Paul Bailey Bücher
16. Februar 1937
Dieser britische Schriftsteller ist für seine aufschlussreichen Erkundungen der menschlichen Psyche und komplexen sozialen Dynamiken bekannt. Seine Werke zeichnen sich durch tiefe Introspektion und eine detaillierte Untersuchung von Charakteren aus. Der Autor setzt Sprache gekonnt ein, um atmosphärische und intellektuell anregende Erzählungen zu schaffen. Leser schätzen seine Fähigkeit, die subtilen Nuancen menschlicher Erfahrungen einzufangen.
The bemusement of foreign visitors, the joys and horrors of London buses and the London Underground, the sprawl of the suburbs and the excitement of the City, all add to the dazzling panorama. There could be no better introduction, and no better tribute to this fascinating city than The Oxford Book of London.
Kämpfe. Träume. Hoffnung. Liebe. Die dramatische Geschichte des einstigen Galeerensträflings Jean Valjean, der sich unter falschem Namen eine neue Identität aufbaut und zum Rächer der Armen wird, bis die Vergangenheit ihn eines Tages einholt - sie ist der wohl populärste Roman der französischen Literatur im 19. Jahrhundert.
An English Madam
- 176 Seiten
- 7 Lesestunden
A portrait not only of old soldiers, but of old age in general. Other work by the author includes A Distant Likeness, Peter Smart's Confessions, Gabriel's Lament, Sugar Cane, and An Immaculate Mistake.
Novelist Paul Bailey's selection of prose and poetry chosen to reflect the magic of 1st love - and the trials that often follow. 1st Love is a unique collection of extracts from letters, diaries, poetry and fiction, from ancient times to present day. Heathcliff's love for Cathy in Wuthering Heights, Romeo's for Juliet: Keat's longing letters to Fanny Brawne; Captain Wentworth's appeal to Anne Elliot in Jane Austen's Persuasion. Poets, Saints, Wives and Mistresses, Husbands and suitors- here are lovers galore.
An autobiographical memoir, set for the most part in London in the 1940s and 50s, by the author of "At the Jerusalem", "Trespasses" and "An English Madam: The Life and Work of Cynthia Payne". It is composed of fifty scenes or fragments of memory which describe Bailey's parents, relatives, friends and acquaintances.
Reminiscing, 70 year old Andrew remembers his uncle - a lyric tenor who ended up in operetta - who rescued him from a likely death in fascist Romania. Stories of Rudolf's career and eccentric household are intertwined with the unfolding of secrets that have shadowed Andrew's otherwise happy life
At the Jerusalem
- 240 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
The story of a gentle, reserved widow who is exposed by bereavement to the alien world outside her home.
