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”Fortjener at blive kaldt en klassiker” Los Angeles TimesPå en søvnig sommerdag møder Emil midt i byen den krøltoppede pelikan Papageno, der har besluttet at leve som menneske. Fuglen er kvik og lærenem (den lærer endog noder, inden den lærer alfabetet) og for en pelikan er mødet med menneskene kilde til såvel forundring som forargelse, fascination som forfærdelse, for ikke at tale om forelskelse.Under brostenene er der strandsand er fra 1976. Skrevet som en børnebog, i dag anset for en allealdres-klassiker om menneskets natur.Leena Krohn (f. 1947 i Helsinki) har skrevet en lang række romaner, noveller og essaysamlinger. Hun er oversat til mere end 15 sprog og har modtaget den prestigefulde Finlandia-pris, ligesom hun har været indstillet til Nordisk Råds Litteraturpris to gange. På dansk er udkommet fem af hendes romaner, senest Fortabelsen, om hvilken pressen bl.a. skrev ”original på nærmest genial vis” (Jyllands-Posten), ”stor litteratur” (Berlingske) og ”en gennemført fryd” (Politiken) og ”Dybt tankevækkende” (Weekendavisen).

I dagene inden han sendes i krig, indtaler Muhammed en række kassettebånd til sin far, som han brød med fem år tidligere. På båndene beretter han om familiens flugt fra Irak til Danmark, indkvarteringen på et dansk asylcenter og opvæksten i et belastet boligkvarter. Han fortæller om sit liv efter bruddet med faren og den fortsatte kamp for at passe ind. Båndene er en fragmenteret oprulning af Muhammeds liv på godt og ondt og hans måde at forstå og genetablere forbindelsen til sin far og til sig selv.Alt det der kunne blive dit er en gribende fortælling om identitet, klasse og kultursammenstød. Om at vokse op på bunden af et dansk samfund, der forholder sig stadig mere kritisk til indvandrere og flygtninge. Og om at skabe sig et sted og et sprog at føle sig hjemme i. Endelig er det en fortælling om de seneste to årtiers danske krigsaktivisme, som stadig har enorme konsekvenser for de berørte lande og befolkninger.

Digtsamlingen "Per, 1. klasse" er i al sin enkelhed en rapportering over et helt år i et barns liv. En bog om venskab, familieliv, skolegang og leg – alt det der fylder, når man er syv år og går i 1. klasse.Samlingen viser tålmodigt hele året i sin gang hen over årstiderne fra skolestart til sidste skoledag. Værket fortsætter den anmelderroste linje i Zeuthens forfatterskab med "Viceværtsdige" og "Sommerferiedigte"; man kunne kalde disse for "skoledrengsdigte".

Kunstkritikeren Paul var ellers en af de gode. Det er han ikke længere. Tidsånden har vendt sig imod ham. Men Paul har ikke tænkt sig at gå ned uden kamp.Paul er en midaldrende, hvid kunstkritiker med rigelig kult l kapital. Da han skal anmelde en kvindelig danskkoreansk kunstner, hvis værker han virkelig ikke bryder sig om, starter et vanvidsridt, han på ingen måde har forudset. Offentligheden vender sig mod ham, og Paul denne frihedens mand! kæmper indædt imod. Han kan oprigtigt ikke forstå, hvordan han er endt som skurken. Samtidig er Paul også en sensitiv sjæl, og da han midt i stormens øje ramler ind i den yngre Holly, som ved præcis, hvad han har brug for, åbner verden sig på ny. Tror han.Paul handler om statusfald, magt og vaklende positioner i et samfund i hastig forandring. En socialpsykologisk farce om at blive ramt så voldsomt på sin retfærdighedssans, at man i affekt får handlet sig længere og længere ud i det absurde. En roman fuld af situationskomik, ansigtstab og desperate handlinger.

