Showing results for "May" in Biographical Fiction

In the bestselling tradition of Loving Frank and March comes a novel for anyone who loves Little Women. Millions of readers have fallen in love with Little Women. But how could Louisa May Alcott-who never had a romance-write so convincingly of love and heart-break without experiencing it herself?...

May Sarton's parrot chatters away as Sarton looks out the window at the rain and contemplates returning to her "real" life - not friends, not even love, but writing. In her bravest and most revealing memoir, Sarton casts her keenly observant eye on both the interior and exterior worlds. She shares insights about everyday life in the quiet New Hampshire village of Nelson, the desire for friends, and need for solitude - both an exhilarating and terrifying state.

"Wir haben viele Gemeinsamkeiten", sagte Erich Loest einmal über Karl May. Tatsächlich wurden beide Schriftsteller in Sachsen geboren und saßen sieben Jahre lang im Gefängnis: May wegen kleinerer Diebstähle und Betrügereien, Loest als politischer Häftling der DDR. So vermag Loest in seinem biografischen Roman über Karl May authentisch aufzuzeigen, wie dessen Traumwelt hinter Gefängnismauern entstand. Mit großem Einfühlungsvermögen zeichnet er ein spannendes Porträt des Erfinders von Winnetou und Old Shatterhand.

Hayaller, düş kırıklıkları, kırgınlıklar ve gençlik aşkları... Louisa May Alcott'ın, kendi hayatından yola çıkarak 1867'de yazdığı bu roman, pek çok dilde hâlâ çok satan klasikler listesinde.