Showing results for "Vol. 2" in World Literature

Mark Twain's complete, uncensored Autobiography was an instant best seller when the first volume was published in 2010, on the centennial of the author's death, as he requested. Published to rave reviews, the Autobiography was hailed as the capstone of Twain's career. It captures his authentic and unsuppressed voice, speaking clearly from the grave and brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions. The eagerly awaited second volume delves deeper into Twain's life, uncovering the many roles he played in his private and public worlds.

Sous la plume incendiaire de Pétrus Borel, dit le lycanthrope, ce deuxième volume pousse plus loin la fièvre d’un récit où le désir, la morale et l’ambition s’affrontent à visage découvert. Entre ironie noire et lyrisme fulgurant, masques et convenances se craquellent, révélant une société obsédée par l’apparence et prompte à la condamnation. À travers visions baroques, élans romantiques et sarcasmes acérés, la tentation rôde, la vertu chancelle, et chacun risque d’y laisser son âme. Une plongée haletante dans un univers sensuel et cruel, où chaque page menace d’embraser la suivante.

German students regularly have to go through the toughest experiences to find proper material that isn’t too tough or too tedious for them. As language teachers, we know this. This is why we’ve created German Short Stories for Beginners: Vol. 2 to ensure that young and old students at the entry level of learning can have yet another chance to polish their German tongue and survive to tell the tale!

In the second Domesticated installment, East Anglian punk poet James Domestic is once again taking potshots at work, so-called-punk-rock, outdoor and indoor pursuits, aging, right wing lunatics, politics, feet, and himself. As if that wasn’t enough, you’ll also find his trademark surrealism, sarcasm, and quintessentially British whimsy applied to animals, emails, food, and the power of music, alongside his idiosyncratic illustrations, and photographs from his murky past.

From global art superstar Kent Monkman and his long-time collaborator Gisèle Gordon, a transformational work of true stories and imagined history that will remake readers’ understanding of the land called North America. For decades, the singular and provocative paintings by Cree artist Kent...

Les Falck sont l'une des familles les plus puissantes de Norvège. Après avoir fait fortune dans l'exploitation commerciale de bateaux, ils ont créé la fondation SAGA, qui veille sur la bonne conservation des archives historiques de leur pays et leur offre une place stratégique sur l'échiquier géopolitique. Si le clan est divisé entre ceux d'Oslo et ceux de Bergen, la réapparition de Connie Knarvick, une cousine éloignée, va aggraver les conflits existants.

La giovane Tove lascia la scuola a soli 14 anni per affrontare una serie di mestieri umili, vissuti con un senso di forte solitudine e disillusione. Tra velleità poetiche e difficoltà materiali, la futura scrittrice cerca sé stessa in una Copenaghen sospesa tra le due guerre, affamata di vita e libertà.

Tales from the Eastern Cape, gathered in 1886.

Christopher Moore's first poetry book, Poetry Timeline, was published on Amazon in June 2018. After several years and poetry books later, an updated Volume 2 has been written by the poet. The book showcases several periods in history, and uses the power of poetic verse to showcase historical events.