Résultats pour "Duell" dans Anthologies et nouvelles

The Duel is a short story from the collection Tides from the New Worlds. Caribbean-born novelist Tobias Buckell established himself as a gifted new voice in science fiction with his stunning first novel, Crystal Rain. Now, in his first collection, Buckell demonstrates his strengths in the short form, offering listeners a collection of stories that are compelling, smart, wonderfully imagined, and entertaining.

The duel is specifically about honour. A principle that humanity often takes too far, even today. In centuries past the duel was fought by two men who could resolve their quarrel in no other way. The victim felt anything from slighted to humiliated and must regain his honour, whatever the cost. Pistols at ten paces, or rather closer with swords, should see the matter settled. Of course, despite its arrival at violence there were many rules ands traditions to take account of.

Jørn Riels 10 skrønesamlinger fra Nordøstgrønland - og en enkelt fra Sydøstgrønland - har vundet ham mange trofaste læsere. Og med god grund. En mere elskelig samling af barokke og (u)troværdige særlinge, som befolkningen på fangstationerne udgør, er svær at finde. "At være i Grønland med Jørn Riels flok af lystne anarkister er lige så godt som at være der i virkeligheden. Mindst. I skrønerne lukker Jørn Riel op for en funklende rigdom af historier, der er så umanerlige - i enhver forstand af ordet - og helt uden skam i livet, at man skal vare sig for at tro på dem.

"The Duel That Was Not Fought," a captivating short story by Stephen Crane, now available as an audiobook narrated by the talented Mike Vendetti! Meet Patsy Tulligan, a man whose courage is as vast as the sky and whose fighting spirit never wavers, even after facing defeat. When a night out with friends leads to an unexpected duel challenge with a skilled swordsman, will Patsy stand his ground or back down?

Conrad influyó de manera decisiva en la novela moderna y es considerado como uno de los más grandes escritores modernos en lengua inglesa, cuya obra explora la vulnerabilidad y la inestabilidad moral del ser humano.

Road Rage unites Richard Matheson's classic Duel and the contemporary work it inspired—two power-packed short stories by three of the genre's most acclaimed authors. Duel, an unforgettable tale about a driver menaced by a semi truck, was the source for Stephen Spielberg's acclaimed first film...