Literary Fiction War

In these stories, characters struggle with allegiances both political and personal, their attempts at independence coinciding with the region’s growing nationalist fervor. Exquisitely attuned to the nuances of familial and cultural history, and beautifully blending pastoral and historical sensibilities, Electrodomésticos is a stunning debut about place, language, and identity, from a promising new voice.

In War Crimes for the Home we meet an old and forgetful Gloria, living in an old folks' home called Sea View. But when she met Ron, he was a handsome American pilot, and she was working in a munitions factory in Bristol during the Blitz. Now, 50 years on, Gloria starts to remember what happened....

The story of a farm horse sold from Devon into the mire, wire and machine guns of the Great War of 1914-1918 brings together a stellar cast, including Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn and Bob Hoskins, with music and songs from some of the UK's finest folk musicians. This drama was directed by John Tams, who was nominated for an Olivier Award for his work on the phenomenally successful War Horse stage epic at the National Theatre ['the theatrical event of the decade' ( Times)] and which also inspired the Steven Spielberg film.

Erica Tate wouldn't mind getting up in the morning if she enjoyed her children more. Until puberty struck, Jeffrey and Matilda were absolute darlings, but in the last year, they have become sullen, insufferable little monsters. Erica's husband, Brian, is so deeply immersed in university life--and the legs of a half-literate flower child named Wendy--that he either doesn't notice his wife's misery or simply doesn't care. Worst of all their pleasant little neighborhood is transforming into a subdivision.

On a summer night in the arty enclave of Capitol Hill, Seattle, best friends Mickey Montauk and Halifax Corderoy throw one last blowout party before their lives part ways. At 23 they had planned to move together to Boston for graduate school, but global events have intervened: Montauk has just learned that his National Guard unit will deploy to Baghdad at the end of the summer. In the confusion of this altered future, Corderoy is faced with a moral dilemma.

Tokyo, 1940. While Japan's war against China escalates, young Yuji Takano clings to his cocooned life: his beloved evenings of French conversation at Monsieur Feneon's, visits to the bathhouse with friends, his books, his poetry. But conscription looms and the mood turns against foreigners, just when Yuji gets entangled with Feneon's daughter. As the nation heads towards conflict with the Allies, Yuji must decide where his duty - and his heart - lies.

Любовь и преданность на фоне предательства и войны.От автора «Загадка номера 622» и «Исчезновение Стефани Мейлер».Двадцатидвухлетний француз Поль-Эмиль, мечтая бороться с нацистами, покидает оккупированный Париж, добирается до Лондона и поступает в распоряжение британских спецслужб. Он проходит обучение в школе спецподготовки и вместе с группой таких же отчаянных, пылких и юных французских патриотов возвращается на родину, чтобы включиться в подпольную борьбу.

В центре рассказа «Кремулятора» находится Петр Нестеренко — дворянин, офицер Первой мировой войны и участник Белого движения, ставший агентом НКВД в Париже и первым директором Московского крематория. В июне 1941 года Нестеренко был арестован, а его история стала отголоском воспоминаний из его личных дневников и архивных документов.

Obra cumbre de Irène Némirovsky y baluarte literario contra el fanatismo y la intolerancia, Suite francesa cautivó al mundo con su retrato inmisericorde de la sociedad francesa de entreguerras. En Los fuegos de otoño, Némirovsky compone de nuevo un sensacional fresco narrativo delenvilecimiento de la burguesía parisina durante ese período vertiginoso. Escrita en la primavera de 1942, al mismo tiempo que Suite francesa y pocos meses antes de la muerte de la autora, y publicada a título póstumo en 1957, Los fuegos de otoño sobrevivió milagrosamente a los estragos del nazismo.

Arthur Norris colpisce immediatamente l'alter ego di Christopher Isherwood, il giovane William Bradshaw, che lo incontra nello scompartimento di un treno diretto in Germania. Col tempo Norris si rivelerà un avventuriero incline al misfatto e allo sperpero, un simpatizzante comunista che folleggia disinvolto nel basso ventre della Berlino dei primi anni Trenta. In pratica l'amico perfetto per William, approdato a Berlino per vivere una vacanza prolungata, lontana dalle costrizioni della famiglia. Finché, nell'inverno del 1933, il gioco inizierà a farsi troppo serio...

