Ergebnis für "the animal" in Zeitgenössische Literatur

Die Liebe in den letzten Tagen des Patriarchats - der neue Roman der Nr.-1-Bestsellerautorin von "Three Women - Drei Frauen". Viel zu lange hat Joan die Grausamkeiten von Männern ertragen. Den einen liebt sie, doch er bleibt kalt. Und der, der sie liebt, gibt sich eines Tages vor ihren Augen die Kugel. Joan flieht aus New York nach Los Angeles und sucht die einzige Frau, die ihr helfen kann, ihre Vergangenheit zu überwinden und eine andere zu werden: ihre Halbschwester Alice.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM FOX 2000 STARRING MILO VENTIMIGLIA, AMANDA SEYFRIED, AND KEVIN COSTNER MEET THE DOG WHO WILL SHOW THE WORLD HOW TO BE HUMAN The New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein—a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love...

Ever wanted to know more about any particular animal? Well, our reporter-type character gets involved and expresses his observations as though we are right there experiencing the action. The camera man is there to back him up so that we can be privileged enough to watch these TV shows back at home. He sometimes has to deal with his fears and will let you know just what he is going through out there on the job.

The Darling is Hannah Musgrave's story, told emotionally and convincingly years later by Hannah herself. A political radical and member of the Weather Underground, Hannah has fled America to West Africa, where she and her Liberian husband become friends and colleagues of Charles Taylor, the...

The Nurse Mare's Tale is in a way the prequel to Dinky: The Nurse Mare's Foal, as it tells the story of Dinky's mother. This lovely story is told from the viewpoint of two aging nurse mares about to give birth, and the trials they go through. It tells us of Sadie and her friend Nellie and is accompanied with charming dialogue (both speaking and thinking). The plight of these animals is described in empathetic detail.

For nearly five years I have wanted to write something about the surrealist painter Emil Bafdescu: about his paintings, one of which hangs in a little restaurant in Melbourne, and about his disappearance, which is still a mystery. But this is probably not going to be the book I imagined. Nothing has quite worked out the way I planned.

Así habla David Kepesh, reputado crítico cultural, profesor estrella de una universidad neoyorquina y también elocuente defensor de la revolución sexual. Hace décadas que se ha acostumbrado a acostarse con alumnas y a la vez mantener la distancia crítica de un esteta. Pero ahora esa distancia ha sido aniquilada.

Il y avait là de petites villes avec leurs églises, quelques commerces, des champs, et au loin, la centrale. C’était un coin paisible entouré de montagnes et de forêts. Jusqu’à l’accident. Il a fallu évacuer, condamner la zone, fuir les radiations. Certains ont choisi de rester malgré tout. Trop de souvenirs les attachaient à ces lieux, ils n’auraient pas vraiment trouvé leur place ailleurs. Marc, Alessandro, Lorna, Sarah et Fred sont de ceux-là. Leur amitié leur permet de tenir bon, de se faire les témoins inutiles de ce désert humain à l’herbe grasse et à la terre empoisonnée.

When Tulsi first meets Madhav, she is irrevocably drawn to his chiselled good looks and charm. Although wary of his many dalliances and the string of broken hearts left in his wake, she is surprised by the intense desire that Madhav arouses in her. And before long, she forsakes her family, her...

Anxiety rules Annemarie Zimmer's days—the fear that her relationship with the man she loves is growing stagnant; the fear that equestrian daughter Eva's dreams of Olympic glory will carry her far away from her mother . . . and into harm's way. For five months, Annemarie has struggled to make...