Ergebnis für "Millan" in Belletristik

"Man erzählt sich, dass der Hund während seiner ganzen Kindheit eingesperrt war, in einem dunklen Erdloch, in absoluter, rabenschwarzer Stille, irgendwo im Kosovo. Jahrelang. Seine einzige Verbindung zur Außenwelt war das Essen." Der Hund ist ein Ausnahmetalent. Ein Waisenjunge, der kochen kann, dass es einem das Herz zerreißt. Als er im Luxusrestaurant El Cion in den Olymp der Sterneküche aufsteigt, entzündet er dort das hochexplosive Gebräu aus übermenschlichem Ehrgeiz, Größenwahn und wilden Träumen.

A bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old dog ways, and those who embrace the change. The gods watch from above as the dogs venture into their newly unfamiliar world, as they become divided among themselves, as each struggles with new thoughts and feelings.

Llankaray’s grandmother left a rich inheritance: her medicine, an undefeatable spirit, and the stories of her Mapuche ancestors. These tales are forever etched in Llankaray’s memory—and the soil of their beloved Patagonia. She begins with Fresia, a gifted Mapuche medicine woman who communicates with plants. She raises her granddaughter, Pirenrayen, to be a strong healer and leader for her people. And then there’s Chekeken, a Tehuelche woman who was once kidnapped and sold but escaped.

During the Second World War, Rika, a seventeen-year-old Dutch Resistance fighter, paints in fields overlooking the busy rail yards. Hidden in her artwork is information crucial to the Dutch Underground about the concentration camps and Jewish prisoner transports. But Rika's covert activities aren't the only thing on her mind. In these uncertain times, even trusting family is risky. She suspects her father of collaborating with the Germans and is determined to uncover the truth.