Résultats pour "David" dans Littérature et fiction

'A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything' New York Times 'Wallace is a superb comedian of culture . . . his exuberance and intellectual impishness are a delight' James Wood, Guardian 'He induces the kind of laughter which, when read in bed with a sleeping partner, wakes said...

Desmond a des problèmes d'ouïe. Et d'ennui. Professeur de linguistique fraîchement retraité, il consacre son ordinaire à la lecture du "Guardian", aux activités culturo-mondaines de son épouse, dont la boutique de décoration est devenue la coqueluche de la ville, et à son père de plus en plus isolé là-bas dans son petit pavillon londonien.

His daily discontent is nothing compared to the affliction of hearing loss, which is a constant source of domestic friction and social embarrassment. In the popular imagination, he observes, deafness is comic, as blindness is tragic, but for the deaf person himself it is no joke. It is through his deafness that Desmond inadvertently gets involved with a young woman whose wayward and unpredictable behavior threatens to destabilize his life completely.

A Signature Performance: Four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce delivers an air of lovable self-importance in his rendition of the classic social satire that remains as fresh today as the day it was published.

Urlaub von der Rente. Seit über einem Jahr gibt es in dem beschaulichen Klein-Freudenstadt keine ungeklärten Todesfälle mehr. Eigentlich eine gute Nachricht für alle Bewohner des Örtchen in der Uckermark, nur für Angela Merkel nicht. Sie sehnt sich nach dem Thrill der Ermittlung, denn nichts hatte der Rentnerin so viel Freude bereitet wie die Detektivarbeit. In ihrer Verzweiflung hat sich Angela ein neues Hobby gesucht, von dem sie allerdings noch nicht einmal ihrem Ehemann Achim erzählt hat. Die gebuchte Ostsee-Kreuzfahrt soll etwas Abwechslung verschaffen – und ganz nebenbei Erkenntnisse für ihr neues Hobby liefern.

200 years in the future, environmental catastrophe has befallen the Earth, leaving the skies and weather systems transformed into a nightmarish maelstrom of rainbow chemicals, and the city of London wiped off the map (opinion remains divided on whether or not this was the best outcome for the country).

Und wie viel gutes Karma haben Sie gesammelt? Eigentlich muss man sie beneiden, diese Kim Lange: beruflich erfolgreich, schön, wohlhabend, und einen Traummann samt Traumkind hat sie auch noch. Es könnte nicht besser laufen – und dann das! Da wird die Unglückliche doch tatsächlich von den Trümmern einer Raumstation erschlagen und findet sich auf einmal im Jenseits wieder.

Brought to you by Penguin. Jim Dixon has accidentally fallen into a job at one of Britain's new red brick universities. A moderately successful future in the History Department beckons. As long as Jim can survive a madrigal-singing weekend at Professor Welch's, deliver a lecture on 'Merrie...

Den succesfulde tv-vært Kim Lange har endelig fået den store, eftertragtede fjernsynspris. Alligevel har det været en dårlig dag. Det værste øjeblik er, da hun får en glødende håndvask fra en russisk rumstation i hovedet og kommer til sig selv i en myretue med seks ben, følehorn og et abnormt bagparti. Kim forstår, at dette er den regning, hun må betale, fordi hun har samlet dårlig karma i sit liv. Men Kim har ikke lyst til at samle kagekrummer eller blive kommanderet rundt med af arbejdsmyrernes tyranniske leder, og hun kan heller ikke tillade, at hendes mand trøster sig med en anden. Hvad nu? Der findes kun én løsning: Hun må begynde at samle god karma.

'ONE DAY is destined to be a modern classic' - Daily Mirror Twenty years, two people, ONE DAY. The multi-million copy bestseller that captures the experiences of a generation. 'I can imagine you at forty,' she said, a hint of malice in her voice. 'I can picture it right now.' He smiled without...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Getting Rid of Matthew by Jane Fallon, read by Zoe Telford. What to do if Matthew, your secret lover of the past four years, finally decides to leave his wife Sophie and their two daughters and move into your flat, just when you're thinking that you...

Angela ist seit sechs Wochen in Rente und mit Mann und Mops in die Uckermark gezogen, genauer gesagt nach Kleinfreudenstadt, gelegen am schönen Dumpfsee. Nach dem turbulenten Leben in Berlin fällt es ihr jedoch schwer, sich auf das beschauliche Landleben einzulassen. Nur zu backen und zu wandern, wird dann doch schnell langweilig. Als jedoch der Freiherr Philip von Baugenwitz vergiftet und nur mit einer Ritterrüstung bekleidet in einem von innen verriegelten Schlossverlies gefunden wird, erwacht neues Leben in Angela.

It's 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. They both know that the next day, after college graduation, they must go their separate ways. But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking about one another. As the years go by, Dex and Em begin to lead separate lives. And yet, unable to let go of that special something that grabbed onto them that first night, an extraordinary relationship develops between the two.

Meet Clare Barker, the social worker who likes nothing more than sorting out other people's problems (while failing to deal with her own). Wracked with guilt over being white, middle-class and heterosexual, she has a dedicated social conscience (unless it's inconvenient for her) and lives to interfere in other people's lives—both on a personal and professional basis. Bearing the brunt of her control freakery and lack of self-awareness are her family, colleagues and long-suffering teacher partner, Brian—all of whom have their own frustrations, disappointments and dramas.

In a world that absolutely never happened… Former Prime Minister David Cameron leads a double life — and not the sensible sort involving spreadsheets. By day, he nods through meetings, tries not to break doors, and pretends to understand briefings. By night (and occasionally mid-press conference), he becomes Britain’s most unlikely superhero, battling exploding crumpets, villainous scarves, sentient paperwork, giant ducks, and a cat who is frankly far too magical for government work.

Imbarcatosi per conto della rivista "Harper's" su una crociera extralusso ai Caraibi, David Foster Wallace scrive un reportage che è ormai diventato un classico dell'umorismo contemporaneo. Affilato come un rasoio ma con leggerezza mercuriale, l'autore traccia qui una satira spietata sull'opulenza e il divertimento di massa della società americana di oggi.

Brandon Andrew Morgan wants and lives a normal life. Well, mostly, anyway. Between his crazy roommates, slacker brother, and the intolerable customers that plague his job, Brandon certainly attempts to make the most of things. But Brandon's world is about to be turned upside down when mankind decides to face a possible doomsday event by doing what they do best: making it worse. Much worse, in fact. Implementing the new Omega Vaccine as a preventative, let's just say the world is not prepared for the side effects that weren't posted on the label.

Angela Merkel está deprimida. Al escribir su autobiografía comprende que dejó problemas sin resolver y la convencen para que acuda a terapia de grupo. Sin embargo, tras la primera sesión su terapeuta, el doctor Fenstermacher, salta por los aires en una explosión en su casa flotante. Esto curiosamente mejora mucho el ánimo de Angela: por fin puede volver a investigar porque aunque el inspector habla de accidente, ella ve indicios de asesinato. Lo que sí que no se esperaba es que las sospechas recaigan sobre ella.

Kieran's love life didn't get off to a good start. He threw up after his first kiss; he was beaten up by the first girl to have a crush on him; and after a mix-up with his first love letter, he could only sit back and watch as the entire school mistook him for a brutal murderer. By the time the hormones kicked in, Kieran had all but given up on love, but the worst was yet to come.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of About a Boy by Nick Hornby, read by Stephen Mangan. Nick Hornby's second bestselling novel is about sex, manliness and fatherhood. Will is thirty-six, comfortable and child-free. And he's discovered a brilliant new way of...