Showing results for "Israel" in Genre Fiction

Saeed is the comic hero, the luckless fool, whose tale tells of the aggression and resistance, terror and heroism, reason and loyalty, that typify the hardships and struggles of Arabs in Israel. An informer for the Zionist state, his stupidity, candor, and cowardice make him more of a victim than a villain; but in a series of tragicomic episodes, he is gradually transformed from a disaster-haunted, gullible collaborator into a Palestinian—no hero still, but a simple man intent on survival and, perhaps, happiness.

In these disturbing, haunting, yet strangely beautiful stories, the terrible carnage of the Middle East is rendered in unforgettable form. In "An Unwelcome Guest", a young Jewish settler from New York plays a deadly game of backgammon with a ghostly old Arab while his pregnant wife sleeps unaware. In "The King of the King of Falafel", a restaurant rivalry ends in apocalyptic violence. And in the brilliant, horrifying title story, a lonely shepherd wanders a broken no-man's land, carrying with him the burden of an unspeakable act.

A New Axis of Evil Emerges. The world is in disarray. Millions of people vanished into thin air in what is now called “The Disappearance.” So devastating was this for the United States that its social, economic, and political infrastructures have collapsed. Into the global leadership vacuum...

This is the story of the most successful espionage coup of the twentieth century. Taut, political and utterly captivating, Triple is a spy thriller from master storyteller and author of The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett. A Frightening Discovery 1968. The fledgling nation of Israel is...

Uno dei capolavori delle letteratura del '900 nella pregevole traduzione di Bruno Fonzi. Una lunga fila di emigranti è in marcia verso la città polacca di Lodz: fra loro una variopinta comunità di ebrei ortodossi che intende guadagnarsi da vivere con la tradizionale filatura a telaio. Sarà il seme dal quale nasceranno grandi industrie tessili capaci di imporre le loro merci in tutta l'Europa.

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026 ‘Miraculous’ OMAR EL AKKAD ‘Stunning’ MAAZA MENGISTE ‘Suffused with tenderness’ NEW YORK TIMES ‘Beautiful and powerful’ LISA OWENS ‘Wondrous’ NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH An extraordinary, sweeping novel following one man's...

Bloomsbury presents Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa, read by Suzanne Toren. A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel: a Kite Runner for Palestine ‘One of the most thought-provoking books I've read ... written with passion and honesty, and poetry' Daily Mail Mornings in Jenin is a...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer, read by Jeff Woodman and Scott Shina. THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING NOVEL ADAPTED INTO A FEATURE FILM WITH ELIJAH WOOD From the bestselling author of Here I Am, Extremely Loud...

En aeldre mandlig platugle med et let tag på kvinderne og en svaghed for gamle Volvoer. En ung mekaniker med en altopslugende interesse for jødernes historie i Helsingør. En gammel jøde der har overlevet Holocaust. Omkring disse tre drejer Lars Kjaedegaards intense psykologiske roman sig, et gruppebillede af to maend der endnu har det virkelige liv til gode - og af én som kun har oplevet det alt for taet på.

Bloomsbury presents Apeirogon written and read by Colum McCann. LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIX MÉDICIS AND THE PRIX FEMINA WINNER OF THE PRIX DE MEILLEUR LIVRE ETRANGER A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC BOOK OF 2020 CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE SUNDAY TIMES...

Politisch hoch brisant und menschlich herausfordernd: Kommissar Oppenheimer muss zwischen Ex-Nazis und Israelis vermitteln. Frühsommer 1952: Auf den westdeutschen Bundeskanzler Konrad Adenauer wird ein Briefbomben-Attentat verübt, das zum Glück vereitelt werden kann. Weil es Hinweise gibt, dass Adenauers Leben nach wie vor in Gefahr ist, schickt Ben-Gurion israelische Agenten nach Deutschland – das Abkommen soll um jeden Preis geschützt werden.

