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The Misfortunates
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Author : Dimitri Verhulst
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2013-10-15
The Misfortunates written by Dimitri Verhulst and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-15 with Fiction categories.
Frank, tender, and brutally funny, Dimitri Verhulst's semi-autobiographical story details the vibrantly entertaining journey of a boy growing up in a family of alcoholics in Belgium Sobriety and moderation are alien concepts to the men in Dimmy's family. Useless in all other respects, his three uncles have a rare talent for drinking, a flair for violence, and an unwavering commitment to the pub. And his father Pierre is no slouch either. Within hours of his son's birth, Pierre plucks him from the maternity ward, props him on his bike, and takes him on an introductory tour of the village bars. His mother soon leaves them to it and as Dimmy grows up amid the stench of stale beer, he seems destined to follow the path of his forebears and make a low-life career in inebriation, until he begins to piece together his own plan for the future. Bringing to life the shambolic upbringing that The Guardian describes as, "the odd, ugly, excremental poetry of their grubby lives," The Misfortunates "can be unexpectedly tender as well as uncomfortably funny... this novel continually surprises and intrigues."
The Misfortunes
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Author : William Carleton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1843
The Misfortunes written by William Carleton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1843 with categories.
The Misfortunes Of Barney Branagan Resurrections Of Barney Bradley
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Author : William Carleton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1841
The Misfortunes Of Barney Branagan Resurrections Of Barney Bradley written by William Carleton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1841 with categories.
The History Of The Misfortunes Of John Calas A Victim To Fanaticism
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Author : Voltaire
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1775
The History Of The Misfortunes Of John Calas A Victim To Fanaticism written by Voltaire and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1775 with categories.
John Calas (1698-1762) was a merchant in Toulouse. He was tried, tortured and executed for the murder of his son, but protested his innocence. Calas was a Protestant in an officially Roman Catholic country and doubts were raised about his guilt. In France, he became a symbolic victim of religious intolerance. The philosopher Voltaire campaigned to have Calas' conviction overturned, claiming that Calas' son had committed suicide because of gambling debts and being unable to complete his university studies. King Louis XV had the sentence annulled in 1764 and Voltaire went on to use the case in his criticisms of the Catholic Church for being intolerant and fanatical.
The Misfortunes Of Virtue And Other Early Tales
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Author : Marquis de Sade
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Release Date : 1999-07
The Misfortunes Of Virtue And Other Early Tales written by Marquis de Sade and has been published by Oxford Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-07 with Erotic stories, French categories.
Revered by Enlightenment and Victorian thinkers, de Sade was recognized as a founding father by the Surrealists, and holds a prominent place in the history of modernism and post-modernism. This selection of his early writings, some appearing in English translation for the first time, revealsthe full range of his sobering moods and considerable talents.
Infortunios De Alonso Ramirez The Misfortunes Of Alonso Ramirez 1690
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Author : Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2018-12-20
Infortunios De Alonso Ramirez The Misfortunes Of Alonso Ramirez 1690 written by Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-20 with History categories.
In 2009, 319 years after its publication, and following over a century of copious scholarly speculation about the work, José F. Buscaglia is the first scholar to furnish direct and irrefutable proof that the story contained in the Infortunios/Misfortunes is based on the life and times of a man certifiably named Alonso Ramírez, who was shipwrecked on Herradura Point in the Coast of Yucatán on Sunday September 18, 1689. This first bilingual edition of the Infortunios/Misfortunes reports the findings of almost two decades of sustained research in pursuit, on land and by sea, of a most elusive historical character who was, as we now can attest with all degree of certainty, the first American known to have circumnavigated the globe. Captured by pirates, shipwrecked, and eventually rescued and sent on his way, this is one man’s story of his unanticipated voyage around the Early Modern world. With transcription, translation, notes, maps, images, and critical essay by Jose F. Buscaglia-Salgado, this Rutgers edition is the most complete and authoritative study on a work that grants us privileged access to the intricacies of early American subjectivity.
The Misfortunes Of Alonso Ram Rez
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Author : Fabio López Lázaro
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2011-07-01
The Misfortunes Of Alonso Ram Rez written by Fabio López Lázaro and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with History categories.
In 1690, a dramatic account of piracy was published in Mexico City. The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez described the incredible adventures of a poor Spanish American carpenter who was taken captive by British pirates near the Philippines and forced to work for them for two years. After circumnavigating the world, he was freed and managed to return to Mexico, where the Spanish viceroy commissioned the well-known Mexican scholar Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora to write down Ramírez's account as part of an imperial propaganda campaign against pirates. The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez has long been regarded as a work of fiction—in fact, as Latin America's first novel—but Fabio López Lázaro makes a convincing case that the book is a historical account of real events, albeit full of distortions and lies. Using contemporary published accounts, as well as newly discovered documents from Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, and Dutch archives, he proves that Ramírez voyaged with one of the most famous pirates of all time, William Dampier. López Lázaro's critical translation of The Misfortunes provides the only extensive Spanish eyewitness account of pirates during the period in world history (1650-1750) when they became key agents of the European powers jockeying for international political and economic dominance. An extensive introduction places The Misfortunes within the worldwide struggle that Spain, England, and Holland waged against the ambitious Louis XIV of France, which some historians consider to be the first world war.
The Misfortunes Of The Hon Rev B W Noel Of Hornsey And Other Tracts Forming The First Part Of The Two Witnesses Vindicated
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Author : Jan TEODOR (and CHYLINSKI (Dobrogost))
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1851
The Misfortunes Of The Hon Rev B W Noel Of Hornsey And Other Tracts Forming The First Part Of The Two Witnesses Vindicated written by Jan TEODOR (and CHYLINSKI (Dobrogost)) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1851 with categories.
The Misfortunes Of Elphin
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Author : Thomas Love Peacock
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2018-11-22
The Misfortunes Of Elphin written by Thomas Love Peacock and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-22 with Fiction categories.
“The Misfortunes of Elphin” is a 1829 novella by English novelist and poet Thomas Love Peacock. The fifth serious fictional work that he completed, it is set in England at the time of the legendary King Arthur and contains many elements of Welsh legend, although it avoids the magical and preternatural elements common in each. This fantastic story will appeal to lovers of English and Welsh history and legend, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Thomas Love Peacock (18 October 1785 – 23 January 1866) was an English poet, novelist, and important figure in the East India Company. A good friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley, they both had a significant influence on each other's work. Peacock was most famous for writing satirical novels, which usually involved characters sat around a table discussing contemporary philosophical ideas. Other notable works by this author include: “Headlong Hall” (1815), “Gryll Grange” (1861), and “Melincourt” (1817). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with intoductory essays by Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia Woolf.
The Misfortunes Of Yoshi
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Author : Yoshua K
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018-04-29
The Misfortunes Of Yoshi written by Yoshua K and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is a journey through the joys and pains of leaving innocence behind. The insights offer a balanced approach to recollecting events of any person's life. Navigating the thicket of events that persistently challenge and test the very core of a human being, this tests one's own experiences of coping. When often difficult to see the semblance of hope through the misfortune, it is often hidden in plain sight.