Ergebnis für "Krüger Bei" in Coming of Age

Der New Yorker Anwalt Albert Schmidt muss sein Leben neu ordnen: Seine Partner haben ihn in Rente geschickt, seine Frau ist an Krebs gestorben, und seine Tochter will einen Jung-Karrieristen aus seiner Kanzlei heiraten. Begleys Plädoyer für Individualität und Selbstbestimmtheit ist unglaublich komisch, rührend und leidenschaftlich zugleich. "Schmidt" gehört schon jetzt zu den großen Figuren der Weltliteratur.

“Darkly, deeply funny, and acclaimed abroad, this biting satire” (Booklist) follows an over-educated, under-employed man as he struggles to complete his novel and get his life together over the course of one scorching Swedish summer. Convinced of his own moral and intellectual superiority...

Award-winning author William Kent Krueger has gained an immense fan base for his Cork O’Connor series. In Ordinary Grace, Krueger looks back to 1961 to tell the story of Frank Drum, a boy on the cusp of manhood. A typical 13-year-old with a strong, loving family, Frank is devastated when a tragedy forces him to face the unthinkable - and to take on a maturity beyond his years.

1932: Located on the banks of the Gilead River in Minnesota, Lincoln School is home to hundreds of Native American boys and girls who have been separated from their families. The only two white boys in the school are orphan brothers Odie and Albert, who, under the watchful eyes of the cruel superintendent Mrs. Brickman, are often in trouble for misdeeds both real and imagined. The two boys' best friend is Mose, a mute Native American who is also the strongest kid in school. And they find another ally in Cora Frost, a widowed teacher who is raising her little girl, Emmy, by herself.

"Vad ska du bli när du blir stor?" Det är frågan som vuxna ställer allra oftast. Jag var tvungen att hitta ett tillfredsställande svar. Jag var tvungen att hitta ett yrke. Den dagen fattade jag ett beslut. Det enda jobbet jag kunde tänka mig var: Handlare! Fem minuter senare stod jag framför morfar. Det var ingen idé att vänta. Att bli handlare som vuxen var väl ingen sak, men att bli det som barn: då kan vi snacka framgångsrik." "Morfars Livs" är historien om en liten flicka som älskar att vara lärling i sin morfars matvarubutik.