This new version of a 19th-century work retains the original characters but updates the moral values to reflect contemporary views on gender and diversity. It challenges the Catholic Church's influence and advocates against animal abuse, arguing that hunting is merely murder, regardless of cultural justifications.
She was very elegant and shy. She covered her face with her long black hair. A sparkle of her eyes came through, but there was no glance in them. She walked into the room through the door like walking on a stage. Every step seemed to be idealized. It was like behind such a delicate face would be nothing. Nothing more than a black hole, that sucks all emotions. Every day for eight years she visited her mother at the hospital, and so probably she lost in those years all emotions. Who could know? though Hannah, the nurse. Paloma never spoke about any feelings. Everybody around her just assumed that she had felt. But nobody questioned, what kind of feeling those were.
This Christmas story collection emphasizes family values and enduring friendships, with a unique theme of malt whiskey. It explores relatable experiences, from festive moments to reflections on loneliness, through three engaging stories that blend humor, thoughtfulness, and a zest for life.
Three years after a tragic stage accident that claimed dancer Elmira's life, Frederik struggles with his mental health while his wife Bianca seeks the truth behind the incident, convinced it was no accident. Meanwhile, Earl Rasnov gathers former actors for a reunion to discuss their old show, "The Bloody Soiree," featuring horror-themed performances.
Elenore woke up in a room and prepared herself for a visitor. His name was Richard and he was a pleasant man, he especially was a great listener. She tells him how she got this job at a model agency in Munich. This Mystery novel is centred around five stories of women who worked as models at the agency and how they ended up with their scars or serious injuries. Their employer is very concerned about Elenore getting better and is briefed by Richard. As far as he can understand the situation, all those stories happened during photo shootings. Is every story Elenore tells him only product of her fantasy?
Short novels are a great option to communicate new ideas or visions, in an every second changing world. This is a visionary story about an Environment Minister who was caught by a greedy reporter. His transgender lover from Thailand threatens to end his career with an exploding scandal. Who is behind this game? How can someone get out of this affair safe in this day? Not all love affairs are so pure in the Catholic Bavaria.
a Graphic Roman by Paul Riedel
It is not easy to prevail in a society dominated by a small circle of influent people. This knows Myrte, a Munich gallerist, after eight years in Mr. Brenner's Gallery very well. At a jubilee celebration of the gallery Brenner, she is trying out a new concept to overtake her competitors. Impostors, wanna-be Stars and drama queens surround her day and every minute seems to culminate in a catastrophic day. A group of scary statues, a dancer that can't perform and Mr. Brenner disappeared. But he promised that a friend of him can solve all the problems. This friend is his Muse.
Die Geschichte folgt Emilio Bolsoni, der mit seiner Mutter sonntäglich die Kirche besucht, wo seine Homosexualität bekannt, aber tabu ist. Der neue Priester zeigt Interesse an Emilios Leben und lädt ihn zu einem Gespräch über seine Seele ein. Was als Hilfe gedacht war, entwickelt sich zu einem Austausch, der die Vielfalt der Lebenswege außerhalb gesellschaftlicher Normen aufzeigt. Vier Protagonisten teilen ihre Geheimnisse, die von Drogenhandel bis Korruption reichen. Die Erzählung thematisiert, dass wahre Rettung nur für diejenigen möglich ist, die sich entscheiden, nicht Opfer ihrer Umstände zu sein.
eine kleine Komödie des Alltags
Im Mittelpunkt der Geschichte steht ein Umweltminister, der in einen Skandal verwickelt wird, als ein Reporter ein kompromittierendes Foto entdeckt. Sein Transgender-Liebhaber aus Thailand droht, die Situation zu eskalieren. Während drei Berater versuchen, die Krise zu bewältigen, wird deutlich, dass die Lösung für den Minister kompliziert ist. Die Erzählung beleuchtet die Herausforderungen und Intrigen, die hinter den Kulissen einer scheinbar perfekten Beziehung in katholischem Bayern lauern, und fragt, wer wirklich die Fäden in der Hand hält.