Literary 85

La Fanfarlo ist eine Novelle vom Dichter Charles Baudelaire, erstmals im Januar 1847 veröffentlicht. Es ist das einzige Prosawerk von Baudelaire. Die Novelle ist eine fiktive autobiographische Darst……続きを見る

Un poète français qui a également produit un travail remarquable en tant qu'essayiste, critique d'art et traducteur pionnier d'Edgar Allan Poe. Son œuvre la plus célèbre, Les Fleurs du mal, exprime ……続きを見る

The Crisp Day Closing on My Hand: The Poetry of M. Travis Lane is a collection of thirty-five of her best poems, selected with an introduction by Jeanette Lynes. An environmentalist, feminist, and p……続きを見る

Gertruda lebt als Kinderfrau bei einer reichen jüdischen Familie in Warschau. Mit dem kleinen Michael erlebt sie eine unbeschwerte, glückliche Zeit. Doch als die deutschen Truppen Polen überfallen, ……続きを見る

A New York Times Notable Book Arthur Gelb was hired by The New York Times in 1944 as a night copyboyーthe paper’s lowliest position. Forty-five years later, he retired as its managing editor. Along ……続きを見る

Carl von Clausewitz's masterwork, On War, is generally considered the greatest text on military theory ever written. Clausewitz is a touchstone for the field today, and is read by scholars, students……続きを見る

Oscar Wilde was one of the most creative writers, a brilliant wit and a much sought-after personality in late nineteenth century London and Paris Society. His flamboyant style of dress and his way w……続きを見る

THE MAKER OF KITES is a book [novel] that, through the story of a real overcoming story, shows us – in a didactic way – how we can, from the exercise of dialogue between the Philosopher and the Exec……続きを見る

George Bernard Shaw was known for many things. Perhaps most notably a prolific playwright, Shaw was also a staunch socialist and devoted much of his life to politics, as a fierce advocate for human ……続きを見る

Le Vent d'Avezan est l'histoire d'un premier amour impossible. Une jeune fille des années 60 est partagée entre deux frères, fascinée par l'aîné, elle est aimée du benjamin. Echec à l'examen de la F……続きを見る

An accessible and entertaining journey through the life, times, and work of the Bard - Enigma. Master of language. The greatest comedian in history? The most famous writer in the world. But isn't he……続きを見る

National bestseller and a Globe and Mail Best Book A fascinating, larger-than-life character, Davies left a treasure trove of stories about him when he died in 1995 ー expertly arranged here into a ……続きを見る

In 1949, after years of nomadic existence, nine-year-old Aeronwy Thomas and her family arrived at the Boat House in Laugharne, a small village on the Welsh coast. Here her father, the poet Dylan Tho……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Autobiographische Abenteuergeschichten und Memoiren" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Samuel Clemens / Ma……続きを見る

An essential guide to one of the most influential writers of the 20th century A Brief Guide to C. S. Lewis explores Lewis's life, from his reconversion to Christianity under the influence of his fri……続きを見る

Martin Amis's life could itself provide the formula for an enthralling work of fiction. Son of one of the most popular and best-loved novelists of the post-War era, he has forged a groundbreaking ma……続きを見る

Agatha Christie’s 80 novels and short-story collections have sold over 2 billion copies in more than 45 languages, more than any other author. When Christie finally killed off her Belgian detective,……続きを見る

Uniquely scribed memoir of travels and lifestyle experiences in the United States as a college student, soldier, father, husband and small business. An easy read with an incredible arrangement of wo……続きを見る

Conversations with Elie Wiesel is a far-ranging dialogue with the Nobel Peace Prize-winner on the major issues of our time and on life’s timeless questions. In open and lively responses to the probi……続きを見る

Winner of the Betty Trask Award, Never Mind is the first in Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels, adapted for TV for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as arist……続きを見る

Murder is an effective way to gain power over others. Kill its leaders, and a country can be yours. Kill the people or ruthlessly intimidate them, and you can control their territory. Kill the journ……続きを見る

Alasdair Gray, author of the modern classics Lanark, Poor Things and 1982, Janine, is without doubt Scotland's greatest living novelist. Since trying (unsuccessfully) to buy him a drink in 1998, Rod……続きを見る

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Oleanna and Glengarry Glen Ross: an elegant collection of essays that reveal an autobiography of an internationally acclaimed dramatist that is both mysteri……続きを見る

Shelley: The Pursuit is the book with which Richard Holmesーthe finest literary biographer of our dayーmade his name. Dispensing with the long-established Victorian picture of Shelley as a blandly e……続きを見る

In this volume, Boldrini examines "heterobiography"ーthe first-person fictional account of a historic life. Boldrini shows that this mode is widely employed to reflect critically on the historical a……続きを見る

A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Drawing on an exceptional combination of skills as literary biographer, novelist, and chronicler of London history, Peter Ackroyd surely re-creates ……続きを見る

Tolstoy was not always an old man-not always a bearded patriarch fixing the world with the eye of an angry ancient mariner. He started War and Peacewhen he was thirty five, and AnnaKareninawas finis……続きを見る

A triumphant memoir by the former editor-in-chief of French Elle that reveals an indomitable spirit and celebrates the liberating power of consciousness. In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor……続きを見る

The definitive biography of the poet who was almost as notorious for his 'rock 'n' roll' lifestyle as his artistic work Dylan Thomas was a romantic and controversial figure; a poet who lived to exce……続きを見る

Notoriously and self-confessedly intemperate, Boswell shared with Johnson a huge appetite for life and threw equal energy into recording its every aspect in minute but telling detail. This irrepress……続きを見る