Ergebnis für "Ray" in Zeitgenössische Literatur

A bracing meditation on fame and celebrity, and the redemptive, healing power of art; a portrait of the ravages of disappointment and divorce; a poignant consideration of the rites of fatherhood and manhood; a novel soaked in rage and sex, longing and despair; and a passionate love letter to the world of theatre, A Bright Ray of Darkness showcases Ethan Hawke's gifts as a novelist as never before.

On a beautifully restored barge on the Seine, Jean Perdu runs a bookshop - or, rather, a 'literary apothecary', for this bookseller possesses a rare gift for sensing which books will soothe the troubled souls of his customers. The only person he is unable to cure, it seems, is himself. He has nursed a broken heart ever since the night, twenty-one years ago, when the love of his life fled Paris, leaving behind a handwritten letter that he has never dared read.

Big Ray's temper and obesity define him. When Big Ray dies, his son feels mostly relief, dismissing his other emotions. Yet years later, the adult son must reckon with the outsized presence of his father's memory. This stunning novel, narrated in more 500 brief entries, moves between past and present, between his father's death and his life, between an abusive childhood and an adult understanding.

De er succesrige, ser godt ud, kommer alle de rigtige steder og er stort set lykkelige. Godt nok keder Stijn sig lidt ude i deres hus i forstaden, hvor de er flyttet ud, efter at de er blevet forældre. Men det kan der kompenseres for med heftige byture i det amsterdamske natteliv og et enkelt lille sidespring – eller fem. Det er ikke, fordi han ikke elsker Carmen. Han kan bare ikke lade være.

Det er synd for Stijn. Frygtelig synd, at han nu er alene tilbage med Luna, efter at hans smukke Carmen er død.Så synd, at han bliver nødt til at gå i byen hver aften og vælte sig i sprut og coke og damer. Den søde Roos er der selvfølgelig stadig som en fast støtte, og det er dejligt at nyde lidt hjemlig hygge med hende en gang om ugen. Hun må bare for alt i verden ikke opdage, hvor mange kvinder han ellers har gang i. Vildere og vildere bliver det, indtil han får et wake up-call, der får ham til at huske sit løfte til Carmen: ´Jeg skal nok passe godt på din datter.´

Georg Morgenstern ist ein einsamer alter Mann, der praktisch ohne Kontakt zur Außenwelt in seiner kleinen Wohnung lebt. Am Küchenfenster denkt er über sein langes Leben nach, das von Abenteuern aber auch von Schicksalsschlägen geprägt wurde, die sich kein Mensch wünschen würde. Niemand ahnt etwas von seinem dunklen Geheimnis. Nicht einmal er selbst. Gefühlvolle und berührende Geschichte zum gleichnamigen Instrumental-Album. Ein wunderschön illustriertes Booklet liegt dieser Edition ebenfalls bei.

The Art of the Infinite takes infinity, in its countless guises, as a touchstone for understanding mathematical thinking. Robert and Ellen Kaplan guide us through the “Republic of Numbers,” where we meet both its upstanding citizens and its more shadowy dwellers; and transport us across the plane of geometry into the unlikely realm where parallel lines meet.

For a God whom philosophers have proclaimed dead, there’s only one thing to do: drum up a little publicity. “God grants you an interview. Go to 600 Madison Ave., room 3700, Monday, at 11 a.m.” When a struggling writer receives this typed note in the mail one morning, curiosity wins out and he finds himself keeping this mysterious appointment. Soon he’s in an ordinary conference room with an intercom on the floor, furiously scribbling shorthand notes as he interviews God.