Daniel Hahn Bücher

An energizing real-time journey through the translation of Never Did the Fire and the process of literary translation.

This indispensable volume, based on the popular Fifth Edition of The Oxford Companion to English Literature, features over five thousand alphabetically arranged entries covering novels, plays, songs, poems, authors, and literary movements. It includes useful plot summaries, entries on significant fictional characters, and biographical articles on influential figures in literature, all presented with a light touch that enhances readability. Fully revised and updated, it introduces sixty new entries on contemporary writers such as Peter Ackroyd, Martin Amis, P.D. James, and Toni Morrison, along with new appendices listing Nobel, Booker, and Pulitzer prize winners. The content spans topics once considered non-literary, including detective stories, science fiction, children's literature, and comic strips, and addresses important movements and critical theories, including recent developments in Freudian and Marxist criticism. With extensive coverage of global literature, entries on literary movements and critics, updated information on modern authors, and new essays on topics like parody, anachronism, and autobiography, this volume is an essential resource for readers and literature enthusiasts alike.

In seinem vielbeachteten Blog bezieht Saramago Stellung zu aktuellen politischen und kulturellen Themen, berichtet aber auch über Dinge, die ihn persönlich berühren. Mal laut, zornig und provozierend, mal leise, einfühlsam und mit feiner Ironie - immer regen seine Notizen zum Nachdenken und Mitreden an. Egal, ob es um Obamas Möglichkeiten und Grenzen, um den Papst, die Wirtschaftskrise oder den mutigen Widersacher der italienischen Mafia, Roberto Saviano, geht. Ganz gleich, ob er als Linker die Linke provoziert und vor allem darüber entsetzt ist, dass die Betroffenen nicht einmal reagieren, oder ob er sich mit den Palästinensern solidarisiert und Israel heftig rügt, ob er über Pessoa, Borges und Fuentes schreibt oder darüber, dass politische Demokratie nichts wert ist, wenn sie nicht durch eine ökonomische und kulturelle untermauert ist. In seinen Tagebucheinträgen geht Saramago schonungslos ins Gericht mit Politik, Kirche, Kultur und Gesellschaft, schreibt aber auch sehr persönlich über Freundschaft, Liebe und Tod.

A cauliflower hat, a fish bonnet, a few large animals, a flying boar called Melvin, and a whole lot of watermelons come together in this wacky tale told in rhyme   To the villagers who watch her going about her day, it is clear that Miss Jolly is irritatingly happy. Her never-ending cheerfulness leaves three of her neighbors highly confused and jealous, driving them to ridiculous and hilarious measures in an attempt to compete with Miss Jolly in the happiness—and headgear—stakes. Beautiful and insane in equal measure, this wacky book follows three local busybodies on their journey to discover the secret of true happiness.

"In Europe after World War II, amid a landscape of rubble, skeletal figures and almost absolute social and psychological helplessness, a girl and a man wander among the ruins. Hanna, a 12-year-old girl with Down's Syndrome, is looking for her father. Marius, her companion, seems to be hiding from something. Aided by a simple instruction card, Hanna launches into the exploration of what a human being is, as Tavares creates an abstract yet touching portrait of the true victims of war"--