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Tagebuch (Notizbuch)
- Motiv Notizbuch, Notebook, Einschreibbuch, Diary, Notes, Buch fur Notizen im praktischen Pocketformat, Geschenkbuch, Geschenkbucher, Humor, Lachen, Spass
(German, Paperback)
Theo Von Taane
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Kept in a bird-coop by his parents, Sunny McCreary endured a
childhood of neglect, abuse and being bullied by pigeons, only to
find it was all downhill from there. In the course of the most
painful life ever, he survived tragedy and maiming, a savage
convent school education, being pimped out in pink-satin hot pants,
a degrading addiction to helium, and having a baboon's arse grafted
onto his face. Then things got really bad. More horrible than A
Child Called It, more heartrending than Ugly, more repulsive than
the Alastair Campbell diaries, My Godawful Life is the misery
memoir to end all misery memoirs and the feel-bad book of the year.
"At last, a book to satirise the endless parade of misery memoirs.
I seized upon this like manna from Heaven ... A glorious overload
of dysfunction." Sue Baker, Publishing News
Divertentissimi, grotteschi, satirici, paradossali, questi racconti
sono stati scritti a quattro mani nell'arco di vent'anni. Sono la
parodia sciocchina e divertente dei romanzi rosa... Alcuni sono
decisamente datati, altri fiammanti e chiaramente piu attuali. Il
genere "rosa," come tutti i generi, e serio e sognante, serve
(soprattutto al pubblico femminile) per uscire dalla dura realta
quotidiana fatta di uomini esigenti e padroneschi, da una societa
spietata e da alcuni topos e logos decisamente antifemminili, anche
se alcuni romanzi sono autentici capolavori. Purtroppo, il romanzo
rosa e stato a volte utilizzato proprio in funzione
"antifemminile," per convincere il pubblico che si... La vita e
dura... Ma che l'amore trionfa sempre. Donne, il principe azzurro
si trasforma quasi sempre in un ciccione ciabattante che rutta e
scorreggia, a volte si fila le amiche della moglie e, in qualche
caso, persino delle figlie... Ecco cio che troverete in questo
libro...
Quand le celebrissime Jean Aymard de Vauquonery decide de publier
ses memoires, le monde litteraire fut bouleverse.
Voir couche sur papier une existence si pleine, avec une plume si
legere ne pouvait qu'enthousiasmer les amateurs de belles lettres
et de mots croises fantomatiques.
Nous nous souvenons tous de ses incroyables aventures qui nous
sont si proches et pourtant si abstraites.
Apres de longues annees de recherches et d'introspection, Jean
Aymard s'est enfin lance dans la redaction de son chef d' uvre. Les
intenses descriptions et les emotions admirablement maitrisees
montrent a quel point il est possible de surmonter l'angoisse de la
page blanche.
Qui pourrait oublier pareille histoire ? Son histoire est la
notre, elle nous appartient.
Et si la complexite apparente des tournures si subtiles de ses
glorieux souvenirs vous effraient, n'ayez crainte, l'auteur a su
s'exprimer de maniere limpide... voire transparente.
Et quand la lecture vous aura comble, il vous restera un
merveilleux espace pour y gribouiller a satiete vos reflexions.
Parce que Jean Aymard vous aime, vous et vos idees Parce que vous
aurez l'honneur et le privilege de contribuer a cette uvre
memorable.
Un livre a s'offrir et a offrir sans tarder
NB: un index des mots compliques vous est offert par l'editeur.
Il libro di favole di Jouni Aalto e un libro per i piu grandi. Si
tratta di scritti che affrontano con energia il tema della menzogna
umana e della societa. Lo stile di Aalto spazia tra il cinismo e un
acuto umorismo. L'autore ci invita a riflettere sui motivi che
spingono l'uomo a voler vivere in un mondo fittizio e a credere,
secondo le situazioni, a qualcosa che va contro la ragione.
L'occultamento della verita e l'affabulazione sono la chiave
fondamentale per aver successo nella vita. L'uomo che non impara a
mentire, resta ai margini della societa. Viene considerato un
outcast. La falsita ci raggiunge ovunque. I genitori, la scuola, la
chiesa, l'esercito e tanti altri impulsi della societa ci
programmano come robot che non sanno riconoscere la verita vera.
Leggendo il libro di Aalto il lettore puo ridere e disperarsi.
Jouni Aalto ha conseguito il titolo di dottore di ricerca. E noto
per i suoi pamphlet sarcastici ma che comunque ci spingono a
sorridere.
John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) was born in Yonkers, New York, and
is known for his work as an author, editor, and satirist. He worked
for "Life," a number of "Harper's" periodicals, and "Puck," perhaps
the foremost American humour magazine of its day. In "Alice in
Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream"-first published in 1907-Bangs
makes light of a range of economic issues familiar to his
readers-these are quite topical and all-too familiar to today's
reader as well. High taxes, corporate greed, bribery, institutional
corruption, and governmental incompetence are amongst the themes of
the book. Bangs' "Alice in Blunderland" relies more on absurdity
than it does on nonsense, and some of the humour is indeed rather
American. But Bangs' success is to make his reader smile wryly
rather than laugh out loud-for his satire is very much on target.
When you like, live forever, what's there to live for? 'About three
things I was absolutely certain. First, Edwart was most likely my
soul mate, maybe. Second, there was a vampire part of him - which I
assumed was wildly out of his control - that wanted me dead. And
third, I unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably,
heterogeneously, gynecologically, and disreputably wished he had
kissed me.' And thus Belle Goose falls in love with the mysterious
and sparkly Edwart Mullen in this hilarious send-up of Twilight.
Pale and klutzy, Belle arrives in Switchblade, Oregon looking for
adventure, or at least an undead classmate. She soon discovers
Edwart, a super-hot computer nerd with zero interest in girls.
After witnessing a number of strange events - Edwart leaves his
hash browns untouched at lunch! - he saves her from a flying
snowball and Belle has a dramatic revelation: Edwart is a vampire.
But how can she convince Edwart to bite her and transform her into
his eternal bride, especially when he seems to find girls so
repulsive? Complete with romance, danger, insufficient parental
guardianship, creepy stalker-like behaviour, and a vampire prom,
Nightlight is the hysterical tale of a vampire-obsessed girl,
looking for love in all the wrong places.
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