Résultats pour "VIER" dans Vie urbaine

En el «calor sofocante de la Newark ecuatorial» una espantosa epidemia causa estragos y amenaza con dejar a los niños de la ciudad de Nueva Jersey mutilados, paralizados o minusválidos, e incluso con matarlos. Este es el sorprendente tema de la nueva y desgarradora obra de Roth: una epidemia de polio que tiene lugar en un tiempo de guerra, el verano de 1944, y sus efectos sobre la comunidad de Newark, regida por la cohesión y los valores de la familia, y sobre sus niños.

El único hecho inmutable en la vida de Ferguson es que nació el 3 de marzo de 1947 en Newark, Nueva Jersey. A partir de ese momento, varios caminos se abren ante él y le llevarán a vivir cuatro vidas completamente distintas, a crecer y a explorar de formas diferentes el amor, la amistad, la familia, el arte, la política e incluso la muerte, con algunos de los acontecimientos que han marcado la segunda mitad del siglo XX americano como telón de fondo.

A Roma di più sacro del Vaticano c’è solo il paninaro, anche detto lo “zozzone”: l’ultimo baluardo contro l’ipoglicemia e la solitudine, il titolare del chiosco che smercia salsiccia, wurstel, cotolette o hamburger, accompagnati da robusti condimenti ad alto apporto calorico. Il paninaro frigge, unge e sfama facendo le domande giuste. Ma la regola dello zozzone non vale solo a Roma: è un comandamento universale.

When Meer saw me off at the airport, I never expected to come home and become his wife. His daughter becoming mine. Our lives intertwining into one. I didn't think I was worthy of being loved the way this man loved me. Worthy of a man telling me how's he coming behind me and actually standing on that. He loves and accepts all parts of me. Our families have become one because of our love. For every good thing in my life, there's always a bad thing lurking. Death. Dishonor. Redemption? We're in the end game now.

Young is a cynical yet fun-loving Korean student who pinballs from home to class to the beds of recent Tinder matches. He and Jaehee, his female best friend and roommate, frequent nearby bars where they push away their anxieties about their love lives, families, and money with rounds of soju and ice-cold Marlboro Reds that they keep in their freezer. Yet over time, even Jaehee leaves Young to settle down, leaving him alone to care for his ailing mother and to find companionship in his relationships with a series of men.

Je m'étais assis à la terrasse de l'un des cafés, vis-à-vis du stade Charlety. J'échafaudais toutes les hypothèses concernant Philippe de Pacheco dont je ne connaissais même pas le visage. Je prenais des notes. Sans en avoir clairement conscience, je commençais mon premier livre. Ce n'était pas une vocation ni un don particuliers qui me poussaient à écrire, mais tout simplement l'énigme que me posait un homme que je n'avais aucune chance de retrouver.

DCI Miller is faced with a head-ache and a half in Gone Too Far. Kathy Hopkirk, the nation's most detested "celebrity" has disappeared. Famed for her outrageous remarks and nasty observations about ordinary people in the street and stars from the showbiz world, Kathy has always taken great delight in grabbing the headlines and causing as much controversy as possible. But now she is in the news for a different reason. She is missing. While visiting Manchester for work, she was staying at The Midland.

珠玉の人間ドラマ×絶品グルメ小説第２弾 犬森祥子が離婚をきっかけに「見守り屋」の仕事を始めて約一年。気づけば、小三の娘と会えないまま半年が経つ。元夫が再婚して以来、面会させてもらえなかったのだ。

泣きたいときもあるけれど、食べて、飲んで、生きていく！ 犬森祥子、バツイチ、アラサー、職業は「見守り屋」。営業時間は夜から朝まで。様々な事情を抱える客からの依頼で人やペットなど、とにかく頼まれたものを寝ずの番で見守る。

A year away helped me realize that Delgato power doesn't just apply to the males in our family. Being away showed me that the same power cruised through my blood. That same power helped me remember who I am. I am Capri Delgato… Baby Doll. A lawyer by day, and the hood's princess by night. The one who will ride for her family. Ms. Delgato, who will make sure her brother never returns to prison because I know the ins and outs of the legal system. With my niece-in-law, we gonna show 'em that the Delgatos don't just run the streets…

Qu’ont en commun l’hassid de la rue Durocher se pressant vers la synagogue, l’artiste qui donne une performance au Quartier des spectacles et la foule au Centre Bell, galvanisée par un but des Canadiens? Ils ont Montréal. Ils ont la ferveur, l’appel au dépassement qui palpite dans le sol montréalais. Un gisement mystique est bel et bien enfoui sous les artères de Montréal depuis que Jeanne Mance, empreinte d’absolu, est venue il y a plus de trois cents ans et y a laissé son cœur.