After taking over the drug trade on the streets of Dallas, SHORT DOGG attracts the attention of the notorious Mexican Cartels. Now they want him to be their street general. Can Short Dogg turn the MOB from a street gang to a cartel?More money leads to more problems. More power leads to more bloodshed. When it's time to do it die, the Mob stands on business, but trickery, lies, greed and deceit threaten to take Short Dogg out? Will he be able to dodge death and deliver it to his enemies? Or will they get to him first?When the guns start poppin' and the bullets start flying who will be the last man standing on THE LANE?

From federal prison, Melvin Anderson aka Parlay returns home from the feds eager to rise again. He a stripper, Yola Sweets, who can plug him in with some movers and shakers who own the strip club where she works, but at what price? When a heated and bitter power struggle ensues between LONG MONEY MITCH and RAY RAY, the partners of the famous gentlemen's club, which was purchased with illicit money, Yola and Parlay must choose a side and hope that their choice doesn't lead to their deaths .Love Is Lost . . . Betrayal Is Heavy . . . Blood Is Shed . . . Disloyalty Is Rampant! Battle for supremacy is fought on different fronts. The most RELENTLESS GOON will be the one to survive it all. But who will that be?

Dive into the intoxicating world of When a Woman's Fed Up where urban fiction meets raw emotion, and love becomes a dangerous game. In Nenshia Daniels' debut, "Fatal Investment," Brenda McClain, a dreamer working as a waitress, is lured into a life of luxury by a man who will only be addressed as Sir. What starts as a dream-come-true career opportunity turns into a nightmare as Brenda discovers the suffocating grip of Sir's power and control. As love turns toxic, Brenda must navigate the treacherous path between ambition and self-preservation. Will she escape the clutches of a man who believes love is a deadly investment?Keaidy Bennett takes readers deeper into the Charge it to the Game universe with "Thou Shall Honour the Girl Code." Tanya Sanchez, often misunderstood as the series' villain, unveils her side of the story. Bennett also exposes the secrets behind characters like C.O Robinson and the charming Patrick Bennett. New readers will enjoy a series recap and a short story that sheds light on the sacrifices made for love and sisterhood when fast money and powerful men are involved.Immerse yourself in the compelling stories of Brenda and Tanya in When a Woman's Fed Up. Because it's more than a collection of stories, it's a glimpse into the heart of passion, power, and the extremes women face when love turns into self-betrayal.

Malachi Williams and Garcia Blanka may have taught Nikki Gunz how to be an apex predator, but now the student has surpassed the masters. Nikki lives by one rule and one rule only --- if you don't stand on loyalty you die --- as she leads the new cartel she forged in the streets of New York. However, in the pursuit of power she crosses the line by thinking she is untouchable. Nikki tries to acquire too much at one time and draws the attention of three different criminal organizations who demanded her blood. She finds herself stuck in an untenable situation and the only way out is death. Someone's.With the authorities close to dismantling her cartel and putting her behind bars, Nikki is forced to use every ounce of her street smarts to go toe to toe with them, but the question is will that be enough to keep her out of cuffs? History has proven that no matter who you are you can be killed. Do those who oppose Nikki have enough cunning to kill her and take down the BLACK DIAMOND CARTEL once and for all? Or will Nikki Bandz prove that she truly can't be touched.

Voltaira Muck, the notoriously ruthless leader of Miami's Zae Pound gang, has made off with well over a hundred kilos of narcotics belonging to Markio Earl; kilos that Markio himself received on consignment from the even more ruthless Matamoras drug cartel. Needless to say, mayhem ensues as Markio and his cousin, Slime - a Blood gang member from Baton Rouge, Louisiana - go on the hunt for his stolen bricks, a chase that leads right back to the northwest Indiana town he's been trying so desperately to stay away from.Meanwhile, back home in Chicago, Markio's gang has a falling out with Steel, a rival gang member who's fresh out of prison with a chip on his shoulder and a score to settle. When a deadly shootout between the two gangs claims the life of one of Markio's own, he ignores the suggestion that he should stay out of the war and - with Slime in tow - dives in headfirst.But soon, Markio realizes that all isn't as it seems. Slime claims to have only left Baton Rouge to elude a homicide investigation and to spend time with his distant relatives, but the plot thickens when Markio figures out Slime's real reason for joining him in Chicago. It's a conspiracy that could very well set the streets on fire as a real SUPER GREMLIN is revealed.

Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 1953.

Now that the lovely ladies of the night who danced for MICHEAL from city to city had embedded their signature into the heads and mouths of the many men they encountered along the way, they never knew that death was right around the corner, nor that the Devil had a hold on the necks of some of the ladies they danced with. Not only were they in immediate danger, but so were the many beautiful women who shared Michael's bed and his lonely heart. Micheal is just about to find out the hard way when he is told that the lovely vixen Sharon Conoly has been kidnapped and the ransom is an astronomical amount of money that meant nothing to him. Just as long as Sharon and his unborn child are returned safely. Simple huh?But nothing that deals with THE MURDER QUEENS is ever simple! And death is always close by.

Keep up with the Duncan family down South as we travel to New Orleans in The Family Business 7. Operated by the same family for more than a century, Midnight Blues may be fun for the locals and the tourists, but as of late, the club hasn't been fun for its owner, Big Shirley Duncan, or her son Tyrese, descendants of the original proprietors. The pair finds themselves in the middle of a turf war between local politicians, developers, and a ruthless underworld boss, Jean LeBlanc, who is looking to make a name for himself. Afraid for the first time in her life that her family may lose control of The Blues, Big Shirley sends Tyrese to New York to see her brother-in-law, LC Duncan. In turn, LC enlists his nephew, bounty hunter Curtis Duncan, and his highly trained niece Lauryn Duncan, to help add some muscle and security to their family's struggling business.

Having overcome the clutches of one of Houston's undisputed heavyweights, Young Mack finds himself at war once again with enemies he could never stand a chance against alone. But, the blood of his parents runs deep in his veins and even against all odds he is determined to conquer his newest foe, Gurdo, the inheritor of his father's murderous drug empire.After a decade and a half in federal max custody, Mackentosh 'Mr. Mackmillions' Miller breathes oxygen as a free man again, but will it only last for a short time. The crooked players of a game once ran by Young Mack himself are determined to take him down but this time for good. Being a PRODUCT OF THE STREETS, Young Mack only knows one way to avenge what was done to him. Will Young Mack extract revenge? Or will he run into more trouble than he's prepared to handle?

For a young gay black man like Devon Washington, Manhattan in the 1980s presents exciting possibilities but also grave threats. Since coming to the city from a rough neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Devon has failed at one gay relationship and lost a second lover to AIDS. Settling into the dynamic West Village art scene, he's trying to figure out how to live and love in the midst of a gay pandemic. Racism and street violence pose further complications. After failing at yet a third relationship, Devon is drawn to the mysterious Charles Bedford. In some ways, though, the elusive Charles represents the very life he had hoped to escape by coming to New York.

A story about Jace,whose interaction with a family friend, Morris, causes him to question his method of helping others to the point of calling him Scrooge, but when he falls asleep and has a dream, Morris tells him in his dream the hard road he took why he became tight with money despite his wealth.

The Love's are an infamous crime family in New York City. In the underworld of hitters and jackers, they're regarded as hood royalty. GOLDEN, the second oldest son, wins the heart of the beautiful ARIES. Although his life revolves around money and murder, it doesn't sway Aries from getting involved in his felonious capers. The family is set to hit their biggest lick yet if they can take down millionaire dope boy, RICH LOC. But that may prove to be a problem since Aries has fallen for him, hard. How could this happen right under Golden's nose? Is he really slacking that bad? When the time comes to show and prove, will Aries stick to the script. Or, will she and Rich Loc end up in the bellies of MONEY HUNGRY DEMONS?

