Resultados para "K" en Ficción biográfica

La desaparició de la seva filla porta a K. a una incessant cerca per descobrir el parador de la seva filla durant la dictadura militar brasilera d'Ernesto Geisel. La seva investigació el portarà també a afrontar els seus sentiments de culpa i a descobrir la identitat militant de la seva filla. Aquesta és la història d'una de les milers de desaparicions ocorregudes en gran part de Sud-amèrica durant les dècades dels seixanta i setanta, una de les més brutals conseqüències de la política nord-americana durant la Guerra Freda, en la seva lluita contra el comunisme.

Tookie, now 15 years old, shares her nightmarish memories as a survivor of unspeakable and depraved atrocities committed by the very system in charge of her protection in this dark-fiction, tell-all novella. Lost in a corrupt "system", Tookie suffered mind-blowing abuse that would cripple any child. Although it's devastating to listen about these horrific crimes, Tookie's inspiring hard-won recovery, and the devotion of her loving grandmother, are breathtaking in this "based-in-part-on-a-true-story" novella.

The year is 1143. Hildegard, already a well-known physician, has expanded her work to writing not just about medicine but on theological matters as well. Once again, the monks of St. Disibod are there to stop her, citing the biblical passages that admonish against "women teachers". Also, Abbot Kuno is aging, and it is only a matter of time before he is succeeded in the post by Prior Helenger, who wants nothing more than to see Hildegard permanently relegated to the convent's enclosure.

Pulitzer prize-winning author David K. Shipler’s fictionalized story of a Vietnamese interpreter, based on his own experiences as a war correspondent, brings back the tensions within Vietnam during the war, focusing on a local with close ties to American journalists and politicians.

Meet Gillian, a former "other woman", who's trying to let go of her past. Her story is the first of true stories told from the other woman herself, one story at a time. The stories in When the Affair Is Over show the journey of these women as they shed their past and regain their self-respect, told one story at a time.

Louis Rosen e i suoi soci vendono persone. O, per meglio dire, "simulacri", esseri umani sintetici, veri e propri cloni di personaggi storici come Abramo Lincoln, il presidente degli Stati Uniti più amato e più profondamente segnato da conflitti interiori, e Edwin M. Stanton, il suo ministro della Guerra. L'unico compratore che si presenta loro, però, è un avido multimilionario i cui progetti di utilizzo dei simulacri potrebbero portare a Louis dei seri problemi con la legge.

I "Kvinna till salu" möter vi Louise, som har påbörjat den långa processen av att lämna ett liv som prostituerad bakom sig. Genom terapisamtal får vi ta del av Louises historia, som börjar vid de sexuella övergrepp hon fick genomlida som barn, groomingen som får in henne i prostitutionen som tonåring, och hennes komplicerade familjeförhållanden. Som 45-åring for hon nog. Kroppen gör ont, själen gör ont, och Louise är redo att finna sig ett nytt liv. "Kvinna till salu" är baserad på verkliga händelser.

""Bra. Först vill jag gärna höra om din uppväxt. Var du växte upp, hur ditt förhållande till dina föräldrar var, hur du trivdes i skolan och sådana saker.""Louise stängde ögonen. Hon tänkte bäst så. Så tog hon ett djupt andetag och började berätta." Louise har bestämt sig för att lämna livet som prostituerad bakom sig, och en del av hennes nya liv är att bearbeta de övergrepp hon utsatts för under sin barndom och ungdomstid. Hon träffar en psykolog, och mentor, som genom samtalsterapi ger henne stöd i den långa processen.

Det var ironiskt, tyckte Louise, att hon ringde på dörren för att hon hade avtalat en tid med en man. Under de senaste trettio åren hade det varit tvärtom. Mannen som mötte henne i dörren hade små händer och var välklädd. Av gammal vana tänker Louise att han är en sådan man som vill ha enkelt, snällt sex, och sedan prata efter. Att placera in män i fack efter deras sexuella preferenser var något hon var så van vid att det var svårt att sluta. Louises möte är med en mentor, som ska hjälpa henne att få ett jobb efter att hon valt att sluta arbeta som prostituerad.

