Published by Vintage Publishing Jul 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 0099461935 ISBN 13: 9780099461937
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Als kleines Mädchen war Xinran fasziniert von der Geschichte über einen jungen Soldaten, der auf geheimnisvolle Weise in Tibet verschwunden war. Dreißig Jahre später trifft Xinran Shu Wen, die Ehefrau jenes Soldaten, und hört die Geschichte ihrer einzigartigen Liebe. 1958 sind Shu Wen und ihr Mann Kejun junge idealistische Ärzte. Kurz nach ihrer Hochzeit geht Kejun mit der Armee nach Tibet, und nur wenige Wochen später erhält Shu Wen die Nachricht, ihr Mann sei dort umgekommen. Aus ihrer Verzweiflung erwächst der jungen Frau Entschlossenheit: Sie macht sich auf die Suche nach Kejun. Kaum in Tibet, wird sie nach einem Überfall von einer tibetischen Familie aufgenommen. Dreißig Jahre wird sie mit ihr durch das Hochland Tibets ziehen, ihren harten Alltag teilen, ihre Freuden und Leiden miterleben, ihre tiefe Verbundenheit mit der Religion bewundern lernen. Dreißig Jahre wird sie nach Kejun suchen, voller Liebe und unterstützt von den Menschen, mit denen sie lebt. Nach dreißig Jahren erfährt Shu Wen die Wahrheit über den Tod ihres Geliebten - und hat in dieser langen Zeit die Kraft in sich gefunden, seinen Tod hinzunehmen und ihre Liebe zu ihm zu bewahren.
Published by Vintage Publishing Jul 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 0099478986 ISBN 13: 9780099478980
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in south-west Anatolia - a town in which Christian and Muslim lives and traditions have co-existed peacefully for centuries. When war is declared and the outside world intrudes, the twin scourges of religion and nationalism lead to forced marches and massacres, and the peaceful fabric of life is destroyed. Birds Without Wings is a novel about the personal and political costs of war, and about love: between men and women; between friends; between those who are driven to be enemies; and between Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty, and Ibrahim the Goatherd, who has courted her since infancy. Epic in sweep, intoxicating in its sensual detail, it is an enchanting masterpiece.'A mesmerising patchwork of horror, humour and humanity' Independent.
Published by Vintage Publishing Jul 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 0099490560 ISBN 13: 9780099490562
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Kinky Friedman, the original Texas Jewboy, takes us on a rollicking, rock-and-rolling tour of his favourite city: Austin. Maybe you want to know where to find President Bush's favourite Austin burger joint.
Published by Vintage Publishing Jul 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 0099450186 ISBN 13: 9780099450184
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this remarkable little book, Andre Comte-Sponville introduces the reader to the western philosophical tradition in a series of sparkling chapters on the 'big questions'. In doing so he reveals the essential bones of philosophical thought and shows why philosophy is relevant in our day-to-day lives. In his brilliant and concise writing on morality, politics, love, death, knowledge, freedom, God, atheism, art, time, Man, and wisdom, he inspires the central question of philosophy - how should we live - and provides the reader with signposts towards a happier, wiser life.
Published by Vintage Publishing Jul 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 009945372X ISBN 13: 9780099453727
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Enrique Vila-Matas was born in Barcelona in 1948. His extraordinary literary oeuvre includes Bartlby & Co, Montano and Never Any End to Paris, winner of the same Premio R¿mulo Gallegos that catapulted his friend Roberto Bola¿o to international renown. He has been translated into 30 languages.
Published by Vintage Publishing Jul 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 1844135683 ISBN 13: 9781844135684
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Eddy Canfor-Dumas was educated at New College, Oxford, where he started writing and directing. His TV work includes Not The Nine O'Clock News, The Bill, Kavanagh QC, Tough Love, Pompeii: The Last Day and Supervolcano. He is much in demand, and puts all of his success down to his Buddhist practice, which not only continues to help him generate ideas, but also gives him the energy to carry them out. He lives with his wife and two children in Hertfordshire.
Published by Vintage Publishing Jul 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 0099286939 ISBN 13: 9780099286936
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - It is 1970 in the suburbs of north London and, from the untidy comfort of her crowded house, Colette Jones is watching her older brother go to pieces, drinking himself into oblivion on home-made wine. Colette knows the solace a drink can provide, being partial to an evening at the Red Lion herself. But soon she finds she cannot afford to ignore the destructive effect that alcohol is having on her family, and with gritted teeth Colette is forced to exile the alcoholic son she loves so much from the house. But this act takes its toll and, just as she can't resist a drink, so she can't resist allowing Janus back into her life - with heartbreaking consequences for everyone.Gerard Woodward's magnificent second novel continues the story of the Joneses, so memorably introduced in August. By way of an odyssey through the pubs, parks and shopping parades of suburban London, it lurches from farce to tragedy as the members of one unforgettable family build and destroy their lives.