Two worlds collide by the paint brushes that turn a blank canvas into an all-encompassing journey of a love that may abound.When Mega Dakar lost the love of his life, he started seeing things through a different lens. So much so that painting no longer was his peace. While wrapped up in a job gone wrong, Mega discovers the unparalleled perfection of a new friend, Ms. Mona Lisa Sutton.For Mona Lisa Sutton, the owner of the Picturesque Art Gallery in Hackensack, NJ, life wasn't always a fairytale. Between her mother leaving her for dead and her father's scandalous ways, she had to fight for her black girl magic both physically and mentally. Who would have thought as she finds herself, she also finds solace in a world of chaos?Together, Mega and Mona Lisa experience the creation of a portrait... hand painted by life's unexpected pop-up shops of the past, the present, and the possible future. Will their love for art frame and protect such a masterpiece, or will the blank canvas display despair and detriment?

Asha is just a regular woman with many talents. Whether it be in the bedroom or on the dance stage, she was guaranteed to make it worth your while. She finally comes to the realization that a relationship is what she wants most, but as she learned from a young age, everyone doesn't deserve her love or trust.Coco is too busy raising her little sister and focusing on her career to enjoy the fruits of her labor. Her friends try to get her to enjoy life more, but she's carrying a secret that leaves her guarded...until "HE" bumps into her. Enter Damien Dynasty, he's everything she needs to stay away from, but shouldn't.Imani lives to be a spoiled rich princess. She has no job, just her dead daddy's money. She expects every man in her life to take care of her, but will they? When her mom gives her an ultimatum she has no choice but to get herself together.Gia had a tough childhood and even tougher adulthood. From foster homes to bandages and rubbing alcohol she definitely knows the struggle of life. Gia just wanted to be loved by the wrong man for the right reasons. Love is definitely blind in this case.Come along and follow these four friends as they deal with family secrets, love, and tragedy. The Pain of Love never felt so good.**CLIFF HANGER**

Vonnie Savage has progressed in his transition from one hustle to another, courtesy of his two cousins, Drip and Monk. He's also blood-thirsty now, behind his first body. At the same time, Vonnie's father, Hound Jr, is on the verge of winning an appeal and could potentially be set free. If he is, all hell could break loose.Meanwhile, the beef between Shayla and Feezy intensifies, and others will get drawn into the fray. Will friendships remain solid or will the friction become deadly? Is loyalty real or is it just a word used to curry favor?With the police trying to close in on them all, who will get snatched up by the long arms of the law? Vonnie has the Bloodline of a Savage, but is that a blessing or a curse? As the bodies pile up, a cat-and-mouse chase ensues. Who is the predator and who becomes the prey?

Nephew is a gangsta that lives by the sword and takes what he wants. Life changes for the worst when he gets knocked for robbery and ends up on lock. While sitting in a cell, he realizes that street life will only get him back in jail, or dead, so he turns to God. He returns to the streets a different man, only to discover the streets ain't so forgiving. Old enemies have new issues and want his head.Charlene is a beautiful and kind woman that gets taken through the ringer by love. She meets Klan and thinks he is the man of her dreams. Three years later, she wakes up and discovers that he is a nightmare. Wanting a new lease on life and love, she breaks up with Klan and meets and falls for Nephew. But Nephew's old life style and Klan's possessive ways threaten his freedom and their lives. Will Nephew overcome his enemies and survive the threats on his life? Can Charlene escape the nightmare and find her happily ever after? Or will Nephew be forced to hold CHURCH IN THE STREETS.

Coco, Asha, Gia, and Imani are back!! Coco Is still battling her own secrets, along with fighting feelings she's starting to develop for Damien. On top of that, she's struggling with the fact that Isis has left her to be with their neglectful mama. Will she hold on to her sanity or are the nightmares too much. Meet Isis, she's a little firecracker. She's been under her big sister's wings way too long and she's finally ready to spread her own. Her sister hates the fact that their mama leaves her alone most of the time, but she loves the freedom, and when you're young and naïve your eyes aren't open to the danger lurking. Asha has worked so hard to get where she is today. To the outside looking in, she has it all. Beauty, brains, talent, and health. Little do they know, she's missing the one thing she always wanted but letting her pride be the reason she doesn't have it. Imani is still the same promiscuous woman that has no boundaries. She's in for a rude awakening when she doesn't get what she wants. Control is something she feeds off of, but when you lose it, what do you have. Gia, the woman we all fell in love with has secrets of her own. Just when things are going great for her they get worse. Will she triumph or will her secrets be too much to handle. These four friends aren't going to know what hit them when secrets are unleashed.

