Fast über Nacht erscheinen massive Superstürme rund um den Globus. Diese konvergieren in der Arktis und zu einem apokalyptischen Megasturm, stören weltweit Wetter-, Kommunikations- und Sicherheitssysteme. Es herrscht Chaos … dann verebbt der Sturm, die Wolken teilen sich – doch nur, um die wahre Bedrohung preiszugeben. Höllengänger wird es genannt. Es ist sieben Meilen hoch, und jeder seiner Schritte verursacht Katastrophen, deren Auswirkungen über die Kontinente hereinbrechen. Aus seinem...
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821 – 1881), sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social and spiritual context of 19th-century Russia. The translation by Constance Garnett from the original Russian is widely...
The hero of a novel Buried Alive is Mr Priam Farll, a painter of considerable ability. He is, however, extremely shy – so shy that when his valet, Henry Leek, dies suddenly, the doctor believes the dead man to be Priam Farll and the live man the valet. The artist does not try to disabuse him. After the funeral , Priam Farll marries a widow and lives a happy life until the loss of his wife's money means he has to take up painting again. A connoisseur of art recognises his style but thinks...
Minoru es una mujer inteligente y orgullosa. Está casada con Toshio, un escritor poco talentoso que descarga la frustración de su infelicidad contra su esposa. Sus temores los restringen: Minoru teme dejar a su marido, mientras Toshio teme que el talento de su mujer resulte alejándola de él. La falta de reconocimiento mutuo los llevará a situaciones de tensión que cambiarán cómo perciben la relación y, más importante aún, cómo se perciben a sí mismos.