Thomas Mann

"Sparkling new translations highlight the humor and poignancy of Mann's best stories--including his masterpiece, in its first English translation in nearly a century. A towering figure in the pantheon of twentieth-century literature, Thomas Mann has often been perceived as a dry and forbidding writer--"the starched collar," as Bertolt Brecht once called him. But in fact, his fiction is lively, humane, sometimes hilarious. In these fresh renderings...

A charming romance develops between a boy with one eye and an overweight girl, though when she loses her weight after going to college, their relationship is tested in devastating ways they never dreamed would happen. *"What seems like an ordinary teenage comedy about cliques and bullying on the surface is actually a modestly perceptive and touching glimpse into the ways in which we transition from adolescence into adulthood." - Todd Jorgenson, **Cinemalogue***...

As Mara, the devoted daughter of a snake-handling preacher (Walton Goggins), prepares for her wedding under the watchful eye of Hope Slaughter (Olivia Colman), she reveals a secret that threatens to shatter the entire community.

The Halloween night when Michael Myers returned isn't over yet. Minutes after Laurie Strode, her daughter Karen and granddaughter Allyson left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie's basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor. But when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie's trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. As Laurie fights her pain and...

King's Explanation to Thomas Mann: Death in Venice - Text analysis and interpretation with detailed table of contents and Abitur exams. In one volume, the new König Explanations offer you everything you need to prepare for a presentation, exam, high school diploma or high school diploma. This saves you tedious research and takes less time to prepare. All important information about the interpretation. - from the detailed table of contents to...

"¡Bienvenido a otro volumen de la Colección Mejores! Cuentos, una selección de relatos escritos en diferentes épocas por autores de diversas nacionalidades y con temas muy variados, pero que comparten una cualidad literaria enorme y quizás la más importante: la de brindar placer al lector. En este ebook, presentamos los Mejores Cuentos Alemanes, , una selección de relatos memorables escritos por grandes autores de cuentos franceses, tanto antiguos...

Marcel is a tiny shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother, Connie. When a documentarian discovers them, the film he posts online brings Marcel millions of fans and a new hope at finding the rest of his long-lost family.

Portrayed by six diverse sets of actors, the tumultuous marriage of Emily and Tim demonstrates that no matter who we are - man, woman, black, white, gay, straight - we all love the same.