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The Man Who Loved Children

A Novel

de Christina Stead ...

"This crazy, gorgeous family novel" written at the end of the Great Depression "is one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth century" (Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times).First published in 1940, The Man Who Loved Children was rediscovered in 1965 thanks to the poet Randall Jarrell's eloquent introduction (included in this ebook edition), which compares Christina Stead to Leo ... Leer más

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"This crazy, gorgeous family novel" written at the end of the Great Depression "is one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth century" (Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times).First published in 1940, The Man Who Loved Children was rediscovered in 1965 thanks to the poet Randall Jarrell's eloquent introduction (included in this ebook edition), which compares Christina Stead to Leo
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The Little Hotel

de Christina Stead ...

At the Hotel Swiss-Touring, both the guests and the staff get tangled in intrigues and veiled confessions"If you knew what happens in the hotel every day!" Madame Bonnard, the eccentric and inquisitive owner of the Hotel Swiss-Touring—a third-rate Swiss hotel—knows her guests' many secrets, things they wouldn't tell their friends, family, or lawyers. They come from all over Europe in the wake of ... Leer más

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At the Hotel Swiss-Touring, both the guests and the staff get tangled in intrigues and veiled confessions"If you knew what happens in the hotel every day!" Madame Bonnard, the eccentric and inquisitive owner of the Hotel Swiss-Touring—a third-rate Swiss hotel—knows her guests' many secrets, things they wouldn't tell their friends, family, or lawyers. They come from all over Europe in the wake of
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Letty Fox

Her Luck

de Christina Stead ...

From Paris to London to wartime New York, a young woman comes of age—and comes apart—in this witty novel by the author of The Man Who Loved Children.When Letty Fox first arrives in Manhattan, her goal is to escape her chaotic upbringing in London and Paris and the cynicism of her family, and create a fresh new start. This will be the existence she dreamed of—flitting from affair to affair, ... Leer más

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From Paris to London to wartime New York, a young woman comes of age—and comes apart—in this witty novel by the author of The Man Who Loved Children.When Letty Fox first arrives in Manhattan, her goal is to escape her chaotic upbringing in London and Paris and the cynicism of her family, and create a fresh new start. This will be the existence she dreamed of—flitting from affair to affair,
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I'm Dying Laughing

The Humourist

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Christina Stead's unforgettable final novel—a profound examination of love and radicalism during the McCarthy eraIn the wake of the Great Depression, Emily Wilkes, a young American journalist, travels to a Europe still scarred by World War I. During her crossing, she meets Stephen Howard, a charismatic and wealthy Communist who quickly converts Emily to his ideals when the two become lovers. Upon ... Leer más

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Christina Stead's unforgettable final novel—a profound examination of love and radicalism during the McCarthy eraIn the wake of the Great Depression, Emily Wilkes, a young American journalist, travels to a Europe still scarred by World War I. During her crossing, she meets Stephen Howard, a charismatic and wealthy Communist who quickly converts Emily to his ideals when the two become lovers. Upon
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House of All Nations

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The devious world of international finance comes alive in Christina Stead's enthralling epic about a ruthless bank director in 1930s ParisPraised as "a work of extraordinary talent" by the New York Times, Christina Stead's ambitiously layered House of All Nations is an engrossing satire of wealth and manipulation. Set in an elite European bank in the 1930s, Stead's epic spans the interwar years ... Leer más

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The devious world of international finance comes alive in Christina Stead's enthralling epic about a ruthless bank director in 1930s ParisPraised as "a work of extraordinary talent" by the New York Times, Christina Stead's ambitiously layered House of All Nations is an engrossing satire of wealth and manipulation. Set in an elite European bank in the 1930s, Stead's epic spans the interwar years
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For Love Alone

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One woman's obsession with love and fate leads her to unexpected truths about passion, sexuality, and power in 1930s LondonDriven by a belief in love above all else, Teresa Hawkins leaves her life in Australia and moves to London in search of her destiny. After years of emotional distance within her family, and despite her naïveté of the vagaries of heartache, Teresa dedicates her life to the ... Leer más

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One woman's obsession with love and fate leads her to unexpected truths about passion, sexuality, and power in 1930s LondonDriven by a belief in love above all else, Teresa Hawkins leaves her life in Australia and moves to London in search of her destiny. After years of emotional distance within her family, and despite her naïveté of the vagaries of heartache, Teresa dedicates her life to the
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L’uomo che amava i bambini

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«“L’uomo che amava i bambini” è il genere di libro che, se fa per voi, fa “davvero” per voi. Sono convinto che decine di migliaia di persone benedirebbero il giorno in cui è stato pubblicato, se solo sapessero che esiste. Forse non lo avrei trovato neppure io, se nel 1983 mia moglie non lo avesse scoperto nella biblioteca pubblica di Somerville, per poi dichiararlo il libro più vero che avesse mai ... Leer más

