Títulos em Ficção Biográfica

Laura ha sei anni quando i suoi genitori decidono di trasferirsi dal loro quartiere residenziale di Roma Nord al Laurentino 38, esperimento presto fallito di edilizia popolare a sud della capitale, uno dei luoghi più malfamati d’Italia. Perché i loro figli devono stare a contatto con la “vita vera”, non devono “crescere nella bambagia”. E la vita vera è lì ad accoglierli, tra eroinomani che si trascinano sofferenti e ragazzini delle medie pronti a squagliarti la faccia sulla fiamma di una candela. Laura prova a mimetizzarsi, a cantare con gli altri "Un due tre viva Pinochet".

Svantje ist elf Jahre alt und mit ihrer allein erziehenden Mutter neu in die Wohnsiedlung Brookstraße in Frechen eingezogen. Das Mädchen ist sehr still, zurückhaltend und spricht mit niemandem. Eines Tages, während Svantje allein auf einer Bank am Spielplatz sitzt, nähert sich ihr ein zwölfjähriger Junge, der sich ihr als Daryl vorstellt.

This is a story about a middle-aged married Christian man. How his life changed when an unexpected thing happened to him. The way he handled it was the wrong way to handle it. He became a fugitive from the law. He was on the run for thirteen years till the police arrested him. This Christian man prayed to the Lord and prayed for his help and protection through his ordeal.

It is 1191 and King Richard the Lionheart is on crusade to pitch battle against Saladin and liberate the city of Jerusalem and her lands. His mother, the formidable Eleanor of Aquitaine and his promised bride, Princess Berengaria of Navarre, make a perilous journey over the Alps in midwinter. They are to rendezvous with Richard in the Sicilian port of Messina. There are hazards along the way - vicious assassins, marauding pirates, violent storms and a shipwreck. Berengaria is as feisty as her foes and, surviving it all, she and Richard marry in Cyprus and continue to the Holy Land.

Salzburg, März 1913. Der Schausteller Otto Witte wird in eine Irrenanstalt eingewiesen, weil er steif und fest behauptet, König von Albanien gewesen zu sein. Der junge Doktorand Alois Schilchegger ist von diesem Mann fasziniert und nimmt sich seiner an. Ottos Version der Weltgeschichte beginnt im Oktober 1912 in Konstantinopel. Das Osmanische Reich droht auseinanderzubrechen. Albanien nutzt die Gunst der Stunde, erklärt sich unabhängig und sucht einen König. Otto und sein Kumpan, der Schwertschlucker Max Hoffmann, riskieren einen waghalsigen Coup: Albanien sucht einen König?

Massachusetts, 1780. Depuis la petite ferme isolée du Massachusetts où elle travaille comme servante depuis ses dix ans, Deborah Samson rêve de Boston, de New York et de Philadelphie, de découvrir des endroits qui n'ont pas encore de nom... À vingt et un ans, elle attend impatiemment le jour où elle pourra enfin goûter à la liberté et explorer le monde. Alors, quand la guerre pour l'indépendance des colonies éclate, elle trouve dans la cause américaine, opposée à l'oppression anglaise, un écho singulier à sa propre situation.

"Nous étions six – cinq garçons et une fille – insouciants, frivoles, joyeux, dans un été de tous les possibles. Pourquoi a-t-il fallu que l'un d'entre nous disparaisse ?" S'inspirant d'une histoire vécue, Philippe Besson retrace un drame de sa jeunesse, survenu dans l'île de Ré, un soir de juillet, au milieu des années 80.

When Malian slave traders invaded the Nigerian town of Òsogùn, thirteen-year-old Àjàyí's life is split in two. Before, there was his childhood, surrounded by friends and family, watched over by the ancient Yorùbá gods of forest and water, earth and sky. When Malian slave traders invaded the Nigerian town of Òsogùn, thirteen-year-old Àjàyí's life is split in two. Before, there was his childhood, surrounded by friends and family, watched over by the ancient Yorùbá gods of forest and water, earth and sky.

Vom Gehen und Ankommen. Wohin geht man, wenn man im Nirgendwo steht: zwischen zwei Ländern, zwischen nahen Erinnerungen und ferner Gegenwart, zwischen einem stets redenden Vater und einer schweigenden Mutter? Das Mädchen ist sechs, als sie die DDR verlässt und mit ihrer Familie ein neues Leben im äußersten Westen Deutschlands beginnt. Warten dort die Verheißungen, auf die ihre Eltern gehofft haben? Kann der Vater sich neu erfinden, wird die Mutter ihre Krankheit, aus DDR-Gefängnissen mitgebracht, überwinden? Das Kind sehnt sich nach der Großmutter im fernen Leipzig und lernt, wie die Aachener zu reden.

