Résultats pour "Levi" dans Fiction

Scritto e pubblicato per la prima volta tra il 1865 e il 1869 sulla rivista Russkij Vestnik, riguarda principalmente la storia di due famiglie, i Bolkonskij e i Rostov, nel periodo delle guerre napoleoniche in Europa e in Russia tra il 1805 e il 1812. Tolstoj paragonava la sua opera alle grandi creazioni omeriche, e, nella sua immensità, "Guerra e Pace" si potrebbe dire un romanzo "infinito", l'autore sembra cioè essere riuscito a trovare la forma perfetta con cui descrivere in letteratura "l'uomo nel tempo".

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENONEMON A Katie Couric Book Club Pick A Jen Hatmaker Book Club Pick “[A] word-of-mouth smash hit.” —The New York Times “A treasure.” —Hoda Kotb One spring morning, a stranger named Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden. He...

Un matin de printemps, un étranger arrive dans la petite ville américaine de Golden. Personne ne sait d’où il vient. Ni pourquoi. Il s’appelle Theo. Et pose bien plus de questions qu’il n’apporte de réponses. Il se rend au café du coin, où quatre-vingt-douze portraits sont accrochés aux murs – des dessins au crayon des habitants de Golden réalisés par un artiste local. Il les achète, un par un, afin de les remettre entre les mains de leurs « véritables propriétaires ». À chaque rencontre, une histoire est racontée, une amitié naît et une vie est transformée.

"La tregua" è il racconto del ritorno di Primo Levi, il seguito di "Se questo è un uomo", che racconta le esperienze dell'autore durante il lungo viaggio attraverso Russia e Europa dell'Est per tornare alla sua Torino. Un viaggio assurdo, fatto di incontri con persone di civiltà e lingue diverse ma tutte vittime della stessa guerra. "Ci sono voluti anni per capire che quello che veniva etichettato come un testimone era uno dei più grandi scrittori del Novecento non soltanto italiano: cioè che era il migliore dei testimoni proprio perché grande scrittore."

Anna Karenina fu pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1877. Era già stato pubblicato a puntate dal 1875, ma non fu mai pubblicata l'ottava parte perché la rivista non tollerò le prese d posizione antinazionaliste di Tolstoj, che fu quindi costretto a pubblicare l'opera completa a sue spese.Tolstoj vedeva in questo libro, considerato un capolavoro del realismo, il suo primo vero romanzo.

The gunshots sounded like fireworks, but the bodies in the Louisiana river mud were all too real. When a festive bonfire on the St.James Parish levee turns into a massacre, the world sees a tragedy. Jonathan Hunt sees a signature. Hunted by his own agency and accompanied by Grace Hadley, a brilliant but disgraced analyst who knows too much, Hunt must navigate a kaleidoscope of betrayal. From the swampy depths of the Atchafalaya Basin to the sterile kill-rooms of DC, they are the only things standing between a shadow government and its endgame.

»Dieses Buch wird Sie zu einem besseren Menschen machen.« An einem klaren Frühlingmorgen erscheint ein Fremder in Golden, einer amerikanischen Kleinstadt im Süden. Wer aber ist er, und warum ist er gekommen? Sein Name ist Theo. Und er stellt weit mehr Fragen, als er beantwortet. Theo besucht...

En la apacible ciudad de Golden la llegada de Theo despierta curiosidad. Nadie sabe de dónde viene, pero su presencia transforma las vidas de quienes lo rodean. Una mañana, Theo visita una cafetería local en la que hay colgados noventa y dos retratos de la gente de Golden, hechos por un artista local. Conmocionado, decide comprarlos todos y entregarlos a quienes corresponden. Con cada encuentro va tejiendo amistades, y este generoso gesto llena la comunidad de luz y resalta el poder de las relaciones.

