Résultats pour "Metropol" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

"[Metropolis is] a perfect goodbye--and first hello--to its hero...Bernie Gunther has, at last, come home."--Washington Post New York Times-bestselling author Philip Kerr treats readers to his beloved hero's origins, exploring Bernie Gunther's first weeks on Berlin's Murder Squad. Summer, 1928...

Berlin, 1928. Les corps de quatre prostituées sont retrouvés massacrés dans le même quartier. Bernie Gunther, jeune flic idéaliste à la brigade des mœurs est invité à rejoindre le chef de la Kripo pour enquêter sur cette sinistre affaire. Alors que ces meurtres laissent la population indifférente, le père de l'une des victimes, un chef de la pègre très influent, est prêt à tout pour se venger de l'assassin de sa fille.

Berlin, 1928. Der junge Polizist Bernie Gunther wird von der Mordkommission engagiert. Innerhalb von vier Wochen sind vier Prostituierte in derselben Nachbarschaft massakriert worden. Gunther hat kaum Zeit, sich mit seinem ersten Fall vertraut zu machen, da wird die nächste Leiche gefunden - wieder eine Frau, erschlagen und skalpiert. Während diese Morde die Bevölkerung eher gleichgültig lassen, ist der Vater des letzten Opfers, ein sehr einflussreicher Anführer der Berliner Unterwelt, bereit, alles zu tun, um sich an dem Mörder zu rächen.

Our protagonist comes to New York as a lawyer seeking to make his name and build a career. His younger brother has come before him and has already been successful in working his way into the inner circles of the High Society. The younger brother introduces him to the moguls with their extraordinary fortunes, amassed by owners of the Trusts, the Monopolies, the Banks, and the Financiers. With all the money in the world has come all the power. And, with all the money and the power has come the grotesque excess and the decadence and the moral rot.

Metropolis is a classic of science-fiction that created an impact on the literary world which reverberates to this day. Its dramatic presentation of the city-world of the next century stirred the minds of readers with an unforgettable vision of a metropolis grown to Gargantuan proportions, of humanity fighting to keep its soul against the monster world of machinery, robots, and complexity that had been spawned in our own century. The book inspired a movie, possibly the best science-fiction film ever made.

Ciencia y fantasía, horror y belleza, misterio, amenaza, locura, magnificencia, significado... por una vez en la vida todos esos elementos se combinaron mágicamente para crear el clásico imaginativo, la obra suprema: Metrópolis. Éste es el libro que ha sido definido como una obra genial. "Este libro no es de hoy ni del futuro. No habla de un lugar. No sirve a ninguna causa, partido o clase. Tiene una moraleja que se desprende de una verdad fundamental: "Entre el cerebro y el músculo debe mediar el corazón"" Thea von Harbou

Moskau, 1936. Die deutsche Kommunistin Charlotte ist der Verfolgung durch die Nationalsozialisten gerade noch entkommen. Im Spätsommer bricht sie mit ihrem Mann Wilhelm und der jungen Britin Jill auf zu einer mehrwöchigen Reise durch die neue Heimat Sowjetunion. Alle drei sind Mitarbeiter des Nachrichtendienstes der Komintern, wo Kommunisten aller Länder beschäftigt sind. Umso schwerer wiegt, dass unter den "Volksfeinden", denen gerade in Moskau der Prozess gemacht wird, einer ist, den Lotte besser kennt, als ihr lieb sein kann.

Berlijn, 1928, de nadagen van de Weimarrepubliek kort voordat Hitler en de nazi's aan de macht komen. Bernard Weiss, hoofd van de Berlijnse Kriminalpolizei, vraagt de jonge rechercheur Bernie Gunther om bij de KIA te komen - het hoofdbureau voor moordzaken. Bernies eerste opdracht is een meervoudige moordzaak. In een paar weken zijn vier prostituees op gruwelijke wijze gedood. Bernie heeft zich nog nauwelijks in de zaak kunnen verdiepen wanneer er een vijfde prostituee wordt vermoord.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Art Forger delivers a spellbinding and moving novel about what we hang on to, what we might need to let go, and how unexpected events can lead us to deeper truths. Six people, six secrets, six different backgrounds. They would never have met if not...

Originally published in German in 1925, this expressionist epic tells a story about class difference and love in a city that boasts technological growth at the expense of exploited laborers, contending with the relationship between advances in technology and social progress.

