Yann Martel wurde 1963 in Spanien geboren. Seine Eltern sind Diplomaten. Er wuchs in Costa Rica, Frankreich, Mexiko, Alaska und Kanada auf und lebte sp?ter im Iran, in der T?rkei und in Indien. Er studierte Philosophie und wohnt derzeit in Montreal. ›Schiffbruch mit Tiger‹ ist sein dritter Roman, er war nominiert f?r den Governor General Award und den Commonwealth Writers' Prize und gewann den Booker Prize 2002.Die Originalausgabe erschien 2001 unter dem Titel ›Life of Pi‹
( in USA) is a remarkable work of fiction based on the true story of German industrialist and war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who, confronted with the horror of the extermination camps, gambled his life and fortune to rescue 1,300 Jews from the gas chambers. Working with the actual testimony of Schindler’s Jews, Thomas Keneally artfully depicts the courage and shrewdness of an unlikely savior, a man who is a flawed mixture of hedonism and decency and who, in the presence of unutterable evil, transcends the limits of his own humanity.From From
Ein Gehirnschlag beendete Ende letzten Jahres das allt?gliche, das «normale» Leben des vierundvierzigj?hrigen Jean-Dominique Bauby, der bis dahin Chefredakteur der Zeitschrift «Elle» war und von da an nur noch vier Monate zu leben hatte. Bauby nutzte seine Zeit, um alles, was ihn bewegte, zu Papier zu bringen. Doch er selber sollte dazu gar nicht mehr in der Lage sein, war er doch vollst?ndig gel?hmt und dazu verdammt, nur noch mit dem linken Auge zu blinzeln.Mittels eines Spezialalphabets, das sich an der H?ufigkeit der Vokale und Konsonanten im Franz?sischen orientierte, diktierte er der Lektorin Claude Mendibil fortan alles, was ihn bewegte – mittels Lidschlag: Aus seiner abgeschirmten Taucherglocke heraus funkte bzw. blinzelte er auf diese Weise empfindsame letzte Nachrichten an eine Welt, die f?r ihn schon unerreichbar weit weg war.
Stuttgart im 14. Jahrhundert: Drei geheimnisvolle Zahlen ver?ndern Christophs Leben grundlegend. Wegen dieser Zahlen, die f?r eine explosive Formel stehen, wird sein Vater, ein reicher Gew?rzh?ndler, gefoltert und anschlie?end aus der Stadt verbannt. Als der Vater an den Folgen der Folter stirbt, macht sich Christoph auf die Suche nach seinen M?rdern. Der Bietigheimer Lehrer Bentele, der f?r seinen Jugendroman „Wolfsjahre“ mit dem Friedrich-Gerst?cker-Preis ausgezeichnet wurde, verkn?pft Motive aus dem Kriminalroman mit historisch ?berlieferten Fakten und schildert detailliert das Aufkommen der verheerendsten Seuche des Mittelalters, der Pest. Wieder einmal werden die Juden als vermeintliche Verursacher dieser Gei?el der Menschheit zur Verantwortung gezogen. Bentele beschreibt glaubw?rdig, wie Hass, Vorurteile und Verzweiflung zu einem bestialischen Pogrom f?hren; er bem?ht sich um eine objektive Analyse historischer Entwicklungen.
Con esta novela epistolar -«una peque?a comedia humana de bolsillo» la define ir?nicamente su autor- Tabucchi renueva una ilustre tradici?n narrativa, si bien rompiendo sus c?digos y pervirtiendo el g?nero. Poco a poco nos damos cuenta de que algo «no funciona» en todas estas misivas: el paisaje parece desplazarse ante nuestros ojos, los tiempos se vuelven del rev?s, como si las cartas llegaran anticipadamente o con retraso respecto al propio mensaje que transmiten, como si los destinos de los hombres, seg?n exige el Mito, siguieran sin encontrarse y las personas se ...
At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean; its purpose, to fight China 's vicious nineteenth-century Opium Wars. As for the crew, they are a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts.In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman, from a mulatto American freedman to a freespirited French orphan. As their old family ties are washed away, they, like their historical counterparts, come ...
It's 2001, and Celess and Tina are at the top of their game. With Celess's fine features and Tina's voluptuous body, they attract attention from men wherever they go. From New York to Philly to Delaware, they hit all the clubs and every big party with the baddest outfits. And they don't pay for a thing. Celess has no job and no need to worry about getting one, not with boyfriends like O, Tariq, and James lining up to buy her the latest designer clothes, the hottest jewelry, and the most expensive cars.But Tina's and Celess's fast, packed lives are about to catch up with them. The two share a devastating secret, and when it's revealed, Celess will need every ounce of her street smarts to survive. This book has a twist that will leave you shocked!
In a fabulous blend of the bestselling traditions of and , takes us into the heart of the Ivy League's ultraexclusive secret societies when a young woman is invited to join as one of their first female members. Elite Eli University junior Amy Haskel never expected to be tapped into Rose & Grave, the country's most powerful - and notorious - secret society. She isn't rich, politically connected, or.well, male. So when Amy receives the distinctive black-lined invitation with the Rose & Grave seal, she's blown away. Could they really mean her? Whisked off into an initiation rite ...
From the bestselling author of The Double Bind, Midwives, and Skeletons at the Feast comes a novel of shattered faith, intimate secrets, and the delicate nature of sacrifice."There," says Alice Hayward to Reverend Stephen Drew, just after her baptism, and just before going home to the husband who will kill her that evening and then shoot himself. Drew, tortured by the cryptic finality of that short utterance, feels his faith in God slipping away and is saved from despair only by a meeting with Heather Laurent, the author of wildly successful, inspirational books about… angels.Heather ...
