Títulos em Ficção Biográfica

Richard Novak, reich geworden im Aktienhandel, geschieden, hat hart daran gearbeitet, sein Leben unter Kontrolle zu haben. Seine Unabhängigkeit reicht so weit, dass er nur noch mit der Haushälterin und seiner Ernährungsberaterin spricht. Was macht so jemand, wenn er auf einmal heftige Herzschmerzen bekommt, er in der Notaufnahme landet und sein Haus in einem Erdloch zu versinken droht? Loslassen. Auf dem Weg von der Klinik nach Hause beginnt Richards neues Leben. In einem Donut-Shop trifft er auf Anhil, einen Einwanderer, der sein Lebensglück in seinem kleinen Laden verwirklicht.

Zilka’s historical novel dramatizes the Great Spokane Fire of1889.In 1884, civil engineer Rolla Alan Jones, a young graduate of Cornell University, has the opportunity to build a system to bring running water to Spokane Falls, Washington, an assignment that satisfies both his professional ambition and his urge to go west.

Du hast nichts zu verlieren, wenn dir alles genommen wurde! Der 19-jährige Kanadier Mathis begleitet Hope, einen elf Jahre alten Somali, auf dessen abenteuerlicher Flucht quer durch Südamerika. Kaum gestartet, heften sich zwei zwielichtige Typen an ihre Fersen. Nicht die einzige Bedrohung, der sich Hope und Mathis unterwegs stellen müssen. Auf ihrem atemberaubenden Trip über den Amazonas, die Panamericana und auf dem Dach eines rasenden Güterzugs lauert der Tod überall.

Als Amerika sich in eine War Bride verliebte. New York, 1948. Es ist einer der letzten Flüge des Jahres aus Europa, der an diesem Dezembertag landet. An Bord sind deutsche War Brides, junge Frauen voller Hoffnung auf ein neues Leben. Auf dem Weg zu den amerikanischen Soldaten, in die sie sich während des Kriegs verliebten. Doch eine War Bride wird nicht abgeholt: Luise Adler. Wo ist ihr Verlobter?, fragen sich auch die New Yorker Zeitungen, die auf Luises Geschichte aufmerksam werden.

Nell’estate romana del 1943, Gina, una studentessa di famiglia benestante, si innamora perdutamente di Betto, un intrepido ragazzo ebreo che fa parte di un’organizzazione clandestina. Tra i due si sviluppa una relazione intensa e proibita, nel bel mezzo di una delle più sconvolgenti tragedie della recente storia europea. Dopo la caduta di Mussolini, infatti, Roma è piombata in un turbine di violenza culminato nell’occupazione della città da parte delle truppe di Hitler.

Standing by the mailbox in Ithaca, New York, Elaine thinks of her child and husband, an Ivy League academic, inside her house and wonders...is this it? As she begins to push back against the strictures of her life in 1950s America, she undertakes a disastrous affair that ends her marriage and upends her life. Based on the intimate diaries Will Self's mother kept for over forty years, Elaine is a writer's attempt to reach the almost unimaginable realm of a parent's interior life prior to his own existence.

Amsterdam, 1640. Un homme est excommunié de la communauté juive portugaise pour avoir remis en question les Saintes Ecritures. Le jeune Bento de Espinosa assiste à la scène et l'épisode fait germer en lui un doute. Et si tout ce qui est écrit dans la Bible était faux ? Le soupçon va lancer Bento dans la plus grande quête intellectuelle qui soit. Qui a écrit les textes sacrés ? Qui est vraiment Dieu ? Qu'est-ce que la nature ? Toutes ces questions sont extrêmement dangereuses et le jeune Spinoza va bientôt en payer le prix. Juifs et chrétiens l'accusent d'hérésie et commencent à le persécuter.

When Donald (Mac) MacGregor learns that brain cancer is killing him, he sets out in an RV on one last adventure. Along the way he meets Kate Graham, a nurse in an assisted living facility who is looking for an escape from a dead end life.

Oreste Piedivico, classe 1901, veterinario di Manerbio, provincia di Brescia, è ben visto da tutti nella zona della Bassa che è la sua condotta. Sempre disponibile, sempre pronto a sfrecciare sulla sua Benelli per visitare un mulo e far nascere un vitello, o magari un bambino. È anche un buon partito, e quando decide che non vuol piú essere signorino, trova subito moglie: la Lidovina, figlia unica di un allevatore. Il matrimonio, però, si rivela piú complesso del previsto.

Mollitor Longley was just diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and given 30 days to live. He decides not to chase a miracle cure, but embarks on an illuminating journey to find meaning in the human condition. At first, Mollitor, 39, is devastated and regrets that he never took risks, that his life has been safe and uninspiring. After his prognosis, he relinquishes control and acts on every impulse. He succumbs to his anger and recklessly confronts everyday injustices.

