In dem Buch "Er war kein Bergsteiger" hält Susanne Kowalsky die Geschichten ihres Vaters Albrecht Kowalsky fest, der 40 Jahre lang unter Tage im Bergbau gearbeitet hat.
Pravozashchitnitsa Anna Karetnikova rasskazyvaet o rabote analitikom v rossiiskoi Federal'noi sluzhbe ispolneniya nakazanii v 2016-2022 godakh: o povsednevnoi zhizni SIZO, o lyudyakh, okazavshikhsya po raznye storony reshyotki, o bor'be s byurokratiei i ravnodushiem.
A poignant and revelatory memoir from acclaimed novelist and actor Denise Nicholas that offers an intimate exploration of her multifaceted life, delving deeply into themes of artistic self-invention, race, and grief.
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER * FINALIST FOR 2024 TASTE CANADA AWARD - CULINARY NARRATIVES * FINALIST FOR THE 2024 OTTAWA BOOK AWARDSA powerful memoir about one woman who resurrects her life and career in the glamorous but sexist wine industry.
The beautifully hand-drawn true story of artist Joshua Santospirito's visit to the Aeolian Islands of Italy with his parents to seek out past connections and family roots.
Thrust into a hostile world, and unable to comprehend the language, Heike, an immigrant and 'enemy' child, struggles to understand the English islanders as she adjusts to the new identity demanded of her.
Haunted by memories of a Tanzanian childhood abruptly ended when her parents were deported, Jane Bryce returns in search of the past only to be ambushed by the present.
A multi-award-winning journalist and former editor-in-chief of a major Australian newspaper searingly explores his Jewish identity at a time when a substantial - and growing - part of the left is opposed to the very existence of Israel as a Jewish state.
Ein Thema, das uns alle angeht, ein Buch, das Hoffnung macht: Ece Temelkuran schreibt so schonungslos wie personlich uber Exil und die Notwendigkeit, eine neue Heimat zu finden.
Zwischen Aharon Appelfeld und Valérie Zenatti, der Übersetzerin seiner Romane aus dem Hebräischen ins Französische, entwickelt sich durch Sprache und Schweigen, Stimme und Gesten eine intensive Verbundenheit, die auch nach seinem plötzlichen Tod nicht abreißt.
When Louisa Deasey receives a message from a French woman called Coralie, who has found a cachet of letters in an attic, written by Louisa's father, neither woman can imagine the events it will set in motion.
From an inaugural winner of the Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers comes a funny, energetic coming-of-age story that isn't quite like any other book you'll read this year.
From one of Mexico's most important writers, a fictionalised memoir about three men who are driven to escape the confines of their traditional lives and roles.
The story of a French journalist who infiltrated the country's police force, revealing a culture of racism and violence in which officers act with impunity.
Sie war Teil der IAA-Blockade in Munchen und der spektakularen Barberini-Aktion in Potsdam, ihr juristisches Wissen setzt sie dazu ein, die Rechtshilfe fur andere Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten aufzubauen.
