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Goethe
The study of Goethe's life is a task that each generation must undertake anew. Thus writes Richard Friedenthal, author of this rich biography. Spanning eight momentous decades of war, revolution, and social upheaval, Goethe's life reveals itself as one of conflict and dynamic development, of inner contradiction and unceasing creativity.As novelist, dramatist, and poet, Goethe produced epochal works of fiery romanticism, only later to dedicate himself to a classical ideal of purity and measure. His superb love lyrics immortalize a succession of ardent relationships; yet, in him too, was a strain of frigid egotism mingled with an Olympian detachment. The new introduction serves to place in per...
A Man Called Cervantes
"The life of Cervantes is brought vividly alive in this exciting and well written novel. This is not a biography but, way more fun, is a fictionalized account that let's the author use his fantastic ability to imagine the life and thoughts of a historical figure. Every writer of misfortune and a life-long struggle to create his art will recognize himself in these pages, and perhaps be inspired to ignore the minor significance of accidental circumstances."--Goodreads
Bertolt Brecht
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Flug in Den Weltraum (Science-Fiction-Roman)
Auf der Suche nach dem perfekten Treibstoff für eine Weltraumrakete betreiben Forscher Experimente mit radioaktiven Elementen. Ein Forschungsteam aus Deutschland scheint dies zu schaffen, doch die Teams der Amerikaner, Engländer und Japaner erfahren auch davon. Wer wird diesen Wettstreit gewinnen? Hans Dominik (1872-1945) war ein deutscher Science-Fiction- und Sachbuchautor, Wissenschaftsjournalist und Ingenieur. Dominik ist einer der bedeutendsten Pioniere der Zukunftsliteratur in Deutschland. Seine Science-Fiction-Erzählungen erfreuen sich seit Anfang des vorigen Jahrhunderts bis in die Gegenwart großer Beliebtheit. Der erste utopische Roman Die Macht der Drei erschien 1922 als Fortsetzungsroman in der Woche und wurde im selben Jahr in Buchform herausgegeben. Der große Erfolg, der sich danach einstellte, machte Dominik in weiten Kreisen des deutschen Leserpublikums bekannt. Hans Dominiks Romane der 1920er Jahre waren vom damaligen Zeitgeist in Deutschland geprägt. Im Mittelpunkt seiner Handlungen stehen meist deutsche Ingenieure oder Wissenschaftler, die ihre Erfindungen und Entdeckungen gegen undurchsichtige Konzerne und feindliche Nationen verteidigen müssen.
The Bengal Tiger
An impetuous street urchin with the slanted, yellowish eyes of a predator, a hardened peasant grandmother whose spirit remains unbroken by urban misery, a beautiful, insane Amazon with a horribly fascinating serpentine scar, an unemployed father turned sex-murderer, an animal trainer who loses control of his beasts at a critical moment, a doctor in charge of a ward in a mental institution, and the tiger -- these are central figures in a story that explores a variety of problems characteristic of modern existence: alienation, moral degeneration, mental and spiritual decay, the collapse of the family, the timeless conflicts between male and female, parent and child, nature and civilisation. The Bengal Tiger describes a small boy's search for love, acceptance, and security in a hostile environment.
Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler
I don't know why the hell I write so many letters, Raymond Chandler once mused to a correspondent. "I guess my mind is just to active for its own good." In the seven novels from The Big Sleep (1939) to Playback (1958) and in a handful of short stories, Raymond Chandler recorded a vision of Southern California life sparked by acerbic observations on every level of coast society, from drug dealers and crooked cops to heiresses. But Chandler's gifts of observation and analysis extended well past the streets, alleyways, roadhouses, and stately homes that made up the world of his detective-hero Phillip Marlowe. Brought together in this volume are some of the hundreds of letters Chandler wrote-man...
The Private Albert Einstein
Gives an intimate picture of scientist Albert Einstein and reveals the widely ranging insights and interests of his fertile mind.
