Ergebnis für "Thomas Wolfe" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

Unlike the other arts, American literature has been a powerful, influential, and leading aspect of American culture. By turns sedate and mercurial and possessing a moral mind set of various social values, the American short story reveals in its pages the psyche of a growing, sprawling nation whose sense of destiny has always been larger than life. Here are seven masterpieces that will make you smile, make you frown, and leave you pondering the mystery that surrounds the soul of a great nation.

Step back into the poetic world of Thomas Wolfe with An Angel on the Porch, a poignant short story originally published in Scribner's Magazine in August 1929. This captivating narrative serves as an integral part of Wolfe's larger autobiographical work, "Look Homeward, Angel," and echoes themes of memory, loss, and the search for meaning.

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume Four is the fourth instalment of our wide-ranging classic collections. Volume Four features 12 timeless works that largely focuses on the greats of American and British literature, with novels from Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton, Thomas Hardy, Victor Hugo, and others. Read by a cast of incredible narrators including Miranda Raison, Pearl Mackie, Adam Sims, David Rintoul, and more, this is a chance to expand your listening with some of the greatest authors of all time.

L'autore di "Angelo guarda il passato", che è stato indicato dalla critica in modo contraddittorio a volte come genio ("Genius" fra l'altro è il titolo dell'ultimo film che descrive la sua vita) e a volte come scrittore fallito, specie se paragonato al suo contemporaneo Faulkner, scrive questi racconti in modo lirico, sregolato, come se fosse la scrittura a travolgere lui stesso e non lui a padroneggiarla col mestiere del letterato.

Egal wie alt wir sind. Wir erinnern uns vor allem an verpasste Chancen - vor allem in der Liebe. Selbst wenn das Leben in der Gegenwart wunderbar ist. Dieses Büchlein ist eine Ode an alle, deren Herz manchmal in der Vergangenheit verweilt. Denn seien wir ehrlich: manchmal träumt man einfach gerne. In diesem kleinen aber feinen Hörbuch hören Sie 12 Kurzgeschichten, die von 11 Sprecher:innen gelesen werden.

Skyler is a powerful opponent in the women’s boxing ring, but her skill and experience may not be enough to keep her alive after she’s kidnapped and dropped off on a Hennian hunting planet. Completely out of her element and desperate to survive, Skyler warily agrees to accept the assistance of Kyux, a Krocosian who claims to be her mate.