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Sophie Zeitz

    The Emperor of Shoes
    Looking for Alaska
    Tribut. Thriller
    Jinx. Nominiert für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2004, Kategorie Jugendbuch
    • Ein Versicherungsdetektiv und eine Wissenschaftlerin jagen ein geheimnisvolles chinesisches Amulett mit übernatürlichen Kräften. Nach einem brutalen Einbruch in London, bei dem zwei Täter sterben, riskieren sie ihr Leben gegen gefährliche Gegner, um das Amulett und ein mysteriöses Vermächtnis zu finden.

      Tribut. Thriller
    • Looking for Alaska

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      3.8(15377)Add rating

      The unmissable first novel from bestselling and award-winning author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS.

      Looking for Alaska
    • The Emperor of Shoes

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.0(46)Add rating

      From an exciting new voice in literary fiction, a transfixing story about an expatriate in southern China and his burgeoning relationship with a seamstress intent on inspiring dramatic political change Alex Cohen, a twenty-six-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in southern China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant's vast floors and assembly lines, he comes to a grim realization: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex's own father is engaging in bribes to protect the bottom line. When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his sympathies begin to shift. She is an embedded organizer of a pro-democratic Chinese party, secretly sowing dissonance among her fellow laborers. Will Alex remain loyal to his father and his heritage? Or will the sparks of revolution ignite? Deftly plotted and vibrantly drawn, The Emperor of Shoes is a timely meditation on idealism, ambition, father-son rivalry and cultural revolution, set against a vivid backdrop of social and technological change.

      The Emperor of Shoes