Verona, 2001. Anna, ventinove anni, è una ragazza ingenua, ricca e viziata dall’adorato padre, un facoltoso imprenditore. Dopo la laurea in medicina Anna vuole specializzarsi in chirurgia plastica per aprire uno studio estetico, sposarsi e avere una famiglia. Quando però un ictus colpisce il padre e un misterioso amico gli fa visita, Anna inizia un’indagine sul passato in guerra del padre. Le tracce la conducono nell’Italia del 1944, nel pieno della furia omicida delle SS in fuga, quando le truppe scelte di Hitler trucidarono per vendetta almeno quindicimila civili.

From Fobbit author David Abrams, Brave Deeds is a compelling novel of war, brotherhood, and America. Spanning eight hours, the audiobook follows a squad of six AWOL soldiers as they attempt to cross war-torn Baghdad on foot to attend the funeral of their leader, Staff Sergeant Rafe Morgan. As the men make their way to the funeral, they recall the most ancient of warriors yet are a microcosm of 21st-century America, and subject to the same human flaws as all of us.

Norwegen, 1941: In dem kriegsgebeutelten Land verlieben sich Lisbet und ihre Freundin Oda in die falschen Männer - in deutsche Soldaten. Ihre verbotene Liebe fordert einen hohen Preis, und die beiden jungen Frauen verlieren alles, was ihnen lieb ist. Ausgerechnet bei den deutschen Besatzern scheinen sie Hilfe zu finden, doch dann wird Lisbet von ihrer kleinen Tochter getrennt. Erst lange Zeit später findet sich ihre Spur - in Deutschland.

Reich an Glanz und voller Schatten ist die Geschichte der Familie Salz - im Zentrum dabei immer: das prächtige Hotel Fürstenhof in Leipzig. Herr Salz, der ehemalige Pächter des Löwenbräukellers in München, kauft es 1914; seine Tochter, die Schauspielerin Lola aber wird es lange nicht betreten - nicht im Zweiten Weltkrieg, nicht danach, als das Hotel Staatseigentum der DDR ist und Lola mit ihrer fragilen Tochter Aveline in München lebt. Erst Kurt Salz holt es nach 1989 wieder in den Familienbesitz zurück.

Ein verwunschenes Küstendorf in der Provence in den 30er Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts: Über alle Klassenunterschiede hinweg wachsen fünf Kinder miteinander auf: Nathalie, die Bürgerstochter, Fabrice und Didier, die Brüder vom Schloss, und das Mauerblümchen Delphine sowie Nathalies algerischer Diener Salah. Doch auf dem Weg zum Erwachsenwerden zerbricht ihre kleine geborgene Welt: Nathalie ist in Didier verliebt, dieser aber bringt den Mut nicht auf, um sie zu kämpfen.

Der Fall Alan Turing - die Lebensgeschichte des genialen Mathematikers und Enigma-Entschlüsslers. England 1954: Ein toter Mathematiker, ein mit Zyankali versetzter Apfel - alles deutet auf Selbstmord hin. Oder hat der Tod des weltbekannten Alan Turing doch etwas mit seiner Arbeit für den Geheimdienst zu tun?

1942: Saba Tarcan is a talented young singer with big dreams. So when an opportunity arises to entertain the troops in the Middle East, she jumps at the chance, cutting short a burgeoning love affair with a young RAF pilot, Dom. It soon becomes clear that entertaining won’t be Saba’s only mission. It's a move that will jeopardize not only her own safety, but also the love of her life.

The year is 2032. The NRA has been outlawed; the U.S. military has been gutted; Conservative Christians, dubbed ANARKS, have been labeled a global conspiracy and have been largely driven underground. The Caliphate is now a superpower, residing in Israel. The White House is occupied by a repressive Progressive regime, obsessed with the upcoming presidential election.

England 1945: Der Zweite Weltkrieg ist beendet. Harry Clifton, der sich aus den Hafendocks Bristols hochgearbeitet hat, und sein treuer Jugendfreund Giles Barrington, Sprössling der Schifffahrt-Dynastie Barrington, haben überlebt. Endlich hat Harry zu seiner großen Liebe gefunden, zu Giles' Schwester Emma Barrington. Doch ein langer Schatten droht auf die jungen Menschen zu fallen.

Egypt, October 1942. The battle for North Africa rages fiercely along the length of the Egyptian coast. Punching their way deep behind enemy lines, the newly formed SAS carries out daring raids against the Germans. Lt Tom Caine leads a small squad of men on a desperate mission. His brief: to sabotage a terrible weapon being secretly developed by the Nazis in the desolate Libyan hills…