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Glorious Exploits
One of the most original and brilliant Irish debuts in years
€ 14,95 -
Helden zonder glorie
Een ingenieuze mengeling van Roddy Doyle en Euripides – heel origineel en een feest om te lezen.’ – PAUL MURRAY Gelon: visionair, dromer, liefhebber van Griekse tragedies. Lampo: werkloos, vriend van Gelon, verliefd op slavin Lyra. Beiden zijn lokale pottenbakkers met amper een obool op zak.Het is 412 v.Chr., de invasie van Sicilië door Athene in de Peloponnesische Oorlog is catastrofaal mislukt. Duizenden Atheense krijgsgevangenen zijn opgesloten in een steengroeve in Syracuse, waar ze in de verzengende hitte creperen van de honger. Dan komt Gelon op een idee: we gaan Medeia opvoeren in de steengroeve. En wie regels van Euripides kan declameren, mag meedoen en krijgt brood, olijven en wijn. Want je kunt de indringers haten, maar toch van hun dichtkunst houden, meent Gelon. Het is gewaagd. Het is niet zonder gevaar. En het project zal het slechtste en het beste in de mens naar boven halen. Gekozen als BOOK OF THE YEAR door The Guardian, The Independent, The Irish Times, The Financial Times en Times Literary Supplement
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Eroi senza gloria
È il 412 a.C., Atene ha perso la guerra e a Siracusa i soldati prigionieri sono confinati nelle cave alla periferia della città, incatenati sotto il sole, costretti a stenti e sofferenze sino alla morte. È qui che Lampo, un giovane disilluso e dedito solo alle risse e al vino, un giorno accompagna l'amico Gelone che chiede ai prigionieri di recitare i versi di Euripide in cambio di pane e olive. Gelone è innamorato della grande tragedia greca ed escogita un piano coraggioso: allestire lì nelle cave, con l'aiuto dei prigionieri, la Medea e Le Troiane. All'inizio Lampo è indifferente, ma l'audacia del progetto lo conquista, trova il denaro per i costumi e le scene, stringe amicizia con l'ateniese Paches e si innamora di Lyra, una giovane schiava. Quando lo spettacolo va in scena, però, si riaccende l'odio dei siracusani nei confronti degli ateniesi, e così Lampo e Gelone dovranno difendere la loro impresa e portare in salvo i loro nuovi amici. L'uomo di Ferdia Lennon è schiacciato dall'apatia e dalla guerra, ma si riscopre umano e si apre alla compassione e all'amore rifiutando il mito violento dell'eroismo. "Eroi senza gloria" è una storia antica che con una lingua esuberante ci parla dell'oggi, di fratellanza e di conflitti, e di come a dispetto dell'indifferenza la bellezza sia in grado di farci immaginare qualcosa di più grande. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
€ 32,50 -
Muhtesem Zaferler
Ferdia Lennon, savas esirlerinin gölgesinde filizlenen bu muzip ve incelikle islenmis hikayeyi, carpici bir duyarlilikla kaleme alarak Irlanda edebiyatinin en parlak yeni seslerinden biri oldu. Sicilyada, Siraküzalilarin Atinali isyancilari esir aldigi tas ocaginda baslayan Muhtesem Zaferler siire ve ickiye düskün, kaderleri birbirine siki sikiya bagli iki cömlekci olan Lampo ve Gelonun Medeanin tam tesekküllü bir prodüksiyonunu sahnelemeye karar vermesiyle sekilleniyor. Sanatin insani nasil bastan yarattigini, özgürlügün sinirlarini ve bir baskasina duyulan kacinilmaz muhtacligi irdeleyen bu roman, esaret ile kurtulus arasindaki o belirsiz esigi adimlarken insan ruhunun trajikomik yanlarini da gözler önüne seriyor. Kivrak ama sert, hüzünlü ama direngen, dokunakli ama kacinilmaz bicimde komik. Muhtesem Zaferler bir tragedyadan beklenen her seyi veriyor sarsiyor, yikiyor ve sonunda ayakta alkislatiyor.