"Trust. Can't live with it. Can't live without it. Trust is something that is gained over time. It is something that we rely on. We expect people to be truthful, so that we can trust them. But, when that trust is broken-it's hard as hell to get back."Coco is done battling her demons. All she wants is to forget her childhood, but how will she be able to do that if she hasn't gotten to the root of the problem-her mother. She knows it'll take Jesus himself to come down here and fix that problem. So, she decides to finally take a chance on Damien, but when her sister goes missing, it's an awakening that she-nor he, saw coming.Imani doesn't realize she must change her ways for Kane to take her serious. She feels he should want her regardless, but a relationship takes full commitment from both parties. Are they willing to put in the work? When she gets what she asked for, is it too much to handle? Is Kane the love of her life? Can he fully satisfy her in every way?Asha and Samson finally get it together. Or do they? Time is of the essence, and Asha doesn't play with her time. Hell, she hates waiting even a second for her friends. What makes Samson so special? Asha gives Samson an ultimatum. The question is-what does Samson want?The last time we saw Gia, she was looking up at Malikhi's fist. Will Gia survive the wrath of Malikhi? Or will everyone-including Achelous, say goodbye to Gia forever.Read and find out as these ladies learn and teach each other how to overcome an Awakening Tragedy.

Some believe that love is forever.Others think of life as a trip to death.A partner thinks of his or her other half as something familiar and recognisable.It is not always the case.An account of two people whose reality changed rapidly from an everyday affair to a study in terror.

Pimpin Maxwell's road to some high class pimpin is revealed in raw detail. Let no eye wink or blink or you may wake up a victim to the game of cop, lock ,or blow, and learn a valuable lesson of how not to trust no n*gga, or no ho'! Good game is the name of the land and you'll get ate if you're not in touch with the four p's that govern it: paying attention, preying, prostitution, and the biggest mufuckin "P" of them all... PIMPIN, PIMPIN, and some more PIMPIN! Welcome to Dallas, Texas where you get your hand shook before you get your bands took! This is a pimp tale, where Pimpin Maxwell opens Messiah's third eye to what lead, fed, and bread him to become one of the coldest pimps within the life...welcome to the maze of pimpin and ho'in'.

Santana didn't anticipate the dangers that came with living in the city of Charleston, West Virginia until his life was threatened and he was forced to react, claiming yet another soul for his body count. With the death of Breeze still looming, Santana and his friends become the most sought out men in the hood, thanks to BIG Torrey, the city's biggest plug. With thousands of dollars on their heads, the trio of Santana, Zach and Haseem become one to survive the trenches. Bullets fly and once trusted tongues lie as greed begins to outweigh loyalty, but this clique's bond cannot be broken. Or can it? Many will try to collect the blood money but at what cost to themselves?When the reaper hits home and claims the life of those closest to Santana's heart, the game goes from bad to worst and the anty gets upped. Now everything is done FOR THE LOVE OF BLOOD and it's was time to play 4 keeps!

"In 1980s Brooklyn, Key is enchanted with her world, glowing with her dreams. A charming and tender doula serving the Black women of her East New York neighborhood, she lives, like her mother, among the departed and learns to speak to and for them. Her untimely death leaves behind her mother Audrey, who is on the verge of losing the public housing apartment they once shared. Colly, Key's grieving son, soon learns that he too has inherited this sacred gift and begins to slip into the liminal space between the living and the dead on his journey to self-realization"--

ZooMan resurfaces. The Haitian that was associated with the Jamaican Virgil of the infamous Rock Bottom Family crime organization has been deceived into a different line of work. He has become an indebted trapper that must meet his end of a bargain in a timely fashion or the wicked person he owes will come down on him in a way he couldn't imagine. To make matters worse, ZooMan has a vindictive detective on his trail.Meanwhile, Sosa and his tight-knit crew out of Lake Worth Beach, Florida has ascended in the game by strong-arming their way up the ladder. They eventually get their hands on a trap house that generates more than enough money to provide the lavish lifestyle they all desired since they were young zoes. But some petty disrespect from Da HOL Boyz provokes an all-out war, putting their sway in the game in jeopardy during an unusual time.Will ZooMan pay up before he meets a fate he knows he wouldn't have faced if Virgil was still alive? How will Sosa and his crew fare once they take up arms with a formidable rival like Da HOL Boyz? A GANGSTA'S KARMA is breathing down everyone's necks. Who will luck out? Who will wash out? The answer awaits.

