Ergebnis für "darkness" in Reiseliteratur & Erläuterungen

Arising out of Naipaul’s lifelong obsession and passion for a country that is at once his and totally alien, India: A Million Mutinies Now relates the stories of many of the people he met traveling there more than 50 years ago. He explores how they have been steered by the innumerable frictions present in Indian society - the contradictions and compromises of religious faith, the whim and chaos of random political forces.

A classic of modern travel writing, An Area of Darkness is Nobel Laureate V. S. Naipaul’s profound reckoning with his ancestral homeland and an extraordinarily perceptive chronicle of his first encounter with India. Traveling from the bureaucratic morass of Bombay to the ethereal beauty of Kashmir, from a sacred ice cave in the Himalayas to an abandoned temple near Madras, Naipaul encounters a dizzying cross-section of humanity: browbeaten government workers and imperious servants, a suavely self-serving holy man, and a deluded American religious seeker.

In Beyond the Darkness: Transformative Journeys Through Dark Tourism, Dr. Chad Scott, multi-category #1 Amazon bestselling author, takes listeners on a deeply personal and thought-provoking exploration of some of history’s most profound and challenging sites. From the solemn corridors of Auschwitz to the shadowy depths of the Paris Catacombs and the reflective spaces of Ground Zero, Dr. Scott doesn’t just explore the physical remnants of tragedy—he uncovers their emotional and transformative potential.

Ce personnage d'un autre temps se nomme Henry Worsley. The White Darkness raconte son extraordinaire histoire. Celle d'un militaire britannique fasciné par l'exemple d'Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) et par ses expéditions polaires ; un homme excentrique, généreux, d'une volonté exceptionnelle, qui réussira ce que Shackleton avait raté un siècle plus tôt : relier à pied une extrémité du continent à l'autre.

“Reaching the Darkness” shares real stories of faith, transformation, and miracles from the frontlines of global mission work. Hosted by Scott and Leslie Goldbach of Amazing Orphans International, each episode takes listeners inside the lives of the orphaned, the overlooked, and the redeemed. From disaster zones to divine encounters, these stories prove one thing: God shows up in the darkest places.