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"In a city where books are forbidden, the life of Lilith, the youngest royal of Ninetha, has been one of hard training. But Lilith's days have also contained many pleasures, including privileges of the Cornucopia, a mystical source of limitless bounty. Lilith has never seen a book, and she never expects to encounter one within the safety of the citadel. When Ishmael, an outcast librarian, arrives outside the Afriq Gate, Lilith saves him from immediate execution by her father's second-in-command, the zealot Kira. When Lilith's curiosity draws her to Ishmael, she lets slip her family's most dangerous secret to Kira, sparking a deadly rebellion and an unexpected journey full of stunning revelations."--

"The premise of Ronald Fair's short, parable-like novel, Many Thousand Gone: An American Fable (1965), is that in a rural corner of Mississippi--the fictional Jacobs County--slavery did not end in 1865 but continued uninterrupted into the 1960s through the brutal tactics of the local sheriff's office and the willing complicity of surrounding counties. Black outsiders are not allowed into Jacobs County while Black inhabitants attempting to escape are hunted down and killed. All the Black women in the county have been made sexually available to any white man for generations, resulting in the mixed blood of nearly all the enslaved population.When the last all-Black child, "the Black Prince," is born, he is secreted out of the county by his great-grandmother and a family friend, and eventually makes his way north to join his father. Years later, when the Black Prince becomes a celebrated writer in Chicago, his growing fame puts an unwanted spotlight on Jacobs County, emboldening the enslaved population, exposing the white supremacists' false sense of superiority, and setting in motion a series of events that will change everything. Will the white population change with the times? Or will they willingly see the destruction of Jacobsville--the county's principal town--before sharing power with the Black population?"--Provided by publisher.

Felicitated by Madan Purashkar in the year 2005, Palpasa Cafe, a novel by Narayan Wagle, is one stop for readers of all kinds and ages. The editor of Kantipur Daily, Wagle's novel is set during the 10-year-long Maoists insurgency in Nepal.Opening on the nameless character referred only as 'I' is an artist and is on the verge of earning prominence with his undaunted skills in art. Few causal yet co-incidental meetings with Palpasa develops into strong feelings between the two. No, this isn't a romantic novel for the emotion is dealt with on a more platonic level here.The story progresses ahead with unexpected twists and turns, and series of co-incidences. Though the scenes appear simple, they bear many marvel points that touch. The book has its share of message and visions for a youthful living along with the suffering we had to go through in the hands of the Maoist and the then government.One of the strong points of the book is its characterization. They are all strong and have definite sense of purpose and beliefs that make them almost too real. For instance, Palpasa is a daring woman who comes back to Nepal from the States and wants to make a significant career in documentary film making. Chhiring and Kishore on the other hand are the rising stars in their photography and singing career respectively. Palpasa's grandmother becomes the author's mouthpiece in voicing his love for his motherland. They are all so simple and life like that one is bound to find at least a character they can relate to.The novel works on different level and through each character Wagle reflects on our culture, values and most important of all deals with the current fascination of the youth in being educated abroad and choosing to live there giving way to a severe case of brain-drain. But the book also has characters that come back to their motherland with great zeal and enthusiasm.Another pressing topic that the book addresses through a series of minor characters is the effect of violence on the innocent people. The writer creates the scenes of skeletal remains of schools and hospitals after series of bombarding and gunfire as we turn the pages. Loss of loved ones in the violence and the pain it causes is shown from different perspective like the death of Mami's children, death of the husband of a newly married woman and the tragedy of losing a best friend experienced by a child.Realistic, simple and the easy flow of language makes it an interesting read It has so much to offer and it succeeds in doing this succinctly, making every information it wants to share brief and to the point. Palpasa Cafe got the hype and it certainly lives up to it.

The sequel and series conclusion to She Who Became the Sun, the accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an epic alternate China. Mulan meets The Song of Achilles.How much would you give to win the world?Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor.But Zhu isn't the only one with imperial ambitions. Her neighbor in the south, the courtesan Madam Zhang, wants the throne for her husband-and she's strong enough to wipe Zhu off the map. To stay in the game, Zhu will have to gamble everything on a risky alliance with an old enemy: the talented but unstable eunuch general Ouyang, who has already sacrificed everything for a chance at revenge on his father's killer, the Great Khan.Unbeknownst to the southerners, a new contender is even closer to the throne. The scorned scholar Wang Baoxiang has maneuvered his way into the capital, and his lethal court games threaten to bring the empire to its knees. For Baoxiang also desires revenge: to become the most degenerate Great Khan in history-and in so doing, make a mockery of every value his Mongol warrior family loved more than him.All the contenders are determined to do whatever it takes to win. But when desire is the size of the world, the price could be too much for even the most ruthless heart to bear...

