Literary Fiction Political

Set against the backdrop of the both optimistic and violent 1950s and 1960s, Affections traces the Ertls's slow and inevitable breakdown through the various erratic trajectories of each family member: Hans's undertakings of colossal, foolhardy projects and his subsequent spectacular failures; his daughter Monika, heir to his adventurous spirit, who joins the Bolivian Marxist guerrillas and becomes known as "Che Guevara's avenger"; and his wife and two younger sisters left to pick up the pieces in their wake.

Our America: The Mayor is a story about Bob Griffith, an average citizen. Bob has had much success in his young life. He is a successful manager, educated, and possessed with great people skills. He is caring towards all people and loving towards his wife. Bob is on the path of great professional success. Through the encouragement of his wife, Bob is persuaded to seek public office as the Mayor of Hilliard, Ohio. Though he is an upstanding citizen, Bob has absolutely no political experience.

Jim Sams hat eine Verwandlung durchgemacht. In seinem früheren Leben wurde er entweder ignoriert oder gehasst, doch jetzt ist er auf einmal der mächtigste Mann Großbritanniens - und seine Mission ist es, den Willen des Volkes in die Tat umzusetzen. Er ist wild entschlossen, sich von nichts und niemandem aufhalten zu lassen: weder von der Opposition noch von den Abweichlern in seiner eigenen Partei. Und noch nicht mal von den Regeln der parlamentarischen Demokratie. Die aberwitzige, kafkaeske Politsatire des großen britischen Erzählers.

Anatole France creo una de las grandes novelas, que sobre el fondo de los anos posteriores a la Revolucion Francesa y el desarrollo del Terror, muestra un punto de vista diferente sobre ese hecho historico. El protagonista de la obra, el pintor Evaristo Gamelin, revolucionario ferviente, se ven envuelto en los torbellinos de los hechos y acaba sacrificando en vano su vida.

En un penal de América Central, un preso político y un perro se observan fascinados el uno por el otro. Cuando el preso se evade tras herir mortalmente al guardián, el animal, condicionado por su amo antes de morir, se lanza en su persecución. Los dos adversarios se enfrentan en una lucha atroz e infatigable, y, a medida que transcurren las semanas, se establece entre ellos una extraña complicidad, hecha de sentimientos tan opuestos como el odio y la autoestima.

Os escritores de cartas à mão armada da autoria de Olufunke Ogundimu é uma estória sobre uma comunidade nigeriana que recebe cartas de assaltantes à mão armada a anunciar a sua chegada e uma lista de pertences que tencionam levar. Os assaltantes também enviam cópias destas cartas à polícia, aconselhando as suas potenciais vítimas a não se incomodarem. Usando o pronome colectivo “nós”, Ogundimu retrata efectivamente, com um sentido de humor peculiar, a confusão colectiva e a determinação de civis indefesos e o estado lamentável do policiamento no país.

It’s 1969, and Bobby’s just returned from Vietnam with a Purple Heart and the wrecked face and arm it honors. Unfortunately, the small town he’s returned to no longer welcomes folk who are maimed, deformed, diseased, or otherwise “disgusting”. In fact, there’s a push on to not just fine them, but actively round them up.

Mariano José de Larra y Sánchez de Castro nació el 24 de marzo de 1809 en Madrid. A partir de 1812 residió en Burdeos, ciudad en la que recaló tras el exilio de su padre, una persona de ideología liberal que había trabajado como médico del ejército francés durante la Guerra de la Independencia. En el año 1818 Larra regresó a España tras una amnistía.

Experience. It's embedded in silent moments in the break room, passing encounters with strangers in a big box store, and medical crises in a veterinary hospital. Sarah Field uses brief prose and sparse dialogue to capture meaning in everyday occurrence. A short collection of poetry and select paragraphs, Speak to the Card offers a thoughtful and perceptive glimpse into who we are and what makes up our lives.