On election day in the capital, it is raining so hard that no one has bothered to come out to vote. The politicians are growing jittery. What's going on? Should they reschedule the elections for another day? Around three o'clock, the rain finally stops. Promptly at four, voters rush to the polling stations, as if they had been ordered to appear.But when the ballots are counted, more than 70 percent are blank. The citizens are rebellious. A state of emergency is declared. The president proposes that a wall be built around the city to contain the revolution. But ...
Como su nombre indica, Sefarad no es una novela, sino una multitud de novelas cuyos hilos se cruzan y entrelazan sin cesar. Una serie de vidas (muchas de ellas reales) que nos saltan al paso a lo largo de los diecisiete cap?tulos en que est? dividido el libro para contarnos su historia de desarraigo, de persecuci?n o exilio.Muchas de esas historias tienen una ra?z com?n: el ?xodo. Desde los menos traum?ticos: de una ciudad a otra por causa del trabajo, hasta los provocados por los conflictos b?licos o por las persecuciones ...
Betty Theissen kieruje firm? budowlan? swojego te?cia, od kiedy uleg? on wypadkowi i znalaz? si? na w?zku inwalidzkim. M?oda synowa z zaanga?owaniem oddaje si? pracy. Na drodze do szcz??cia staje jednak jej w?asny m??, Herbert Theissen, nadmiernie lubi?cy weso?e ?ycie, drogie sportowe samochody, alkohol, m?ode ?liczne dziewcz?ta i hazard.
Amantes del g?nero policial, Jorge Luis Borges y Adolfo Bioy Casares dieron cauce de expresi?n a las inquietudes y solaces fruto de su com?n afici?n en los singulares relatos que toman como eje a un «detective» o investigador no menos singular: Isidro Parodi, «el penado de la celda 273» de la Penitenciar?a Nacional, que resuelve los casos que le plantean sin moverse de ella. Publicado en 1942 bajo el pseud?nimo com?n de H. Bustos Domecq, SEIS PROBLEMAS PARA DON ISIDRO PARODI est? integrado por seis piezas que, pese a ser completamente independientes, van desplegando ...
Powie?? otwieraj?ca zabawny i zarazem ironiczny cykl o fajt?apowatym brytyjskim nastolatku Adrianie Mole’u. Dlaczego nikt opr?cz samego ciamajdy zdaje si? nie dostrzega? jego geniuszu?M?ki dojrzewania nigdy jeszcze nie by?y tak bolesne – i tak zabawne – jak w s?ynnym sekretnym dzienniku Adriana Mole’a. Uporczywe pryszcze i kryzys ma??e?ski rodzic?w, pora?ki na polu literatury i drwiny kumpli ze szko?y – gdyby nie k?ody rzucane pod nogi przez okrutny los, geniusz Adriana, niedocenianego intelektualisty i poety, z pewno?ci? rozb?ysn??by pe?nym blaskiem. Mo?e dostrze?...
Sixty-eight years old; a smoker of Sweet Aftons, a dedicated drinker of Aviateur cocktails, and the owner of a charismatic cat named Turbo, Gerhard Self is an unconventional private detective. When Self is summoned by his long-time friend and rival Korten to investigate several incidents of computer-hacking at a chemicals company, he finds himself dealing with an unfamiliar kind of crime that throws up many challenges. But in his search for the hacker, Self stumbles upon something far more sinister. His investigation eventually unearths dark secrets that have been hidden for decades, and forces Self to confront his own demons.
Senno??, nowa powie?? Wojciecha Kuczoka to ksi??ka filmowa. Jej pierwszym szkicem by? scenariusz pod tym samym tytu?em, napisany na zam?wienie re?yserki Magdaleny Piekorz. Adam jest m?odym lekarzem naznaczonym pi?tnem tradycyjnego, prowincjonalnego wychowania. Rodzice lokuj? w nim wszystkie ambicje, jednak on, skrywaj?cy sw?j homoseksualizm i dr?czony poczuciem winy, wie, ?e nigdy ich nie zadowoli. Robert to rozgoryczony autor jednej wybitnej ksi??ki. Pozostaj?c pod dozorem ?ony i jej koszmarnej rodziny, od lat nie napisa? ani s?owa. Jego pracownia coraz bardziej staje si? dla niego wi?zieniem. R??a by?...
Originally titled "Elinor and Marianne", "Sense and Sensibility" was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be published. The contrasting personalities of two sisters are the centre of the story, supported by a wealth of satirically portrayed minor characters.
Reglas y emociones. Deberes y devociones. Ubicada en la Inglaterra de principios del siglo XIX, Sentido y sensibilidad presenta las alegr?as y sinsabores de las hermanas Dashwood. Desamparadas tras la muerte de su padre y a merced de su medio hermano, Elinor y Marianne deber?n enfrentarse a los contrastes del amor y a las exigencias de la sociedad, siempre acompa?adas de su madre y su hermana menor. Est?n ya en edad casadera y sin embargo, ni su car?cter ni sus habilidades las ayudan a concretar una relaci?n. El tiempo sigue pasando y todo ...
Marc Levy, roi du best-seller depuis Et si c'?tait vrai…, est de retour avec Sept jours pour une ?ternit?! San Francisco aujourd'hui. Lucas est le genre beau brun t?n?breux un peu v?n?neux sur les bords; Zofia est une belle plante ing?nue ? qui on donnerait le Bon Dieu sans confession. ? qui s'en remettre pour que ces deux-l? se rencontrent? Au destin, forc?ment, qui s'en charge aux alentours de la quaranti?me page. Tous deux sont envoy?s du ciel: Lucas est le d?l?gu? sur terre du diable, ici nomm? le Pr?...
For a small group of people, the dance that takes place in Perthshire in September will be a turning point in their lives. A group of people tied to each other by links of family and friendship are brought together.
