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Connie Palmen, geboren 1955, lebt in Amsterdam. Ihr erster Roman 'Die Gesetze', "ein erfrischendes Debüt" (The Independent, London), eine Sammlung unkonventioneller Liebesgeschichten, ein …

Über eine ungewöhnliche Beziehung und die Selbsterforschung einer jungen Frau, die lernt, ihrem eigenen Kopf zu folgen und sich von falschen Vorstellungen zu befreien. Es erklärt, warum …

geschrieben von Connie Palmen (Autor) und Hanni Ehlers (Übersetzung)

Fantasy: The story takes place in a ritual bound society, rife with court intrigues, upon a planet locked in perpetual winter. It concerns the generations old conflict between its King and Queen, and …

geschrieben von Stephen Almekinder (Autor)

For many people the mention of autumn conjures an image of Indian summer and multicolored trees. For others, autumn is more than an idyllic scene, it represents an experience composed of ominous …

geschrieben von Edward T. May (Autor)

1882. The Riverside Literature Series. Edited for study. With an introductory note by George Parsons Lathrop. Hawthorne, who, like Edgar Allan Poe, took a dark view of human nature, was a central …

geschrieben von Nathaniel Hawthorne (Autor) und J. Hubert Scott (Herausgeber)

In this book, Jos? Donoso unveils the false appearances, sordidness, violence and misery that give life to a sub world. The story takes place in a brothel owned by ?la Japonesita? (the little Japanese …

geschrieben von Jose Denoso (Autor)

Boston sales executive Jason Steadman lacks the "killer instinct" to move up the corporate ladder. That changes when Jason meets Kurt Semko, a former Special Forces officer. Jason gets Kurt a job in …

geschrieben von Joseph Finder (Autor)

Graham Swift was born in 1949 and is the author of eight acclaimed novels and a collection of short stories. With Waterland he won the Guardian Fiction Prize (1983), and with Last Orders the Booker …

In the twenty-five years since its first publication, Waterland has established itself as one of the classics of the twentieth century. This anniversary edition, with a new introduction by the author, …

Waterland is a formidably intelligent book, animated by an impressive, angry pity at what human creatures are capable of doing to one another in the name of love and need. The most powerful novel I …

geschrieben von Graham Swift (Autor)

Stephen J. Martin was born and raised in Dublin, spent most of the last ten years in Tokyo and now lives in Sydney. Steve has acted and directed for the stage, been the lead singer in a successful …

Jimmy Collins' hilarious quest for the …

geschrieben von Stephen J. Martin (Autor)

The author of almost a hundred books and the creator of Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner, P.G. Wodehouse was born in 1881 and educated at Dulwich College. After …

A private detective who can make the guilty confess simply by smiling at them. An artist so intimidated by his morally impeccable cat that he feels compelled to wear formal attire at dinner. These are …

'You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in …

geschrieben von PG Wodehouse (Autor)

Instantly suspenseful . . . Beal's intimate knowledge of Nepal . . . shines from these pages, making her a frank and humane tour guide into an underworld she makes fully her own--Jennifer Egan, author …

geschrieben von Daphne Beal (Autor)