Resultados para "man" en Ficción contemporánea

Un joven escritor, agobiado por la necesidad de cumplir con su editorial entregándole una nueva novela, recrea las experiencias vividas durante dos cursos universitarios pasados en el extranjero, uno en Brighton, Reino Unido, y el otro en Grenoble, Francia, a los que se dedican, respectivamente, cada una de las dos partes del libro. En la novela, escrita en primera persona en la voz de su protagonista, vuelven a aflorar los temas recurrentes de novelas anteriores, la noche, las drogas, el sexo, la crisis creativa.

Un libro sulla violenza contro le donne. Una suspense palpabile ed una resa delle situazioni di un realismo scioccante. Gabriella e la sua storia: dall'innamoramento alle esperienze più traumatiche. I primi capitoli, di una studiata lentezza, introducono gradualmente alle vicende che seguono il matrimonio, che deluderanno amaramente i sogni di una vita serena.

The Ferguson Clan has a problem. A couple thousand years ago, one of their ancestors uttered a curse with complete sincerity. In that curse, a woman named Srine offered all of herself for retribution on the world that had tortured her. The curse was so sincere that it echoed into places distant. In the darkness of the universe, something even darker than her words accepted her offer. Despite her being too old, and her husband incapable of siring a child, she became pregnant. This child was filled with dark potential. Unchecked, he could destroy the world. Join the fight!

On the eve of his thirty-fifth birthday, the unnamed black narrator of Man Gone Down finds himself broke, estranged from his family, and living in the bedroom of a friend's six-year-old child. He has four days to come up with the money to keep his kids in school and make a down payment on an...

When Felix Kendall vanishes, his wife Kate is left in turmoil. As she and their children adjust to a hand-to-mouth existence, she looks back on their marriage and Felix's orphaned upbringing in search of clues, confronting the possibility that she has badly misread him. And as Kate gradually...

A newly married couple with a flair for the macabre buys a Queen Anne-style manor that echoes their gloomy insides. Once the pair met and committed themselves, both knew there was no way to escape from the other—even in death. Conrad and Elizabeth Fleischer, their surname meaning “butcher”, are beautiful and find that they need only each other to satisfy their sliver of desire to be social. They seldom leave their beloved manor, which is occupied by their united souls.

Sean is a young man with a seemingly bright future ahead of him. After deciding he is going to take his own life, Sean visits his favorite park bench to contemplate his demise. His thoughts are interrupted by an older, sarcastic man named John. Through prompting from John - and much resistance from Sean - the two begin a conversation of self-discovery that will change the course of both of their lives forever. The Man on the Bench is a story about strangers affecting positive change and surviving the aftermath of love and loss.

There’s not a dare Smoke Burnham won’t take, and there’s not a wager he won’t make. Now he’s betting his life that he can fly his plane, Super Comet - with his pet cheetah Patty coming along for the ride - across the mountains and jungles of South America to a prize-winning payday. All he has to do is out-race the competition, out-maneuver a saboteur, and make out with his girl - who’s determined to bring him down to earth. One thing you can count on - in the air, in a fight, or in his girlfriend’s arms - he’s a man who likes to turn up the heat.

"The Inevitable White Man" written by Jack London: So said Captain Woodward. We sat in the parlor of Charley Roberts' pub in Apia, drinking long Abu Hameds compounded and shared with us by the aforesaid Charley Roberts, who claimed the recipe direct from Stevens, famous for having invented the Abu Hamed at a time when he was spurred on by Nile thirst-the Stevens who was responsible for "With Kitchener to Kartoun," and who passed out at the siege of Ladysmith.

The Last Man is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The book tells of a future world that has been ravaged by a plague. The novel was harshly reviewed at the time, and, except for a 1924 silent film based on it, was virtually unknown - having been eclipsed by Shelley's more popular works - until a scholarly revival in the 1960s. It contains semi-biographical portraits of Romantic figures in Shelley's circle, particularly Shelley's late husband Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron.

"The Extinction of Man" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic. It is part of the excessive egotism of the human animal that the bare idea of its extinction seems incredible to it. "A world without us!" it says, as a heady young Cephalaspis might have said it in the old Silurian sea.

A colleague of Dr. Watson asks Sherlock Holmes for help: His patient Joseph Merrick, known in public as the "elephant man", because of his strong physical deformations, was the victim of a brutal assault. Holmes and Watson take over the case, which takes them to the circus milieu.

Den arbetslöse Erik Hammar har spenderat de senaste fem åren på sin bästa vän Johns soffa. Han har en jur.kand. i bagaget men lever helt utan ambitioner. Varför anstränga sig när det är mycket roligare att göra ingenting alls? En dag inser dock Erik att hans vänner och bekanta ser honom som ett enda stort misslyckande. Och när John dessutom får nog av sin inneboende, och kastar ut honom på gatan, leder det till ett bryskt uppvaknande.

WHAT WOULD YOU SACRIFICE TO FIND TRUE HAPPINESS? Terry Boyle is your typical small town guy. Friendly, kind to strangers, a devoted husband and father. A gentle soul quietly moving through life. But still waters run deep, and Terry’s inner turmoil derives from a secret that he can’t share...

The Turkish Man is about a man who has rather unusual powers. When he is discovered by an unsuspecting man waiting for his bus one evening, he seems to hide the truth. However, the man is intent on catching him out, perhaps getting his picture in the newspaper. The authorities are alerted and attempt to do some investigations. Will they succeed in catching someone who appears to not be what he seems?

The Island Man is a story based on some truths. Its main character is Mr. G. We become introduced to him through the eyes of a friend who observes the changes happening in his life. Just when it seems that nothing new will happen, our character is yet again playing life from another angle. The friendship changes and yet there always remains some thread connecting itself to Mr. G. Whatever you wish to say, Mr. G loves variety.

Told in Ruskin Bond's simple yet poignant style, the stories and poems in No Man Is an Island thoughtfully explore the many shades of friendship and camaraderie. Featuring classic tales such as 'The Woman on Platform No. 8', in which a mysterious stranger befriends a young boy, and 'The Crooked Tree', in which a writer and a hawker form an unlikely bond, this heartwarming collection is a must-listen.

Die Zwillinge Loveth und Grace aus Edo State versuchen in einer Realität aus Gewalt und Grauen zu überleben. Sie werden auf dem europäischen Menschenmarkt angeboten und an die Meistbietenden weiterverkauft. Mit Lucy, einer Leidensgenossin, schmieden sie in der blauen Stadt einen mörderischen Plan, um den Kreislauf aus Hoffnungslosigkeit und Verzweiflung zu entkommen. Der Aufstand beginnt... In einer Mischung aus Dokumentation und Hörspiel erzählt dieses Hörbuch atmosphärisch dicht über Frauen, die aus Westafrika nach Europa fliehen.

In the 70s he was a huge pop star, with Number 1 hits like 'Rock On' and 'Hold Me Close'. In the 80s and 90s he became a star of the stage with lead roles in Godspell and Mutiny! Now comes a wonderful collection of David Essex’s poetry and lyrics. Here are nostalgic poems recalling his...

Fjorten moderne historier af forfatteren til "Farven lilla" og "Meridian". De handler om kærlighed, lyst og berømmelse; faren ved pornografi, abort og voldtægt; spændingen ved nye elskere og glæden ved at genfinde gamle venner på tværs af forskelle på hudfarve og køn. Det er en samling provokerende og humoristiske portrætter af kvinder, der modigt gør krav på deres tilkæmpede rettigheder, og som i deres styrke og ukuelighed ikke er til at holde nede.