Resultados para "the wagner" en Literatura de género

The myth of an epic, public life—its triumphs and tragedies—is a particularly American obsession. ROAR is a metafictional exploration of such a life and attendant fame of an extraordinary, and completely made up, man.

The sacred and the profane come together with visceral force in two novellas by Bruce Wagner, The Met Gala & Tales of Saints and Seekers. The Met Gala & Tales of Saints and Seekers is an illuminated manuscript of Heaven and Hell.

AMPUTATION is the first novel to be written about the inferno that obliterated two Los Angeles cities in January of 2025. Major characters are comedian Stephen Colbert; Karen Bass; a Timothée Chalamet stunt double; a fiercely pro-Palestinian heiress and her Zionist father; disgraced Grey’s Anatomy writer Elisabeth Finch and a failed indie film producer—along with an assorted battalion of ordinary people, opportunists, and looters.

Mistura de ficção e eventos históricos, o livro de Wagner G. Barreira dá voz ao narrador personagem ao relatar a travessia do Atlântico, a acusação de ter assassinado o amigo, a prisão em Santos, a convivência com infectados pelo vírus, a fuga para São Paulo e as dificuldades de adaptação na cidade em construção pelas mãos de imigrantes de todo o mundo. Demerara nasceu a partir de conjeturas sobre as origens do avô paterno de Barreira. De Bernardo, o protagonista e narrador, pouco se sabe de fato: era galego, chegou ao Brasil no navio Demerara e morreu no dia do batizado do único filho.

Victoria Adler's plunge into midlife proves to be quite the rollercoaster. As a successful psychotherapist, she expected stability, but life had other plans. Abandoned by her faithless husband for a fling and overwhelmed by her increasingly neurotic patients, Victoria finds solace in the company of Athos, her late father's intelligent sled dog.

A greater emphasis on situations than characters (this numbs the audience's connection to the characters, so that when characters experience misfortune, the audience still finds it laughable) A struggle of young lovers to overcome difficulty, often presented by elders Separation and re-unification Deception among characters (especially mistaken identity) A clever servant Disputes between characters, often within a family Multiple, intertwining plots. Use of all styles of comedy (slapstick, puns, dry humour, earthy humour, witty banter, practical jokes) Pastoral element (courtly people living an idealized, rural life), originally an element of Pastoral Romance, exploited by Shakespeare for his comic plots and often parodied therein for humorous effects Happy Ending.

Il pennino, scritto nel 1910, è un libro che si è meritato il soprannome di “Bibbia delle suffragette”. La protagonista, la giovane Barbro Magnus, è una giovane forte, ottimista e ribelle. “Era vestita con un lungo cappotto da giornalista blu scuro, dritto e stretto come un astuccio.” Sulla testa un cappello rosso fuoco, un cosiddetto “corvo della sera, da cui si affacciavano un paio di occhi molto maliziosi”. La sua vita si divide fra il lavoro di giornalista e la sua lotta per il suffragio femminile, una battaglia che condivide con Cecilia, che di professione è insegnante.

Der zweite Fall des unkonventionellen Ermittlerpaars Nicolas Eichborn und Helen Wagner – eine rasante Story mit wahrem Hintergrund. In Deutschland werden ...

In Cary Groner’s vision of the near future, the world has been ravaged by a lethal virus and only the young have survived. Cities and infrastructures have been destroyed, countries no longer exist as they once did, and the natural world has taken over the landscape in surprising ways, with herds of camels roaming the desert and crocodiles glowing in the rivers, the result of some CRISPR experiment gone awry.

Standing quietly at the elevator door to the North Tower of the Ultimo Hotel in Las Vegas, JW watches the numbers go down as the elevator descends to him. He thinks—sixty-five floors? There is a serial killer up there! If the mission is a success, it means a second career chasing serial criminals with a special FBI task force. If not, the Lieutenant will be going home defeated and outsmarted by a warped criminal mind. JW needs this to work; he needs another chance at the man who shot him. The elevator doors open, and the team steps aboard.

