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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Gregor Samsa wakes one morning to discover that he has been transformed into a monstrous, insect-like creature. Yet his first thoughts are not about the impossibility of what has happened. He worries about missing the train, disappointing his employer, and failing to provide for his family.From this unsettling premise, Franz Kafka creates a precise and deeply human story about work, duty, shame, isolation, and the uncertain conditions on which love can depend. Confined to his bedroom and unable to communicate, Gregor remains painfully aware of the life continuing beyond his door. His parents and sister must adapt to his transformation, but their responses gradually reveal the tensions that were already present within the household.First published in 1915, The Metamorphosis is one of the defining works of modern literature. Kafka combines the impossible with the ordinary in a calm, matter-of-fact style, making Gregor's predicament feel disturbingly familiar. The novella asks what becomes of a person when he can no longer work, speak for himself, or fulfil the role others expect him to perform. It also examines the emotional cost of dependence and the fragile boundary between care and resentment.Gregor's transformation can be read in many ways: as an image of illness, disability, depression, social exclusion, family obligation, or the dehumanising pressures of modern employment. Kafka offers no single explanation. Instead, he allows the strange event to expose the fears and assumptions beneath everyday life.Brief, accessible, and rich in meaning, The Metamorphosis continues to speak to readers because its central questions remain unresolved. How much of our identity depends on being recognised by others? Is affection unconditional, or is it tied to usefulness? And what remains of a person when the familiar signs of personhood disappear?This new translation invites readers to encounter Kafka's haunting novella with fresh attention: not merely as a tale of physical transformation, but as a quiet and penetrating study of human worth. Gregor Samsa wakes transformed into an insect-like creature. As his family recoils, Kafka explores isolation, duty, shame, and the uneasy link between human worth and usefulness. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The Nun (La Religieuse), published posthumously in 1796, is one of Denis Diderot's most powerful and controversial novels. Written during the Enlightenment, the book is a gripping critique of religious institutions and the social forces that denied many women control over their own lives.The novel tells the story of Suzanne Simonin, a young woman who is forced by her family to take religious vows and enter a convent against her will. Determined to preserve her freedom and personal integrity, Suzanne struggles against the rigid rules, emotional manipulation, and abuses of authority she encounters within the convent walls. As she moves between different religious houses, she experiences a range of treatment-from cold indifference and harsh discipline to unhealthy obsession and psychological torment.Narrated as Suzanne's personal memoir, the novel offers an intimate and emotionally compelling account of a woman trapped by circumstances beyond her control. Diderot portrays her as intelligent, courageous, and deeply human, allowing readers to witness her growing despair as well as her unwavering desire for freedom. Through her story, he exposes the dangers of coercion, hypocrisy, and institutions that place obedience above individual conscience.While The Nun is often remembered for its criticism of convent life, its themes extend far beyond religion. The novel explores personal liberty, women's rights, social injustice, family pressure, and the conflict between individual identity and institutional authority. Diderot challenges readers to question traditions and systems that restrict human dignity and self-determination.Combining psychological insight, social criticism, and compelling storytelling, The Nun remains one of the most significant works of eighteenth-century French literature. Its exploration of freedom, oppression, and the struggle for personal autonomy continues to resonate with modern readers, making it a timeless classic of the Enlightenment era. Forced into a convent against her will, Suzanne Simonin fights for freedom and dignity in Diderot's powerful novel about oppression, faith, and personal liberty. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The House of the Cat and Racket' by Honoré de Balzac is a short novel about love, art, class, and illusion in early nineteenth-century Paris. The story begins in the old-fashioned drapery shop of Guillaume, a respectable but narrow-minded merchant. His young daughter Augustine grows up in this strict bourgeois world, quiet, dutiful, and innocent. Her beauty attracts the painter Théodore de Sommervieux, who idealizes her as a perfect muse and marries her against the expectations of her family.At first, Augustine believes she has entered a world of romance and refinement. But marriage soon reveals the cruel gap between her simple, faithful nature and Théodore's restless artistic temperament. He becomes bored, neglects her, and turns toward aristocratic society. Augustine, unable to understand the rules of this elegant but heartless world, suffers deeply.Balzac uses this intimate tragedy to show the clash between bourgeois values and artistic ambition, between sincere love and social vanity. The story is tender, ironic, and sharply observed.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Forced Marriage' is one of Molière's sharpest and funniest comedies: a brilliant satire about vanity, fear, desire, and the absurdity of marrying for the wrong reasons.In this lively new translation of 'Le Mariage forcé', the aging Sganarelle is determined to marry a young woman-but doubt soon begins to gnaw at him. Is she faithful Is marriage wisdom or madness As he seeks advice from philosophers, friends, fortune-tellers, and supposed experts, he only sinks deeper into confusion. Molière turns his panic into irresistible comedy, exposing human weakness with wit, speed, and theatrical sparkle.Fresh, accessible, and faithful to the spirit of the original, this translation brings a classic of French theatre to modern readers and performers. Perfect for students, theatre lovers, and anyone who enjoys comedy with intelligence and bite.