Mathias forstår ikke sine jævnaldrende. De vil høre hiphop, han er til Black Sabbath. De scroller på deres iPhones, han spiller Snake på sin Nokia. Nu er han droppet ud af gymnasiet, selvom hans karakterer var gode. Kæresten er også skredet. Hun kan ikke være sammen med en, der er så ligeglad med det hele.Han får et job på en fabrik om natten. Her møder han Abel, en fascinerende, lidt ældre fyr, der introducerer ham til “destruktion”. Snart slår Mathias løs på alskens genstande i kontrolleret aggression. I processen konfronteres han af sine dæmoner, mens fortiden begynder at snige sig ind på ham.DESTRUKTION er en fandenivoldsk YA-roman om maskuline fællesskaber, radikal selvterapi og uforløst vrede. Men først og fremmest er det historien om en rastløs ung mand med modet til at sige nej og finde sin egen vej.

Den anden krig – En fortælling om den argentiske kirkegård på Falklandsøerne. I 1982, efter afslutningen på Falklandskrigen mellem Argentina og Stor­britannien, sendte den britiske hær en officer ved navn Geoffrey Cardozo til øerne for at assistere tropperne. Der blev han mødt af et uventet syn: Ligene af de argentinske soldater lå stadig spredt ud over slagmarken. Efter megen parlamenteren mellem de to regeringer fik Cardozo ordre om at anlægge en kirkegård til de faldne argentinere. Rapporten om hans grundige arbejde blev efterfølgende sendt gennem Internationale Røde Kors til den argentinske regering, som dog hverken offentliggjorde den eller gav de faldnes familier besked. Der gik således flere årtier, før de pårørende fik vished om deres sønners, fædres og brødres skæbne og sidste hvilested. I Den anden krig fortæller Leila Guerriero om anstrengelserne for at overkomme modstanden imod identificering af de faldne ved hjælp af dna­test og genvinde erindringen om en krig, som i mange år var blevet fortrængt på grund af myndighedernes passivitet, den nationale stolthed og diktaturets skygge, der endnu lå over landet.

”En af Mexicos mest spændende nye forfattere.” – The GuardianI et lukket, luksuriøst boligkompleks lusker to utilpassede teenagere rundt og drikker sig fulde. Franco Andrade, ensom, overvægtig og afhængig af porno, er besat af tanken om at forføre sin nabo – en smuk, gift kvinde og mor til to – mens den fattige Polo Chaparro, der er droppet ud af skolen, drømmer om at opsige sit slidsomme job som gartner og slippe væk fra sin anmassende mor og deres narkokontrollerede landsby.Franco og Polo har ikke meget til fælles, men de har hinanden. Og da de hver især står over for umuligheden i at få, hvad de selv mener, de fortjener, udtænker de sammen en plan, der er lige så dumdristig, som den er makaber.Paradais er en fortælling om fattigdom, ulighed og vold. I en svimlende strøm af tætvævet prosa udforsker romanen den eksplosive skrøbelighed, der rumsterer under overfladen på det mexicanske samfund – og hvordan myter, begær og to unge menneskers fantasier kan få livet til at gå op i sømmene.Fernanda Melchor (f. 1982 i Veracruz, Mexico) er en af den latinamerikanske verdens mest interessante nyere forfattere. Hun fik sit internationale gennembrud med den anmelderroste roman Sæson for orkaner, der udkom i 2017 og blev indstillet til den prestigefulde International Booker Prize. Det samme gjorde Paradais, som er hendes seneste roman.