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1) Twelve Men
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Although world-famous for his novels Sister Carrie and Jennie Gerhardt, Theodore Dreiser was also highly accomplished in journalism, autobiography, and travel writing. In 1919, having recently accepted the publishing contract of a new publisher, Dreiser proposed to publish a "book of characters" that would collect twelve biographical sketches of individuals who were major influences on Dreiser, both as a man and as a writer. The resulting narratives...
Author
Publisher
Feedbooks
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Deutsch
Description
Amok. Novellen einer Leidenschaft Stefan Zweig-Wie mehrere andere Werke Zweigs, welcher seinerzeit vom Wirken Sigmund Freuds fasziniert war, hat auch Der Amokläufer einen starken psychologischen Hintergrund: Die Geschichte handelt von einer extremen Besessenheit, die den Helden dazu bringt, sein Berufs-und Privatleben dieser Leidenschaft zu opfern, und die ihn schließlich in den Freitod treibt.
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English
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From Francis Levy, author of Seven Days in Rio, which The New York Times called "a fever dream of a novel," comes The Kafka Studies Department, a highly original collection of short, parable-like stories infused with dark humor, intellect, and insight about the human condition. While the book's style is deceptively simple and aphoristic, it carries a hallucinatory moral message. A prism of interconnected and intertwined tales, inspired by Kafka, the...
4) Clown Shoes
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Language
English
Description
After New York attorney Will Ross gains acquittal for a child abuser and the child is subsequently killed, he resolves to abandon law and become a children's entertainer. Will's change of heart and career is a catalyst for his lover, Clara, who quits her prestigious job to pursue documentary film-making. While the couple are united in their fervor for their nascent careers in art, unexpected challenges rip them apart. Feeling abandoned, Will ventures...
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Français
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Nouvel emballage pour une dystopie troublante qui soulève de grandes questions morales…
Joseph, surnommé l'Amiral, se réveille dans un village ctier o rien ne lui semble familier. À sa surprise, les habitants sont convaincus qu'il est « celui que tout le monde attendait ». Lui, un sauveur annoncé par une prophétie ?
Son premier devoir : exécuter la sentence d'un condamné à mort. Mais Joseph n'est pas un tueur… Son refus de disposer...
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Language
English
Description
Aaron has lost the love of his life, and he is in danger of losing his own. He fumbles through the days after Kelly's funeral, slipping further away from reality and deeper into insanity. Trauma plays tricks on his mind while Kelly's spirit lures him to her. Meanwhile fate intervenes by way of two strangers who quickly become like family.
Crisscrossing the country, he follows vague hints hoping to reconnect with her. His enduring love compels...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Melmoth the Wanderer (1820) is a novel by Charles Maturin. Written toward the end of Maturin's life, Melmoth the Wanderer was the author's fifth and most successful novel. Inspired by the story of the Wandering Jew and the Faustian legend, the novel is a powerful Gothic romance divided into nested stories, each one delving deeper into the mystery of Melmoth's life. Often interpreted for its criticisms of 19th century Britain and the Catholic Church,...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Godwin Peak is a star student at Whitelaw College. He wins many academic prizes and his future seems promising. Then his Cockney uncle arrives intending to open an eating-house adjacent to the college. Godwin is mortified of being associated with 'trade' and leaves the college rather than face the scorn he expects to receive from his upper-class fellow students.
10) His Masterpiece
Author
Publisher
Standard Ebooks
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
His Masterpiece, sometimes translated as “The Work” or “The Masterpiece,” is Zola’s 14th entry in his Rougon-Macquart series of novels. In it we see Claude Lantier, a painter with obvious talent, struggle to leave a revolutionary mark on the art world of 19th-century Paris. The novel deftly explores the themes of genius, poverty, purity in art, art as an beaurocratic institution, obsession, and madness.
The book is notable
...11) Doña Perfecta
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Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
Doña Perfecta es la primera novela social del escritor Benito Pérez Galdós. Se publicó en 1876, entre sus Episodios Nacionales como una forma de trascender, en el plano de lo individual, los acontecimientos narrados en dichos episodios. Doña Perfecta se enmarca en una España sumergida por la inestabilidad política y social, y marcada por levantamientos militares, que intentaban destituir al gobierno.