Der neue Job in der Poststelle eines Hamburger Traditionsverlages ist geradezu lächerlich einfach, was perfekt für Matthis ist. Er liebt Bücher, das Leben und gute Metalkonzerte. Solange er pünktlich Feierabend machen und die Arbeit hinter sich lassen kann, ist seine Welt in Ordnung. Allerdings sitzt morgens eine Angestellte in der Teeküche, die seinen Frieden stört. Jedes Gespräch mit Lovis verläuft seltsam und gleichzeitig auf eine interessante Weise herausfordernd.

Nwelezelanga is born with albinism. Convinced by the midwife that an albino child is a curse, her mother places her in a river to drown. However, fate has other plans and the baby is rescued and raised by a traditional healer. She grows into an old soul with mystic abilities and her story unfolds as she lives a rural life, connected to the earth and ancient rituals.

Старуха Изергиль – произведение русского прозаика и драматурга, одного из самых известных в мире русских писателей и мыслителей А. М. Горького (1868–1936). Произведение состоит из двух легенд: легенды о Ларре, легенды о Данко и рассказа самой Изергиль о своей жизни. Через эти истории Горький исследует темы свободы, самопожертвования и любви. Произведение отражает философские и социальные взгляды автора, подчеркивая борьбу человека за личную свободу и смысл жизни. В основе сюжета лежат мифические и легендарные элементы, которые усиливают драматизм и глубину философских размышлений Горького.

Его зовут Чезаре Аннунциата, ему семьдесят семь лет, и семьдесят два года и сто одиннадцать дней жизни он пустил коту под хвост. Но теперь пришло время жить на полную катушку! Наслаждаясь жизнью, он с удовольствием болтает все подряд – о себе, жене и любовницах, о чокнутых соседях и взрослых детях. Однако когда появляется загадочная соседка Эмма, Чезаре сразу хочется ей помочь. Может быть, потому, что она замужем за сомнительным человеком. А может быть, все дело в том, что она напоминает ему о самой большой тайне его жизни.

Usaron su influencia y poder para ayudar a los nazis, ahora tendrán que pagar el precio. Mientras Europa se prepara para la inminente guerra contra los alemanes, en Inglaterra las fascinantes hermanas Mitford dominan la escena política, literaria y social. Aunque en el pasado han enfrentado escándalos por su comportamiento libertino, todo se sale definitivamente de control cuando Diana se divorcia de su acaudalado esposo —el heredero de la tradicional cervecería Guinness— para casarse con un líder fascista.

I was a sixteen-year-old runaway when I worked my way to the edge of the Jackson River Bridge and peered at the moonlit water swirling below. To be fair, I wasn't an ordinary sixteen-year-old. I had an affliction akin to autism that left me with fragmented memories of my childhood, memories that inspired nightmares filled with demons that tormented me while I slept and awoke me screaming in the dark void of my room. Even I understood that I had few choices, and all were bad.

The family of Lord Francis Seaforth lives under the shadow of a dark prophecy. Over a century ago, Coinneach Odhar, known as the Brahan Seer, foresaw the demise of the Seaforth line. There is little doubt among Scottish Highlanders that the end of the dynasty is drawing near. Mary Mackenzie, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Seaforth, is determined to enjoy the privileged life which seems her birthright. But after her father accepts the British governorship of Barbados, Mary experiences an awakening of conscience.

Morgan Conner had it all—until the words cheating wife appeared spray-painted across her property, turning her world upside down. Suddenly, her picture-perfect life is in pieces, and the whispers of her community grow louder by the second. Caught in a storm of judgment and betrayal, Morgan must dig deep to fight for her truth and her survival. In a society where appearances often mean more than facts, can she rise above the scandal and find her own voice?

A freak auto accident on a rainy night in Hawaii leaves a young man dead. The year? 1980. The young man? Mark David Chapman. Eighteen years later, Paul McCartney decides to honor his wife Linda’s passing with a benefit concert. Twenty eight years after the break-up, Paul calls his three oldest friends. “Hey lads, let’s put on a show…”The world has been waiting a lifetime for a Beatles reunion and now it’s here. Or is it?

Kane Metclaf loves playing pool and had dreams of an NBA career before life got in the way! But the old man he encounters in the dank pool room in NYC may give him the chance he never thought he would have. What he doesn’t realize though, is that for every up there is a down and for every dream there is a sacrifice. How will he choose between his family’s very existence and his own mobility in exchange for all his dreams to come true? How would YOU choose?