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Jenny Offill

    Jenny Offill is an American author whose works are distinguished by their incisive explorations of the human psyche and the complexities of relationships. Her prose delves into themes of love, loss, and the search for meaning within everyday life. With a distinctive voice that blends humor and profound melancholy, Offill captures the fragility of human existence while celebrating its enduring resilience. Her literary contribution lies in illuminating the small, potent moments that shape our lives and identities.

    Jenny Offill
    Annas kosmischer Kalender
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    Dept. of Speculation. Amt für Mutmaßungen, englische Ausgabe
    Dept. of speculation
    Sparky!
    • The ingenious author of 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore and a brilliant illustrator and production designer of the Coraline movie have created a hilarious, touching picture book perfect for young animal lovers. Like the Caldecott Medal-winning Officer Buckle and Gloria, Sparky stars a pet who has more to offer than meets the eye. When our narrator orders a sloth through the mail, the creature that arrives isn't good at tricks or hide-and-seek . . . or much of anything. Still, there's something about Sparky that is irresistible. Winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award

      Sparky!
    • They used to send each other letters. The return address was always the same: Dept. of Speculation. They used to be young, brave, and giddy with hopes for their future. They got married, had a child, and skated through all the small calamities of family life. But then, slowly, quietly something changes. As the years rush by, fears creep in and doubts accumlate until finally their life as they know it cracks apart and they find themselves forced to reassess what they have lost, what is left, and what they want now.

      Dept. of speculation
    • Weather

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      3.6(29657)Add rating

      From the author of Dept. of Speculation, a dazzling and deadpan new novel about hope and despair, fear and comfort as it plays out in these times of environmental and political turbulence.

      Weather
    • Grace Davitt, acht Jahre alt, lebt mit ihren Eltern in ländlichem Vermont. Ihre Welt besteht aus ihrem Zuhause, den Wäldern am See, der unheimlichen Hundehütte im Garten und ihrer Lieblingslektüre, der Enzyklopädie des Unerklärlichen, die Monster alphabetisch auflistet. Dieses Buch ist ein Geschenk ihrer Mutter Anna, die eine Vorliebe für das Wunderbare und Phantastische hat. Anna behauptet, einst ein Seeungeheuer auf dem Lake Champlain gesehen zu haben, vielleicht einen überlebenden Dinosaurier. Sie ist das Zentrum von Graces Welt: phantasievoll, originell und exzentrisch, eher wie eine unheimliche Fee als eine traditionelle Mutter. Grace bewundert ihre Mutter für ihre verrückten Unternehmungen, wie nächtliches Schwimmen im See, bei dem Grace fast ertrinkt, und ihre Geheimsprache. Anna beginnt, den Halt in der Realität zu verlieren, was Grace jedoch nicht bemerkt. Stattdessen ist sie fasziniert von Annas spontanen Reisen durch die USA und anderen Abweichungen von der Normalität. Annas kosmischer Kalender spiegelt die kindliche Welt wider, in der Magie und Gefahr miteinander verwoben sind.

      Annas kosmischer Kalender