Rudolf Frank Livres

Einer der großen Antikriegsromane deutscher Sprache - 1932 erschienen und geschrieben "zur Warnung für die junge Generation". Er hat in all der Zeit nicht an Aktualität verloren. Jan ist 14 Jahre alt, als sich in seinem polnischen Heimatdorf russische und deutsche Soldaten gegenüber stehen. Sein Vater kämpft auf der Seite der Russen, seine Mutter ist gestorben und außer ihm und seinem Hund Flox ist niemand im Dorf zurückgeblieben. Jan schließt sich den deutschen Soldaten an und steigt zum „Glücksbringer“ der Truppe auf. In den kommenden Wochen begegnet dem 14-Jährigen viel Not und Elend, aber auch echte Freundschaft. Mehr als einmal rettet er den Männern das Leben und setzt dabei sein eigenes aufs Spiel. Doch immer mehr erkennt er die Sinnlosigkeit, Unmenschlichkeit und Willkür dieses Krieges …

A parable of commitment, loneliness, hope and loss, OF MICE AND MEN is a powerful and moving portrayal of two men striving to understand their own unique place in the world. Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own.Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength.Tackling universal themes, friendship and a shared vision, and giving a voice to America's lonely and dispossessed, OF MICE AND MEN remains Steinbeck's most popular work.

The basis for the classic film starring James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson, Giant is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edna Ferber's sweeping generational tale of power, love, cattle barons, and oil tycoons, set in Texas during the first half of the twentieth century.When larger-than-life cattle rancher Jordan "Bick" Benedict arrives at the family home of sharp-witted but genteel Virginia socialite Leslie Lynnton to purchase a racehorse, the two are instantly drawn to each other. But for Leslie, falling in love with a Texan was a lot simpler than falling in love with Texas. Upon their arrival at Bick's ranch, Leslie is confronted not only with the oppressive heat and vastness of Texas but also by the disturbing inequity between runaway riches and the poverty and racism suffered by the Mexican workers on the ranch. Leslie and Bick's loving union endures against all odds, but a reckoning is coming and a price will have to be paid.A sensational and enthralling saga, Ferber masterfully captures the essence of Texas with all its wealth and excess, cruelty and prejudice, pride and violence.