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The hero of Everyman is obsessed with mortality. As he reminds himself at one point, "I'm 34! Worry about oblivion when you're 75." But he cannot help himself. He is the ex-husband in three marriages gone wrong. He is the father of two sons who detest him, despite a daughter who adores him. A masterful portrait of one man's inner struggles, Everyman is a brilliant showcase for one of the world's most distinguished novelists.

In einer Nervenklinik vertraut Heleen einer Nachtschwester ihre Lebensgeschichte an. Sie erzählt vom Aufwachsen in einer kinderreichen protestantischen Familie, ihrem gesellschaftlichen Aufstieg, den sie sowohl ihrer eigenen Schönheit als auch ihrem Sinn für Schönes zu verdanken hat. Und sie berichtet von ihrer großen Liebe Hannes und von den ungeahnten Folgen ihrer brennenden Eifersucht.

Louis Rosen e i suoi soci vendono persone. O, per meglio dire, "simulacri", esseri umani sintetici, veri e propri cloni di personaggi storici come Abramo Lincoln, il presidente degli Stati Uniti più amato e più profondamente segnato da conflitti interiori, e Edwin M. Stanton, il suo ministro della Guerra. L'unico compratore che si presenta loro, però, è un avido multimilionario i cui progetti di utilizzo dei simulacri potrebbero portare a Louis dei seri problemi con la legge.

The Willow Wren is based on the true story of a neurodivergent boy growing up in Nazi Germany, surviving bombing, the Hitler Youth, and Russian occupation before escaping to the west.

Autumn 1192. With Jerusalem still in the Saracens' hands, and a peace treaty agreed with their leader Saladin, Richard the Lionheart is free at last to travel back to his strife-ridden kingdom. By his side at every turn is the loyal knight Ferdia, also known as Rufus. Together they will face not just Richard's archenemy Philippe Capet of France, but also the king's treacherous younger brother, John.

El dibuix del jardí de l'hospital on dos soldats ferits s'estan curant porta una dedicatòria: «A l'amic escocès». La va escriure un noi nascut en un poble del Pirineu i està adreçada a un brigadista de la Guerra Civil Espanyola. Tant l'un com l'altre contribueixen a fer memorable aquesta novel·la. Assistim a la infantesa i la joventut del Benet, al seu ampli ambient familiar, a com renuncia a la ciutat i, acabada la guerra, a una carrera artística.

Lenny (Elyas M'Barek), der fast 30-jährige Sohn eines Herzspezialisten, kann vor allem eines: feiern, Geld ausgeben und nichts tun. Als sein Vater ihm die Kreditkarte sperrt, hat er nur eine Chance, sein altes Leben wieder zurückzubekommen. Er muss sich um den schwer herzkranken, 15-jährigen David kümmern. "Dieses bescheuerte Herz" basiert auf dem Roman von Daniel Meyer und Lars Amend.

Set against the backdrop of the antebellum South, this compelling work of historical fiction follows the harrowing journey of a young man, stolen from his family and thrust into the merciless world of slavery. The story unfolds with the abduction of IDI, a bright and resourceful young man who is cruelly torn from his family and homeland. His journey takes him to the American South, where he is subjected to the dehumanizing horrors of servitude. Driven by an unshakable determination to regain his freedom, David befriends a group of fellow slaves who share his longing for escape.