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Laura trascorre la sua infanzia a villa Bra con la nonna Leo, donna spigolosa amante delle piante molto più che delle persone, e qui cresce in simbiosi con il mare ligure e la vegetazione lussureggiante, lontana da qualsiasi forma di vita sociale. Spontanea e selvatica, Laura ha uno sguardo esigente e lucido sul mondo degli adulti e il lettore la accompagna nella sua iniziazione alla vita – all’amore, al sesso, al desiderio di autonomia – a partire da questo Eden moderno, luogo di delizie e di illusioni. Un romanzo potente – in parte autobiografico – in cui scorre l’energia vitale di un’autrice tutta da riscoprire, estranea a ogni retorica, capace di produrre un racconto della realtà creativo e sottilmente polemico, di cui svela gli ingranaggi di bellezza, dolore e nonsenso.

Die Kurtisane Esther und der junge Dichter Lucien de Rubempré lieben einander. Doch auch Nucingen, ein reicher Pariser Bankier, ist von Esthers Schönheit fasziniert, und ihm ist jedes Mittel recht, sie zu besitzen. In seinem Roman Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen präsentiert Balzac eine umfassende Studie der Pariser Unterwelt, einer Welt der großen und kleinen Gauner, der Prostitution und der Methoden von Justiz und Polizei. In keinem seiner anderen Werke ist das Leitthema der Comédie humaine, die vernichtende Gewalt der Leidenschaft, an Angehörigen so vieler Gesellschaftsschichten gleichzeitig entwickelt. Und in keinem anderen Werk Balzacs ist die Kritik an der zeitgenössischen Gesellschaft so scharf formuliert wie in seinem Kurtisanenroman.

"Gretel looked at her mother in troubled silence, wondering whether it were very wicked to care more for one parent than for the other-and sure, yes, quite sure, that she dreaded her father, while she clung to her mother with a love that was almost idolatry." from Hans Brinker A beloved childhood favorite for a century and a half-and a book that readers continue to enjoy and appreciate long into adulthood. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates went through more than 100 editions during the author's lifetime alone. First published in 1865, this replica of the 1917 edition features the exquisite illustrations by Alice Carsey, whose sensitive eye and delicate pen-and-ink lines enliven the tale of the poor but virtuous Dutch boy in a way that few other artists have achieved. This replica edition brings the enchanting work of Dodge and Carsey to a new generation of children. Author and editor Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was born in New York City. She served as editor of the children's magazine St. Nicholas, to which she attracted such writers as Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Rudyard Kipling. She also authored the short-fiction collection Irvington Stories (1864).