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Stefan Zweig zeichnet Hölderlins großartige Fähigkeit zum inneren Aufschwung und den unausweichlich tragischen Abschwung nach: "Hölderlin gerät niemals hinein in das Untere, Gemengte, ins taghaft Irdische des Lebens, sondern stößt sich flughaft in eine höhere Welt empor. Er hat nicht die Wirklichkeit, aber er hat eine eigene Sphäre, sein klingendes Jenseits. Immer zielt er nach oben: 'O Melodien über mir, ihr unendlichen, zu euch, zu euch', dichter er und schnellt wie ein Pfeil vom gespannten Bogen in das Himmlische, ins Unsichtbare empor."

Nachdem mit Russland mittlerweile ein kalter bis lauwarmer Krieg ausgebrochen ist, gilt hierzulande als politisch unkorrekt, welcher versucht zu verstehen, wie die Russen ticken - d.h. wie sie denken und fühlen. Die derzeit massenweise veröffentlichte Meinung suggeriert, das sogenannte Russlandversteher als fünfte Kolonne firmieren. Wenn das so weiter geht, dann landet womöglich ein Schriftsteller wie Dostojewski auf dem Index.

Dante the necromancer is the most reviled man in Sabria, indicted by for crimes against the living and the dead. He salves bitterness with a magical puzzle - a desperate soldier's dream of an imprisoned sorceress and a faceted glass that can grant one's utmost desires. But the dream is a seductive trap. Haunted, blind, driven to the verges of the world, Dante must risk everything he values to unravel a mystery of ancient magic, sacred legend, and the truth of the divine.

Andere Dichter haben großartiger gelebt, weiter ausholend im Werke, Weltschicksal aus ihrer eigenen Existenz fördernd und verwandelnd: herrlicher als Kleist ist keiner gestorben. Von allen Toden ist kein Tod so umrauscht von Musik, so ganz Trunkenheit und Aufschwung wie der seine; als dionysisches Opferfest endet dies "qualvollste Leben, das je ein Mensch geführt" (Todesbrief). Dem alles im Leben elend, ja jämmerlich misslang, gelingt der dunkle Sinn seines Seins: der heroische Untergang.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. The plains of the American Mid-West are home to some very fine exponents of the literary craft. Throughout this vast landscape stories seem to be everywhere offering their experiences as works just awaiting the final touches and flourishes of these famed authors. They deliver in very talented ways.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. A new century dawns, one in which America would become pre-eminent as its industrial might and military power rose above all others. In literature too its authors tackled new forms and new ideas, they shied away from little, immersing themselves and their readers in the promise of a new Century.

The American literary tradition has, in a far shorter span of time than others throughout history, achieved a glowing and glittering reputation. From its transatlantic roots it has absorbed the sons and daughters of other cultures, other lands and made them part of her own. Within this melting pot of styles, genres and wordplay one fact stands out: In the American short story, literary tradition has a strong, vibrant and almost inclusive history, if you know where to look.

Librarian Isaac Stein spends his lumpy, lonely days restoring forgotten books, until the night he steals an invitation to a scandalous club steeped in sin. Descending into its bowels, he accidentally discovers Scratch, a wounded demon who feeds on lust. Consorting with a mortal is a bad idea, but Scratch can't resist the man who knows how to open the portal that will free him and his kind.

In this Swazi tale, retold by Phyllis Savory, the hare is magically transformed into a human being - an unusual event in hare stories. Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an audiobook benefiting children orphaned and impacted by HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

One man's prison is another man's fortress. Alan grew up believing that justice was as simple as throwing criminals in jail. He also grew up believing there was no such thing as a shadow with a mind of its own. A special request to put his photographic talents to use for an interview at the local prison reveals a dark plan brewing there. To stop it and keep his family safe, he may have to form some uneasy alliances.

How could a good photo-op go so wrong? A perfect time-lapse of the lunar eclipse should have earned Alan some cash and acclaim. Instead, he came home with an invader in his dreams and a terrible feeling of being watched. Now his life is a tangle of cults, mysterious white-suited visitors, and scheming shadows. Overnight, Alan's finely trained eye has gone from spotting photo-ops of local celebrities to unraveling a political plot that could shift the balance of light and darkness. Surviving the next few days will take teamwork, guile, and an awful lot of coffee.

Multiple award-winners Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling have gathered together 22 tales of unearthly temptations wickedly concocted by some of today's most potent literary conjurers - including Neil Gaiman, Jan Yolen, Michael Swanwick, and Joyce Carol Oates. Here are stories of incubi and succubi, of forbidden fruits harvested in erotic gardens, of pleasures that persist beyond death. So heed the sirens' song. Lie back, relax, and submit to the darkest delights you have ever experienced.

J. Scott Smart stars as "The Fat Man", Brad Runyon, the stout-but-stalwart investigator who was first conceived as an arch villain in Hammett's classic novel The Maltese Falcon. Charismatic and captivating, Runyon has a way with the ladies, in spite of his 237 pounds. Nick Charles, "The Thin Man", was played on radio by William Powell, Les Damon and Les Tremayne. Cases seem to fall in to Nick's lap...often dropped there by his wife, Nora (played by Myrna Loy and Claudia Morgan).

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an audiobook benefiting children orphaned and impacted by HIV/AIDS in South Africa.