Ergebnis Anbieter "Random House Audio" in Literatur & Belletristik

“Relentlessly fun to read.”—Dave Eggers A collection of fourteen previously unpublished short stories from one of the most original writers in all of American fiction In this series of perfectly rendered vignettes, written just as he was starting to find his comic voice, Kurt Vonnegut...

Although Truman Capote's last novel was unfinished at the time of his death, its surviving portions offer a devastating group portrait of the high and low society of his time. Includes the story La Cote Basque featured in the major FX series Feud: Capote Vs. the Swans. "Prose that makes the...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK While reporting a story from India, New York journalist Patrick Wallingford inadvertently becomes his own headline when his left hand is eaten by a lion. In Boston, a renowned surgeon eagerly awaits the opportunity to perform the...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the heart of Trenton, New Jersey, Stephanie Plum tracks a killer who is out to make sure someone gets his just desserts. “The most popular mystery writer alive.”—The New York Times Larry Virgil skipped out on his latest court date after he was arrested...

A ferocious novel by one of the boldest voices in American fiction and the author of The New Me, the “definitive work of millennial literature” (The New Yorker) “Butler has crafted a novel in which every character proves to be completely, uniquely crazy. Her perverse sense of humor should...

From the creator of the beloved and universally acclaimed television series BoJack Horseman, a fabulously off-beat collection of short stories about love—the best and worst thing in the universe. Written with all the scathing dark humor that is a hallmark of BoJack Horseman, Raphael...

“[Vonnegut] at his wildest best.”—The New York Times Book Review Eliot Rosewater—drunk, volunteer fireman, and President of the fabulously rich Rosewater Foundation—is about to attempt a noble experiment with human nature . . . with a little help from writer Kilgore Trout. God Bless...

Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series! “A madcap adventure . . . Adams’s writing teeters on the fringe of inspired lunacy.”—United Press International Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long...

Terry Pratchett joins up with a leading folklorist to reveal the legends, myths and customs of Discworld, together with helpful hints from Planet Earth. Most of us grew up having always known when to touch wood or cross our fingers, and what happens when a princess kisses a frog or a boy pulls a...

“[A] bizarre and endearing debut . . . We can’t remember the last time we met a character this singular or read a book this funny.”—Oprah Daily (Best New Books to Read This Spring) “Sleek and darkly comical . . . with the melancholic wit and whimsy of Miranda July.”—The Boston...

“[Kurt Vonnegut’s] best book . . . He dares not only ask the ultimate question about the meaning of life, but to answer it.”—Esquire Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read The Sirens of Titan is an outrageous romp through space, time, and...

“Spectacular.”—NPR “Uproariously funny.”—The Boston Globe “An artistic triumph.”—San Francisco Chronicle “A novel in which comedy and pathos are exquisitely balanced.”—The Washington Post “Shteyngart’s best book.”—The Seattle Times The bestselling...

A hopeful, speculative short story collection about how humanity grapples in a world transformed by climate change. “Climate fiction does not owe readers hope, but through humor and humanity Hyde manages to present a harsh reality without descending into despair, offering a space for mourning...

25 Jahre nach dem Sensationserfolg "Von der Nutzlosigkeit erwachsen zu werden" folgt die kongeniale Fortschreibung. "Werde demnächst 50 und weiß nicht, was ich an dem Tag machen soll. Eine Party? Abhauen? Mir die Kante geben? Wenn ihr Ideen habt, meldet euch!" Mit diesem Hilferuf in Facebook fängt alles an... Und so gibt es einen Ort und ein Treffen: Sechs Menschen, sechs Geschichten, sechs Schicksale - eine Generation und ein großes Thema: Was bedeutet es, älter zu werden?

“This tragicomic novel is heartfelt, touching, and delightfully quirky. You’ll fall in love with the offbeat cast of characters (both living and dead) and find yourself rooting for them right through the last page.”—Good Housekeeping (Book Club pick) A lost young woman returns to...

Lebenskünstler stürzen sich mit Herz, Fantasie und mitunter einer Prise Versponnenheit ins Dasein. Wenn sie mit dem Leben zusammenprallen, entsteht immer eine Geschichte: ob von der Toilettenfrau in der ostdeutschen Provinz, die bei der Arbeit auf einen Superstar trifft, von dem Verfasser einfühlsamer Absageschreiben in einem kleinen Verlag oder von der Berliner Theatertruppe, die in Omsk für Heiterkeit sorgt, weil sie die russische Übersetzung ihres Stückes vom Band auswendig gelernt hat - inklusive des Sprachfehlers der Tonbandstimme.

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER A hilarious novel of social and political intrigue, set against the glittering backdrop of Florida’s gold coast, from the author of Skinny Dip and Razor Girl “If you could use some wild escapism right now, Hiaasen is your guy.” —The New York Times WITH A...

Jacqueline Große ist ein sympathisches Landei aus der Eifel mit einem IQ von 132, von dem sie jedoch mit üppiger Oberweite und hellblonden Haaren geschickt abzulenken weiß. Im Friseursalon ihrer Mutter hat sie sich auf eine Karriere im Showgeschäft durch jahrelangen Yellow-Press-Konsum fundiert vorbereitet und arbeitet konsequent auf ihr großes Ziel hin: reich und berühmt werden.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Freaky pleasure...it scratches a nostalgic itch for those who grew up on Saturday morning Scooby-Doo cartoons and sugar-bombed breakfast cereal" --USA Today "Deliriously wild, funny and imaginative. Cantero is an original voice." --Charles Yu, author of How to Live in...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A finger in a wedding cake is only the beginning in this deliciously shocking mystery featuring Flavia de Luce, “the world’s greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth” (The Seattle Times). Don’t miss Flavia de Luce in the upcoming major motion...