The story of three different young women marks the literary debut of an amazing writer from LebanonAlways Coca-Cola is the story of three very different young women attending university in Beirut: Abeer, Jana, and Yasmine. The narrator, Abeer Ward (fragrant rose, in Arabic), daughter of a conservative family, admits wryly that her name is also the name of her father’s flower shop. Abeer’s bedroom window is filled by a view of a Coca-Cola sign featuring the image of her...
Had his ship finally come in?Tall, dark and handsome bachelor Christopher Trask’s holiday was looking promising, especially once he met beautiful “it” girl Larkin. She seemed suspicious of Christopher from the start – and her father falling for his aunt was certainly complicating matters!Still, a cruise ship wasn’t real life…so what was the harm in a holiday romance? Surely her common sense would return once she was back on dry land…
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff gilt als eine der bedeutendsten deutschen Dichterinnen. Ihre Gedichte gehören zu den bekanntesten, so auch «Am Feste der Hl. Drei Könige», großartig interpretiert von Doris Wolters.
Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book! Nine-year-old Phineas William Walsh has an encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. What he can't understand is people and why they're poisoning the planet around him. Shouldn't everyone be losing sleep over the fact that so many animals are on the endangered species list?
An American Tragedy is the story of the corruption and destruction of one man, Clyde Griffiths, who forfeits his life in desperate pursuit of success. The novel represents a massive portrayal of the society whose values both shape Clyde’s tawdry ambitions and seal his fate: It is an unsurpassed depiction of the harsh realities of American life and of the dark side of the American Dream.
An American Tragedy is the story of the corruption and destruction of one man, Clyde Griffiths, who forfeits his life in desperate pursuit of success. The novel represents a massive portrayal of the society whose values both shape Clyde’s tawdry ambitions and seal his fate: It is an unsurpassed depiction of the harsh realities of American life and of the dark side of the American Dream.
An American Tragedy is the story of the corruption and destruction of one man, Clyde Griffiths, who forfeits his life in desperate pursuit of success. The novel represents a massive portrayal of the society whose values both shape Clyde’s tawdry ambitions and seal his fate: It is an unsurpassed depiction of the harsh realities of American life and of the dark side of the American Dream.
Die Lektüre der erkenntniskritischen Schriften des Philosophen Immanuel Kant löste in Kleist die sogenannte «Kleist Krise» aus. «Mein einziges, mein höchstes Ziel», schreibt er, «ist gesunken, ich habe nun keines mehr.» Otto Sander liest den bekannten Brief vom 22. März 1801, den Heinrich von Kleist an seine Verlobte Wilhelmine von Zenge schrieb.
Es ist einer der schönsten Briefe Heinrich von Kleists an seine Verlobte Wilhelmine von Zenge, in dem dieser ihr eine Anleitung gibt, die Natur in ihrer vollen Pracht wahrzunehmen. Otto Sander liest diesen wundervollen Brief über Glück und Liebe in einer ungekürzten Lesung.