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(0)Shirley Hazzard
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Publisher
Ullstein eBooks
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Deutsch
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»Ein fast perfekter Roman. Shirley Hazzard schreibt so gut wie Stendhal.« The New York Times
Die ungleichen Waisen Caro und Grace Bell verlassen Australien, um im England nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg ein neues Leben beginnen. Sie treffen dort auf die Männer, mit denen sich ihre Leben in den folgenden drei Jahrzehnten durch alle politischen Verwerfungen und über die Kontinente hinweg verweben. Astronom Ted Tice umwirbt die selbstbewusste Caro, die...
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English
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The Great Fire is an extraordinary love story set in the immediate aftermath of the great conflagration of the Second World War. In war-torn Asia and stricken Europe, men and women, still young but veterans of harsh experience, must reinvent their lives and expectations, and learn, from their past, to dream again. Some will fulfill their destinies, others will falter. At the center of the story, a brave and brilliant soldier finds that survival and...
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1963
Edition
[1st American ed.]
Language
English
Description
From the author of The Great Fire, a collection of stories about love and acceptance, expectations and disappointment
Shirley Hazzard's stories are sharp, sensitive portrayals of moments of crisis. Whether they are set in the Italian countryside or suburban Connecticut, the stories deal with real people and real problems.
In the title piece, a young widow is surprised and ashamed by her lack of grief for her husband.
In "A Place in the Country,"...