The epic story behind the Cherokee Trail of Tears, Red Clay, Running Waters follows the little-known lives of John Ridge, a Cherokee man dedicated to his people, and his White wife Sarah, a woman devoted to his search for justice, as the courageous mixed-race couple are swept into the center of the Indian Removal Crisis of the 1830s and the fate of the Cherokee Nation.

'ನೂರು ಸಿಂಹಾಸನಗಳು' ಮಲಯಾಳಂ ಭಾಷೆಯಿಂದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಗೆ ಅನುವಾದವಾಗಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಕಿರು ಕಾದಂಬರಿ. ಇದರ ಮೂಲ ಲೇಖಕರು ಜಯಮೋಹನ್ ಅವರು, ಇದು ಐ.ಎ.ಎಸ್. ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯೊಬ್ಬರ ಆತ್ಮಕಥೆ.

For more than three decades, Yugoslavia's history played out in the life of one man. That man was Josip Broz Tito. The fictional autobiography of a regime insider, K. Balej's thoroughly researched novel provides a revealing insight into the emergence and functioning of the Yugoslav socialist system from the time of the Vienna Congress in 1815 to Tito's own death in 1980. It is an immersive exploration of the changing nature of Tito's power and the fascinating symbiosis of man and state that Tito represents.

Jerome. K. Jerome allows us to laugh, with and at, both himself and ourselves, in his writing. As we peruse his “Idle Thoughts” on subjects ranging from babies to ambition, from dogs to poverty, we find that the dust of over a hundred years have not dimmed the mirror in which we look. Jerome, as in his other comic works, presents a seeming stream of consciousness that can shift in a moment from the ridiculous to the sublime, from self-deprecation to intense longing.

As the Nazis flee Eastern Europe, the Red Army begins its race to conquer Berlin… Krakow, Połand, the site of a Nazi Jewish ghetto and renowned for its medieval architecture, is on the brink of destruction. Polish and Belarussian dual citizen Sergei Bravo vows to save his Motherland from the Nazi regime's destructive forces. Entrusted to serve alongside the Kovpak partisans in Ukraine, Sergei is confronted with his ultimate task.

Lifestyle of a Hustler, Vol. 1 tells the story of a young black man trying to find his way, learning how to be an entrepreneur—from childhood hustles, to hustling to pay for college. This is the autobiography of a fictional character, Keynote King, based on the life of the author, Kayo Hustle.

Far from the untouchable images of heaven-gazing saints, the apostle Paul ruthlessly focused on his earthly duty to build God’s Church. Before his dramatic conversion he had violently tried to stamp out a heretical sect of Jews–the first Christians. But Paul’s encounter with Christ turned his boundless energy to building the young and fragile Church into an established and enduring body.

Rather than have his pregnant fiancee stoned to death, a devout tekton marries her and becomes poppa to a son with a mysterious mission. Remaining true to the gospel narrative, this account shows us what Scripture omits.

Mary Doria Russell, the bestselling, award-winning author of The Sparrow, returns with Epitaph. An American Iliad, this richly detailed and meticulously researched historical novel continues the story she began in Doc, following Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday to Tombstone, Arizona, and to the...

Mustafa was the prince with the most potential of any other, during the 600 plus years’ existence of the Ottoman Empire. He was the hope for the majority of the people living in and out of the empire, to ascend to the throne. His father was Lawmaker Sultan Suleiman, who ruled the empire during the empire's zenith years. He was untouchable, revered, and feared, but once looking past his mighty title, name, and qualifications; study shows that Suleiman made questionable decisions, one of them being the decision to order the execution of his eldest son - Mustafa.

M. F. K. Fisher's first novel tells of a late-summer idyll at the Swiss farmhouse of Tim and Sara, where guests have gathered at ease on the terrace next to the burbling fountain in which baby lettuces are being washed, there to enjoy the food and wine served them by this stylish American couple. But all around these seemingly fortunate people, the forces of darkness are gathering: The year is 1939; World War II approaches.