At the heart of this fascinating multi-layered adventure novel is an authentic account of the fate of the Austro-Hungarian expedition to the North Pole in 1873.
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Hearing in "Confessions of a Tourist", the author turned the material for conversations, conducted for the press over the years, into a fictitious hearing in which questions are asked about politics, adventures, literature, criticism...
The novel, written in verse, is about two brothers from the Irish island of Horse Island who head to Tibet to reach the top of the Flying Mountain.
"Alcestis" is a modern reworking of the ancient myth about Queen Alcestis who willingly sacrifices her own life to save her husband Admetus. A drama about love, sacrifice and human moral responsibility.
The novel Das Mädchen mit dem Perlenohrring follows the young Griet who enters the household of painter Johannes Vermeer. Their special relationship inspires one of the most famous paintings in the history of art.
A bound set of 10 original newsstand novels from the legendary series. Early war issues in which Heinz Brandt deserts from the Foreign Legion and fights in the ranks of the German army on the fronts of World War I. Extremely rare!
"Three Million Three" (1933) by Leonhard Frank is a social novel about unemployment during the Great Depression. It follows the fates of three German workers who wander around looking for work and escape from poverty.