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A scientific documentary novel about the discovery of radium, which tells the story of Marie and Pierre Curie, the medical revolution, but also the dark side – speculation, the fight for monopoly and the tragic consequences of radioactivity on people.
A novel from the era of the Kulturkampf in Germany, which depicts the suffering and resistance of a Catholic chaplain in conflict with the Bismarckian persecution of the Church, religious struggle and fidelity to ideals.
Germany after World War I. Three inseparable war comrades struggle to survive amid poverty and inflation. In the chaos, one of them finds great love – but time is against them.
The novel follows a doctor, Dr. van der Biltz, whose peaceful life changes when he meets a young, unpredictable and morally free girl, which plunges him into emotional chaos and a questioning of his own values.
An Egyptian boy from poverty dreams of becoming a doctor ("hakim" in Arabic means doctor/sage). With immense perseverance, he rises to world fame, but must choose between ambition and his roots.
Joseph Fouché (1930) is a brilliant biography of a brilliant and unscrupulous opportunist – a Minister of Police who served all regimes: the Revolution, Napoleon and the Bourbons, becoming a symbol of political cunning and moral emptiness.