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Der 1774 erschienene Briefroman "Die Leiden des jungen Werther" von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe spielt in der Zeit um 1771 in der deutschen Kleinstadt Wahlheim und handelt von dem jungen Rechtspraktikanten Werther, der sich unglücklich in die bereits verlobte Lotte verliebt und am Ende Selbstmord begeht. Seine Gedanken und Handlungen hält er in den Briefen an seinen Freund Wilhelm fest.

The orphaned heroine Ruth, apprenticed to a dressmaker, is seduced by wealthy Henry Bellingham who is captivated by her simplicity and beauty. Their affair causes her to lose her home and job to which he offers her shelter, only to cruelly abandon her soon after. She is offered a chance of a new life though shamed in the eyes of society by her illegitimate son. When Henry reappears offering marriage she must choose between social acceptance and her own pride.

When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel", "Hansel and Gretel", and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in content and style.

Late one moonlit night, Walter Hartright encounters a solitary and terrified woman dressed all in white. He saves her from capture by her pursuers and determines to solve the mystery of her distress and terror. Inspired by an actual criminal case, this gripping tale of murder, intrigue, madness and mistaken identity has never been out of print since its publication and brought Collins great fame and success.

It is 1866 and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of 12 local men, who have met in secret to discuss a series of unsolved crimes. A wealthy man has vanished, a whore has tried to end her life, and an enormous fortune has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into the mystery: a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely patterned as the night sky.

In Three Soldiers, Dos Passos introduces listeners to a Harvard aesthete who joins the army out of idealism, and his two buddies. One by one, their illusions crumble under the tyranny, red tape, and boredom of the military. The soldiers' reactions range from bitterness to rage, and - for one - murder in this vivid portrayal of human spirit caught in the grip of war.

Tre ragazze ribelli e vulnerabili nel pieno dell'adolescenza, un'Inghilterra grigia alla periferia del mondo sul finire degli anni '90, una voce musicale, poetica ma ruvida. L'irresistibile esordio, fra Trainspotting e i romanzi di Elena Ferrante, della giovane autrice Colwill Brown è un ritratto feroce ed esplosivo dell'amicizia giovanile.

S'il fallait décrire Juliette en un seul mot, "transparente" serait sans nul doute le bon. Depuis qu'elle est toute petite, Juliette a toujours fait ce que l'on attendait d'elle. Pour ne pas déplaire, pour ne pas décevoir. Mettant de côté ses rêves et celle qu'elle est vraiment. Résultat, à trente ans, elle mène une vie sans relief, ennuyeuse au possible. Une vie où choisir entre lasagnes et sushis est un événement. Pourtant, elle se sent de plus en plus à l'étroit dans cette vie, dans cette peau.

The vampires of Asheville, North Carolina, want to establish their own clan, but since they owe loyalty to the Master Vampire of New Orleans, they must work out the terms with him. To come up with an equitable solution, he sends an envoy with the best bodyguard blood money can buy: skinwalker Jane Yellowrock. But when a group of local campers are attacked by something fanged, Jane goes from escort to investigator. Is it a rogue-vampire, shapechanger, or witch? Or something else magical?

Born from Bukowski's columns, the LA underground press of the 1960s, Bukowski defined his early alter ego, Hank Chinaski, as a self-described dirty old man who eyes his defeatist attitude about himself with his clarity to see humor and holiness in others. Addictive and instructive listening, Bukowski delivers the humanity and intelligence of all the unseen. Filled with his usual obsessions - sex, booze, gambling - Notes features Bukowski's offbeat insights into politics and literature, and his tortured, violent relationships.

This collection of Buk's grimmest diaries gives an insight into the noir and brutal Los Angeles that Bukowski observed and lived so well. He was a legend in his time: a madman, a recluse, a lover...tender, vicious...never the same. These are exceptional stories that came pounding out of his violent and depraved life - horrible and holy. You cannot listen to them and come away the same again.

Two Syndicate World star systems have fallen prey to a mysterious fleet of warships - a fleet controlled entirely by artificial intelligence - that is now targeting Alliance space. The warships are no mystery to Geary. They were developed by his government to ensure security but malfunctioned. If the Syndics learn the truth, the war with the Alliance will resume with a vengeance.

