Ergebnis für "Wölfe" in Romanbiografien

Cassandra attende davanti alla porta della fortezza di Micene che si compia il suo destino. Agamennone, che l'ha portata con sé come bottino di guerra, varca la soglia oltre la quale lo attende sua moglie Clitennestra per ucciderlo. Nel tempo che le resta, Cassandra ricorda gli eventi che hanno portato alla rovina di Troia, la sua città.

Tra le ombre scintillanti della corte Tudor, Jane Parker cammina con passo sicuro. Gli occhi di tutti sono su di lei, ma nessuno vede davvero chi è. I segreti sono i suoi alleati, le bugie il suo scudo. Jane Parker è una moglie devota, una sorella fedele, una spia silenziosa. Ma è soprattutto la mente più acuta dell’Inghilterra di quel periodo. Mentre il potere dei Bolena vacilla e l’ira di un re imprevedibile si abbatte come una tempesta, Jane si muove sul filo delle alleanze, dove uno sguardo può tradire e un sorriso nascondere una condanna.

The story begins in May 1536: Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith’s son from Putney emerges from the spring’s bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour.

My story is a true life drama set in the remote east Texas woods in 1971. The main characters are 10 emotionally disturbed delinquent teenage boys from the Southside of Chicago. The boys had been rejected from Chicago and Illinois juvenile facilities and from the boys ranch in Austin Texas.

Thomas Wolfe’s first novel, Look Homeward, Angel, is at once a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story and a dark novel depicting a cynical post-war world view. The book follows the life of Eugene Gant, a young man driven by passion, intellect, and a search for something greater than himself. His earliest years in rural North Carolina include a wonderful education in poetry and literature against the backdrop of a loving, but tumultuous family life.

After winning his freedom in Rise of the Wolf, Robin - with his faithful lieutenant John Little at his side - now spends his days travelling around northern England dispensing King Edward II's justice. When a new band of outlaws appears in Barnsdale, Sheriff Henry de Faucumberg sends Robin and John to deal with them.

While dealing with the emotional rollercoaster of first love, Nelson learns the secret his best friend has been harboring (he's gay) and nearly trashes his life-long friendship with Frankie. Just when it seems the two boys have worked it all out, saving their friendship, a mysterious stranger comes to town on an exotic motorcycle and interjects himself into their world...giving Frankie the chance to explore his burgeoning sexuality with horrific consequences.

Thomas Clayton Wolfe, morto di tubercolosi a soli 38 anni, è uno scrittore e poeta statunitense. È famoso soprattutto per la sua scrittura moderna, poetica, impressionista. Questo è il suo romanzo più famoso, il cui titolo si ispira ad un verso di Milton, e ripercorre , attraverso le vicende dei protagonisti, la vita dell’America di inizio del XX secolo.

It is happening again. A looming sense of doom coupled with an innate need to run plagues him, a rising darkness he cannot escape. Something is coming for Tom. He doesn't know what, but the ominous presence is moving closer every day. Nightmares and voices haunt him until nothing in his life feels safe. Vehement denial and copious amounts of alcohol only delay the approach, but leave Tom with missing time and strained relationships. His respectable family, empathetic girlfriend, and prestigious job - all begin to disintegrate as Tom can only watch, anchorless and increasingly adrift.

An engrossing debut novel that cannily reimagines the extraordinary life and mysterious death of bohemian Georgetown socialite Mary Pinchot Meyer— secret lover of JFK, ex-wife of a CIA chief, sexual adventurer, LSD explorer and early feminist living by her own rules. She was a longtime lover...

How much would you sacrifice to be free? For Theobald Wolfe Tone the answer was simple: Everything. Rebel: A Soldier is Born is the conclusion to the story of Theobald Wolfe Tone's short life, taking you on a roller-coaster ride from the first minute. Flipping across continents we learn about a young passionate man who is prepared to go to any lengths to secure freedom and rights for his fellow Irishmen. Never before has a novel been written about the life and times of Wolfe Tone. While it tells the story of the man, it accurately follows the historical path his life took.

Will Hennie is kept in a dark box by a woman called Bee. He is only let out to eat and use the outhouse, and occasionally for a visit with a nice woman he knows as Gram. Otherwise, he is not to be seen or heard, especially not by the man of the house. Then one day, the man comes home early and catches Will out of his box. He knocks Will upside the head, and when he wakes, Bee is sending him away with nothing but the clothes he has on and a few pieces of chicken. He is eight years old....

In den hier vorliegenden Erzählungen nimmt der Autor Erlebnisse seiner Nachkriegs-Kindheit zur Grundlage. So schildert er in "Die Katze am Teich" den erbitterten Kampf eines Deserteurs mit einer streunenden, ausgehungerten Katze um ein Stück Räucherfleisch, in "Kleines Fuchs Lydia" die wechselvolle Geschichte einer jungen Deutschrussin, die es auf der Flucht vor der Roten Armee in eine sächsische Kleinstadt verschlägt. Obwohl sie zur Geliebten des sowjetischen Kommandanten wird, bewahrt sie das nicht vor einem bedrohlichen Schicksal.

Was passiert da?! Das gibt ein Unglück, eine Katastrophe! Ich muss das verhindern! Es darf nicht sein, dass hier alles zu Bruch geht, Menschen zu Tode kommen! Solche Gedanken müssen dem Bergarbeiter und Protagonisten dieser wahren Geschichte durch den Kopf gegangen sein, als er sich mit einer Brechstange in der Hand und dem Mut der Verzweiflung dem Unheil entgegenstemmte. Eine Tat, die anderen das Leben rettete, ihm aber viel zu früh den Tod brachte.

In this one-man tour-de-force based on Picasso's writings, writer/performer Herbert Sigüenza (Culture Clash) takes on the role of the legendary artist, inviting the listener into Picasso's private studio for an intimate and revealing weekend as he prepares to deliver six new works to a buyer on Monday morning.