After being ghosted by the groom on her wedding day, Andi seeks refuge at her father’s mountain resort—her final chance to savor its magic before foreclosure. Andi is committed to making her stay into a glorious new chapter of singlehood, keeping to herself with a Grinch-like resolve. But fate has other plans when she encounters her ex from three years ago, Devin, whose reliability proved to be that of a dollar-store battery.

Behind the Iron Curtain, the Truth Can Kill You. Europe, 1956. The Iron Curtain divides the Free West from the Soviet Bloc, and the battle for hearts and minds is waged with words, not bullets. Charlie Atkins, a 23-year-old California farm girl, works at Radio Free Europe in Munich, relaying Western news to millions trapped behind Soviet borders. She longs to report real stories—like her own, marked by the mysterious disappearance of her father, Captain A. J. Atkins, in the last days of World War II. Her boss dismisses her: too young, too green, too female.

Daniel Spitzer gilt heute als einer der bedeutendsten Satiriker und Humanisten Wiens. Seine Erzählungen sind humoristisch und apokryphisch, ein echter Genuss. 6. Januar 1877 – Die Woche hat sehr melodisch mit einer neuen Operette von Johann Strauß begonnen, ich war seit einigen Jahren nicht im Karl-Theater und ich kenne daher den jetzigen Direktor der Hofoper Herrn Jauner schon lange nicht, da sich unsere Unbekanntschaft noch vom Karl-Theater herdatiert, wo er früher ein ziemlich beliebter Schauspieler und später ein sehr glücklicher Direktor gewesen sein soll.

Young Anna Bishop’s life is turned upside down by a series of traumatic events. In 1974, after her mother remarries, she’s forced to leave behind an idyllic childhood with her grandparents and move into a new house that feels nothing like home. Unable to fathom why God would suddenly forsake her, she arrives at the only logical conclusion: a poltergeist.

In 1735, Richard Derby, a ship’s master in colonial Salem, Massachusetts, married Mary Hodges, a merchant’s daughter. The alliance was good business, and Mary Hodges was a willing bride. Richard prospered, retired from the sea, and founded his own merchant house. With one exception, Richard’s sons went to sea. Hasket Derby stayed ashore, learning to manage the trading network his father built.

Rian Field has it all. A thriving career as a marine biologist, a loving husband, and a loyal circle of friends. But after surviving a shark attack, she becomes strangely haunted by disturbing memories where two masked men held her hostage in her own home.

Seventh-century England is a hodgepodge of warring Anglo-Saxon states filled with shifting alliances and treacherous grabs for royal power. Kings rise and fall, depending on Woden's luck. Northumbria, the damp kingdom north of the river Humber, is a state riven with rivalries and kings determined to expand at any cost. Women have no obvious role in a warrior society, but by using their wits, four women - two queens and two abbesses - make monumental changes. Based on true events and people, this is the story of Northumbria through the eyes of the most important women of their time.

Victoria Sheldon's life couldn't get anymore mundane. Since marrying Adam, who's often occupied with more important matters than investing time in their marriage, Victoria got used to being lonely. She passes the time by watching movies, including those with Kyran Cornell, her imagined flame. That's until she finds herself abducted and thrust into a fantasy guided by a madman with a bizarre appetite for brutality.

In 1790 the United States has a new Constitution. George Washington presides as the first elected president. Abroad, France and Britain are at war. And by 1795 seafaring Americans are accosted on the high seas by French privateers and British naval ships. Tensions rise as American merchants continue to trade. Among them, Hasket Derby and Captain George Crowninshield busily build maritime empires while their sons seek a new way forward.

Dies ist die Geschichte eines Hauses, eines Hunsrück-Bauernhofs in einem kleinen Dorf am Soonwald. Es ist aber auch die Geschichte der Menschen, die darin lebten und arbeiteten. Von den 70er Jahren des 19. Jahrhunderts bis in unsere Zeit beschreibt Helmut Wagner das Leben im elterlichen Hof. Ausgangspunkt der Geschichte ist ein "Alimentencontract", ein Vertrag, der die Altersversorgung des Ehepaares Gerlach und die Übernahme ihres kleinen Bauernhofs durch die frisch getrauten Georg und Anna Catharina Klumb regelte.