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C. A. G. van den Broek

    De beste sci-fi uit Amazing & Fantastic
    Setting free the bears
    The Sands of Mars
    One Hundred Years of Solitude
    A son of the circus
    The Cider House Rules
    • One Hundred Years of Solitude

      • 422 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      This magical realist novel tells the history of the Buendias family, the founders of Macondo, a remote South American settlement. In the world of the novel there is a Spanish galleon beached in the jungle, a flying carpet, and an iguana in a woman's womb. 'His masterpiece and one of the undeniable classics of the century.' The Times 'One of a glittering constellation of contemporary Latin American novelists ... He is the author of a classic on the grandest scale ... the most obvious comparison is with Homer's Odyssey ... Garcia Marquez is a spellbinder' Spectator

      One Hundred Years of Solitude2001
      4.3
    • Wilbur Larch, a physician, philosopher, obstetrician, and abortionist at St. Cloud's orphanage struggles through his relationship with his apprentice and surrogate son, Homer Wells.

      The Cider House Rules2000
      4.6
    • A son of the circus

      • 832 pages
      • 30 hours of reading

      Born a Parsi in Bombay, sent to university and medical school in Vienna, Dr Farrokh Daruwalla is a Canadian citizen - a 59-year-old orthopedic surgeon, living in Toronto. Periodically, the doctor returns to India; in Bombay, most of his patients are crippled children. Once, twenty years ago, Dr Daruwalla was the examining physician of two murder victims in Goa. Now, twenty years later, the doctor will be reacquainted with the murderer.

      A son of the circus1996
      4.3
    • Setting free the bears

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Written Between 1965 And 1967, Setting Free The Bears Is 'Sensual, Moving, Truly Remarkable' (Time), And Concerns A Plot To Release All The Animals From The Vienna Zoo.

      Setting free the bears1993
      3.4
    • Veel liefs van Roald Dahl

      • 661 pages
      • 24 hours of reading

      Bevat alle verhalen uit drie afzonderlijke bundels:Op weg naar de hemel (Orig. Kiss kiss)M'n liefje, m'n duifje (Orig. Someone like you)Gelijk oversteken (Orig. Switch bitch)

      Veel liefs van Roald Dahl1985
    • Money was worthless; it had no value! It couldn't buy housing, clothing, or food. Someone with enormous quantities of cash was buying houses and tearing them down, buying stores and closing them. Perhaps a few people could have stopped the transactions before it was too late. They could have said that Earth was being taken over by alien beings in the shapes of bowling balls, talking dogs, and dolls that walked like men. In fact, they did say it. The trouble was, no one believed them!

      Bruna Science Fiction - 20: De meedogenloze makelaars1972
    • Duiveltjelief

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Contains: DE DENKER (The Ponderer, 1962) DUIVELTJELIEF (Dear Devil, 1950) LEST BEST (Early Bird, 1957) SPIRO (Spiro (Ventures of the Martian Mimics)

      Duiveltjelief1971
    • Dank zij een bijzondere overeenkomst met de copyright-holders van twee voortreffelijke Amerkaanse science-fiction-magazines: 'Amazing' en 'Fantastic' kon uit verscheidene jaargangen het beste van het beste geput worden voor deze Zwarte-Beertjes-selectie.

      De beste sci-fi uit Amazing & Fantastic 21971