European Fiction

A slow snail tries to outwit a nimble fox in a race to see the king.

Many old Irish folktales tell about the deeds and adventures of Finn MacCool—a great hunter and warrior and the strongest giant in Ireland. As you will see from this story, even a famous giant needs a little help once in a while.

Robert MacLeod, chief of clan MacLeod, falls in love with a fairy princess named Finnoula. Unable to stay in the mortal world, Finnoula must make a choice between the life of a mortal and the life of the Shining Folk. Learn the legend about the fairy flag at Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye, owned by the MacLeods for nearly eight hundred years!

In this Welsh tale, Nel loves to knit stockings for her brothers as she walks her family’s land. One day, a fairy leaves her a gift—a golden chair! To keep the fairy from stealing it back, Nel must use her wit and knitting supplies to keep her chair safe while she and her family carry it home. Will Nel’s plan work? Or will the fairy steal the gift back?

"Je m'appelle Véra et je voulais vous parler du bruit de la pluie sur la tôle ondulée, qui fait drôlement de peine, comme bon souvenir." À Providence, petite ville perdue dans le grand nulle part, une voix s'élève doucement au milieu du silence. Une voix différente. La voix de Véra. Peu à peu, cette jeune fille écorchée va devenir un symbole de résistance face aux injustices du monde moderne. À la force du cœur et par amour de sa terre, elle va entraîner les siens dans l'ultime combat de David contre Goliath.

Slowbridge's customs have been set in stone by Lady Theobald, who has decreed that young ladies should always wear white muslin to social events and that their only decoration should be fresh flowers - which invariably wilt by the end of the evening. Enter Octavia, bedecked in yards of lace and ribbons and with a profusion of diamond jewelry. She is soon informed that only married ladies wear diamonds in England. She makes other mistakes: Young ladies do not ask men to join them on terraces; they do not invite men to play croquet on their lawns.

A family of pixies is looking for a place for their children to sleep, but nowhere on the farm is good enough. Will they find somewhere in time to return the farmers horse and cart for planting season? Listen along with this Cornish folktale and see just where a pixie littling can get some sleep.

Ireland is approximately the size of the state of Indiana, yet this small country boasts an extensive, rich, and fascinating history. Ireland's Forgotten Past is an alternative history that covers 13,000 years in 36 stories that are often left out of history books.

Come seconda uscita della collana Double Face, libri da leggere e ascoltare, abbiamo scelto "Mastro-don Gesualdo" di Giovanni Verga perché siamo convinti che la compresenza della versione tradizionale scritta e di quella letta a voce alta da Ninni Bruschetta possa aiutare anche i più giovani nello studio e nella comprensione della sua bellezza e del suo valore.

"Der Buchstabe G" ist eine der bekanntesten Geschichten von Kurt Tucholsky. Mit bissigem Humor wird der Berliner Dialekt und das reinste Hochdeutsch, das bekanntlich ja in Hannover gesprochen wird, auf die Schippe genommen. Wer könnte dies passender vortragen als die Berliner Schnauze Katharina Thalbach?

Dorothy is a grieving housewife in the Californian suburbs. Her infant son, unborn child and dog have all just died; her husband is unfaithful; her only friend is an alcoholic. One day, she is doing chores when the radio announces that a green-skinned sea monster has escaped from the Institute for Oceanographic Research - but little did she expect him to arrive in her kitchen. Muscular yet gentle, vegetarian, sexually magnetic and excellent at housework, Larry the frogman is a revelation: and their passionate affair goes beyond their wildest dreams.

7 noveller om konflikten mellem menneskers individualitet og kravet om solidaritet og fællesskab med andre. Novellesamlingen af den franske forfatter Albert Camus (1913-1960) udkom oprindeligt 1957, og den danske oversættelse fulgte året efter. Denne oversættelse er fra 2013, hvor Hans Peter Lund reviderede Carl Johan Elmquists første tekst på dansk.

Œuvre maîtresse de la littérature française du XIXe siècle, à l'exemple du "Rouge et le Noir" et de "Madame Bovary", "Le père Goriot" sera dès sa première édition un immense succès. En scribe de son temps, Balzac y décrit l'intimité de la pension Vauquer, dont les habitants secrètent toutes les humeurs, toutes les ambitions et toutes les amertumes du Paris populaire.

À Middlemarch, cité imaginaire de la province anglaise, vers 1830, la jeune et intelligente Dorothée aspire à de grandes réalisations. Elle épouse le pasteur Casaubon, beaucoup plus âgé qu'elle et espère aider son mari dans les travaux de recherche pour un livre qui devrait être son chef d'œuvre. Mais Casaubon ne la prend pas sérieux, la néglige. De plus, il prend ombrage de l'amitié qui rapproche Will Ladislaw, son cousin, et Dorothée. Ce mariage se révèle être une erreur.

Una vecchierella tremolante sfodera improvvisamente una P38 e fa secco un giovane commissario di polizia che le si era avvicinato per aiutarla ad attraversare la strada. È proprio intorno ai vecchietti, vittime e assassini, che gira questo romanzo di Pennac. Cosa sta succedendo nel mercato della droga parigino? Come mai gli anziani abitanti del quartiere Belleville sono diventati tutti dei tossici? E chi sta uccidendo a colpi di rasoio le attempate signore? Toccherà a Benjamin Malaussène, ritenuto, come al solito, il principale indiziato, rispondere a queste domande.

Chloé, tu es l'ultime descendante de l'ultraviolente lignée des loups, et tu es destinée à devenir une guerrière. Mais tu refuses cet héritage d'angoisses et de colère. Heureusement, pour t'aider, il y a Annabelle, ton amie, qui dissipe tes craintes d'un éclat de rire. C'est elle qui te pousse à explorer ton coeur et le monde autour de toi. Cela t'encourage à écrire dans ton carnet tes pensées lumineuses... Dès lors, tout change pour toi. Tu apprends à maîtriser tes émotions et à conquérir ta puissance intérieure.

Kate and Scott’s marriage has always been a lot of fun, with alcohol at the heart of it. After all, what’s more entertaining than a good laugh and a large drink…or six? But recently, those relaxing drinks have become more crutch than comfort - and the couple have almost forgotten how to talk to each other sober. Then their teenage daughter Holly uploads a video of their humiliating drunken escapades, which gets picked up by YouTube superstar PinkyPud - and goes horrifyingly viral.

At an art auction in Madrid, Elías Segado, a religious art appraiser and detective, is getting ready to secure a painting for the bishop of Cartagena. But in a brilliant sleight of hand, the iconic work is stolen, drawing Elías into the confidence of its corrupt and seductive thief.

The 1660s were a time of turmoil in England: Cromwell had been defeated and Charles II, who was sympathetic to the Catholics, was restored to the throne; the Dutch declared war on England; the Plague raged; and the Great Fire of London destroyed half the city! Our hero, Cyril, at the death of his father Sir Aubrey Shenstone, inherits nothing except his father's title, and works as a bookkeeper for various London tradesmen.

Six Gaelic tales of wonder and adventure, read in an authentic brogue by actor Des Keogh, transport wee listeners to a magic world of leprechauns and giants.