Résultats pour "Eden" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Frühjahr: In der Karibik attackiert ein Riesenkalmar vor den Augen entsetzter Touristen einen Walhai. In der Bucht von Triest treiben Schwärme toter Fische. Im Amazonas verdorrt der Boden. Lokale Einzelphänomene der Natur – so scheint es. Doch weltweit beginnt etwas zu kippen … Als das neue KI-Programm des IT-Experten Piero Manzano Alarm schlägt, ist die Prognose eindeutig: Binnen Monaten droht eine globale Megakrise. Gemeinsam mit dem reichweitenstarken Influencer Linus Strand und der jungen Meeresbiologin Sarah Keller macht Piero die Warnung öffentlich – und sie alle damit zur Zielscheibe.

The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years, East of Eden is a sprawling epic in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love’s absence...

"Martin Eden", le plus autobiographique des romans de Jack London, est le récit d'un écrivain né dans les bas-fonds, homme de rien basculé dans la bourgeoisie qui croit tenir sa revanche sur la vie... C'est aussi la rencontre d'un homme et d'une femme ; l'occasion enfin de découvrir le vrai visage de Jack London, une personnalité rare à la source de notre modernité. Son œuvre, dont "Martin Eden" est le point d'orgue, a fasciné des millions de lecteurs. Denis Podalydès nous offre une lecture vibrante et délicate, inoubliable.

Martin Eden, Jack London’s semiautobiographical novel, is about a struggling young writer. It is considered by many to be the author’s most mature work. Personifying London’s own dreams of education and literary fame as a young man in San Francisco, Martin Eden’s impassioned but ultimately ineffective battle to overcome his bleak circumstances makes him one of the most memorable and poignant characters Jack London ever created.

Set in small town Montana, this romance series follows the six siblings of the Eden family as they each find love.

Winslow Covington croit en la vie, la liberté et l'application stricte de la loi. En tant que nouvelle cheffe de la police de Quincy, elle doit se faire accepter par la communauté. Cela signifie qu'elle doit gagner la bienveillance des Eden. Cependant, gagner les faveurs de la famille fondatrice de la ville aurait surement été plus simple si elle n'avait pas eu une aventure d'un soir avec le fils aîné, Griffin.

"Un esprit de la forêt. Voilà ce qu'elle avait vu. Elle le répéterait, encore et encore, à tous ceux qui l'interrogeaient, au père de Lucy, à la police, aux habitants de la réserve. Quand on lui demandait, avec douceur, puis d'une voix de plus en plus tendue, pressante, s'il ne s'agissait pas plutôt de Lucy."

Brought to you by Penguin. 'There is only one book to a man,' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden, his most ambitious novel. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons...

Memphis Ward arrive à Quincy lors du cinquième pire jour de sa vie. Elle a besoin d'une douche, d'une collation et d'un peu de calme. Car déménager à travers le pays avec son nouveau-né est de loin la chose la plus folle qu'elle ait jamais faite. Mais peut-être faut-il un peu de folie pour se construire une bonne vie. Si laisser derrière elle le passé nécessite des milliers de kilomètres et une nouvelle ville, elle le fera pour son fils. Même si ça implique de renoncer au glamour de sa vie antérieure.

Their world is drowning. Catastrophic rain has flooded Cat and Simon’s once-beautiful valley, forcing them to abandon everything they love. But Cat has another purpose in leaving: to uncover what happened to her parents, Ben and Lila, who vanished in the Canadian mountains. On the road, they encounter a man with a chilling claim: the endless epic storms aren’t an act of nature. They are the result of something far more dangerous, and only with someone’s help can he stop it. In a race against time, their mission becomes one of family and survival against all odds.

When Persephone Lancaster receives a marriage proposal from the ill-tempered Duke of Kielder, she refuses - and then reconsiders. The obscene sum of money he's offering Persephone would save her family from ruin. With her characteristic optimism, she travels to the far reaches of Northumberland to wed a greatly feared stranger. Lodged deep in a thick forest infested with wild dogs, the Duke's castle is as cold and forbidding as the Duke himself, a man with terrible scars on his body and his soul.

