Herman Raucher Livres

They were young, bright, brassy. They were two scared kids in love – and reaching for the stars… That’s how it was for Ben and Ginnie in 1951. Ben, the writer who couldn’t seem to make it. Ginnie, the dancer who couldn’t seem to miss. Together the world was theirs for the asking. In the exhilarating world of show biz, from the neon glamour of New York to the starry glitter of Hollywood, it was love and glory – pure, intense, and perfect – all the way. Together they soared on wings of joy and laughter – until it all came flying apart. Could an enchanted love like theirs end, become mere memory, when it deserved minstrels and bold knights on white chargers and pennants flapping gaily from tall towers?

SUMMER OF '42 is a charming and tender novel...The overall effect is one of high hilarity. Raucher is a comic-artist who is able to convey the fears and joys...of the boy and at the same time give older readers a wrench in the heart. " - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY A classic coming-of-age story and international bestseller. Captivating and evocative, Herman Raucher's semi-autobiographical tale has been made into a record-breaking Academy Award nominated hit movie, adapted for the stage, and enchanted readers for generations. In the summer of 1942, Hermie is fifteen. He is wildly obsessed with sex, and passionately in love with an "older woman" of twenty-two, whose husband is overseas and at war. Ambling through Nantucket Island with his friends, Hermie's indelible narration chronicles his frantic efforts to become a man, especially one worthy of the lovely Dorothy, as well as his glorious and heartbreaking initiation into sex.

Zima na przełomie 1972 i 1973 roku. Cierpiący na zespół stresu pourazowego, wycieńczony psychicznie i fizycznie weteran wojny wietnamskiej, Austin Fletcher, dziedziczy po swoim zmarłym w walce przyjacielu Maynardzie dom, mieszczący się w lesie na głębokiej prowincji stanu Maine. Budynek jest bardzo stary i rzekomo nawiedzony legenda głosi, że w czasach, gdy purynie urządzali procesy czarownic, na drzewie znajdującym się w okolicy posesji powieszono wiedźmę. Podobno drzewo to nie rzuca cienia Austin nie wierzy w duchy, nawiedzenia i czarownice, jednak gdy potężna burza śnieżna odcina go od świata, w domu zaczyna dochodzić do zdarzeń, przy których piekło wojny w Wietnamie wydaje się być niewinną igraszką.

Drei 15-jährige Jungen verbringen ihre Ferien auf einer Insel vor Neuengland, erleben ihre ersten Liebeserfahrungen und wachsen dabei heran.

Nagrobek biskupa Jana Konarskiego w katedrze na Wawelu