Angel Of Oblivion
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Angel Of Oblivion
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Author : Maja Haderlap
language : en
Publisher: Archipelago
Release Date : 2016-08-30
Angel Of Oblivion written by Maja Haderlap and has been published by Archipelago this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-30 with Fiction categories.
Haderlap is an accomplished poet, and that lyricism leaves clear traces on this ravishing debut, which won the prestigious Bachmann Prize in 2011. The descriptions are sensual, and the unusual similes and metaphors occasionally change perspective unexpectedly. Angel of Oblivion deals with harrowing subjects - murder, torture, persecution and discrimination of an ethnic minority - in intricate and lyrical prose. The novel tells the story of a family from the Slovenian minority in Austria. The first-person narrator starts off with her childhood memories of rural life, in a community anchored in the past. Yet behind this rural idyll, an unresolved conflict is smouldering. At first, the child wonders about the border to Yugoslavia, which runs not far away from her home. Then gradually the stories that the adults tell at every opportunity start to make sense. All the locals are scarred by the war. Her grandfather, we find out, was a partisan fighting the Nazis from forest hideouts. Her grandmother was arrested and survived Ravensbrück. As the narrator grows older, she finds out more. Through conversations at family gatherings and long nights talking to her grandmother, she learns that her father was arrested by the Austrian police and tortured - at the age of ten - to extract information on the whereabouts of his father. Her grandmother lost her foster-daughter and many friends and relatives in Ravensbrück and only escaped the gas chamber by hiding inside the camp itself. The narrator begins to notice the frequent suicides and violent deaths in her home region, and she develops an eye for how the Slovenians are treated by the majority of German-speaking Austrians. As an adult, the narrator becomes politicised and openly criticises the way in which Austria deals with the war and its own Nazi past. In the closing section, she visits Ravensbrück and finds it strangely lifeless - realising that her personal memories of her grandmother are stronger. Illuminating an almost forgotten chapter of European history and the European present, the book deals with family dynamics scarred by war and torture - a dominant grandmother, a long-suffering mother, a violent father who loves his children but is impossible to live with. And interwoven with this is compelling reflection on storytelling: the narrator hoping to rid herself of the emotional burden of her past and to tell stories on behalf of those who cannot.
Distant Transit
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Author : Maja Haderlap
language : en
Publisher: Archipelago
Release Date : 2022-03-22
Distant Transit written by Maja Haderlap and has been published by Archipelago this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-22 with Poetry categories.
From a groundbreaking Slovenian-Austrian poet comes an evocative, captivating collection on searching for home in a landscape burdened with violent history. At its core, Distant Transit is an ode to survival, building a monument to traditions and lives lost. Infused with movement, Maja Haderlap’s Distant Transit traverses Slovenia’s scenic landscape and violent history, searching for a sense of place within its ever-shifting boundaries. Avoiding traditional forms and pronounced rhythms, Haderlap unleashes a flow of evocative, captivating passages whose power lies in their associative richness and precision of expression, vividly conjuring Slovenia’s natural world––its rolling meadows, snow-capped alps, and sparkling Adriatic coast. Belonging to the Slovene ethnic minority and its inherited, transgenerational trauma, Haderlap explores the burden of history and the prolonged aftershock of conflict––warm, lavish pastoral passages conceal dark memories, and musings on the way language can create and dissolve borders reveal a deep longing for a sense of home.
A General Theory Of Oblivion
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Author : Jose Eduardo Agualusa
language : en
Publisher: Archipelago
Release Date : 2015-12-15
A General Theory Of Oblivion written by Jose Eduardo Agualusa and has been published by Archipelago this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-15 with Fiction categories.
Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize A Portuguese woman shuts herself away after the Angolan War of Independence in this stunning novel from a master storyteller whose writing evokes Gabriel García Márquez and J.M. Coetzee. On the eve of Angolan independence, an agoraphobic woman named Ludo bricks herself into her Luandan apartment for 30 years, living off vegetables and the pigeons she lures in with diamonds, burning her furniture and books to stay alive, and writing her story on the apartment's walls. As the country goes through various political upheavals—from colony to socialist republic to civil war to peace and capitalism—the world outside seeps into Ludo’s life through snippets on the radio, voices from next door, glimpses of someone peeing on a balcony, or a man fleeing his pursuers. Almost as if we're eavesdropping, the history of Angola unfolds through the stories of those she sees from her window . . . A General Theory of Oblivion is a perfectly crafted, wild patchwork of a novel, playing on a love of storytelling and fable.
Dictionary Of Angels
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Author : Gustav Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1994-10
Dictionary Of Angels written by Gustav Davidson and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-10 with Religion categories.
In the midst of the remarkable revival of interest and belief in angels comes this handsomely illustrated reference work--the fruit of 16 years of research in Talmudic, gnostic, cabalistic, apocalyptic, patristic, and legendary texts. "A wacky and wonderful compendium of angelic lore".--Time. Illustrations.
Where Oblivion Lives
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Author : T. Frohock
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2019-02-19
Where Oblivion Lives written by T. Frohock and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-19 with Fiction categories.
