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Set in the days of the British Raj, Kipling's finest novel is the exciting and touching tale of an Irish orphan-boy who has lived free in the streets of Lahore before setting out, with a Tibetan Lama, on a spiritual quest. Kim later enrols in the Indian Service and simultaneously embarks on an espionage mission of supreme importance.

Rudyard Kipling's Kim is the story of Kimball O'Hara, the orphaned son of an Irish soldier, who spends his childhood as a vagabond in Lahore. With an old Tibetan lama, he travels through India, enthralled by the "roaring whirl" of the landscape and cities of richly colored bazaars and immense diversity of people. The novel is a masterpiece of careful organization and skillfully manipulated narrative techniques.

Kimball O’Hara is an Irish orphan, but he runs free in the streets of India. As a boy, he shows self-reliance and resourcefulness, running errands for Mahbub Ali, who works for the British Secret Service. Kim also meets a Tibetan lama who is on a quest to be freed from the Wheel of Life and...

Rudyard Kipling's classic adventure story, Kim, tells the tale of an Irish soldier's orphan son, who roams the back alleys and bazaars of British-ruled India. The young urchin learns the rules and language of the dirty streets, until he discovers his father's old army regiment. Suddenly, Kim abandons his former life and native customs, buys expensive European clothing, and begins a new career as a secret agent. Both an exciting adventure and a detailed look at a spy's inner conflicts, Kim is one of Kipling's most important and popular novels.

One of ‘the heirs to John le Carré’ The Times ‘A tremendous achievement’ WILLIAM BOYD ‘Behold the new Golden Age of Spy Kings’ Sunday Times To betray, you must first belong… In June 1934, Kim Philby met his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch. The woman who introduced them was...

Dive into the rich and vibrant world of colonial India in Kim, a timeless adventure by Rudyard Kipling. This classic story follows the journey of Kimball O'Hara, an orphaned boy of Irish descent, as he navigates the complex cultural, political, and spiritual landscapes of late 19th-century India.

Esta novela ha pasado de ser la breve historia de una joven coreana a convertirse en un terremoto que ha sacudido a las mujeres de medio mundo. Kim Ji-young (que lleva el nombre más común entre las mujeres coreanas nacidas en 1982) es aparentemente una mujer como cualquier otra, con una juventud sin pena ni gloria, siempre a la sombra.

Der internationale Bestseller aus Südkorea zeigt die junge Frau Kim Jiyoung auf ihrem Weg zur Emanzipation in einer von Ungleichheit und Unterdrückung geprägten Gesellschaftsordnung. Cho Nam-joos Roman, eindringlich gelesen von Nele Rosetz und Felix von Manteuffel, erzählt das Schicksal einer Mittdreißigerin, die in einer kleinen, aufgeräumten Wohnung am Rande der Metropole Seoul lebt. Kim Jiyoung hat erst kürzlich ihren Job im Marketing aufgegeben, um sich um ihre neugeborene Tochter zu kümmern - wie es von koreanischen Frauen erwartet wird.

완벽한 행성 마마돔에서 상상할 수 없는 일이 벌어졌다! "눈에 보이는 것이 다 진실은 아니야!" 완벽한 행성 마마돔에서는 모든 것이 체계적이고 평화롭다. 인구는 200명, 수명은 100세, 한 사람의 수명이 다하면 그 사람의 복제...

Las ocho mujeres que protagonizan estos relatos tienen edades muy dispares, pero todas se enfrentan a grandes desafíos: el machismo que las circunda a diario, la familia que las silencia, el medio laboral que las discrimina, algunas amistades inconsistentes o el imparable paso del tiempo.

Houston Briggs is at a crossroads, facing the possible end of his career after a devastating injury. With an uncertain future ahead of him and his siblings finding their own happy endings, he’s desperately seeking peace and purpose. Enter Darcy Paxton, his refreshing new neighbor who is...