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«“L’uomo che amava i bambini” è il genere di libro che, se fa per voi, fa “davvero” per voi. Sono convinto che decine di migliaia di persone benedirebbero il giorno in cui è stato pubblicato, se solo sapessero che esiste. Forse non lo avrei trovato neppure io, se nel 1983 mia moglie non lo avesse scoperto nella biblioteca pubblica di Somerville, per poi dichiararlo il libro più vero che avesse mai
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Un tè e quattro chiacchiere

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C’è «una donna fatale e un giorno fatale» per ogni uomo, dice Peter Hoag, personaggio secondario di questo mirabile romanzo e factotum che svolge servizi loschi di ogni sorta per padroni altrettanto loschi. E quel giorno e quella donna verranno anche per il protagonista di questa storia, Robert Grant, che merita di trovare un posto tra le figure romanzesche più affascinanti del secolo. Ma prima ... Leer más

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C’è «una donna fatale e un giorno fatale» per ogni uomo, dice Peter Hoag, personaggio secondario di questo mirabile romanzo e factotum che svolge servizi loschi di ogni sorta per padroni altrettanto loschi. E quel giorno e quella donna verranno anche per il protagonista di questa storia, Robert Grant, che merita di trovare un posto tra le figure romanzesche più affascinanti del secolo. Ma prima
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Il piccolo hotel

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In un piccolo hotel sulle rive del Lago Lemano uomini e donne di varie nazionalità trascinano pigramente la propria vita – nell’attesa che il mondo uscito dalla seconda guerra mondiale acquisti tratti meglio deﬁniti. Nella neutralità spaziotemporale dell’amena località, nella nitida impersonalità dell’albergo gli ospiti si avvicendano, vagano sospesi: lontani dai loro paesi d’origine e dai milieu ... Leer más

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In un piccolo hotel sulle rive del Lago Lemano uomini e donne di varie nazionalità trascinano pigramente la propria vita – nell’attesa che il mondo uscito dalla seconda guerra mondiale acquisti tratti meglio deﬁniti. Nella neutralità spaziotemporale dell’amena località, nella nitida impersonalità dell’albergo gli ospiti si avvicendano, vagano sospesi: lontani dai loro paesi d’origine e dai milieu
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Letty Fox

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«Non c’è frase di questo romanzo che non commuova e non sospinga verso la prossima con spontanea curiosità e gratitudine. Poi, però, finisce, ma giusto all’ultima parola e non a una di meno» (Aldo Busi). In una calda primavera del 1942 una sensuale ventiquattrenne, dopo aver inutilmente aspettato la telefonata del suo uomo del momento, lascia la sua stanza d’albergo e si butta per le vie del ... Leer más

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«Non c’è frase di questo romanzo che non commuova e non sospinga verso la prossima con spontanea curiosità e gratitudine. Poi, però, finisce, ma giusto all’ultima parola e non a una di meno» (Aldo Busi). In una calda primavera del 1942 una sensuale ventiquattrenne, dopo aver inutilmente aspettato la telefonata del suo uomo del momento, lascia la sua stanza d’albergo e si butta per le vie del
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The Man Who Loved Children

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Sam and Henny Pollit have too many children, too little money, and too much loathing for one another. As Sam uses the children’s adoration to feed his own voracious ego, Henny watches in bleak despair, knowing the bitter reality that lies just below his mad visions. A chilling novel of the relations between parents and children, husbands and wives, The Man Who Loved Children is acknowledged as a ... Leer más

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Sam and Henny Pollit have too many children, too little money, and too much loathing for one another. As Sam uses the children’s adoration to feed his own voracious ego, Henny watches in bleak despair, knowing the bitter reality that lies just below his mad visions. A chilling novel of the relations between parents and children, husbands and wives, The Man Who Loved Children is acknowledged as a
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I’m Dying Laughing

The Humorist

de Christina Stead ...

Narrado por Anna Fields ...

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20 hora 38 minutos

This last great work by one of the century’s great writers is a large and original novel of betrayal and self-delusion, madness and consuming passions, that recreates to chilling effect the political turbulence of the American Left and the clamor and menace of the McCarthy Right. Not since her classic The Man Who Loved Children has Stead fashioned such willful and memorable characters as Emily ... Leer más

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This last great work by one of the century’s great writers is a large and original novel of betrayal and self-delusion, madness and consuming passions, that recreates to chilling effect the political turbulence of the American Left and the clamor and menace of the McCarthy Right. Not since her classic The Man Who Loved Children has Stead fashioned such willful and memorable characters as Emily
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