Als der Sommer zu Ende geht, arbeiten die Mitarbeiter der Freitagsbuchhandlung mit großer Hingabe in ihrem kleinen Laden. Der Student Fumiya und die Besitzerin Makino freuen sich außerdem auf die Buchmesse in Tokio, auf der eine alte Verbindung ans Licht kommt. Doch am Ende finden die Menschen mithilfe der Freitagsbuchhandlung nicht nur die Bücher, die sie brauchen, sondern auch einander. Ein atmosphärischer, berührender Roman über die Kraft von Geschichten und die Menschen, die uns auf unserem Weg begleiten.

È forse il bisogno di riparare all'errore della distrazione il filo rosso che unisce luoghi e personaggi di "Né qui né altrove": la storia di un'amicizia al maschile che attraversa il tempo e pone i protagonisti di fronte all'esigenza di archiviare un modo d'essere.

TV actor Charles Keating provides superb narratives of "Araby," "Eveline," and "Counterparts" from Joyce's brilliant collection of stories, rich with memorable characters and displaying his genius for the subtleties and nuances of language.

Lance Christopher is a semi-reformed thug who was lucky enough to run into the right connection to propel him to the top. His success, of course, hasn't come without its fair share of bloodshed, problems, and disappointments. A dangerously ungrateful brother who won't shake his street mentality and a money-hungry ex who tricked her way into his heart are just some of the issues he faces that money can't seem to fix. Lance doesn't want much more, just peace and a woman who can relate to him and help him battle the demons he faces.

It's 1999, and Eira Hart and Ru Tattersall are set up to co-host The Lonely Harts Club, a new late-night radio show to help New Yorkers find love. It's a last chance attempt for both Eira, expert in Celtic mythology and amateur Welsh matchmaker, and Ru, once-hot-shot Aussie DJ, to achieve their New York dreams. The thing is, you either click with a co-host, or you don’t. It’s a bit like falling in love. There’s co-host chemistry, or there isn’t. With the countdown to a new millennium, it feels like the world as they know it is about to end.

Travis trabaja en una revista y es día de cierre. Mientras le ronda la pavorosa idea de que van a despedirlo, no dejan de sucederse a su alrededor imprevistos de toda clase. Anne, por su parte, se siente harta del departamento de atención al cliente en el que está destinada, donde la relación con algunos de sus compañeros amenaza con hacer saltar la oficina por los aires. En vísperas de comenzar sus vacaciones, bajo un calor insoportable, ambos tienen mil cosas en la cabeza que resolver, y todas ellas parecen urgentes.

The “Metro” of the title of this brilliant and mordant social comedy refers to the Moscow underground - the sparkling subway system that enchants its young hero, seven-year-old Sasha, on his first visit to Moscow. The vaulted ceilings and gleaming escalators appear to his young eyes as emblems of a higher life, of beauty, harmony, and hidden strength. Years later, Sasha escapes the jaws of a provincial ammunition factory and returns to Moscow as an aspiring actor, whereupon he enters quite another “Moscow underground”.

In the seventh book of the Boy, Bye series titled the “G’ Spot, from ANS-Top-Shelf Bookz continue with the urban drama and fresh, hot passion flowing from the streets of Philly-town to the glam and glitter of LA. and New York with the unstoppable fresh face of the 187-Fresh Girl’s Lesa-Lesa, the Puerto Rican Flame. She is on fire like a supernova!

" Deux petits cons qui se bourrent la gueule et qui tout à coup ont envie de foutre la merde. Comme ça, pour rien. Et qui tuent. Qu'est-ce que tu voulais que je fasse ? Moi, je n'ai fait que te protéger. " Et il a tué les gamins. À partir de là, c'est tout l'équilibre de la ville qui est remis en question. Des voyous aux mafieux, des flics aux politiques, tous sont liés dans cette stabilité délabrée et fragile où chacun tente de vivre.