A murder mystery in neon utopia. An audio drama, by Lux Radium. While ace reporter Nan Kanally and the rest of the world struggle through post-war poverty, Metropolis has assembled a neon utopia on an icy, distant island. It’s an electronic heaven made possible by a fleet of astonishing autonomous robots. But Metropolis holds its secrets tightly. The only word that gets out is from the few reporters they invite. One of them is Nan’s best friend, the sportswriter Stanley Bronfels. But when Stanley disappears, it falls to Nan to discover the secrets of Metropolis… or find ...

Two separate classes exist in a futuristic world of rich and poor. The son of a rich ruler and a poor girl from the working underclass attempt to overcome the societal barriers. This audio classic novel has been carefully abridged and adapted into 10 short, easy-to-understand chapters. This format enables listeners of all ages and English language abilities to understand and enjoy the story. Composition includes original custom background music. This adventure tale is appropriate for children and adults.

It takes a collective dream, a colossally pressing issue and a civil engineering genius to design infrastructure projects that not only solve the problem of its time but also set a fine example of reliability, continuity and robustness. ‘Works’ takes the listener through some of London’s the most ingenious public works that tackled enormous challenges and fuelled growth and progress of London we know today.

Un thriller de espionaje basado en la historia del siglo XX. A veces perder un avión no es tan trágico como parece. Por culpa de una sobreocupación en su vuelo, Manuel Servera, un joven escritor mallorquín, tiene que pasar la noche de fin de año de 1989 en el Hotel Metropole. Allí...

In 1927, German filmmaker Fritz Lang brought to the screen one of the most ground-breaking sci-fi melodramas of all time, based on the screenplay he co-wrote with his wife, novelist Thea von Harbou. It is regarded as a classic and one of the first full-length movies in the genre. Five visionary new pulp writers have envisioned four dramatic tales to guide readers back to those vaulted, shining towers of Metropolis in this new collection inspired by Lang’s masterpiece.

What does it take to sustain a literary life? The brand new Bold&Creative podcasts from Blue Metropolis offers up six refreshing perspectives from the English-language literary world in Quebec in 2024. We wanted to explore writing practices and career paths, changing experiences and new contexts. What does our literary world look like right now? How does one get started? How does one keep going? To answer these questions, we invited Liz Howard (the Poet), Daniel Allen Cox (the Prose-Writer), Tawhida Tanya Evanson (the Performer), Dimitri Nasrallah (the Publisher*), Linda Morra (the Podcaster) ...

Depuis 2017, Metropolis Bleu explore le pouvoir des mots à travers une série de balados uniques, mêlant littérature et engagement social. Initialement conçu pour amener des auteurs jeunesse dans les centres hospitaliers et écoles spécialisées, ce projet a évolué pour offrir des expériences d'écoute riches et émouvantes. À travers des textes inédits portés par des voix inspirantes – auteurs, professionnels de la santé, artistes –, ces balados invitent à la découverte, à l'émotion et au rire. Chaque épisode est une rencontre entre la littérature et ceux qui, le temps ...

Metropolis. Eine von korrupten Politikern, Mafia-Clans, Verbrechern und Kleinganoven zerfressenden Stadt der Laster. Metropolis ist ein Ort, an dem die Sonne scheinbar nie scheint und jeder der 48 Mio. Bürger ein dunkles Geheimnis hat. Einer von Ihnen ist Rex Spengler, ein Kleinganove, der sich sein Leben lang durch die dunkelsten Ecken Metropolis durchkämpfen musste. Diese erste Story, aus der fiktiven Welt um Metropolis, bildet den Auftakt zu einem Spektakel, das seines gleichen sucht. Gesprochen von André Hupfer.

Echoes of New Metropolis" is a captivating podcast that transports listeners to a city where superpowers are part of daily life. Narrated by the insightful Robert Callum, the series introduces its listeners to a diverse cast of characters, each with unique abilities and compelling backstories. Each episode intertwines compelling narratives with original music, creating a rich auditory experience. Explore diverse stories from every corner of the city, where each character's journey reveals deeper truths. Subscribe for an adventure into a world where extraordinary is the norm.

Eleanor Wachtel in Conversation with... launches a new series of captivating interviews with internationally acclaimed writers. True to her renowned talent, Eleanor Wachtel, the iconic host of Writers & Company on CBC Radio for several decades, will lead these rich and inspiring conversations. A unique opportunity to explore literature in a fresh light.