Ein junger Forscher wird von zwei Auftragskillern in den Tod gehetzt. Er hinterlässt nichts, außer einem Umschlag - adressiert an Max Gordon. Darin steckt ein Brief in der Knotenschrift der alten Maya-Völker. Max ist klar, dass der Tote ihm auf diese Weise etwas Hochbrisantes mitteilen wollte. Um die geheime Botschaft zu entschlüsseln, muss er sich in die Tiefen des zentralamerikanischen Dschungels wagen. Dort lauern nicht nur wilde Bestien auf ihn.
Silvia Morawetz Livres






Le jour où Hanka a descendu la rampe d’Auschwitz-Birkenau, avec ses parents et son frère, elle a pris la file de gauche. Hanka est juive, elle a 15 ans, mais elle se fait passer pour une Aryenne de 18 ans. Maintenant, on l’appelle Fine et elle est la plus jeune des prostituées du Feldbordell 232 Est. On l’a stérilisée et, sur son ventre et sur son bras, on a tatoué le mot Feldhure (« putain aux armées»). Pendant vingt et un longs jours de calvaire, elle choisit de survivre à tout prix et ne cessera jamais d’espérer. Elle avait les yeux verts est le premier livre publié en français par l’écrivain tchèque Arnošt Lustig, déporté à 15 ans à Terezin, Buchenwald et Auschwitz.
Starke Geschichten über Frauen aus Russland, der Ukraine und Georgien, die in Amerika ihr Glück suchen. Sie kämpfen mit neuen Regeln, während sie einen trotzigen Lebenswillen, Sehnsucht nach Liebe und einen trockenen Humor bewahren. Ein beeindruckendes Debüt einer talentierten Autorin, die russische und amerikanische Traditionen vereint.
The Death of the Body
- 224pages
- 8 heures de lecture
Professor Harry Butler is obsessed with the Mind/Body problem. Unfortunately this is not the least of his problems. Harry's wife has turned his study into a sufi shrine where she sits cross-legged and chants for hours on end, 'I am not the body'. And Harry doesn't know it yet but the Drug Squad has taken up residence in his kitchen so as to observe the movements of his neighbours and their visitors. Among these visitors, photographed by the Drug Quad, is one of his oldest friends. And living next door is a woman Harry may have had an encounter with in Singapore. The university is no escape from these complications on the domestic front: Harry's relationship with a student is causing concern among the Philosophy Department Women's Collective. Some of his colleagues also suspect him of going astray academically. The story takes place in Auckland New Zealand. But who is telling the story? Why is he in Europe? Why does he keep moving from one city to another, and why does he seem to require the presence of a certain Uta Haverstrom in order to write it?
Cocksure
- 176pages
- 7 heures de lecture
In the swinging culture of sixties' London, Canadian Mortimer Griffin is a beleaguered editor adrift in a sea of hypocrisy and deceit. Alone in a world where nobody shares his values but everyone wants the same things, Mortimer must navigate the currents of these changing times. Richler's eccentric cast of characters include the gorgeous Polly, who conducts her life as though it were a movie, complete with censor-type cuts at all the climactic moments; Rachel Coleman, slinky Black Panther of the boudoir; Star Maker, the narcissistic Hollywood tycoon who has discovered the secret of eternal life; and a precocious group of school children with a taste for the teachings of the Marquis de Sade. "Cocksure" is a savagely funny satire on television, movies, and the entertainment industry.""This is Mordecai Richler at his most caustic and wicked best. "From the Hardcover edition."
Manuel de chasse et de pêche à l'usage des filles
- 245pages
- 9 heures de lecture
Hailed by critics as the debut of a major literary voice, The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing dazzled and delighted readers and topped bestseller lists nationwide. Generous-hearted and wickedly insightful, The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing maps the progress of Jane Rosenal as she sets out on a personal and spirited expedition through the perilous terrain of sex, love, and relationships as well as the treacherous waters of the workplace. With an unforgettable comic touch, Bank skillfully teases out issues of the heart, puts a new spin on the mating dance, and captures in perfect pitch what it's like to be a young woman coming of age in America today.