Lorsque John Wheelwright évoque avec nostalgie le puzzle invraisemblable de sa jeunesse, un personnage en émerge : Owen, son ami dont la frêle enveloppe dissimulait une volonté de fer, une foi absolue ou la conviction profonde qu'il était l'instrument de Dieu. Cet ange du Bizarre ne s'était-il pas assigné la double tâche de réparer le tort causé à John et de sauver le monde ?
A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for over forty years, Richard Adams' spellbinding classic Watership Down is one of the best-loved animal stories of all time. Set in the beautiful English countryside of the Berkshire Downs, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a small band of rabbits fleeing the destruction of their home by a developer. Led by a stout-hearted pair of brothers, Fiver and Hazel, they leave the safety of Sandleford Warren in search of refuge, skirting danger at every turn.
Transformed by Don Juan from a bent, gray-haired old woman into a sensual sorceress whose mission is to test Castaneda, Dona Soledad turns her mysterious and awesome powers against Castaneda in a struggle that nearly consumes him.
Un viaggio senza tempo nel magico scenario della verde Irlanda. Una storia fantastica in cui rivive la tradizione dell'antica mitologia celtica. Un capolavoro della narrativa fantastica.
Jonathan Livingston est décidément un goéland singulier. Oisillon, déjà, sa passion est de voler toujours plus haut, plus vite - pour le seul plaisir. C'est en vain que ses parents l'exhortent à se conduire comme tout bon goéland qui se respecte et qui ne vole que pour se nourrir. Et c'est en vain que Jonathan leur réplique qu'il a d'autres raisons de vivre : apprendre, progresser, être libre. Chassé du clan, Jonathan poursuivra, solitaire, son entraînement et sa quête, jusqu'au jour où il rencontrera des amis... " Exigez la liberté comme un droit, soyez ce que vous voulez être ", tel est le message de Jonathan et de Richard Bach.
"Una straordinaria meditazione sulla morte e un'amara riflessione sulla perdita di tradizioni e valori antichissimi, nel racconto di un grande rappresentante della letteratura contemporanea." [dalla pagina web di Bompiani]
In this book, a team of leading scholars in the fields of Medieval Literature and History explore the origins of European ethnic groups which subsequently developed into the nations of Modern Europe. Evidence for the existence of ethnic consciousness, which was later to form the basis of nation states, is examined for leading European peoples. The reconstruction and invention of the past by medieval writers in search of ethnic origins for their own particular political or tribal groups is also studied from a literary and historical point of view. For many historians, nationalism is seen as a nineteenth-century invention. The contributors in this book show that ethnic awareness and national identities for all the leading states of Europe have their origins firmly embedded in the medieval past. The book covers the British Isles as well as Continental Europe, for strong national divisions have survived within Britain to the present day in spite of its location for several centuries at the heart of the British Empire.
John le Carré has earned worldwide acclaim with extraordinary spy novels, including The Russia House , an unequivocal classic. Navigating readers through the shadow worlds of international espionage with critical knowledge culled from his years in British Intelligence, le Carré tracks the dark and devastating trail of a document that could profoundly alter the course of world events. In Moscow, a sheaf of military secrets changes hands. If it arrives at its destination, and if its import is understood, the consequences could be cataclysmic. Along the way it has an explosive impact on the lives of three people: a Soviet physicist burdened with secrets; a beautiful young Russian woman to whom the papers are entrusted; and Barley Blair, a bewildered English publisher pressed into service by British Intelligence to ferret out the document's source. A magnificent story of love, betrayal, and courage, The Russia House catches history in the act. For as the Iron Curtain begins to rust and crumble, Blair is left to sound a battle cry that may fall on deaf ears.
Publié pour la première fois en 1983 aux USA, ce roman fut écrit par Miller en 1941-42. Il y narre une odyssée du sexe sous les toits de Paris, traçant une galerie de portraits sexuels d'hommes et de femmes déclinant leurs fantasmes.