En su primer libro de cuentos, que abarca cuarenta años de su trabajo, el legendario creador de "Watchmen", "V de Vendetta", "From Hell" y otros clásicos modernos presenta nueve relatos que se adentran en el componente fantástico que subyace en la realidad. Un grupo de estudio paranormal sufre la infiltración de uno de los seres de otro mundo que pretenden investigar. En un burdel para especialistas fantásticos, dos concubinas se enamoran con consecuencias trágicas. Un anciano nostálgico decide visitar un balneario de su juventud y se topa con su pasado a la vuelta de la esquina.

Uno dei capolavori delle letteratura del '900 nella pregevole traduzione di Bruno Fonzi. Una lunga fila di emigranti è in marcia verso la città polacca di Lodz: fra loro una variopinta comunità di ebrei ortodossi che intende guadagnarsi da vivere con la tradizionale filatura a telaio. Sarà il seme dal quale nasceranno grandi industrie tessili capaci di imporre le loro merci in tutta l'Europa.

Uno dei capolavori delle letteratura del '900 nella pregevole traduzione di Bruno Fonzi. Una lunga fila di emigranti è in marcia verso la città polacca di Lodz: fra loro una variopinta comunità di ebrei ortodossi che intende guadagnarsi da vivere con la tradizionale filatura a telaio. Sarà il seme dal quale nasceranno grandi industrie tessili capaci di imporre le loro merci in tutta l'Europa.

12 décembre 2010. Quinze jours après avoir fêté son anniversaire, Maxime Gautier est décédé d'un accident de vélo. Il avait 15 ans. Cette mort brutale et inattendue va plonger dans le malheur et la dépression la plus totale sa mère, Valérie Gautier. Cette dernière n'accepte pas cette disparition et fera tout pour entretenir sa mémoire.

One night in autumn 1944, a gunshot echoes through the alleyways of a small town in occupied Poland. An S.S. officer is shot dead by a young Polish Jew, Margarita Ejzenstain. In retaliation, his commander orders the execution of thirty-seven Poles - one for every year of the dead man's life...

Die neue Reihe der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin und Historikerin Julia Kröhn. Frankfurt, 1965: Zwanzig Jahre hat Ella erfolgreich das "Bücherreich" geführt, doch nun herrscht Zwist: Ihre deutlich jüngere Schwester Luise hat die schnulzigen Bücher satt. Ihr Kopf ist voller neuer, unerhörter Ideen, zu denen sie der charismatische und politisch aktive Student Thilo anstiftet. Zunächst steht Ella diesen ablehnend gegenüber. Doch dann bringt Luise sie dazu, ein dunkles Kapitel ihrer Vergangenheit aufzuschlagen.

In this epic Biblical narrative, ideal for fans of The Bible miniseries, a young woman taken into the prophet Isaiah's household rises to capture the heart of the future king. Isaiah adopts Ishma, giving her a new name--Zibah, delight of the Lord--thereby ensuring her royal pedigree. Ishma came...

Frank hat großes Glück – er darf mit Onkel Peter nach Israel reisen! Damit alle die Abenteuer miterleben können, haben sie alles auf Tonband aufgenommen. Von der Altstadt Jerusalems über das Tote Meer bis hin zu Gesprächen mit Beduinen und Schulkindern – die Reise steckt voller Erlebnisse. Besonders bewegend ist der Besuch in Yad Vashem, wo Onkel Peter über seine Familie und Corrie ten Boom spricht. Ein einzigartiges Hörspiel mit Live-Aufnahmen einer Israelreise vom 3.–10. Januar 1982. Eine Wiederauflage der LP Frank reist nach Israel aus dem Jahr 1982.

The drama of the Old Testament comes to life as Judah's most notorious king ascends to the throne in this gripping novel from the award-winning author of Isaiah's Daughter. At eight years old, Shulle has known only life in a small village with her loving but peculiar father. When Uncle Shebna...