Résultats pour "The Express" dans Littérature du monde

Brought to you by Penguin. In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple are discovered. Stood in the coast's wind and cold, the police see nothing to investigate: the flush of the couple's cheeks speaks clearly of cyanide, of a lovers' suicide. But in the eyes...

Berlin, 1922. Der Anhalter Bahnhof am Askanischen Platz ist eines der prächtigsten und verheißungsvollsten Gebäude der Stadt. Täglich verreisen von hier aus Tausende in alle Welt: Menschen auf der Suche nach einer neuen Heimat, Menschen auf der Suche nach dem großen Glück. So auch die Passagiere, die an diesem Abend den Nachtzug nach Paris besteigen: ein falscher Baron, ein Industrieller auf der Flucht, eine Haushälterin mit Fernweh, ein heldenhafter Kondukteur, ein heimliches Liebespaar und ein Dieb.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling and “soul-stirring” (Oprah Daily) author of Room, a sweeping historical “nail-biter” (People) of a novel about the infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station. Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was...

From “Japan's Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times): A secluded bay. An apparent lovers’ suicide. And a pair of detectives with a nagging suspicion that the pieces don’t add up. Can you solve one of the most astonishing literary puzzles ever written? “An irresistible Hitchcockian gem: a...

When the memories of passengers aboard a train traveling between life and death are stolen, one soul must team up with a grim reaper to restore them—or risk being trapped in limbo forever—in this heartfelt and magical fantasy in translation from Korean. Are some memories better off forgotten?...

When Inspector Duke Dempsey boarded the luxurious streamliner known as The Holy City Express, he expected a peaceful vacation, a brief respite from his crime-ridden beat. But as the train whisks through the scenic vistas, a chilling scream shatters the calm, and Duke is thrust into the most perplexing case of his career—a mysterious double murder. With the clock ticking and the train speeding towards its final destination, Duke must navigate a web of intrigue and deceit. The passenger list reads like a who’s who of global power brokers, each with secrets worth killing for.

Heya, pal. It's Rusty, and I'm just as surprised as you are. Right when me and Piper thought we'd had the wildest adventure in the cosmos, Mike and Jenna waltzed in, dressed to the nines, with grins on their faces and a yarn of their own to spin. See, Jenna’s got feelings for Mike she ain’t ready to share, but you can't play hard-to-get when one of your passengers is a big blue slug who can read your emotions like an interstate billboard. Toss in Karlie and Feebee, the galaxy’s most lovable agents of mayhem, and things go off the rails faster than a circus train on ice.

Part expression, part confession, part question, it is an intimate look at the impact of mental illness, trauma, and neglect. A critical dissection of the interconnected roles that family, religion, society, education, and government play, as well as their impacts upon an individual. A commentary on current affairs, historical trends, and the bleak potential of our collective future, Can’t Quite Express is also both an example of, and an encouragement for, writing therapy.