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Richard Lourie

    July 16, 1940
    Richard Lourie
    Verräter leben länger
    Wstręt do tulipanów
    Stalin
    Putin
    Joop
    A Minor Apocalypse. A Novel
    • A Minor Apocalypse. A Novel

      • 238 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      4.0(1052)Add rating

      As in his novel The Polish Complex, Konwicki's A Minor Apocalypse stars a narrator and character named Konwicki, who has been asked to set himself on fire that evening in front of the Communist Party headquarters in Warsaw in an act of protest. He accepts the commission, but without any clear idea of whether he will actually go through with the self-immolation. He spends the rest of the day wandering the streets of Warsaw, being tortured by the secret police and falling in love. Both himself and Everyman, the character-author experiences the effects of ideologies and bureaucracies gone insane with, as always in history, the individual struggling for survival rather than offering himself up on the pyre of the greater good. Brilliantly translated by Richard Lourie, A Minor Apocalypse is one of the most important novels to emerge from Poland in the last twenty five years.

      A Minor Apocalypse. A Novel
    • Joop

      A Novel of Anne Frank

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      3.5(28)Add rating

      The narrative unfolds through the eyes of Joop, who, during the Nazi occupation, grapples with his desire for paternal approval and the instinct to protect his family. His choices as a young boy lead to a devastating betrayal that echoes through history, revealing the complexities of human morality in times of crisis. Set against the backdrop of present-day Amsterdam, the story intertwines past and present, exploring themes of guilt, responsibility, and the far-reaching consequences of one's actions.

      Joop
    • Putin

      • 264 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      For reasons made clear in this book, Putins Russia will collapse just as Imperial Russia did in 1917 and as Soviet Russia did in 1991. The only questions are when, how violently, and with how much peril for the world. The U.S. election complicates everything, including Putins next land grab, cyber- espionage, relations with China, and much more. Richard Lourie is a leading expert on Russia.

      Putin
    • Wstręt do tulipanów

      • 205 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      3.5(38)Add rating

      Wiele lat po wojnie do Joopa powraca koszmar, o kt�rym na zawsze chciał zapomnieć. Tylko on nosi w sobie odpowiedź na pytanie, kt�re dręczy ludzi na całym świecie. Tylko on zna tajemnicę śmierci Anny Frank.Przed oczami Joopa stają obrazy z dzieciństwa. Uśmiech matki na widok kostki jaśminowego mydła. Bracia walczący o zabawkę ? opaskę z gwiazdą Dawida. Ojciec, o kt�rego miłość i akceptację tak desperacko zabiegał. Jaka jest cena ojcowskiej miłości? Gdzie leży granica poświęcenia dla ukochanych os�b?Historia Joopa to poruszająca opowieść o miłości dziecka, okrucieństwie wojny i koszmarach przeszłości.

      Wstręt do tulipanów
    • Ein Polit-Thriller der Zeit von Glasnost und Perestroika. Als bei den Supermächten in Ost und West die Friedenswilligen wieder einmal zu unterliegen drohen, nimmt im Kreml ein von den Sowjets gekidnapptes amerikanisches Informatik-Genie die Dinge in die Hand. Richard Lourie, Sohn russischer Emigranten, ist einer der renommiertesten Übersetzer russischer und polnischer Literatur in Amerika. Sein erster Roman „Sagittarius in Warsawa“ wurde mit dem Henry Jackson-Preis ausgezeichnet. Mit seinem Roman „Verräter leben länger“ wurde er 1987 erstmals dem deutschsprachigen Lesepublikum vorgestellt.

      Die Fernstenliebe der Spione
    • Auf gründlichen Recherchen in Berichten, Akten und bei den beteiligten Personen basierende Geschichte des Massenmörders, der die sowjetische Bevölkerung ein Jahrzehnt lang in Angst und Schrecken versetzte.

      Tschikatilo. Die Jagd nach dem Teufel von Rostow
    • Zátah na ďábla

      • 325 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.2(90)Add rating

      Pojednává o životě, dopadení, výsleších i obětech masového vraha a kanibala Čikatila.

      Zátah na ďábla