Ergebnis für "Enigma" in Literatur & Belletristik

The story of a writer’s singular journey—from one place to another, from the British colony of Trinidad to the ancient countryside of England, and from one state of mind to another—this is perhaps Naipaul’s most autobiographical work. Yet it is also woven through with remarkable...

When scavengers come across an Orphan in the rubble of the Old City, they do not know what they are in for. When Assessor Alena takes the boy in, however, she can see clearly what Alarion represents. A risk. A weapon. An opportunity. Bending imperial law, she takes him into the merciless care of the House of Hunger, a place where his brittle Aptitude will either be forged into steel, or ruined and discarded.

Brought to you by Penguin. Salem Salazar is the black sheep of her wealthy family. Plagued by scandal, she enrols at the elite Mortimer University to find out what happened to her perfect, missing older sister Olivia. There, she soon discovers Olivia is only one of many girls who have...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name, a passionate portrait of love’s contradictory power, in five illuminating stories. André Aciman, hailed as a writer of “fiction at its most supremely interesting” (The New York Review of Books), has written a novel that...

Alors que la Seconde Guerre mondiale fait rage, un jeune mathématicien brillant, mais épuisé, prend une pause à Cambridge. Il fait partie d'un groupe ultra-secret de l'armée britannique chargés de déchiffrer les cryptogrammes d'Enigma qui codent tous les messages du IIIe Reich. Lorsque le code d'Enigma change sans crier gare, il est vite rappelé à sa mission. Seulement, la disparition mystérieuse de sa collègue Claire pour qui il a un faible, monopolise son attention.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Fall: The Crimson Shadow comes a compelling and suspenseful tale of politics and power set in the universe of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Elim Garak has ascended to Castellan of the Cardassian Union...but despite his soaring popularity, the...

Spændingsroman om englændernes arbejde i 1943 med at bryde den kode tyskerne anvender i u-bådskommunikationen. Menneskeliv er på spil, arbejdet foregår under tidspres og de involverede har mange hemmeligheder.

From New York Times bestselling author RuNyx comes Enigma, a twisted Hades and Persephone meets scorching dark academia romance―a tale of love and obsession between two rivals. There are secrets she must uncover. There are secrets he must keep. Salem Salazar is fascinated with death. The black...

To save her sister, she’ll rewrite history… ––––––––––––––––––––––––- 'A spectacular writer. Her unwavering command of voice, time, and place bring history to life with imagination and purpose, but it is her skill in illuminating the selfless...

An Enigma: Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories. "Seldom we find," says Solomon Don Dunce, "Half an idea in the profoundest sonnet. Through all the flimsy things we see at once As easily as through a Naples bonnet— Trash of all trash!—how can a lady don it?

Talia’s life is perfectly predictable. As a freelance designer working from home, her days consist of tight deadlines, endless coffee, and stealing glimpses of the stunning woman next door. Ava has the picture-perfect suburban life: the beautiful house, the husband, the flawless exterior. But through the window, Talia sees the cracks in the facade. Ava’s marriage is an open one—a polite fiction that leaves her craving something real, something consuming.

Rome, 63 BC. In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power. Cicero is consul, Caesar his ruthless young rival, Pompey the republic's greatest general, Crassus its richest man, Cato a political fanatic, Catilina a psychopath, Clodius an ambitious playboy...

From a youthful infatuation with a cabinet maker in a small Italian fishing village, to a passionate yet sporadic affair with a woman in New York, to an obsession with a man he meets at a tennis court, Enigma Variations charts one man's path through the great loves of his life. André Aciman casts a shimmering light over each facet of desire, to probe how we ache, want, and waver, and ultimately how we sometimes falter and let go of the very ones we want the most.

Twelve years of friendship. One accidental touch. A lifetime of secrets finally unraveling.Maya has spent her entire adult life performing. She plays the part of the perfect girlfriend, the successful woman, and the girl who has it all figured out. But the one role she can’t seem to master is...

In 1314, Jacques de Molay, the last Templar Grand Master uttered a curse as he burned at the stake. Within months, both men responsible for his downfall, the King of France, and the Pope, lay dead. Centuries later, a Templar descendant discovers the key to unleashing the curse's power: The legendary Seal of Solomon. Learning of the relic's power, he plans a cataclysmic event which will return civilization to the Dark Ages.

A provocative painter named Max Higgins is on the verge of local fame. What is the secret to his work’s haunting allure? He collects photos of missing persons and incorporates them into his paintings, giving the faces, as he puts it, a “new home in his work”. This fascination stems from the bizarre disappearances of people he knew growing up, including his father. When someone recognizes a face in one of his paintings, he’s suddenly thrust into a journey as surreal as anything from his brush, a journey into his past that will irrevocably determine his future.

Wir sind Cori und Chrissi. In unserem Podcast Enigma erzählt Cori Chrissi urbane Legenden, true crime Geschichten, Gruselgeschichten und alles, was ihr sonst noch rätselhaft erscheint. Chrissi bemüht sich dabei, die Informationen mit mehr oder minder qualifizierten Kommentaren gemeinsam mit den Zuhörern zu verdauen. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören. Wir veröffentlichen eine Folge jeden zweiten Montag. Für die Musik bedanken wir uns bei Myuuji: https://www.thedarkpiano.com Für die Grundlage unseres Logos danken wir Rolf Halme von Pixabay.

A woman rising from a tomb. A deserted palazzo. A crime worthy of the Borgias. Verona, late nineteenth century. Hugo Cranston, a young Englishman studying music under a local maestro, spends his nights wandering the moonlit city, until one evening his steps lead him to the old cemetery. There he...

Dr. Layanna James has mastered the art of healing broken hearts—except her own. At forty, she's one of the world's top cardiothoracic surgeons, but the sudden loss of her husband Angel has left her emotionally hollow and clinging to the routine of a life that no longer fits. Caleb Black knows...

Salem Salazar è da sempre affascinata dalla morte, il che fa di lei "quella stramba", la pecora nera della sua ricca famiglia, prestigiosa ma segnata dagli scandali. Quando arriva alla Mortimer University, Salem è alla ricerca di risposte su cosa sia successo alla sorella maggiore, la perfetta Olivia, precipitata da una scogliera due anni prima. Presto viene a sapere che sua sorella non è l'unica ragazza morta nella scuola e decide che farà di tutto per scoprire quali forze oscure stanno uccidendo gli studenti della Mortimer.