Cet auteur explore les complexités des relations humaines, se concentrant souvent sur des thèmes d'aliénation et de quête d'identité. Son style se caractérise par un aperçu aigu de la psychologie des personnages et une prose lyrique. À travers ses œuvres, il vise à éclairer les expériences humaines universelles tout en capturant les nuances uniques de la conscience collective. Les lecteurs apprécient sa capacité à créer des décors évocateurs et à susciter de profondes réponses émotionnelles.
Set against the backdrop of the 1969 Mexican Revolution, the story follows Lorenzo, a former guerrilla leader now living in Europe with his son. When a German revolutionary group seeks his insights on the conflict, he confronts his repressed memories filled with violence and absurdity. The narrative oscillates between moments of liberation and disillusionment, ultimately serving as a powerful manifesto for freedom, exploring the high costs of revolutionary ideals.
In New Babylon, leader of the Western alliance of the city-states, armament mogul Kurt Wagner has a secret dream: to build a space station to save mankind. Little does he know that he is the target of competing plots involving geopolitics and black magick. In the background, a film director with a political conscience, a bodyguard with a secret mission, a driver with an occult hobby and a talking bird are trying to make sense of their world, hoping to see their wishes come true - which they will, but not in the way they might have expected.
The collection showcases Seb Doubinsky's signature blend of gentle language and sharp wit, inviting readers to engage deeply with each poem. Known for his incisive style, Doubinsky offers both familiar delights for returning fans and unexpected surprises for newcomers. Each piece evokes a sense of revelation, capturing the essence of contemporary poetry that resonates with pleasure and provokes thoughtful responses from all who read it.
From Seb Doubinsky, author of The Song of Synth, The Babylonian Trilogy, White City, Absinth, Omega Gray and Suan Ming, comes his highly anticipated next installment in the City-States Cycle. Missing Signal--a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a government conspiracy? Agent Terrence Kovacs has worked for the New Petersburg Counter-Intel Department propagating fake UFO stories for so long that even he has a hard time separating fact from fiction. Especially when he's approached by a beautiful woman named Vita, who claims she's been sent from another planet to liberate Earth. Praise for The Song of Synth: "[A]t once gritty and dreamlike, somber and sexy . . . a powerful tale of guilt, addiction, and self-discovery." --Publisher's Weekly
The collection showcases Seb Doubinsky's keen intellect and wit, offering a fresh perspective on poetry. Known for his epigrammatic style, the poems are both clever and acerbic, often conveying deeper messages. This volume promises to be a revelation for newcomers, while existing fans will appreciate his continued evolution as a poet. Doubinsky's work challenges traditional notions of poetry, making it a significant contribution to contemporary literature.
What could a depressed soldier, a bloodthirsty journalist, a strange dog, a writer in the making, a depressive commissioner, a hitman, a stripper and a poet possibly have in common? Well, they all live in Babylon, a city where everything is possible, including the impossible. The Babylonian Trilogy is a novel divided in three loosely related parts, each dealing with a particular aspect of the bizarre metropolis. In The Birth of Television according to Buddha, a collection of characters try to make some sense of their lives through the cacophony of a seemingly endless war in a far away place, crazed-fueled medias prepared to do anything for a good audience rating and a patchwork of cryptic messages told by a mysterious narrator... Commissioner Georg Ratner is the main character of Yellow Bull, a twisted crime fiction homage in which a modern Jack the Ripper tries to bloodily gain his way to fame. The only problem is that Georg Ratner has other, more important things on his mind than to catch him. Finally, three characters crisscross each other in The Gardens of Babylon, trying to find their way out of the suffocating concrete labyrinth. Which they finally do, but not the way they expected to...
The plot follows professor Todd Bailer as he explores the existence of the land of the Dead through psychedelics, inadvertently disrupting the cosmic balance. With the stakes raised by a real-estate conquest of the new Frontier, he teams up with a diverse group of both living and dead allies. Together, they must navigate this surreal challenge to restore order before it's too late, blending elements of adventure, existential inquiry, and the supernatural.
In Absinth, you ll meet three main characters trying to figure out their life on the backdrop of the upcoming Apocalypse: Iris, a fortune-teller who cannot see not the future but weirdly anachronistic versions of the past; Sid Saperstein, a shameless huckster chosen to publish a sacred manuscript whose message will shake heaven and earth alike; Hermes, the Greek messenger god, dispatched by Zeus to sound out his fellow deities, still smarting from the licking they took two thousand years ago, on how best to take advantage of the coming changes, whatever they may be. And also God Himself, whose enigmatic voice addresses us throughout the novel in the contemporary koans of advertising lingo."
Set in the seemingly tranquil White City of Viborg, the murder of Niels Kepler disrupts the calm and exposes deep-rooted corruption and family secrets. Detective-Inspector Sigrid Wulff, journalist Leila Bogossian, and horror writer Lee Jones Jr. find themselves entangled in a web of intrigue and chaos. As they navigate the fallout from the crime, each character faces personal and professional challenges that threaten their integrity and safety, revealing the dark underbelly of a district everyone aspires to inhabit.
With a playful and unconventional approach, the poems challenge the notion that poetry must be serious. Seb Doubinsky combines wit and humor while embedding deeper meanings within his verses, making them accessible and enjoyable for both poetry enthusiasts and skeptics alike. This collection showcases his talent for wordplay and invites readers to reconsider their perceptions of poetry, offering a refreshing and entertaining experience that surprises and delights throughout.
