Ergebnis für "The Invisible Man" in Romanbiografien

Drawing on James Baldwin's own boyhood in a religious community in 1930s Harlem, his first novel tells the story of young Johnny Grimes. Johnny is destined to become a preacher like his father, Gabriel, at the Temple of the Fire Baptized, where the church swells with song and it is as if 'the Holy Ghost were riding on the air'. But he feels only scalding hatred for Gabriel, whose fear and fanaticism lead him to abuse his family. Johnny vows that, for him, things will be different. This blazing tale is full of passion and guilt, of secret sinners and prayers singing on the wind.

Wer ist schuld am Ersten Weltkrieg? Im Jahr 1918 wird die Frage immer drängender. Da erhält der Bestsellerautor Gustav Meyrink in seiner Villa am Starnberger See ein Angebot vom Auswärtigen Amt: Ob er - gegen gutes Honorar - bereit wäre, einen Roman zu schreiben, der den Freimaurern die Verantwortung für das Blutvergießen zuschiebt. Der ganz und gar unpatriotische Schriftsteller und Yogi kassiert den Vorschuss - und bringt sich damit in Teufels Küche.

“An extraordinary profile of immense courage and daring.”—Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Left Cuba “If you only read one WWII book this year, make it this one."—Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphans In the depths of war...