Durch einen Arbeitsunfall gelähmt, sieht das Leben von Lox düster aus. Er kann nicht einmal die hochmoderne Hardware benutzen, die es ihm ermöglichen würde, in den beliebten Full-Immersion-Spielen zu spielen. Das ändert sich, als er von New Universal Frontiers hört, dem Unternehmen mit dem besten Spiel, das es gibt: Welt der Magie. Sie bieten ihm die Möglichkeit, ihre Hardware trotz seiner Verletzungen zu nutzen, aber zu einem Preis... er kann das Spiel nie wieder verlassen.

Levi found out how much void a woman could fill in his heart. But the heartache and betrayal wasn’t worth it. He was better off alone…wasn’t he?

Vinder af Edgar Award 2012 - "Lev om natten er en knivskarpt fortalt, stilsikker og medrivende amerikansk tragedie." - Information Joe Coughlin er ung i de brølende tyvere, hvor sprutten flyder og kuglerne flyver i Bostons hårdkogte gangstermiljø. Selv om han er søn af en højtstående politimand, er det længe siden, han har været på den rigtige side af loven. I forbudstidens Amerika når brutaliteten i gangsternes magtkampe nye højder. Joe kan ikke stole på et eneste menneske, heller ikke dem, han elsker - en lektie han må lære på den hårde måde.

Acclaimed inspirational author W. Dale Cramer pens the tale of an Amish prodigal's struggle for faith and forgiveness. As Will returns to bury his dad, his mind flashes back 42 years to when he fled his Amish heritage, abandoning his unborn child's mother and inflicting pain only a parent can fathom. Now he understands that pain. And he thinks of all those years of silence, all those words never spoken. But as his father lies cold and still, is all hope for healing gone?

Two millennia ago, a thief named Levi finds himself crucified alongside his companion and a holy man. As he endures the agonizing crucifixion, he resigns himself to the imminent embrace of death. Yet, the unknown realm beyond life remains a mystery he’s unprepared for.

It's a delightfully satirical exploration of the intersection between the quotidian and the absurd. Lev is a particularly memorable character; it turns out that when he said 'superintendent,' he actually meant 'janitor, and he neither encourages nor repudiates the strange notion that his arrival is the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. Throughout, Greene wisely explores the salutary power of faith.

വിവാഹിതയും ഒരു കുട്ടിയുടെ അമ്മയുമായ അന്നയ്ക്ക് അന്യപുരുഷനോടുണ്ടാകുന്ന പ്രണയവും അതേതുടര്‍ന്നുണ്ടാകുന്ന...

När Clay spelar kort på en saloon promenerar plötsligt Celia in, en kvinna som Clay varit gift med! Hon behöver hjälp och snart är Clay indragen i ett mysterium Clay Allison eller.

It is 2171, one hundred years later, and the major cities of the world are still in isolation after the large scale warfare of the 21st Century. A scientist attempts to contact the outside world and seeks an important missing manuscript, while a beautiful and ruthless young woman unwittingly gives an evil recluse a powerful secret. A love triangle is exploited by this unscrupulous man, who steals the secret for himself.

Scientist, resistance fighter and Holocaust survivor, Primo Levi was one of Italy's greatest writers and an internationally renowned chronicler of human nature. In his masterpiece The Periodic Table, he charts his incredible life story through the medium of chemistry, using the titular list of...

Det er dejligt at leve, men indimellem kan man komme til at glemme det. Den unge mand, vi møder i Nils Nilssons roman, drager til København for at tjene penge til at gifte sig med den kvinde, han elsker, og som lover at vente på ham hjemme i landsbyen. Mødet med storbyen er skræmmende, og den unge mand længes efter landets idyl. Men som han bittert erfarer, er alting heller ikke, som det burde være på hans hjemegn, og særligt ikke med hans forlovede, der ikke har formået at forblive tro.

He can barely remember her, but she'll never forget him! Levi Taylor spent seven years behind bars for tax evasion, turned in by his traitorous brother, Judas. Now released, he has nowhere else to go but back to his hometown of Sweetwater, Michigan. With no money or job, he crashes at his brother Thomas' place, never expecting to be elected as the town's new mayor. And just when his life is looking up, his past comes back to haunt him.