La España provinciana y caciquista queda...
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Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
La Fontana de Oro es la primera novela de Benito Pérez Galdós y se publicó en 1870. La acción transcurre en la ciudad de Madrid durante los años del Trienio Constitucional (1820-1823).
Enmarcada en el reinado de Fernando VII, en sus páginas Galdós narra acontecimientos como el levantamiento del general Riego. Se relata también la posterior llegada a Madrid el 24 de mayo de 1823 de los Cien Mil Hijos de San Luis para restablecer la tiranía...
13) Cuentos de amor
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
Emilia Pardo Bazán nació en La Coruña el año 1852, hija de una familia aristocrática. Ya desde muy niña demostró una gran afición por la lectura y empezó a escribir con gran precocidad. En 1868 se casó y se fue a vivir a Madrid.
Viajó mucho por Europa y dio conferencias en París. Siempre se mantuvo atenta a las novedades literarias europeas, y en 1881 fue la primera que divulgó y defendió el Naturalismo francés en España en una serie...
14) The Devil's Rite
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Language
English
Description
Ever since Brian turned 10 years old, his life has been plagued by the mysterious visitation of the Tree Man.This traumatic event has left him with vivid nightmares and countless unanswered questions. Now, as he prepares to leave the psychiatric facility, his main focus is on unraveling the truth behind that fateful night.Reunited with his estranged sister, Brian delves deeper into the string of murders that have occurred. He can't help but wonder...
15) Sandy Rose
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Language
English
Description
The book follows the life of Sandy. It is narrated by her conjoint twin Rose who was sacrificed at birth to save Sandy's life. This was a decision that her mother would never get over. Part of Rose's brain stayed tucked away in the back of Sandy's brain. Rose was always there, seeing every movement and thought, but for the most part, she had very little control. After tragedy tears her family apart, Sandy finds herself abandoned. To keep from being...
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Français
Description
Paula est une institutrice de maternelle qui ne peut pas avoir d'enfant. Avec son mari, ils adoptent Dani, un bébé roux. Quelques années plus tard, la mère biologique fait soudain irruption dans cette scène idyllique, déchirant la tranquillité qui y régnait auparavant. À travers différentes étapes, depuis l'arrivée de l'enfant dans son nouveau foyer jusqu'à l'âge adulte, ce livre nous met en relation avec des personnages tels que : Grand-mère,...
17) Shades of Truth
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Language
English
Description
Father Ernesto, a quirky, not-quite celibate priest, loses his way. His rebirth is packed with surprise as he uncovers the complicated secrets he has created. On its face, Shades of Truth is a love story in which transformative kindness trumps all else, a tale of love, loss and redemption with an unexpected and fulfilling ending. From a more penetrating perspective, the book reflects the universal struggle with the issues of truth, reality and meaning....
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Language
English
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Embark on a riveting journey into the intricate realms of the mind with 'Mind Games: A Twisted Tale of Deception and Redemption.' This psychological thriller weaves a captivating narrative of suspense, manipulation, and the redemptive power of the human psyche.In this twisted tale, dark secrets are unveiled, and characters engage in a complex game of mental chess. As the plot twists and turns, the boundaries between deception and redemption blur,...
19) Mortal Leap
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Language
English
Description
A merchant seaman is the sole survivor when his ship is sunk in a battle in the South Pacific. Badly burned, he is stripped of every shred of identity and cast into the sea, naked, faceless, nameless. Rescued and lying in a Pearl Harbor hospital, he is mistakenly identified as the missing Lt. Ben Davenant by Davenant's wife. In the moment, the man decides to go along, to take on Davenant's identity, to return with her to California and take on his...
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English
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A pulse-pounding novel about a small-town business owner found dead and the teenage girl caught in the crosshairs, American Girl is the latest thriller from internationally bestselling author Wendy Walker.
Charlie Hudson, an autistic seventeen-year-old, is determined to leave Sawyer, PA, as soon as she graduates high school. In the meantime, she works as many hours as she can at a sandwich shop called The Triple S to save money for college. But when...
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