Ergebnis für "Jesus" in Coming of Age

Swamp Jesus is a story about a young man coming of age. Dillon is raised in a single parents household in rural Louisiana surrounded by social economic inequality and the dark side of substance abuse. He dreams of breaking free and moves to Nashville, when invited by a friend. In this new city, he uses his love for music to establish new roots, find, love and maybe success in the home of country music. It isn’t as easy as it sounds.

"A harrowing, humane, and very beautiful book.” —Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You A searing dystopian vision of a young boy's flight through an unnamed, savaged country, searching for sanctuary and redemption—a debut novel from one of Europe's bestselling literary stars...

Theo is your typical 16 year-old kid. He loves sports, music and hates school. Since losing his parents from a drug addiction, he’s discovered an addiction of his own - porn. Theo wrestles with this habit for years, using it to cope with with his past, and relief from his present. Because the satisfaction of masturbating to porn doesn’t last long, Theo also looks for peace of mind in a gold chain with a Jesus Piece pendant that belonged his Uncle Roy before he went to prison.

Een jongen verbergt zich in een olijfboom­gaard. Hij hoort dat de mannen uit het dorp hem zoeken en kruipt nog verder weg in zijn schuilplaats. Wanneer de stemmen wegsterven is hij helemaal alleen. Er ligt een oneindige, dorre vlakte voor hem die hij moet oversteken, verzengende hitte, honger en dorst trotserend. Midden in de nacht komt hij uitgeput aan bij het kampvuur van een oude geitenhoeder. Daar, onder de sterren, wordt een onuit­gesproken vriendschap gesmeed die voor beiden van levensbelang zal blijken.

The 1960s brought Seth and Payton all they'd fantasized about—perfect friendships, a successful four-man band, and most importantly, each other. Together they embarked on a tour that brought them stimulating highs and shattering lows, and they prospered and suffered in one another's arms. The two men carried each other and carried a group that created both a history and a future for rock. But, at some point, their music blurred with the news of their love, and the world was faced with the choice to embrace its heroes or revert back to its deep-rooted prejudices.