Ergebnis für "Exil" in Klassiker

Paris, 1935: Der ins Exil gegangene Komponist Sepp Trautwein legt die Noten weg und wird politisch. Er will so lange mit Worten kämpfen - und zwar als Redakteur einer deutschen Emigrantenzeitung -, bis der von den Nazis entführte Journalist Friedrich Benjamin wieder frei ist. Eine Heldentat oder reine Energieverschwendung?

Vom Frühstücksei bis zum Cocktail bei Präsident Roosevelt, vom gemütlichen Weihnachtsabend zu den Erfahrungen des Exils – Thomas Mann verbindet in den erhaltenen Journalen nahtlos das Alltägliche mit dem Weltgeschehen. Schonungslos erzählt er von familiärem Zwist, von Krankheit und Knabenliebe, von Politik und literarischen Projekten. Die interessantesten Einträge hat Hermann Kurzke für diese Edition ausgewählt. Mit gekonnter Balance und fein nuanciert bringt sie kein geringerer als Hanns Zischler zu Gehör.

"Dans les épaisseurs de la nuit sèche et froide, des milliers d'étoiles se formaient sans trêve et leurs glaçons étincelants, aussitôt détachés, commençaient de glisser insensiblement vers l'horizon. Janine ne pouvait s'arracher à la contemplation de ces feux à la dérive. Elle tournait avec eux, et le même cheminement immobile la réunissait peu à peu à son être le plus profond, où le froid et le désir maintenant se combattaient."

This stand-alone novel in the Valdemar series continues the story of prickly weapons-master Alberich. Once a heroic Captain in the army of Karse, a kingdom at war with Valdemar, Alberich becomes one of Valdemar's Heralds. Despite prejudice against him, he becomes the personal protector of young Queen Selenay. But can he protect her from the dangers of her own heart?

Au seuil d’une auberge de Sillery, sous le regard du fleuve et des clochers de Québec, un homme rentre d’exil. Son pas fait grincer les portes du passé; les consciences s’éveillent, l’honneur se mesure, l’amour tente sa chance. Dans ce drame en cinq actes et huit tableaux, Louis-H. Fréchette dresse, avec verve et tendresse, le portrait d’une communauté où le secret, la fierté et la loyauté s’affrontent. Des jeunes cœurs aux vieux griefs, chacun parle avec la vigueur d’un pays naissant.

Erika Manns Exilkabarett "Die Pfeffermühle" 1933-1937.

"Die Pfeffermühle" war das wirkungsvollste Kabarett des deutschen Exils, eine charmante, klare und kompromisslose Stimme gegen Faschismus, Falschheit und Duckmäusertum. Erika Manns Texte haben Biss, Schwung und Poesie. Das Hörbuch versammelt erstmals die wichtigsten, zum Teil lange Jahre verschollenen Stücke.

Excerpts from the classic medieval poem, performed in the original language with English translation, original music, and commentary.

Rutger and Taryn are scraping by in the infamous Port of Deceit, a place where two skilled mercenaries should have no trouble finding work. But an ominous shadow has fallen across the city of Five Fingers, and an ancient evil has come to gorge itself on the agony and suffering that have long been the city’s stock and trade. Rutger and Taryn are dragged into a tangled plot of danger and intrigue as they face a terrifying Cryxian invasion and a vengeful specter from their past.

Longbourn, December 1811. The day after Jane and Lizzy marry dawns especially cold for young Kitty Bennet. Called to Papa’s bookroom, she is faced with a resolute Mr. Bennet who intends to punish her complicity in her sister’s elopement. She will be sent packing to a seminary in far-off Cornwall. She reacts like any teenager chafing under the “burden” of parental rules - she throws a tantrum. In her fury, she slams her hands against the doors of The Bennet Wardrobe. Her heart’s desire? "I wish they were dead! Anywhere but Cornwall! Anywhere but here!"

The third title in a trilogy that explores the south of the Dragonlance world after the War of Souls. Return of the Exile concludes a trilogy that centers on Linsha Majere, the grandchild of one of the central characters in the entire Dragonlance saga. This trilogy advances the story of post-War of Souls events in the Dragonlance world and introduces a major new villain to the setting.

Facing exile, Modrad sets out on a mission to gain entry back into Vargrom, the mountain city he has always called home. Even if he can survive the journey and succeed in his quest, the council may have other plans for Modrad, leaving the dwarf to ponder his future.

Milan Kundera's brilliant collection of essays is a passionate defence of art in an era that, he argues, no longer values art or beauty. With the same dazzling mix of emotion and ideas that characterises his best-selling novels, the internationally acclaimed author revisits the artists whose works help us better understand what it means to be human. Elegant, startlingly original, and provocative, Encounter combines many of the author's signature themes with personal reflections and stories.

With a single blow, Cete won both honor and exile from his last commander. Since then he has wandered, looking for a place to call home. The distant holdings of the Reach Antach offer shelter, but that promise has a price. The Reach Antach is doomed. Barbarians, traitors, and scheming investors...

Semyon and a young man, along with three other ferrymen, live out their days on a desolate riverbank in Siberia, after being exiled from their countries for various crimes. Their environment is freezing cold and barren, providing nothing about which to be happy. However, Semyon seems content with his life, arguing that if he wants nothing he will never be disappointed.

Leo Tolstoy is widely recognized as one of the world's greatest novelists and short story writers and a master of realistic fiction. He is equally known for his complex and paradoxical persona and for his extreme moralistic and ascetic views, developed following a moral crisis and spiritual awakening in the 1870s, after which he also became known for his deep moral thinking and social reforms.