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In the short story The Crippled Nobleman, the tragic fate of an unfortunate aristocrat becomes a parable about pride, pain, and transience. The author combines realism and romance into a deeply emotional story about human vulnerability and dignity.
These twenty-six stories illustrate Heinrich Boll's finely nuanced storytelling at its best. In stunning portraits of ordinary people, Boll creates a rich tapestry of the dark years in postwar Germany.
The Quiet American (1955) is set in Vietnam in the 1950s, during the French colonial struggle against the insurgents. Through the atmosphere of Saigon, Greene creates a tense story of love and political intrigue, with a strong critique of the Vietnam War
The title of this text refers to the white armoured vehicles of UN forces around the world, and also to the UN's role as peacemakers, rescuers and guardians of law and order.
First published in 1956, Han Suyin’s magnificent novel about the Emergency Period in Malaya and Singapore.