in short supply. Matthew and Elspeth welcome three new arrivals, though the joys of multiple parenthood are somewhat lost due to sleep deprivation and the difficulties of telling their brood apart. Angus and Domenica are to marry, and Domenica has ambitious and disturbing plans for their living arrangements, especially when it appears that Antonia, in Italy recuperating from Stendhal Syndrome, may not return.

Effervescent as champagne, Jilly Cooper's novel brings back old favourites like Rupert and Taggie Campbell-Black. Abigail Rosen, nicknamed Appassionata, was the sexiest, most flamboyant violinist in classical music, but she was also the loneliest and the most exploited girl in the world. When a...

Jessica has just had the wedding of her dreams, and now she's setting up a new home with her lawyer husband Matthew. Even better - they are expecting a child. But as they paint the nursery and shop for babygros, Jessica keeps waiting for the excitement to kick in. Why isn't she transformed by...

Following the death of her bullying husband, Etta Bancroft's selfish children move her to a village in the Cotswolds. One night she discovers a filly, left to die in the snow. With the help of friends they rescue the horse and form a syndicate to pay for her upkeep. As the horse recovers she...

Agata è una editor quarantenne che vive nel quartiere cinese di Milano. Ossessionata dal vuoto e dalla mancanza, cerca di ovviare alle sue carenze emotive attraverso un rapporto morboso sia con il cibo che con Samuele, il classico "latin lover" sfuggente con cui crea una relazione di sudditanza e dipendenza. In quest'uomo Agata rivede e rivive i comportamenti di una madre narcisista, innamorata di sé soltanto, scomparsa senza dare spiegazioni quando Agata era appena una ragazzina.

Året er 1873, og Will Andrews opgiver sine universitetsstudier ved Harvard og drager vestpå. Han ender i Butcher's Crossing, en lille, gudsforladt flaekke i Kansas. Butcher's Crossing er fuld af rastløse maend, der kun taenker på at tjene hurtige penge og bruge dem lige så hurtigt, blandt dem Miller. Han og Andrews bliver venner, og Andrews fascineres af Millers historie om en enorm bisonflok, der kun venter på at blive nedslagtet, godt gemt af vejen i en smuk dal i Rocky Mountains i Colorado.

When their father is critically injured, foreign correspondent Mandy and her siblings return home. Mandy’s head is filled with terror and war, and her homecoming only heightens her disconnection from ordinary life. Cathy, her younger sister, has stayed in contact with her parents, unlike their...

Am Küchentisch eines alten Bauernhauses treffen zwei Menschen aufeinander, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Der Erzähler dieser Geschichte führt ein gehetztes Leben, das er als endlose To-do-Liste empfindet; Karl hingegen sortiert Tag für Tag Kartoffeln – und denkt nach.

The Ported fingers of glass hang downwards. The light slides down the glass, and drops a pool of green. All day long the ten fingers of the lustre drop green upon the marble.

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