The long-dreaded war between Britain and France has finally begun. French soldiers have landed on English soil and the British Army - and the Royal Sorcerers Corps, led by Lady Gwen - is moving to meet them. But when an inexperienced major disobeys her orders and sends two hundred hussars to their deaths, Gwen accidentally uses her magic to permanently damage his mind and sparks a political crisis at the worst possible time. In the aftermath of the battle, Lord Mycroft suggests she leave Britain and head to the North American colonies, where British forces are anxiously awaiting a French offensive. The local sorcerers have been poisoned, the local government is barely keeping the colonies under control, the slaves are mutinous and revolution against the crown is brewing. The few locals with any known magical talent are untrained and certainly not ready for combat, but - if they can be trained in time - they may be all that stands between the colonies and defeat. Accompanied by Irene Adler and Raechel Slater-Standish, agents of the British Crown, Gwen heads to North America. But it may be too late to save the colonies from a disaster that has been long in the making ...In Sons of Liberty, Gwen is sent from the relative safety of London to the colonies, where an undercurrent of revolution still abounds and intrigue and espionage are essential to keep the enemy at bay. But who exactly is the enemy? In the latest book in this exciting alternate history series, Christopher G. Nuttall expands Gwen's horizons beyond Europe into the New World.

During the Great Famine of Mount Lebanon Leila and her infant son Elias lose their entire family to a cruel death of starvation. To avoid a life of destitution, she marries her second husband, Nadeem who never accepts Elias as his own and subjects him to years of abuse. When his half-brother, Charbel is born, Elias feels more rejected as the newborn is the apple of his father's eye, a son of his own blood, something Elias could never be.The deep hurt and resentment continue into his adult years so when Elias has an opportunity to leave an economically crippled Lebanon for Australia, he takes it, eager to get away from his stepfather. Nadeem forces Charbel to go with Elias, preferring he paves the way for a prosperous future.On arrival Elias becomes obsessed with building his fortune, desperate to prove his worth. Charbel spends his time pampering Hilda, his Lithuanian girlfriend.The rest of the family eventually follow but struggle to fit in, finding the Australian people unashamedly racist. Accordingly, Nadeem forbids his family from associating with the Australian people and in turn forces his oldest daughter into an arranged marriage, she runs away from home. Charbel faces the same fate when his father finds out about Hilda.With Charbel gone, Elias finally gains some acceptance from his stepfather. He marries Mary, a Lebanese woman and they have four children. Like his stepfather, Elias pushes the customs and traditions of his homeland. Disillusioned by the racism, he objects to his family associating with the 'immoral' Australian people.Unlike her husband, Mary sees the children have already assimilated and a deep division between Elias and his kids ensues. Rather than take note, Elias stubbornly enforces his values, and the consequences are terrible, ultimately he drives his children out of his life. Tragically, in many ways he ends up just like his stepfather, a lonely old man.

Texte intégral. Cet ouvrage s¿inscrit dans un projet de sauvegarde et de valorisation de bibliothèques et de fonds patrimoniaux anciens, rares ou oubliés, appartenant à la littérature des 19e et 20e siècles. Une collection de grands classiques, d¿écrits pour le théâtre, de poésie, mais aussi des livres d¿histoire, de philosophie ou d¿économie, de récits de voyage ou de livres pour la jeunesse à re-découvrir via les librairies en ligne ou à lire sur papier avec une mise en page étudiée pour favoriser le confort de lecture.

Max and his grandfather live together in an isolated bunker surrounded by trees. Max has been warned never to step outside the bunker. However, one day as Grandad runs a daily errand, the boy leaves his shelter and ventures as far as the lake. Max, who only knows the world through storybooks, is easily overcome by his imagination. Seeing and interacting with monsters and other characters from Grandad's books, Max immediately revels in the life he finds in the outside world. He doesn't understand why Grandad insists it's dangerous. In fact, everything Grandad has told him seems like lies when Max spots a futuristic city in the near distance, beyond the trees. And chess - a game he plays without ever being taught - might be the chariot on which he is destined to reach his true fate. This game of black versus white is a playing field where only kings can win, and queens are disposable despite being the most versatile and strongest. The game may just have to prepare Max for the real world - where pawns are lured by the false promise of kingship if they reach the end of the board.

