Bøger af Philipp Meyer

Isaac English vil væk fra den rustne amerikanske drøm i byen Buell. Han vil skabe sig en ny tilværelse i Californien, men da han forsøger at slippe væk fra elendigheden, trækker den ham tilbage igen; Han og vennen Billy bliver ufrivilligt involveret i et mord kun et par kilometer uden for byen. Rust er en fortælling om venskab og om kampen for at få del i den frihed, som USA spejler sig i; en fortælling fra den del af USA, der ikke er defineret af drømme, men af begrænsninger. Hvor mennesker lever og dør i trailerparks, og hvor selv de modigste og ædleste ikke kan undslippe den spiral af skyld og skam, der er underklassens lod.

Stor roman om det moderne Amerikas tilblivelse. En fortælling om tre generationer, der tager læseren med fra det vilde vestens kultivering til det olierige, moderne Texas. Om 13-årige Eli McCullogh, hvis familie myrdes af en hærgende comanche-stamme. Selv bliver han optaget i stammen som høvdingens adoptivsøn, indtil han på ny bliver alene og tvinges til atter at prøve at finde en plads i en verden, han ikke hører til i. Det bliver til en rejse, der præger de følgende generationer i McCullogh-familien, som bliver en af de rigeste i Texas.Af forfatteren til American Rust.

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Now a TV Series on AMC starring Pierce Brosnan and co-written by Philipp Meyer.Now in paperback, the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling epic, a saga of land, blood, and power that follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the oil booms of the 20th century.Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching examination of the bloody price of power, The Son is a gripping and utterly transporting novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American west with rare emotional acuity, even as it presents an intimate portrait of one family across two centuries.Eli McCullough is just twelve-years-old when a marauding band of Comanche storm his Texas homestead and brutally murder his mother and sister, taking him as a captive. Despite their torture and cruelty, Eli--against all odds--adapts to life with the Comanche, learning their ways, their language, taking on a new name, finding a place as the adopted son of the chief of the band, and fighting their wars against not only other Indians, but white men, too-complicating his sense of loyalty, his promised vengeance, and his very understanding of self. But when disease, starvation, and westward expansion finally decimate the Comanche, Eli is left alone in a world in which he belongs nowhere, neither white nor Indian, civilized or fully wild.Deftly interweaving Eli's story with those of his son, Peter, and his great-granddaughter, JA, The Son deftly explores the legacy of Eli's ruthlessness, his drive to power, and his life-long status as an outsider, even as the McCullough family rises to become one of the richest in Texas, a ranching-and-oil dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege.Harrowing, panoramic, and deeply evocative, The Son is a fully realized masterwork in the greatest tradition of the American canon-an unforgettable novel that combines the narrative prowess of Larry McMurtry with the knife edge sharpness of Cormac McCarthy.

A Globe & Mail 100 SelectionPart epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, The Son is an utterly transporting novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim.Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanche storm his homestead and take him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to Comanche life, carving a place as the chief's adopted son, and waging war against their enemies, including white men. But when disease, starvation, and overwhelming numbers of armed Americans decimate the tribe, Eli finds himself alone. Neither white nor Indian, civilized or fully wild, he must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong?a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Geschichte Europa - and. Länder - Mittelalter, Frühe Neuzeit, Note: 1,0, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald (Historisches Institut), Veranstaltung: Das Papsttum im Mittelalter, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit behandelt die Geschichte des Papsttums während Alexandrinischen Schismas 1159-1177 mit besonderem Schwerpunkt auf den Handlungen des Kaisers.

Forschungsarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Systeme - Politisches System Deutschlands, Note: 1,3, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald (Institut für Politik- und Kommunikationswissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Bildungs- und Hochschulpolitik im internationalen Vergleich, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Forschungsarbeit Die strukturellen Beeinflussungsfaktoren auf den Erfolg von Kindern mit Migrationshintergrund in Bezug auf die PISA ¿ Studie 2006, versucht die Frage zu beantworten, inwiefern bestimmte Rahmenbedingungen den Erfolg von Kindern mit Migrationshintergrund beeinflussen. Es wurden sieben Faktoren theoretisch beschrieben und erläutert. Dadurch war es möglich, die erhobenen Daten zu operationalisieren, um ein Modell zu konzipieren, mit dessen Hilfe eine deskriptive Analyse, eine Korrelations- sowie Regressionsanalyse möglich wurde. Während die bivariate Untersuchung einige interessante Zusammenhänge zu Tage förderte, die jedoch nicht für die Beantwortung der aufgestellten Thesen verwendet werden konnten, zeigte die lineare Regression eindeutig, dass die ausgewählten Faktoren keinen Einfluss auf die, in der PISA ¿ Studie 2006 erreichten Ergebnisse von Schülern mit Migrationshintergrund hatten.