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Glorious Exploits
€ 19,95 -
Deus Ex
€ 31,95 -
Glorreiche Taten
«Ein brillanter Roman über Freundschaft, die heilende Kraft der Kunst und darüber, warum wir für unsere Träume kämpfen müssen. Ich liebe dieses Buch.» Douglas Stuart Syrakus im 5. Jh. v. Chr.: Nach ihrer Niederlage in einer legendär gewordenen Seeschlacht darben Hunderte athenischer Kriegsgefangener in den Steinbrüchen der Stadt. Die Freunde Lampo und Gelon, beide arbeitslose Töpfer und große Fans von Euripides, schmieden den Plan, mit den Gefangenen «Medea» zu inszenieren, als Lohn gibt es Brot und Wein. Eine richtige Aufführung, die bis in alle Ewigkeit besungen wird. Doch ein Theaterstück aufzuführen ist fast ebenso gefährlich, wie in den Krieg zu ziehen. Denn das Syrakuser Publikum ist wenig begeistert davon, den Kriegern zuzujubeln, die vorher ihre Familien überfallen haben. Als sich Lampo auch noch in Lyra, eine Sklavin aus Lydien, verliebt, die ihm Lesen und Schreiben beibringen möchte, ist das Chaos perfekt. Schließlich wird der Mut der beiden Freunde auf eine Probe gestellt, die sie sich nie hätten vorstellen können ... Ein mitreißender Roman über die Macht der Kunst und den Mut, von etwas zu träumen, das größer ist als wir selbst. Ferdia Lennon schreibt klug, wahnsinnig unterhaltsam und zutiefst bewegend über das, was uns als Menschen ausmacht.
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Glorious Exploits
€ 29,50 -
Glorious Exploits
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2024LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2025A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIMEA BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS PICKPICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT, THE IRISH TIMES, THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND THE TLS'One of the most original and brilliant debuts in years' Irish Times'Bold and totally unexpected ... I was hooked from the first page' Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain'Brilliant ... Hilarious, moving, and profound' R. F. Kuang, author of Yellowface***Ancient Sicily. Enter GELON: visionary, dreamer, theatre lover. Enter LAMPO: feckless, jobless, in need of a distraction.Imprisoned in the quarries of Syracuse, thousands of defeated Athenians hang on by the thinnest of threads.They're fading in the baking heat, but not everything is lost: they can still recite lines from Greek tragedy when tempted by Lampo and Gelon with goatskins of wine and scraps of food.And so an idea is born. Because, after all, you can hate the invaders but still love their poetry.It's audacious. It might even be dangerous. But like all the best things in life - love, friendship, art itself - it will reveal the very worst, and the very best, of what humans are capable of.What could possibly go wrong?***'Fierce, funny, fast-paced ... Brings the ancient world roaring to life' Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre'Love, war, poetry, reckless ambition, terrible failure, and glorious triumph ... A delicious treat of a read. I loved it' Jon McGregor, author of Lean Fall StandSunday Times bestseller, August 2024
€ 19,00 -
Glorious Exploits
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2024LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2025A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIMEA BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS PICKPICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT, THE IRISH TIMES, THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND THE TLS'One of the most original and brilliant debuts in years' Irish Times'Bold and totally unexpected ... I was hooked from the first page' Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain'Brilliant ... Hilarious, moving, and profound' R. F. Kuang, author of Yellowface***Ancient Sicily. Enter GELON: visionary, dreamer, theatre lover. Enter LAMPO: feckless, jobless, in need of a distraction. Imprisoned in the quarries of Syracuse, thousands of defeated Athenians hang on by the thinnest of threads. They're fading in the baking heat, but not everything is lost: they can still recite lines from Greek tragedy when tempted by Lampo and Gelon with goatskins of wine and scraps of food. And so an idea is born. Because, after all, you can hate the invaders but still love their poetry. It's audacious. It might even be dangerous. But like all the best things in life - love, friendship, art itself - it will reveal the very worst, and the very best, of what humans are capable of. What could possibly go wrong?***'Fierce, funny, fast-paced ... Brings the ancient world roaring to life' Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre'Love, war, poetry, reckless ambition, terrible failure, and glorious triumph ... A delicious treat of a read. I loved it' Jon McGregor, author of Lean Fall StandSunday Times bestseller, August 2024
€ 21,50 -
Helden zonder glorie
E-bookEen ingenieuze mengeling van Roddy Doyle en Euripides - heel origineel en een feest om te lezen.' - PAUL MURRAY Gelon: visionair, dromer, liefhebber van Griekse tragedies. Lampo: werkloos, vriend van Gelon, verliefd op slavin Lyra. Beiden zijn lokale pottenbakkers met amper een obool op zak.Het is 412 v.Chr., de invasie van Sicilië door Athene in de Peloponnesische Oorlog is catastrofaal mislukt. Duizenden Atheense krijgsgevangenen zijn opgesloten in een steengroeve in Syracuse, waar ze in de verzengende hitte creperen van de honger. Dan komt Gelon op een idee: we gaan Medeia opvoeren in de steengroeve. En wie regels van Euripides kan declameren, mag meedoen en krijgt brood, olijven en wijn. Want je kunt de indringers haten, maar toch van hun dichtkunst houden, meent Gelon. Het is gewaagd. Het is niet zonder gevaar. En het project zal het slechtste en het beste in de mens naar boven halen. Gekozen als BOOK OF THE YEAR door The Guardian, The Independent, The Irish Times, The Financial Times en Times Literary Supplement
€ 12,99