Nel liceo di Clichy-sous-Bois, la giovane Kayden Abad scopre il potere della scrittura grazie alla sua insegnante di letteratura, che intravede in lei un talento capace di aprirle le porte di un futuro prestigioso. Ma dietro questa promessa si nasconde un rapporto ambiguo e pericoloso, fatto di manipolazione e seduzione. Attraverso il suo diario, Kayden racconta con lucidità e dolore le dinamiche di un sistema educativo rigido e spesso ingiusto, dando voce ai sogni, alle paure e alla forza dei legami tra adolescenti.

Berlin, 1931. Crise économique, affrontements entre les SA et le Front Rouge, lutte de pouvoir dans la pègre… déjà au cœur de l'agitation politique et sociale, Gereon Rath est chargé de suivre Abraham « Abe » Goldstein, un tueur à gages tout juste débarqué de New York. Et tandis que les meurtres se multiplient, la presse antisémite fait porter le chapeau au gangster juif. Ce qui devait être une simple faveur pour le FBI va alors se transformer en une course mortelle pour le commissaire Rath.

Berlin 1930. Dans les célèbres studios de Babelsberg, l'actrice Betty Winter est tuée par la chute d'un projecteur lors du tournage de son premier film parlant. Le commissaire Gereon Rath ne croit pas à l'accident. Et une deuxième actrice est bientôt retrouvée morte… sans cordes vocales. L'enquête conduit Rath chez des producteurs de films rivaux, dans le quartier chinois et les bas-fonds berlinois, tandis que la police doit gérer des bagarres entre nazis et communistes.

Mai 1929. Rétrogradé de la criminelle aux mœurs après une bavure, le jeune commissaire Gereon Rath débarque à Berlin. La ville est alors en pleine effervescence. Rixes avec les communistes, criminalité grimpante, cabarets clandestins… la police est sur tous les fronts. Et puis il y a ce corps retrouvé dans le canal et dont seul Rath connaît l'identité. Une aubaine pour lui qui nourrit l'espoir d'être réintégré à la criminelle. Car cette enquête risque de rejoindre les affaires classées non élucidées, les fameux « poissons mouillés ».

Alex leva uma vida livre e errática. Sem dinheiro para o aluguel, a jovem acaba expulsa do apartamento em que mora com alguns colegas e, sem ter aonde ir, aceita passar uma temporada na casa de praia de Simon, um homem mais velho com quem tinha começado a sair havia pouco tempo. A ideia é curtir a pacata vida litorânea durante o mês de agosto e em setembro, quem sabe, se mudar para a casa dele na cidade.

No fim, é o que somos: um amontoado de átomos, sucumbindo às implacáveis leis da termodinâmica. O suicídio inesperado de Geraldo, um brilhante cientista e professor universitário, une os destinos de Antônio, um antigo aluno, e Gabriela, sua sobrinha. Enquanto Antônio terá seus limites testados ao se lançar em uma investigação obstinada para desvendar os mistérios que envolvem essa morte, Gabriela precisará lidar com a culpa e o peso de um afastamento de décadas. O silêncio do tio sempre foi uma ferida mal cicatrizada e, agora, diante da tragédia, ela se vê forçada a revisitar o passado.

“Dona Bárbara” foi escrito em 1929 e tem como cenário uma Venezuela rural, com enredo que foca no conflito entre diferentes famílias ao longo de gerações e a chegada de uma mulher que, por sua beleza e inteligência, corrompe a todos com o objetivo de enriquecer e tomar o poder da região. Para além do protagonismo feminino, a obra chama a atenção por trazer questões que ainda são bastante atuais na América Latina.

Kana sería un tranquilo pueblo perdido en Turingia si su remota desolación no hubiera atraído a un grupo de neonazis... Mientras que los lugareños mantienen las distancias con los extraños, Florian Herscht, un huérfano tan formidable como inofensivo, inocentón y clarividente, cree tener amigos en ambos bandos; y, convencido de que el universo está a punto de colapsar, escribe una carta tras otra a Angela Merkel para advertirla de la inminente catástrofe. Sólo el descubrimiento de la música de Bach le permitirá sustraerse de sus tormentosos presagios.