Dirk van Gunsteren Books

Diese Auswahl umfasst fünf Short Stories der Psychologin Patricia Highsmith, die eindrucksvoll zeigt, dass es für die Erkundung seelischer Untiefen keinen Mord braucht. Mit unerwarteten Wendungen und tiefen Einsichten ins Allzumenschliche beleuchtet der Erzählband eine besondere Facette der Autorin.

The story of a young man who visits the Ukraine to find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Narrated in part by a Ukrainian translator, who has a murderous approach to the English language, and in part by the young man, who reanimates the lives of his grandfather and ancestors.

I wish to advocate for Nature and the concept of absolute freedom and wildness, contrasting it with mere civil freedom and culture. I see man as an integral part of Nature rather than just a member of society. My intention is to make a strong statement, as there are already many defenders of civilization. In my experience, I have encountered only a few individuals who truly understand the art of Walking—those who possess a genius for SAUNTERING. This term originates from idle people in the Middle Ages who wandered in search of charity, claiming to be on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, leading children to call them Sainte-Terrers or Saunterers. While some may wander without purpose, true saunterers seek a deeper connection to their surroundings. The essence of sauntering lies in having no fixed home, feeling equally at home everywhere. This is the key to successful sauntering. In contrast, those who remain confined indoors may be the true vagrants. A genuine saunterer is like a meandering river, always striving for the shortest path to the sea. I favor the first derivation of sauntering, as every walk becomes a personal crusade, a quest to reclaim our Holy Land from the forces that seek to diminish it.

In a federal prison, three former judges who call themselves "the brethren" meet in the law library to run a rougher form of justice inside their community and make a some money, but when one of their scams derails, they are forced to confront the world of their own creation.