William Sydney Porter, besser bekannt unter seinem Pseudonym O. Henry, war ein Meister der überraschenden Wendungen, dessen Inspiration für seine Charaktere aus seinem eigenen turbulenten Leben schöpfte. Seine Werke spiegeln die Stimmen und die Sprache seiner Zeit wider und konzentrieren sich oft auf Charaktere vom Rande der Gesellschaft. Der unverwechselbare Stil des Autors liegt in seinen unerwarteten Plot-Twists und seinen ergreifenden Beobachtungen der menschlichen Natur. Durch seine Kurzgeschichten erforschte er die Ironien des Lebens und seine unvorhergesehenen Wendungen und eroberte damit die Herzen der Leser weltweit.
...It's what's inside of us that makes us turn out the way we do"-a phrase that is embedded in the mouth of one of the heroes of the story, became the leitmotif of the most famous work of O. Henry (1862-1910) The Roads We Take. Conciseness of presentation, subtle humor, unusual plot and unpredictable outcome are the hallmarks of his short prose.
Autores portugueses e estrangeiros intemporais
O desvendar de segredos e delitos por grandes mestres da ficção
Ninguém Mais Se Perderá por Luba (Luiz Lopes Coelho); O Homem Superior (O. Henry); Um Bom Homem É Difícil de Encontrar (Flannery O'Connor).
Himmlische Geschenkideen – von besinnlichen Verschenktexten über dekorative Buch-Mobiles bis hin zum stimmungsvollen Hörbuch.
A housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress - ordinary people living ordinary lives in New York at the beginning of the 20th century. The city has changed greatly since that time, but its people are much the same. Some are rich, some are poor, some are happy, some are sad, some have found love, some are looking for love. O. Henry's famous short stories -sensitive, funny, sympathetic- give us vivid pictures of the everyday lives of these New Yorkers
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And Other Short Stories / Et autres nouvelles
285pages. poche. Poche.
A collection of classic short stories by the master of the plot twist features such beloved pieces as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Furnished Room," and "The Last Leaf"
Das der Weisen. Das letzte Blatt. Das Karussell des Lebens