Alba all'ultimo convegno a cui partecipa. Linguista, docente universitaria, correttrice di bozze, Alba è un'esperta - e un'amante - delle parole, e il tema delle lingue in pericolo di estinzione le sta a cuore, dal momento che l'islandese ne fa parte. Per questo interviene in conferenze in tutto il mondo, il che per lei, abitante di un'isola a nord del Circolo polare artico, significa per forza salire su un aereo. Di ritorno dal convegno, Alba fa una riflessione: per compensare la sua impronta di carbonio di quell'anno, dovrebbe piantare cinquemilaseicento alberi.

The war for the Three Realms is no longer fought by kings or gods—but by a summoner crowned in blood. Eden, once a hunted outcast, now rules as Vas’Shardori, messiah to the fanatical Blood Bound. Her word is gospel, her rituals sacred, and her name whispered in awe and dread. But power never comes without sacrifice. With each demon or devil she calls from the Abyss, Eden loses more of herself—memory by memory, soul by soul.

Vera Gallagher is chasing constant. For four years, her life was anything but normal. And the years before that she refuses to even remember. Dwelling on the past only hurts. Life is fragile, a lesson her mother taught her well. She’s determined not to waste a moment of her newfound freedom. Maybe some would consider her crush on Mateo Eden wasted time. Maybe some would call her a fool for loving a man who hasn’t once dropped a crumb of interest her way. Still, to Vera, it’s Mateo or nothing.

*A story of greed, revenge, and love from the author of Nobber - 'A writer out to do whatever the hell he wants' Observer* 'Visceral, propulsive, kinetic . . . An unforgettable odyssey from one of the most daring writers at work today' Colin Walsh, author of the bestselling debut Kala 'Wild...

The phrase 'this book will change your life' has become one of the clichés of the publishing world, but Martin Eden is certainly a novel that merits that observation. Set in turn-of-the-century San Francisco, Jack London's semiautobiographical narrative tells of working class sailor Eden's struggle to elevate himself to a level of society wherein, he believes, reside the intellect and culture he craves. One of the reasons for this endeavour is Ruth Morse, with whom he has fallen in love.

Earth’s rising oceans contain enormous islands of refuse, the Amazon rainforest is all but destroyed, and countless species edge towards extinction. Humanity’s last hope to save the planet lies with the Virgin Zones, 13 vast areas of land off-limits to people and given back to nature. Dylan leads a clandestine team of adventure racers, including his daughter Jenn, into Eden, the oldest of the Zones. Jenn carries a secret - Kat, Dylan’s wife who abandoned them both years ago, has entered Eden ahead of them.

When Talon left to play pro ball six years ago, the hole in my chest confused me. I focused my heartache into making my own NFL dreams come true, and by the time I was drafted, the longing I had for my best friend was buried deep. Now, he wants everything to be like it was in college, but we can't have threesomes and be reckless like we once were. The media storm would be enough to break both our careers. That's not my biggest concern, though. The torch I had for him burns brighter after so long apart, and there's nothing I can do about it. Marcus Talon is straight.

A mysterious beachcomber appears one day on the coastal bluffs near the small town of Carverville, a place whose best days are long behind it. Who is he, and why has he returned after nearly 40 years? Carverville's prodigal son, James, serendipitously finds work at a gentrified motel, but his homecoming soon takes a sinister turn when he and a local teenager make a gruesome discovery on the beach. It forces him to reckon with the ghosts of his past‚ and the dangers of the present.

Jack Kelly and Paul Mann have survived one world war – will they survive another? When the Japanese threaten to invade the Pacific, the two men know that they must do everything in their power to protect their adopted country of Papua as well as their loved ones from an ambitious and merciless enemy. Lukas Kelly and Karl Mann are like brothers – just like their fathers – and both are determined to do their part for the Australian cause. While Karl works undercover in espionage, Lukas trains to be a pilot.