Títulos en Ficción biográfica

History remembers the thunder of Mongol hooves and the name of Kublai Khan, but it has forgotten the architect who built his throne. The Silent Khagan is the epic story of Empress Chabi, a woman who ruled the world's largest contiguous empire from behind a screen of felt. Raised in the traditions of the Khongirad, Chabi was taught that "power is a mirror". While her husband conquered through steel, Chabi governed through information, logistics, and the strategic management of men.

The Green Jackets: The 95th RiflesIn 1805, gamekeeper Marcus Bradbury’s future is a dead end until Thomas Plunket, a charismatic recruiter for the 95th Rifles, offers an escape. He promises a place in a revolutionary corps of "thinking soldiers" where skill, not birth, is what matters. Seduced, Marcus trades his old life for a Baker rifle and is plunged into the Napoleonic Wars. Plunket becomes his saviour and dark mirror: a peerless marksman with a supernatural gift for killing.

The explosive conclusion to the Jelly Bryce Trilogy. In 1941, as the world is consumed by the flames of World War II, FBI Special Agent Delf "Jelly" Bryce finds himself at the center of a changing America. The legendary lawman who once hunted Depression-era gangsters must now navigate a global conflict that brings new, shadowy threats to the home front.

As seen on the American Heroes Channel (AHC) series American Lawmen! He was the fast-draw legend the FBI had to see to believe. Narrated by Marconi Award nominee John Raynar. In the lawless dust of 1930s Oklahoma, one man’s reflexes were faster than the blink of an eye. Delf "Jelly" Bryce didn't just carry a gun; he possessed a near-mystical mastery of it.

The legend grows. In the second riveting installment of Mike Conti’s trilogy, Detective Delf “Jelly” Bryce leaves the dusty streets of Oklahoma City behind to join the elite ranks of J. Edgar Hoover’s Federal Bureau of Investigation. America is a powder keg. While the Great Depression ravages the home front, the world teeters on the edge of total war.

Are you ready to embark on a journey filled with challenges, a dash of danger and a whole lot of inspiration? A story that will certainly awaken the adventurer in you. Look no further than The Lady of McCalleys Creek. Meet Terry, a daring woman following her dream of shrimping and crabbing in the enchanting Lowcountry of South Carolina; where she embattles the ever-changing tides and where modern-day pirates roam the open waters. This story isn’t just about unleashing dreams, it’s about grabbing life by the helm and sailing into the horizon with courage and purpose!

In Schwere Stunde zeichnet Thomas Mann das eindringliche Porträt eines Dichters in einer Nacht des Ringens: Friedrich Schiller steht kurz vor der Vollendung eines Werkes und kämpft zugleich mit Krankheit, Erschöpfung und Selbstzweifel. Zwischen körperlicher Schwäche und geistiger Anspannung wird das Schreiben zur existenziellen Herausforderung – und zugleich zum Akt des Überwindens. Die Erzählung zeigt den schöpferischen Prozess als Kampf um Form, Wahrheit und Ausdruck.

In this bold and intimate semi-autobiographical novel, La Maison, Emma Becker transports the reader behind the closed doors of a Berlin brothel, where she worked for two years not only to earn a living, but to immerse herself in a world she wanted to understand?and to write about with...

The throne is never safe...especially in Rome AD 60. Rome stands at the height of its power – glittering with wealth, drowning in intrigue. On Palatine Hill, Nero Claudius Caesar rules as Emperor, a young man adored for his beauty and brilliance, feared for his temper, intoxicated by his own...

An Orte der Vergangenheit zurückkehren, an das anschließen, was einmal war – für Amélie Nothomb ist das unmöglich. Seit 12 Jahren war sie nicht mehr in Japan, dem Land ihrer Kindheit, das sie so liebt und zu dem sie eine so zwiespältige Beziehung hat. Doch als eine Freundin eine Reise gewinnt und Amélie kurzerhand als Fremdenführerin verpflichtet, kann sie nicht anders als sich mitreißen lassen. Sie entdeckt das Land aufs Neue und damit auch ihre Faszination. Denn die Rückkehr ist unmöglich, zum Glück.

From the bestselling author of SIX TUDOR QUEENS, a captivating new novel about two Boleyn cousins, close as sisters - and the truth that will change everything. 'Vivid and utterly addictive... brings to life a fascinating woman who has remained in the shadows for too long' TRACY BORMAN 'Her...

Madame Bovary è il romanzo più famoso di Gustave Flaubert. Pubblicato nel 1856...

Blanc alcanzó su cima literaria contando de forma novelada su azarosa vida en tres novelas que abordan su problemática infancia, su paso por un batallón de castigo en África y su participación en la guerra civil española.

Ambrose Palmer, an aspiring actor, journeys through the circles of hell of a brutal industry. We follow him, his lovers, and a small clan of novice performers as they weather the storms of the acting profession. But behind the sex and hilarity lurks the desperation of Thatcher’s England.

Apenas 3 semanas después, el 7 de Enero de 1857, comenzó un juicio contra el autor, los editores de la revista y el dueño de imprenta por ofensas a la moral pública y religiosa. La resolución de la Justica fue conocida el 7 de Febrero y absolvió de los cargos a los inculpados y se limitó a una reprimenda sobre el valor social que debe tener la literatura.

“A marvel of lost innocence” (O, The Oprah Magazine) that reimagines three life-changing weeks poet Elizabeth Bishop spent in Paris amidst the imminent threat of World War II. June 1937. Elizabeth Bishop, still only a young woman and not yet one of the most influential poets of the 20th...

Pubblicata per la prima volta nell'agosto del 1915 sul Giornale di Sicilia, "Colloquii coi personaggi" è una novella in cui possiamo ascoltare lo stesso Pirandello mentre dialoga con un personaggio e con il ricordo della madre defunta. Ambientata allo scoppio della Prima Guerra Mondiale, la novella presenta un'interessante riflessione sui doveri dell'intellettuale e su quelli dell'autore.

It’s 1863. Napoleon III has installed a foreign monarch in Mexico to squash the current regime. Maximilian von Habsburg of Austria accepts the emperor’s crown. But it is his wife, the brilliant and ambitious Princess Charlotte, who throws herself passionately into the role. Known to the people as Empress Carlota, she rules deftly from behind the scenes while her husband contents himself with philandering and decorating the palace. But Carlota bears a guilty secret.

Emma, seduta alla sua cattedra, ricorda con nostalgia il suo passato di alunna guardando la sua alunna Eva, una bimba che siede al banco di fronte a lei. Due generazioni messe a confronto con vissuti diversi. Le varie circostanze quotidiane, a scuola, riportano Emma al passato facendole rivivere le emozioni di un tempo lontano. L'amore e la passione per la scuola da alunna, oggi manifestati nel ruolo di maestra.

Mary Ingles was 23, happily married, and pregnant with her third child when Shawnee Indians invaded her peaceful Virginia settlement in 1755 and kidnapped her, leaving behind a bloody massacre. For months they held her captive. But nothing could imprison her spirit. With the rushing Ohio River as her guide, Mary Ingles walked one thousand miles through an untamed wilderness no white woman had ever seen.