She didn't know what she stood to lose - until hope was all she had left. Kristen was living the dream - a loving husband, adorable children, a successful career. Why hadn't it been enough? She's had a lot of time to ponder the answer - behind bars. It was a little fudging of the numbers, just once to cover some unpaid bills. Somehow, she wound up a convicted white-collar criminal, sentenced to a women's prison full of drug dealers and murderers, enduring days of mind-numbing tedium punctuated by moments of harrowing violence. A place where respect is earned with one's fists.

There are two classes of people in the Town: L and L2. The ones with citizenship are referred to as Ls, or Citizens. They are above a certain level of financial status with knowledge or skills that the Town requires. The L2s are people without citizenship but have a clean criminal record. After...

"Bliktrommen" er en fantastisk fabulerende skælme- og udviklingsroman. Det er beretningen om dværgen Oskar Matzeraths opvækst i Hitlertidens Tyskland. Om hans forunderlige liv, fra han som treårig beslutter sig for at holde op med at vokse og falder ned ad en trappe, til han som 30-årig, anklaget for mord og indlagt på en anstalt for sindslidende, begynder at fortælle om sit liv. En 'misdannelsesroman' er den blevet kaldt, for Oskar Matzerath er en outsider. En særling der betragter verden og voksenlivet med et vist dæmonisk klarsyn, på én gang forstærket og forvrænget.

Febbraio 1954. La guerra di Corea è finita da un anno, dopo che è stato firmato l’armistizio. Eppure, per il paese è ancora difficile tornare alla normalità. Gli orfanotrofi sono pieni di bambini affamati e sopravvivere è molto difficile. Alice J. Kim è una dattilografa e traduttrice che lavora per l’esercito americano e che vorrebbe tornare alla vita che aveva prima che la Corea fosse distrutta. Decide così di accettare un lavoro di soli quattro giorni, ma ben pagato. Dovrà essere l’interprete di Marilyn Monroe, che è appena arrivata in Corea in tour per le truppe dell’esercito del suo paese.

Per längtar från landsbygden där han bor och hans lycka är gjord när han kommer in på en skola i Stockholm. Nu börjar det riktiga livet! I Stockholm träffar han Kim och kärleken är ett faktum. Men allt är inte så lätt när man är ung och osäker och så kär att hjärtat brister... Bernt Danielsson är författare, konstnär och vinskribent. Han har skrivit ett tjugotal böcker, flera i gränslandet mellan ungdoms- och vuxenböcker, och översatts till ett flertal språk.

"Miss Kim weiß Bescheid" versammelt die Leben von sieben koreanischen Frauen im Alter von 10 und 80 Jahren. Jede einzelne dieser stellvertretenden Frauenbiografien wird vor einem aktuellen gesellschaftlichen Thema in Korea verhandelt: das heimliche Filmen von Frauen in der Öffentlichkeit, Hatespeech und Cybermobbing auf Social-Media-Plattformen, häusliche Gewalt, Gaslighting, weibliche Identität im Alter und die Ungleichbehandlung am Arbeitsplatz. Auch sich selbst, die plötzlich weltbekannte Autorin, nimmt sie ins Visier.

Ennek, the son of the Chief, and Miner, a former slave, have escaped the totalitarian city-state of Praesidium and remain fugitives. Having defeated two mighty wizards, they begin to realize complete freedom can be as dangerous as absolute power. Now Ennek and Miner must face battles, corruption, and further journeys through lands both new and familiar. As they grow more secure in their relationship, they learn the greatest challenges sometimes come from very close to the heart and everything of value has a price.

Ennek, the son of Praesidium's chief, has rescued Miner from a terrible fate: suspension in a dreamless frozen state called Stasis, the punishment for traitors. As the two men flee Praesidium by sea, their adventures are only beginning. Although they may be free from the tyranny of their homeland, new difficulties await them as Miner faces the continuing consequences of his slavery and Ennek struggles with controlling his newfound powers as a wizard.

On a cold Valentine's Day in Chicago, Amy White, a young widow who lost her husband to cancer, visits the cemetery and makes an unsettling discovery: a bouquet of fresh daffodils lying in front of her husband's grave.