Résultats pour "man" dans Fiction contemporaine

The Man is a 1905 Victorian novel by Bram Stoker, best known for Dracula. A typical Gothic novel, it features horror and romance. The Man has also been published as The Gates of Life. Squire Stephen Norman is lord of the manor in Normanstead. He marries Margaret Rowly, younger sister of his friend Rowly (squire of the neighboring town). Desirous of an heir, Norman and Margaret have a baby girl and Margaret dies shortly after the birth.

Von der unbedingten Anwesenheitspflicht im eigenen Leben. Selma, eine alte Westerwälderin, kann den Tod voraussehen. Immer wenn ihr im Traum ein Okapi erscheint, stirbt am nächsten Tag jemand im Dorf. Unklar ist allerdings, wen es treffen wird. Davon, was die Bewohner in den folgenden Stunden fürchten, was sie blindlings wagen, gestehen, verschwinden lassen oder in Ordnung bringen, erzählt Mariana Leky in ihrem Roman - und natürlich noch viel mehr. Was man von hier aus sehen kann ist das Porträt eines Dorfes, in dem alles auf wundersame Weise zusammenhängt. Aber es ist vor allem ein Buch über die Liebe im Modus der Abwesenheit.

August 1999. Sengende Hitze liegt über Bodenstein, dem Heimatort des 15-jährigen Pascal. Eigentlich könnte er den Sommer genießen. Doch seit er nicht mehr schwimmen geht, mag er den Sommer nicht mehr. Wieso, das kann er nicht erzählen. Auch nicht, weshalb er sich nicht verlieben darf. Sein Geheimnis und seine Geschichten hütet er wie einen Schatz. Doch dann kracht Jacky in seine Welt: ein furchtloses Zirkusmädchen mit roten Haaren und wasserblauen Augen. Zusammen verbringen sie den letzten Sommertag, der alles für immer verändert.

The Ferguson Clan has a problem. A couple thousand years ago, one of their ancestors uttered a curse with complete sincerity. In that curse, a woman named Srine offered all of herself for retribution on the world that had tortured her. The curse was so sincere that it echoed into places distant. In the darkness of the universe, something even darker than her words accepted her offer. Despite her being too old, and her husband incapable of siring a child, she became pregnant. This child was filled with dark potential. Unchecked, he could destroy the world. Join the fight!

Das perfekte Rezept gegen sinnlose Planeritis: neue Alltagsgeschichten vom Meister der guten Laune. Jetzt neu mit der Alpaka-Formel! Warum unternehmen alle anderen immer mehr als man selbst? Hat die Künstliche Intelligenz eine Chance gegen die Natürliche Dummheit? Und wo zum Teufel ist der rote Aufreißfaden der Prinzenrolle hin? Da müsste man doch mal... Tommy Jaud stellt sich dem täglichen "Man müsste mal": Er kämpft um Payback-Punkte, Rückenmuskulatur, Spülmaschinen-Ästhetik und geistige Gesundheit.

Here it is; Alexandre Dumas' thrilling final chapter in the D'Artagnan saga. Thirty years after their last adventure, D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers are reunited in a daring plot to replace the King of France with a look-alike, long kept hidden in the Bastille, then suffer the true king's revenge, and meet their ultimate destinies.

Ett sprakande fyrverkeri av humor, feelgood och värme! Som vi väntat och letat efter någon som förtjänar epitetet "en svensk Bridget Jones" och visst har det funnits försök, men ingen som riktigt lyckats... men nu kommer Sophie Manie in på scenen och gör en storartad entré! När Linda Netsman debuterar gör hon det med besked.

When Felix Kendall vanishes, his wife Kate is left in turmoil. As she and their children adjust to a hand-to-mouth existence, she looks back on their marriage and Felix's orphaned upbringing in search of clues, confronting the possibility that she has badly misread him. And as Kate gradually discovers strengths she never knew she had, Felix is coming to terms with just what he has lost.

Den arbetslöse Erik Hammar har spenderat de senaste fem åren på sin bästa vän Johns soffa. Han har en jur.kand. i bagaget men lever helt utan ambitioner. Varför anstränga sig när det är mycket roligare att göra ingenting alls? En dag inser dock Erik att hans vänner och bekanta ser honom som ett enda stort misslyckande. Och när John dessutom får nog av sin inneboende, och kastar ut honom på gatan, leder det till ett bryskt uppvaknande.

Sean is a young man with a seemingly bright future ahead of him. After deciding he is going to take his own life, Sean visits his favorite park bench to contemplate his demise. His thoughts are interrupted by an older, sarcastic man named John. Through prompting from John - and much resistance from Sean - the two begin a conversation of self-discovery that will change the course of both of their lives forever. The Man on the Bench is a story about strangers affecting positive change and surviving the aftermath of love and loss.

