Mario Molegraaf Books

Bloemlezing uit de Nederlandstalige poëzie vanaf Gezelle.

Karoo est consultant en scénario pour Hollywood ; en clair, il réécrit des films pour les rendre plus commerciaux. La cinquantaine, séparé de sa femme et de son fils adoptif dont il ne s’occupe pas, gros fumeur et alcoolique ne parvenant même plus à être ivre, il traîne de nombreuses névroses très particulières. Sa vie change le jour où, en visionnant un film, il tombe amoureux d’une actrice qu’il soupçonne être la mère naturelle de son fils. Il tente alors de se racheter en faisant de la comédienne médiocre une superstar… Mais rien ne se passe comme prévu.

Populair-wetenschappelijke analyse van de wijze waarop de oude Grieken en Romeinen maatschappelijke, economische en politieke problemen aanpakten die vergelijkbaar zijn met de hedendaagse.

A colorful cast of Miami's residents and visitors navigate their daily lives, both legal and illegal, in a panoramic story of contemporary America. Officer Nestor Camacho patrols Biscayne Bay, immersing himself in a city where diverse cultures intersect at the ballot box. This melting pot is filled with complex characters, including the Cuban mayor, a black police chief, a young muckraking journalist, and his Yale-educated editor at the Miami Herald. There's also an Anglo sex-addiction psychiatrist and his enchanting Latina nurse, along with a billionaire patient grappling with porn addiction. A Haitian professor, who aspires for his daughter Ghislaine to "pass" for white, adds to the mix, as does her Creole-speaking little brother. The narrative also features crack dealers in the neighborhoods and clueless art collectors at the Miami Art Basel Fair, spending millions on de-skilled art. Tensions rise as black drug dealers clash with Cuban cops, while spectators at the Columbus Day Regatta seek out post-race festivities. Amidst this vibrant chaos, ex-New Yorkers at an "Active Adult" condo and a group of shady Russians contribute to the city's eclectic tapestry.

One Fifth Avenue, the Art Deco beauty towering over one of Manhattan's oldest and most historically hip neighborhoods, is a one-of-a-kind address, the sort of building you have to earn your way into - one way or another. For the women in Candace Bushnell's new novel, One Fifth Avenue is at the heart of the lives they've carefully established, or hope to establish. Schiffer Diamond, a forty-something actress, is busily proving that women of style are truly ageless; spoiled, self-assured Lola is determined to claw a way into the building; Annalisa is a reluctant socialite; while bitter Mindy, married to an under-published writer, has been the family breadwinner for too long. And then there is Enid, the glamorous grande dame and gossip columnist, who has lived at One Fifth Avenue for decades, and sees everything there is to see from her penthouse view.