« Poésies complètes », lit-on sur la couverture de ce volume ; on doit entendre : poésies que l¿auteur a retenues après une revision sérieuse. Des trois recueils réimprimés ici, il n¿en est pas un qui n¿ait subi des modifications plus ou moins considérables ; le premier surtout a été amputé d¿une bonne partie de sa matière primitive ; au dernier se sont adjointes une cinquantaine de pièces inédites. Il fallait un certain courage pour trancher net dans ses impressions et sentiments de jeunesse, fussent-ils jugés de forme imparfaite et marqués des défauts qüentraînent l¿inexpérience et l¿inculture. Ce courage, la critique décidera si je l¿ai eu suffisamment, à l¿heure où il était nécessaire d¿émonder mon ¿uvre poétique, de n¿en garder que le meilleur ou le moins mauvais. Un travail littéraire de vingt ans, continuellement traversé par la maladie, révèle à l¿examen beaucoup de déchets. Sans doute, ce qui subsiste n¿est pas d¿égale valeur ; l¿auteur a fait le seul choix qüil pouvait faire ; le départ définitif, incontestablement plus sûr, le temps l¿accomplira. Dans tous ces poèmes, j¿ai observé les lois si raisonnables de la versification traditionnelle, ne me permettant que les rares licences autorisées par les maîtres, ¿ licences qui, du reste, n¿affectent pas les éléments constitutifs du vers classique, comme l¿emploi de rimes de même genre en un poème, que n¿interdit pas Ronsard. La discipline intellectuelle et le respect des règles éprouvées par un usage séculaire sont un gage de durée. Prévoyant que je n¿ajouterai plus guère à l¿¿uvre présente, j¿offre dès maintenant ce livre à mon pays ; il constitue ma modeste contribution aux lettres canadiennes françaises dont le monument s¿édifie pierre à pierre, et qui attestera le bienfait de la culture française au Canada.

”Hun hader Christian Pedersen. Hun hader ham som englænderne franskmændene, Garfield mandage, børn broccoli og skoleelever tysk. Hun hader ham med et had, der brænder som Troja og chilipeber, og det vokser og funkler, en stjerne af lede, af hadefuldt had, glansfuldt som vaseline og cerebrale væsker. Hun hader ham for hans handlinger og hviskende ord, der bredte sig som svampemycelium i en bærende konstruktion, som et egetræs skygge på en børneværelsesvæg.” A. Silvestris tyvende udgivelse er på mange måder typisk for hans forfatterskab, da han gennem sin skrivning har afsøgt mange forskellige genrer og udtryk, heriblandt sms-noveller, billedromaner og kortprosa, og denne udforskning gør sig også gældende her. Samtidig er samlingens ti noveller noget helt nyt og anderledes, hvor flere af fortællingerne går stik imod gængse fortælleregler. Alligevel er de ti noveller forbundet gennem stemninger og enkeltord, der går som spøgelser gennem samlingen. I novellerne følger vi et folkeslag, der slår sig ned for foden af tre vulkaner, og vokser op sammen med dem. En døende kunstner får lov til at træffe et sidste valg. En fuld mand famler sig vej hjem under et skybrud. Fortællingerne i Tanker om at flygte blinker til hinanden på tværs af siderne, løber gennem korridorer i tid og rum og binder sløjfer, hvor trådene mødes. De ti noveller handler om bygningers og menneskers arkitektur, om længsel og håb. Men også om det absurde, der gemmer sig bag det velkendte. De små huller i virkelighedens forhæng. Tanker om at flygte er en indbyrdes dialog mellem fortællingerne og læseren, identiske ideer præsenteret på forskellige måder og koncepter, der på overfladen ligner hinanden, men i deres struktur er det modsatte. Netop blandingen af genrer og en særlig skrivestil er Silvestris vartegn, som ofte understreges af anmeldere og læsere.Om forfatteren: A. Silvestri (f. 1977) er født og opvokset på Lolland og bor nu i København. Han er femdobbelt vinder af Niels Klim-prisen og vinder af Årets Danske Horrorudgivelse 2021. Tanker om at flygte er hans tyvende udgivelse.

Writing through Schizophrenic trauma, David has created an enduring fragmentary world. It is a written testament to the author's survival. There are tensions between empire and the subaltern, prohibition and liberty, the professions and freedom, North America and South America, and so on. I hope these tales delight, amuse, and entertain.