Ergebnis für "Jonathan Littell" in Historische Romane

“Simply astounding. . . . The Kindly Ones is unmistakably the work of a profoundly gifted writer.” — Time A literary prize-winner that has been an explosive bestseller all over the world, Jonathan Littell’s The Kindly Ones has been called “a brilliant Holocaust novel. . . a world-class...

Inspiriert vom Tagebuch des Lagerkommandanten von Auschwitz, Rudolf Höß, schrieb Robert Merle diesen ersten Holocaust-Roman aus Tätersicht, der ihn weltberühmt machte. Die einzigartige Psychostudie eines Massenmörders aus Gründlichkeit und Gehorsam erschüttert selbst nach über einem halben Jahrhundert nach ihrem Erscheinen noch in ihrer schonungslosen, banalen Logik. "Der Tod ist mein Beruf" ist ein bedrückendes Hörbuch, das dem Hörer einiges abverlangt. David Nathan hat diesen beeindruckenden Roman kongenial gelesen.

English magicians were once the wonder of the known world, with fairy servants at their beck and call; they could command winds, mountains, and woods. But by the early 1800s they have long since lost the ability to perform magic. They can only write long, dull papers about it, while fairy servants are nothing but a fading memory.

"Richard Armitage...steps in and sweeps us away on his deep, velvety voice, one much worth the marathon listening time. Listeners will know they are in for a treat immediately as they hear his voice change between reading the front matter and the first moments of the novel...this new edition...

Un narrador sale de una piscina, se cambia y empieza a correr por un pasadizo oscuro. Descubre puertas que se abren a territorios (una casa, una habitación de hotel, un estudio, un espacio más amplio, una ciudad o una zona salvaje), lugares donde se representan una y otra vez, hasta el...