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À la fin des années 1970, un jeune fugueur évadé de Brooklyn, fils d'un Haïtien et d'une Portoricaine, recouvre les murs de Manhattan de phrases énigmatiques qu'il signe du nom de SAMO. Jean-Michel Basquiat, aujourd'hui considéré comme l'un des plus grands peintres du XXe siècle, devient ici, pour la première fois, un personnage de roman.

The play begins on a dark wet winter evening, with the owner of a veterinary practice, Mike, chatting amicably with his receptionist, Sheena. A very normal start to what transpires to be anything but a normal shift.

Lords of the Air continues the gripping battle between the two airship teams. The whole future of the airship program in Great Britain rests on the famous flight of Cardington R101. Will politics play too large a role? Will Charlotte be able to handle the very real stress of being married to an airshipman? Will her psychopath stalker, Jessup, triumph? Will Princess Marthe say yes to Lord Thomson’s proposal of marriage?

A book of unparalleled scope and vision, Your Name Here is a spectacular honeycomb of books-within-books. In this death-defying feat of ambition, collaborators Helen Dewitt and Ilya Gridneff weave together America’s “War on Terror,” countless years of literary history, authorial sleight of hand, Scientology, dream analysis, multiple languages, emails, images, graphs, into something wondrous and unique.

A timeless story of isolation and inner torment, Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human follows Yozo Oba, a man who hides behind laughter while drifting toward self-destruction.

“Voces del corazón. Cuando habla el alma el corazón entiende” es el primer libro de la autora colombiana Margarita Marín Gutiérrez. Se trata de una novela corta, autobiográfica, que relata un pequeño fragmento de la vida de la autora, en el que se cruzó con Chombita, una perrita sometida a terribles maltratos, junto con otros animales que anhelaban la libertad.

This moving short novel tells the story of a man who, after losing everything he built over decades in a foreign land, finds himself alone, ashamed, and broken. Yet it is in the silence of failure that he begins to hear the whisper of God’s presence again. Through moments of desperate prayer, quiet surrender, and unexpected grace, he learns that God never stopped walking with him—even in the wilderness. His story, though fictional, reflects the deep struggles and surprising joys of countless immigrants, believers, and seekers around the world.

Più del dolore per la perdita gli brucia la consapevolezza di non averlo potuto conoscere davvero. Una lettera inaspettata cambierà tutto, dando inizio a un viaggio, reale e metaforico, che lo porterà nelle zone oscure della storia della sua famiglia e dell'esistenza di suo padre. Nella città partenopea Enrico incontra Ida, una donna misteriosa, che gli rivela di aver frequentato suo padre e lo mette sulle tracce della sua seconda vita segreta.

Irlanda 1973, un bambino viene trovato sulla spiaggia di un villaggio di pescatori. Il pescatore Ambros Bonnar si offre di accoglierlo nella propria famiglia, che comprende la moglie Christine, il figlio Declan, la sorella e l'anziano padre di Christine. Le fortune della famiglia vanno e vengono nel corso degli anni, mentre la vorace economia globale e la pesca commerciale modernizzata devastano il loro stile di vita.

Bujar inventa continuamente se stesso e la propria storia, come un impostore che si appropria dei frammenti che carpisce agli altri, del passato delle persone che ha amato, dei loro nomi, perché può scegliere chi vuole essere, il paese da cui proviene, i dettagli della propria esistenza. Perché, come dice lui stesso, «nessuno è tenuto a rimanere la persona che è nata, possiamo ricomporci come un nuovo puzzle».

Die Anfänge einer bis heute faszinierenden Persönlichkeit, durch die die Welt eine andere wurde. Rom, 77 v. Chr. Dolabella, rechte Hand des einstigen Diktators Sulla, wird von den Makedoniern der Korruption, Erpressung und des Mordes beschuldigt. Der allmächtige Konsul wähnt sich sicher. Die besten Anwälte werden ihn verteidigen. Die 52 Senatoren des Gerichts sind allesamt korrupt und von ihm bestochen. Und zudem weiß er jeden aus dem Weg zu räumen, der sich ihm entgegenstellt.

A wild, ridiculous, metaphysical rollercoaster disguised as a chill trip to the mall. When JJ sets out for a Totally Normal Day, nothing goes quite according to plan—from a sunglasses duel in the food court to a cryptic koi pond, spontaneous friendships, and a climactic hailstorm showdown in the parking lot.

Channeling Biker Bob takes us inside the psyche of Stewart Chance, a bewildered "new-age" man who can’t figure out why his sensitivity is neither adored by his wife nor fulfilling to his own sense of manhood. In a delightfully raucous manner, Stewart’s transformation is propelled via a charismatic yet irreverent Harley-riding spirit named Biker Bob.

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Ronald Fegelein, a humble American conservative, whose motives were pure, felt compelled to go to Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021, to help thwart Joe Biden’s illegitimate takeover of the government, and to demonstrate his support for President Trump. An interview with a television journalist suddenly catapulted Ronald to celebrity status. He became a much sought-after speaker in conservative circles. During a podcast, Ronald mentioned that he had told the FBI what he had witnessed at the Capitol riot. Ronald was immediately denounced as an FBI informant.

Roger Casement, the legendary leader of Irish Nationalism up to 1916, was also a formidable campaigner for humanitarian values. His investigations into human rights abuse led directly to vast improvements in Congolese and Peruvian lives. He is the father of human rights protection.

Padraig H. Pearse is an enduring icon of Ireland. A teacher, a headmaster, an orator, a barrister, leader, renowned Gaeilgoir, and republican revolutionary. This is a play based on his early life prior to the 1916 Rising.

Mira ist sehr erfolgreich in ihrem Beruf, leidet jedoch zunehmend unter dem permanenten Druck. Ein Wellness-Resort auf Bali erscheint wie eine perfekte Zuflucht. In einem Umfeld, das so weit entfernt von ihrem gewohnten Alltag ist, entdeckt sie, wie sehr tief verwurzelte Glaubenssätze verhindern, dass sie ihr eigenes Leben lebt. Als erwachsene Frau glaubt sie noch immer, nicht gut genug zu sein, sich Liebe verdienen zu müssen und zu dick zu sein und deshalb nicht liebenswert.

Parigi, 1918. Hilla von Rebay è una studentessa dell'Accademia Julien, figlia di una aristocratica famiglia tedesca. Nel 1916, conosce Rudolf Bauer. New York, 1927. Hilla sbarca a Manhattan. Insieme realizzano il Guggenheim Museum di New York. Solomon morirà prima, ma lascerà a Hilla il compito di terminare il museo insieme a Frank L. Wright.

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE • The intimate, sweeping tale of one Palestinian man’s restless search for home the world over, as the pendulum of fate swings between loss and life, grief and euphoria, regret and hope "Generations are captured here, loss and pain and miraculous attempt at...