" Déjà, je me suis mis au monde tout seul. Ils étaient trois ou quatre à assister à l’événement, et ils m’ont toujours accordé une chose : c’est moi qui ai dû me taper le plus dur, vu que ma mère était, disons, hors du coup. " Né à même le sol d’un mobil-home au fin fond des Appalaches d’une jeune toxicomane et d’un père trop tôt disparu, Demon Copperhead est le digne héritier d’un célèbre personnage de Charles Dickens.

Un racconto intimo sul reale valore dell’identità, sulle difficoltà di essere americano e mussulmano nel mondo post 11 settembre, ma anche la storia dell’influenza della crisi economica e della cavalcata elettorale di Trump nei rapporti tra un padre immigrato, che ama gli Stati Uniti e tutto ciò che rappresentano anche quando ciò mette in pericolo la sua stessa posizione e sicurezza, e un figlio, americano per nascita e formazione, che però inizia a dubitare dei valori con cui è cresciuto, quelli domestici, ma soprattutto quelli patriottici e consumistici tipici della sua generazione.

April, 1912: It's the perfect finale to a Grand Tour of Europe—sailing home on the largest, most luxurious ocean liner ever built. For the Fortune sisters, the voyage offers a chance to reflect on the treasures of the past they've seen and contemplate the futures that await them. For Alice, there's foreboding mixed with her excitement. A fortune teller in Egypt gave her a dire warning about traveling at sea. And the freedom she has enjoyed on her travels contrasts with her fiance's plans for her return—a cossetted existence she's no longer sure she wants.

Often, we get caught up running on a hamster wheel as fast as we can, chasing success to get to the top but not really getting any further ahead until someone comes along who allows us to see what we are really missing. Opening our eyes and hearts to a new life design and setting us on the path to our true destiny. This is the story of one such journey. The Janitor tells a beautiful tale that we all can recognize, reminding us that when we need wisdom the most, it will appear unexpectedly and unlikely.

Set in the late 4th century CE, Elodia’s Knife tells the gripping tale of a young Gothic girl who kills her abusive husband and flees his family’s retribution by rafting across the Danube River into Roman territory. Against the backdrop of a crumbling empire and the looming threat of Gothic invasion, Elodia must use her wits and her strength to rise to power in a world that seeks to crush her. 

WESTCOAST CHRONICLES In the third of the 'Westcoast Series, we explore the exciting events and history of Victoria and British Columbia's west coast through the last half of the 1800's. To tell this tale, we follow the life of 'Vickie, the precocious daughter of Maggie and Mark Holland, who we met in the first volume, Westcoast Legacy. A life filled with change and challenges, during periods of growth that included epidemics, gold rushes, race-riots, opium, gambling and whore houses.

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, is one of the most intriguing men of the Elizabethan period. Tall and handsome, he soon becomes a ‘favorite’ at court, so close to the queen many wonder if they are lovers. The truth is far more complex, as each has what the other yearns for. Robert Devereux longs for recognition, wealth and influence. His flamboyant naïveté amuses the ageing Queen Elizabeth, like the son she never had, and his vitality makes her feel young.

"The Whispers of Wisdom," a collection that bears the imprint of my own daring experiments and the risks I've taken in the intricate dance of life. In this literary odyssey, I invite you not just to explore mythologies but to witness the echoes of my own experiences intricately woven into tales that mirror the complexities of human relationships. My life has been a series of audacious experiments, much like the characters within the stories of this collection.

Der furiose Abschluss der Großen Freiheit-Trilogie von Schriftsteller-, Schauspieler- und Musikerlegende Rocko Schamoni. Sommer ‘86, ein junger Mann fährt nach Hamburg, um dabei zu sein. Er ist 19 und will Musik machen, die Jugend feiern, Künstler sein. Es zieht ihn nach St. Pauli, auf den Fixstern der Verrückten. Er will hinein in den Abgrund, »wo Feuchtigkeit und dunkle Wärme merkwürdige Organismen zum Tanzen bringen«. Er trifft die Zitronen, die Ärzte, die Hosen, die Neubauten – und sucht seinen eigenen Platz in dieser Welt.

Once upon a time, there were two people named Sarah and Jack who lived in different parts of the world. They were both successful in their careers and had their own families, but they were both looking for something more.

In una sontuosa villa di Buenos Aires, Maria Stella Pellegrini Ortiz de Rozas, avvenente cinquantenne di origine italiana, sposata al rampollo di una delle famiglie più potenti d'Argentina, conduce un'esistenza apparentemente perfetta. La sua vita scorre tra impegni mondani, cavalcate e lezioni di tango, che le riempiono le giornate, ma non colmano il vuoto della sua anima.