Showing results for "Ho" in Literary Fiction

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves and Richard Briers as Wooster. Mayhem has broken out at Brinkley Court... Gussie Fink-Nottle has fallen in love with Madeline Bassett. Angela has argued with young Tuppy and the air is full of mangled fragments of...

Ex scaricatore di porto e battagliero attivista sindacale, Ira Ringold diventa agli albori della guerra fredda un astro nascente della radio. Al culmine della fama, sposa Eve, una raffinata e celebre attrice. Ma il loro idillio ha vita breve, e all'iniziale passione subentrano lacrime e tradimenti. Quando, in pieno maccartismo, Ira viene accusato di essere comunista, il dramma personale si rivela nella sua portata di feroce tragedia americana.

As Jeeves and Bertie fall out over the latter's new white mess jacket, the young master takes exception to Jeeves' handling of the romantic affairs of newt enthusiast Gussie Fink-Nottle and assumes personal charge of the case. But Bertie's schemes soon expand to encompass the ruptured engagement of his cousin Angela and Tuppy Glossop, and the financial problems of his Aunt Dahlia - leading to unforeseen difficulties with Aunt Dahlia's peerless French chef, the temperamental Monsieur Anatole.

Gussie Fink-Nottle can't quite find the pluck to ask the girl of his dreams to marry him. He consults Jeeves of course. But Bertie, feeling his lemon just as supple as his manservant's, steps in and takes over the case. What follows is a torrent of hilarious hijinks, as only PG Wodehouse can deliver.

Maryse, illustre neuropediatra, è una donna bella e intelligente, ma terribilmente narcisista e ossessionata dal bisogno di essere sempre la più brava, la più ammirata - la numero uno. È anche madre di Charlot, un bambino singolare, che sa meravigliarla ed esasperarla al tempo stesso. Come una sorta di Piccolo Principe, fin dalla più tenera età Charlot la disarma con domande sulle verità più essenziali e meno afferrabili: la felicità, il senso della vita e dell'amore.

Emil Costantin Sabau è un tredicenne rumeno immigrato illegalmente in Italia. Vive a Torino, affidato a se stesso e alla sua voglia di resistere e affrancarsi da un destino avverso. A fargli compagnia, solo l'amico del cuore, Marek, e l'eroe prediletto, Tex Willer. Nonostante sia accolto in casa da un giovane e ricco architetto, ben presto Emil decide di partire e di andare alla ricerca del nonno paterno, un artista di strada che gli scrive lettere vivaci in una strana lingua meticcia, e che è stato visto, l'ultima volta, a Berlino.

A TIME, NPR, VOGUE, OPRAH DAILY, AND VULTURE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) One of TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2022 “Ho's debut work is the perfect modern example of great American fiction. . . . You will love it.” —Jake Tapper “Intimate, cinematic. . . . The world Ho creates...

Una bicicletta che funziona nello spazio a zero G, diventa strumento di autonomia e indipendenza per chi sulla Terra veniva discriminato.

As a promising young actress, Sun Weishi made the critical decision to pursue her studies in Moscow—with the blessing of her influential adoptive father, Zhou Enlai, and Mao himself. The valuable insights she gained there during World War II, most notably the significance of characters' inner lives, would enable her to excel back in China, where she produced works by Chekhov and Gogol, and other socially progressive dramas, such as an adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her striking career as China's first female director of modern spoken drama (Huaju) would be derailed.

"This splendid story collection is a sword through the heart."--Ben Fountain From the O. Henry Prize-winning author comes a heartbreakingly beautiful and brutal exploration of lives fragmented by the Pacific side of World War II. Spanning more than 150 years, and set in multiple locations in...

Eve is a reluctant mother; Eve is a famous phenomenon; Eve is a quiet country teacher. Liam is a successful artist; Liam is a scheming husband; Liam is a gentle partner. Pari is a leading scientific researcher; Pari is a recognized model; Pari is a picture of declining mental states...

Amy Wong is an up-and-coming designer in the New York fashion industry; she is young, beautiful, and has it all. But she finds herself at odds with rival designers in a world rife with chauvinism and prejudice. In her personal life, she struggles with marriage and motherhood, finding that her choices often fall short of her traditional family's expectations. Derailed again and again, Amy must confront her own limitations to succeed as the designer and person she wants to be.