Moons of Grandeur: A Book of Poems (Classic Reprint), Benet William Rose
Автор: Benet Stephen Vincent Название: The Devil and Daniel Webster, and Other Tales of American History ISBN: 069231542X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692315422 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 12470.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Vincent Ben t was one of America's greatest storytellers, most famous for his witty and moving tribute to American history, The Devil and Daniel Webster, where a trial for a man's soul becomes a trial of America itself, of all that is best and worst in a great and tumultuous new country.
In addition, this collection includes six more of Ben t's best short stories, which in a similar vein, depict compelling and diverse elements in America's great social tapestry, with memorable and often amusing characters: a man whose toothache leads him to encounter Paul Revere on the eve of the American Revolution; a Jewish immigrant who discovers a new experience of life as a trader on the American frontier; a woman brought from Africa as a slave who teaches her grandson the price of freedom; an old confederate colonel, hateful and unwilling to accept the loss of his old world; and an adventurous young man who discovers the folly in all walks of human life.
The stories included are:
The Devil and Daniel Webster Jacob and the Indians A Tooth for Paul Revere Freedom's a Hard-Bought Thing O'Halloran's Luck The Die-Hard Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer
Автор: Benet Stephen Vincent Название: A Death in the Country, and Other Tales of Our Time ISBN: 0692558845 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692558843 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 11320.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Among Ben t's most beautiful and moving works are these eight deceptively simple short stories that he assembled as Tales of Our Time. Each tale uses a seemingly commonplace situation-a class reunion, a funeral, teenagers falling in love in the summer, a family embarrassed by a father's crude joke, a marriage quietly failing under cover of social courtesies-to expose the fraught and complex dimensions of the characters' relationship to society and themselves.
The picture of America that these stories paint is full of wit and humor, but also sorrow and tragic awareness. They are a reminder to today's reader of how much of our "modern" experience is really universal, and how even those people and societies most changed by the course of progress remain at heart the same people, for better and worse.
Автор: Benet Elle Название: They Made Me Do It ISBN: 0615520308 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780615520308 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 26180.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Rubay Donnell Название: With a Dream So Proud: The Life of Stephen Vincent Benet ISBN: 0970373759 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780970373755 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 13750.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Benet Laura Название: Is Morning Sure? ISBN: 125899612X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781258996123 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 26910.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Benet, Philippe Название: Thailand ISBN: 2884526218 ISBN-13(EAN): 9782884526210 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5270.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Thailand is truly the land of smiles. This title leads you along the highways and byways of this appealing country, from the temples and palaces of the vibrant capital, Bangkok, to the Golden Triangle and mysterious mountains of the North.
