William Wharton, the pen name of Albert William Du Aime, became renowned for his debut novel Birdy, which was also adapted into a successful film. His works often delve into the psychology of his characters, their traumatic experiences, and their search for meaning, drawing heavily from his own life, including wartime trauma and personal loss. Wharton's style is characterized by its psychological depth and raw honesty, offering readers an intense glimpse into the human psyche. His novels, frequently semi-autobiographical in nature, resonate with themes of isolation, memory, and the resilience of the human spirit.
The critically acclaimed Birdy is an inventive, hypnotic novel about friendship and family, love and war, madness and beauty, and, above all, "birdness". Wharton crafts an unforgettable tale--one that suggests a notion of sanity in a world that is manifestly insane. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Set in the Ardennes Forest on Christmas Eve 1944, Sergeant Will Knott and five other GIs are ordered close to the German lines to establish an observation post in an abandoned chateau. Here they play at being soldiers in what seems to be complete isolation. That is, until the Germans begin revealing their whereabouts and leaving signs of their presence: a scarecrow, equipment the squad had dropped on a retreat from a reconnaissance mission and, strangest of all, a small fir tree hung with fruit, candles, and cardboard stars. Suddenly, Knott and the others must unravel these mysteries, learning as they do about themselves, about one another, and about the "enemy," until A Midnight Clear reaches its unexpected climax, one of the most shattering in the literature of war.
During the Depression, a 10-year-old boy befriends a carnival stuntman and his lion cub and learns about the meaning of family, loyalty, love, and survival.
'Tato' to wzruszająca saga rodzinna, ukazująca codzienne życie trzech pokoleń przeciętnych Amerykanów, osnuta na kanwie przeżyć pisarza. Bohater powieści, wyrwany z najbliższego otoczenia i rodziny, ulega głębokiemu przeobrażeniu wewnętrznemu w kontakcie z wielkomiejskim światem zmiennych norm moralnych i gwałtownego rozwoju techniki. Zderzenie tych dwóch tak całkowicie odmiennych światów sprawia, że bohater na nowo odkrywa dawne wartości, które okazują się najtrwalsze: miłość do ojca, przyjaźń i wierność samemu sobie.
Nachdem er Familie und Karriere aufgegeben hat, erlebt ein amerikanischer Manager mittleren Alters in Paris eine ungewöhnliche und ernsthafte Liebesgeschichte.