From acclaimed fantasy author T. Frohock comes a dark, lyrical historical thriller, set in 1930s Spain and Germany, that brings to life the world of angels and demons from the novellas collected in Los Nefilim: Spanish Nephilim battling daimons in a supernatural war to save humankind. Born of daimon and angel, Diago Alvarez is a being unlike all others. The embodiment of dark and light, he has witnessed the good and the horror of this world and those beyond. In the supernatural war between angels and daimons that will determine humankind’s future, Diago has chosen Los Nefilim, the sons and daughters of angels who possess the power to harness music and light. As the forces of evil gather, Diago must locate the Key, the special chord that will unite the nefilim’s voices, giving them the power to avert the coming civil war between the Republicans and Franco’s Nationalists. Finding the Key will save Spain from plunging into darkness. And for Diago, it will resurrect the anguish caused by a tragedy he experienced in a past life. But someone—or something—is determined to stop Diago in his quest and will use his history to destroy him and the nefilim. Hearing his stolen Stradivarius played through the night, Diago is tormented by nightmares about his past life. Each incarnation strengthens the ties shared by the nefilim, whether those bonds are of love or hate . . . or even betrayal. To retrieve the violin, Diago must journey into enemy territory . . . and face an old nemesis and a fallen angel bent on revenge.
The Fallen Angel
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Author : Jessamine Jin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07-20
The Fallen Angel written by Jessamine Jin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-20 with categories.
They say that when you die, you either go to Heaven or Hell. But the harsh reality was there is only Hell. Before the fall of Heaven, if a demon had spent a hundred years in Hell, it could finally pass through to Eden, the paradise dimension. As time went on, the demons grew envious of the angels and attacked Heaven, imprisoning the Saints, the guardians of the gates, and overthrew their land, forcing Hell to become the destiny of everyone, regardless of how you behaved when you were alive. Before their defeat, the Queen of Heaven cast a curse upon the land, locking the gates of Eden forever and made it so that only the Fallen Angel could reopen them. Seraphina is nearing the end of her demon days. No one had passed into Eden since the Hadean War and it was becoming difficult to find enough souls to claim. If she did not move up the ranks soon, she would disappear into Oblivion, the dimension of the Forgotten. Those who reached Oblivion never came back, forced to watch as everyone they loved lost all memory of them. While delivering her first fresh soul in months to the Keepers of the Vault, Seraphina stumbles upon a Saint. Can an insignificant thief of the underworld unite with a handsome, divine guardian to find the Fallen Angel and restore the balance of the Afterlife? Or will Hell be the only option for the deceased?
Oblivion Tm S Reach
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Author : Michael Stafford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-05-04
Oblivion Tm S Reach written by Michael Stafford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-04 with categories.
Before the Rapture, before the earth's last days, before there is a population left behind, the battle for those that were chosen, those that would go, raged between the forces of Heaven and Hell. Sworn to defend when asked, God's own Angelic Warriors battle Satan's Demonic Fallen Angels, assisted by men and women of faith who become a living testament to the power of prayer. A book for any and all concerned about the prophecy of The End Times.
Crown Of Oblivion
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Author : Julie Eshbaugh
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2019-11-12
Crown Of Oblivion written by Julie Eshbaugh and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-12 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
In this mesmerizing YA fantasy mash-up of The Road meets The Amazing Race, one girl chooses to risk her life in a cutthroat competition in order to win her freedom. In Lanoria, Outsiders, who don’t have magic, are inferior to Enchanteds, who do. That’s just a fact for Astrid, an Outsider who is indentured to pay off her family’s debts. She serves as the surrogate for the princess—if Renya steps out of line, Astrid is the one who bears the punishment for it. But there is a way out: the life-or-death Race of Oblivion. First, racers are dosed with the drug Oblivion, which wipes their memories. Then, when they awake in the middle of nowhere, only cryptic clues—and a sheer will to live—will lead them through treacherous terrain full of opponents who wouldn’t think twice about killing each other to get ahead. But what throws Astrid the most is what she never expected to encounter in this race. A familiar face she can’t place. Secret powers she shouldn’t have. And a confusing memory of the past that, if real, could mean the undoing of the entire social structure that has kept her a slave her entire life. Competing could mean death…but it could also mean freedom.
Oblivion
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Author : Skyla Madi
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-04-10
Oblivion written by Skyla Madi and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Ruby and Eli have risked it all to keep their love hidden...but no great feat goes unnoticed. The council has called on the secret lovers to attend obligatory hearings. After the dramatic events that took place with Lucian, the council wants answers. They know the small group of friends that exist within the walls of Sage Sanctum are withholding important information from them and in order to protect their society from exposure, they need to contain it and fast. Ruby and Eli are sick and tired of concealing their feelings... They want equality and they want it now. They're ready to take on the world in order to be together...and they just might. Unfortunately, their epic love takes the back seat as new problems arise and their friend's needs come first, which beckons the question; If not for love, then what else?
Suddenly One Summer
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Author : Barbara Freethy
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2009-06-30
Suddenly One Summer written by Barbara Freethy and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with Fiction categories.
The first in a contemporary romance suspense series from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Barbara Freethy, set in the coastal California town of Angel’s Bay. In Angel’s Bay there is a local legend: spirits from an 1800s shipwreck protect the townspeople, bringing about a belief in miracles and an ability of the community to heal wounds and save souls. So when Jenna Davis’s sister left instructions for keeping her daughter, Lexie, safe from her abusive father, Jenna obeyed her late sister’s wishes and took Lexie to Angel’s Bay. For three months, the two live quietly. But when a young woman jumps over the pier into the ocean, Jenna dives in, saving the woman’s life. Now a hero in the eyes of the locals, Jenna tries to lie low, but reporter Reid Tanner is determined to figure out just who she is and what she’s hiding from—without realizing the possible cost.