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The Kaiser's Coolies (1930) is an anti-militarist novel by Theodor Plievier. Based on his own experience, it depicts the brutal life of ordinary sailors in the German navy during World War I and the sailors' mutiny of 1917.
The novel reconstructs the life of Leni Pfeiffer through testimonies and documents. Leni survives Nazism, war and the post-war period, falls in love with a Soviet prisoner and remains true to her humanity despite everything.
The book describes the sinking of the whaler Essex in 1820 after a whale attack and the crew's struggle for survival in the Pacific, which served as inspiration for the novel Moby Dick.
In "The Secret of Shambhala," the protagonist seeks an eleventh glimpse into the hidden Himalayan valley of Shambhala. He discovers the power of prayer, visualization, and spiritual energy to change the world.
J. B. S. Haldane (1892–1964), a British geneticist, evolutionary biologist, and science popularizer, wrote "My Friend Mr. Leakey" in 1937 – a collection of five humorous, fantastic stories for children (and adults).
The Pentalogy of Tragedies is a collection of five dark, philosophical dramas that explore human guilt, suffering, and moral limits. The characters, faced with their own evil, discover how difficult it is to preserve humanity in a world without meaning.