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Wang Er, a twenty-one-year-old ox herder, is shamed by the local authorities and forced to write a confession of his crimes, but he instead takes it upon himself to write a modernist literary tract. Later, as a lecturer at a chaotic, newly built university, Wang Er navigates the bureaucratic maze of 1980’s China, boldly writing about the Cultural Revolution’s impact on his life and those around him. Finally, alone and humbled, Wang Er must come to terms with the banality of his own existence.

With a mischievous twinkle in her eyes, humorist Karen O'Connor invites you to chuckle and even laugh out loud at the mishaps, misunderstandings, and missteps we all make in our journey to maturity, You'll enjoy listening to and sharing these short stories that highlight the joy of being alive, the funny situations we get ourselves into, and the faith that makes life worthwhile.

Золотой теленок - роман Ильи Ильфа и Евгения Петрова. В основе сюжета - дальнейшие приключения центрального персонажа "Двенадцати стульев" Остапа Бендера, происходящие на фоне картин советской жизни начала 1930-х годов. Жанр - плутовской роман, социальная сатира, роман-фельетон.

Wenn wir daran gehen, unser Haus einbruchsicher zu machen, dann wird das so wunderbar perfekt geschehen, dass wir am Ende selbst nicht mehr hineinkommen. Vielleicht, dass wir es an lauen Sommerabenden voller Stolz umrunden: wie ganz uneinnehmbar, wie schön! Dieses Hörbuch versammelt Perlen von Ernst Augustins "poetischem Journalismus". Sie sind aus großer Not entstanden, wegen der Sitzplätze in den Zügen, der Heizölrechnungen, der Fahrradfahrer.

Pundits say that despite the drab, woolen outfits the stars still shone bright.

In which our intrepid correspondent turns his gimlet eye towards professional basketball and the wonderment that is the oddly named Utah Jazz.