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The Careful Siege by Heinrich Böll is a political and social novel that depicts life under constant surveillance and the threat of terrorism. The work explores the conflict between security, freedom, and human 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.
"On the Green Island" by Josip Andrić (1932, 2nd ed. 1934) is a travelogue from Ireland. A lively and warm description of Irish nature, history, culture and people, full of sympathy for the small Catholic nation and its fight for freedom. Illustrated edit
In 2013, 17 printed notebooks full of newspaper clippings and letters were found in a wicker laundry basket in the apartment of Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), one of the world's most famous children's writers and author of Pippi Longstocking.
The Laughing of Gioconda and Other Stories (1921) is a collection of short stories by Aldous Huxley. It humorously and cynically depicts marital intrigue, the boredom of bourgeois life, human vanity, and the moral decline of modern society.
Stories from the Island, from the City and from the Mountain (1927) is a collection of autobiographical stories by Vladimir Nazor. Divided into three cycles, it brings back memories from childhood and youth – life on an island, schooling in the city and a