Tove Ditlevsens romandebut fra 1941 handler om en ung pige, der kæmper for at gøre sig fri af en ulykkelig hændelse i den tidligste barndom i form af et seksuelt overgreb.

Terry Boyle is your typical small-town guy. Friendly, kind to strangers, a devoted husband and father. A gentle soul quietly moving through life. But still waters run deep, and Terry’s inner turmoil derives from a secret that he can’t share with anyone. As fate would have it, Terry’s guarded world is turned upside down the day he walks into a hardware store and meets Renee Patrick, a free-spirited beauty who is as tough as the nails she sells from her family business. Unfiltered and unapologetic about her questionable lifestyle, Renee ignites a spark deep inside Terry.

A newly married couple with a flair for the macabre buys a Queen Anne-style manor that echoes their gloomy insides. Once the pair met and committed themselves, both knew there was no way to escape from the other—even in death. Conrad and Elizabeth Fleischer, their surname meaning “butcher”, are beautiful and find that they need only each other to satisfy their sliver of desire to be social. They seldom leave their beloved manor, which is occupied by their united souls.

Filth ( Failed in London, Try Hong Kong) is a successful lawyer when he marries Elisabeth in Hong Kong soon after the war. Reserved, immaculate, and courteous, Filth finds it hard to demonstrate his emotions.

But Elisabeth is different - a free spirit. She was brought up in the Japanese internment camps, which killed both her parents but left her with a lust for survival and an affinity with the Far East. No wonder she is attracted to Filth's hated rival at the bar - the brash, forceful Veneering.

Un pomeriggio d’inverno, freddo da spezzare le ossa, Bina si ritrova sola. Ha ottantatré anni e aspetta suo nipote al parco del Cinghio, un quartiere da cui è meglio tenersi alla larga ai margini di una cittadina perbene. Marta, che di anni ne ha venticinque, e che al Cinghio è cresciuta imparando che il mondo è storto e non lo si può aggiustare, la osserva dalla finestra: la vede farsi rigida su una panchina sfondata, il naso gocciolante, un berretto rosa calato sugli occhi spauriti. Decide di offrirle un tetto per la notte. Poi per la notte dopo e per quella dopo ancora.

Efervescència i melancolia: una novel·la sobre l'amistat en un món abocat al col·lapse. La Rita viu a la Colònia, dalt d'un cim on homes cansats buiden una mina a punt d'esgotar-se. Des d'allí, contempla el poble enfonsat a la vall, i els boscos que, tot d'una, comencen a cremar. En Líton, que va créixer a ciutat, apaga el foc amb la resta de joves del Servei. Aquesta novel·la ressegueix la història dels dos amics: la infantesa en contextos oposats, el descobriment del desig, els seus amors amb en Fèlix i en René –i la nostàlgia del futur que no serà.

In "Portret van een man" blikt de hoofdpersoon terug op zijn leven aan de hand van de vrouwen die daarin een belangrijke en vormende rol hebben gespeeld. Als jonge man wordt hij zo aangegrepen door de dood van zijn moeder dat hij op zoek gaat naar meer betekenis in zijn leven. Een van zijn leraressen inspireert hem en laat hem kennismaken met kunst en literatuur; er gaat een wereld voor hem open. Hij zit vol idealen en denkt de wereld iets te kunnen bieden door ook leraar te worden.

Continuing the history of the Irish Darcys begun in Missus and continued in The Harp in the South, this third novel of the trilogy re-acquaints listeners with the vicissitudes of slum life in a Sydney suburb. An unforgettable family and a cast of unforgettable characters enliven a story that is sometimes tragic, but often humourous, in a time of poverty and destitution, hope and promise.

Hans er en 67-årig nyskilt og fyringstruet biolog, der som de fleste pattedyr holder af at blive i sit habitat - i dette tilfælde lejligheden på Frederiksberg med den grønne lænestol. Han er stærkt optaget af sin potens, kvinden, han aldrig fik, og lemmingen, den vævre orangegule gnaver, som han elsker for dens mod til at blotte sine gule fortænder og skrige ad en meget større fjende og for dens accept af sit enkle, ydmyge liv: Den spiser, formerer sig, undviger døden. For så vidt ligesom Hans.

The mid-'70s: at an all-boys Catholic school in Melbourne, Timothy Conigrave falls wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. So begins a relationship that weathers disapproval, separation and ultimately death. With honesty and insight, Holding the Man explores the highs and lows of any partnership and the strength of heart both men have to find when they test positive for HIV. This is a book as refreshing and uplifting as it is moving - a funny and sad and celebratory account of growing up gay.