Resultados para "Ein Stein" en Narrativa literaria

Roaming India in 1939 and the early 1940s, two flawed but extraordinary men latch onto each other with shocking consequences as each follows an ill-fated quest for “enlightenment.” Moses, a Polish Jew, is fleeing both the Nazis and his own failed marriage; Sahadeva, an itinerant Hindu monk, is trying to resolve his crisis of religious belief. Both men find themselves embroiled in hardship, shame, and chaos, stumbling into scandal and ultimately tragedy.

This appealing story about a poor lame shepherd boy, whose kind heart reaps unexpected rewards, is set in the beautiful countryside of southern France.

Tout au long de ses livres, Marguerite Duras a étendu sa recherche aux dimensions ignorées ou méconnues du désir, pierre angulaire de son œuvre. Avec "Le Ravissement de Lol V. Stein", elle nous entraîne dans la quête acharnée et troublante des splendeurs de l'amour fou entrevues par son héroïne. Suivant le sillage d'une parole sobre et mystérieuse, l'auditeur se laisse emporter jusqu'à l'horizon de cette magnifique histoire qui brille d'une inoubliable intensité. Envoûtant récit auquel Fanny Ardant prête sa voix exceptionnelle.

As a vampire, Anna Strong has an immortal life...but now she’s running out of time. Anna’s relationship with shape-shifter Daniel Frey has given her hope for a future with him and his son - especially when Frey proposes.… But just when Anna starts to think her life couldn’t be better, she must fly to France to be at the side of her dying mother. There she learns that not every vampire accepts her Chosen One status. And one such vamp is about to go rogue - by leading his followers in a fight to usurp humanity….

2007 Audie Award Finalist for Solo Narration—Male *Winner of the Pulitzer Prize* “A beautiful tale, awash in the seasalt and sweat, bait and beer of the Havana coast. It tells a fundamental human truth: in a volatile world, from our first breath to our last wish, through triumphs and...

Ernest Hemingway's masterpiece on war, love, loyalty, and honor tells the story of Robert Jordan, an antifascist American fighting in the Spanish Civil War. In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he...

Conxa ist gerade dreizehn, als ihre Eltern, arme Bauern in den katalanischen Pyrenäen, sie zu einer kinderlosen Tante bringen. An Arbeit mangelt es auch hier nicht, und für Gefühle kennt die Tante keine Worte, aber das Mädchen ist zumindest versorgt. Als sie einige Jahre später ihre große Liebe Jaume heiratet, erlebt Conxa sogar ein bescheidenes Glück. Doch der Krieg hält brutal Einzug in die Abgeschiedenheit des Dorfes und reißt auch Conxa mit sich wie einen Stein im Geröll.

Evan had a hit single, but that was 10 years ago. Thirty-one now, hes drifting, playing in a local band and teaching middle-aged men to coax music from an electric guitar. Now, 14 years later, he experiences unplanned parenthood when he undertakes to raise the resentful teenage son hes never known. Off beat and disarming, How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets portrays a contemporary American family with unfailing honesty.

“[A] witty, heartfelt debut novel about a belated coming-of-age.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) Old friends discover how much has changed (and how much has stayed the same) when they reunite in their seaside hometown for one unforgettable summer—from the New York...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM FOX 2000 STARRING MILO VENTIMIGLIA, AMANDA SEYFRIED, AND KEVIN COSTNER MEET THE DOG WHO WILL SHOW THE WORLD HOW TO BE HUMAN The New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein—a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love...

Jenna Rosen returns to the place in Alaska where her young son, Bobby, disappeared without a trace two years before. Jenna is determined to lay to rest the aching mystery of his death. But ancient legends may have had a hand in Bobby’s fate, forcing Jenna to sift through her own Native American ancestry to uncover the truth.

From Garth Stein, author of the beloved bestseller The Art of Racing in the Rain—now a major motion picture! The New York Times bestselling “witty, atmospheric” (People) story of a once powerful American family, and the price that must be paid by the heirs as they struggle for redemption...

The Silver Baron's Wife traces the rags-to-riches-to-rags life of Colorado's Baby Doe Tabor (Lizzie). This fascinating heroine worked in the silver mines and had two scandalous marriages, one to a philandering opium addict and one to a Senator and silver baron worth $24 million in the late 19th century.

"Highbrow, brilliant." --The Approval Matrix, New York magazine One of Cosmopolitan's 12 Books You'll Be Dying to Read This Summer A Publishers Weekly Best Book of Summer 2020 A Vulture Best Book of Summer 2020 One of Refinery29's 25 Books You'll Want to Read This Summer An Esquire Must-Read...

The bestselling novel that became an Oscar-winning film starring Elizabeth Taylor about New York's speakeasy generation A masterpiece of American fiction and a bestseller upon its publication in 1935, BUtterfield 8 lays bare with brash honesty the unspoken and often shocking truths that lurked...

Eigentlich haben Ben und Esther alles, was sie brauchen: eine lebendige Beziehung zu Jesus Christus und wichtige Funktionen in ihrer Gemeinde – dem göttlich funkelnden Safespace, in dem der Pastor teure Sneaker trägt, seine Frau Highlights aus der Predigt auf Instagram teilt und Gott uns so sehr liebt, dass er seinen einzigen Sohn hingab, und so weiter. Doch Ben hat ein Problem, das zwischen ihm und seinem göttlichen Vater steht. Niemand weiß davon, nicht mal seine Schwester Esther. Je verzweifelter er sich aus den Fängen der Sünde befreien will, desto mehr tyrannisiert sie sein Leben.

When Diana retired from her detective duties, she firmly believed her time spent solving mysteries was over. She loved to cook, and starting her own B&B seemed like a seamless step into a far more fun and cozier lifestyle. Did she sometimes miss the adrenaline rush of solving a case? Sure. But those days are behind her now. That was until mysterious footprints appeared in the middle of the hall.

Rosalie hat den kranken Soldaten Francoeur gepflegt und ihn gegen den Willen ihrer Mutter geheiratet. Daraufhin hat ihre Mutter ihn verflucht. Nach der Geburt ihres gemeinsamen Kindes geht der Fluch als schreckliches Benehmen auf Francoeur über. Mithilfe des Grafen Dürand gelingt es Rosalie ihren Mann auf das "Fort Ratonneau" überzusetzen, wo das Benehmen keinem auffällt. Schließlich platzt seine Wunde am Kopf auf und der Francoeur wird von seinem Fluch erlöst.

"Nichts hielt für immer an. Das wusste ich. Aber in diesem Moment waren wir endlos." Am ersten Tag des neuen Jahres gibt Amanda sich ein Versprechen: Die nächsten 365 Tage werden anders. Sie wird anders. Vier Jahre, nachdem ihre erste große Liebe ihr das Herz zerbombt hat, trifft sie auf Émil. Émil, den Künstler. Émil, der so frei ist, wie Amanda es immer sein wollte. Émil, der sie dazu bringt, endlich wieder einen Pinsel in die Hand zu nehmen. Amanda lässt sich auf einen Deal ein, doch schnell wird klar: Malen mit Émil ist nie nur malen.

Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page. Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary perched atop Capitol Hill in rain-soaked Seattle. Fourteen-year-old Alexis Austin is fixing the plumbing, the tea, and all the problems of the world, it seems, in her landlady mother’s absence.