Ergebnis für "Orla" in Literatur & Belletristik

Brought to you by Penguin. The bestselling Irish debut novel – a multigenerational portrait of small-town life bursting with caustic wit – for fans of Jon McGregor, Elizabeth Strout and Paul Murray Welcome to Ballyrowan: a village built out of stories. Stories about the girl who got herself...

A stunning debut novel from the Northern Irish poet Eoghan Walls, The Gospel of Orla is the coming-of-age story of a young girl, Orla, and the man she meets who has an astonishing and unique ability.

I Mark Twains satiriske noveller kan man blandt andet læse om englændernes halsbrækkende bjergbestigningsekspeditioner, amerikanernes ihærdige indsats for at løse gåden om den stjålne hvide elefant og lære mere om gådefulde, kultiverede kannibaler. "I en tid, hvor grinet sådan ligesom er blevet borte igen, er det en fortjenstfuld gerning at starte en genudsendelse af Mark Twains snurrige og satiriske historier. Selv hundrede år efter virker hans bedste historier så friske, som om de var skrevet i dag.

Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe share their diaries from three incident-filled Grand Tours, the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España. These take listeners behind the scenes and explore the culture and landscape as well as the racing while the ‘Lionel of Flanders’, complete with beer recommendations, does the same for the Classics in Belgium.

Orla Klausen genfortæller det spændende gamle heltesagn om lindormen, der har giftet sig med en ung smuk kvinde. Regner Lodbrog vil befri kvinden fra hendes ækle husbond, og for at gøre det må han dræbe lindormen. Det viser sig imidlertid at være sin sag. Heltesagnet om ormen henvender sig til de ni- til elleveårige og er let at læse selv. Orla Klausen (f. 1946) er en dansk forfatter og tegneserietegner. Han er oprindeligt uddannet lærer, men i 1981 debuterede han med et tegneseriealbum i en serie om Jens Langkniv.

Perfect for fans of A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman. Funny, moving, clever, mysterious and challenging, with a fabulous central character who always remains one strong-willed and whimsical man standing against the world. Dominic likes anonymity, his local Drumcondra park, his neighbour’s cat, Boris, and Mrs Hand who passes his front door always carrying two bags of groceries. But all is not as it seems. The Politician next door claims to be his wife, the Auld One his mother, the Young Woman his daughter and the Brat his grandson - the "Onslaught".

This is a story about people: their courage, their hopes, their loves, and of course, their faults and their lies. They are a mixed bunch. You will love some of them and you will hate some of them, but they will all entertain you. The stage is set and the curtain is about to go up, so settle back and enjoy the show.