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Forced Marriage | Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Must-Read Classics | EAN 9789403893129 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Bookmundo, Delftsestraat 33, 3013 AE ROTTERDAM, NIEDERLANDE, info[at]bookmundo[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Ball at Sceaux | Honoré de Balzac | Taschenbuch | 88 S. | Englisch | 2026 | Must-Read Classics | EAN 9789403760896 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Bookmundo, Bookmundo, Delftsestraat 33, 3013AE Rotterdam, NL, Delftsestraat 33, 3013 AE ROTTERDAM, NIEDERLANDE, info[at]bookmundo[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …

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Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | If, in these pages, written in remembrance of my father, I should tell you my dear friends, nothing new of him, I can, at least, promise you that what I shall tell will be told faithfully, if simply, and perhaps there may be some things not familiar to you.A great many writers have taken it upon themselves to write lives of my father, to tell anecdotes of him, and to print all manner of things about him. Of all these published books I have read but one, the only genuine ¿Life¿ thus far written of him, the one sanctioned by my father himself, namely: ¿The Life of Charles Dickens,¿ by John Forster.…

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Death in Venice is Thomas Mann's haunting masterpiece of beauty, desire, and the fragile boundaries between reason and obsession. Gustav von Aschenbach, a celebrated German writer renowned for his discipline and artistic integrity, journeys to Venice seeking rest and renewal. There, he becomes captivated by Tadzio, an extraordinarily beautiful Polish youth whose grace awakens long-suppressed emotions and an overwhelming longing for ideal beauty.As Aschenbach's fascination deepens, Venice itself undergoes a disturbing transformation. Beneath its dazzling canals, grand palaces, and seductive atmosphere lurks a deadly cholera epidemic that authorities desperately conceal. Refusing to leave despite the growing danger, Aschenbach surrenders to an all-consuming obsession that gradually erodes his dignity, self-control, and lifelong devotion to order.First published in 1912, Death in Venice is one of the defining works of modern literature. Rich in classical symbolism and psychological insight, Mann explores the conflict between intellect and passion, art and life, discipline and desire. The novella's dreamlike imagery and profound philosophical themes have inspired generations of readers, critics, artists, and filmmakers.Elegant, unsettling, and unforgettable, Death in Venice remains a timeless exploration of human longing, aesthetic perfection, mortality, and the devastating consequences of pursuing beauty beyond the limits of reason. A timeless classic of beauty, obsession, and desire, Death in Venice follows a celebrated writer whose fascination with an enigmatic youth leads to obsession as a deadly epidemic engulfs Venice. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'The House of the Cat and Racket' by Honoré de Balzac is a short novel about love, art, class, and illusion in early nineteenth-century Paris. The story begins in the old-fashioned drapery shop of Guillaume, a respectable but narrow-minded merchant. His young daughter Augustine grows up in this strict bourgeois world, quiet, dutiful, and innocent. Her beauty attracts the painter Théodore de Sommervieux, who idealizes her as a perfect muse and marries her against the expectations of her family.At first, Augustine believes she has entered a world of romance and refinement. But marriage soon reveals the cruel gap between her simple, faithful nature and Théodore's restless artistic temperament. He becomes bored, neglects her, and turns toward aristocratic society. Augustine, unable to understand the rules of this elegant but heartless world, suffers deeply.Balzac uses this intimate tragedy to show the clash between bourgeois values and artistic ambition, between sincere love and social vanity. The story is tender, ironic, and sharply observed. 65 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'The Forced Marriage' is one of Molière's sharpest and funniest comedies: a brilliant satire about vanity, fear, desire, and the absurdity of marrying for the wrong reasons.In this lively new translation of 'Le Mariage forcé', the aging Sganarelle is determined to marry a young woman-but doubt soon begins to gnaw at him. Is she faithful Is marriage wisdom or madness As he seeks advice from philosophers, friends, fortune-tellers, and supposed experts, he only sinks deeper into confusion. Molière turns his panic into irresistible comedy, exposing human weakness with wit, speed, and theatrical sparkle.Fresh, accessible, and faithful to the spirit of the original, this translation brings a classic of French theatre to modern readers and performers. Perfect for students, theatre lovers, and anyone who enjoys comedy with intelligence and bite. 75 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'Carmen' by Prosper Mérimée is one of the most explosive short novels of the nineteenth century-a story where desire, freedom, and violence collide under the burning sun of southern Spain. Long before Bizet turned her into an operatic legend, Carmen lived on the page as something far more unsettling: a woman who refuses every form of control, even when the price is death.Told with chilling clarity and ironic restraint, Mérimée's novella follows Don José, a disciplined soldier undone by his obsession with Carmen, a gypsy woman who values freedom above love, loyalty, or life itself. What begins as attraction spirals into jealousy, crime, and inevitable tragedy. The prose is lean, vivid, and merciless-there is no moral comfort here, only cause and consequence.Carmen is not a romance but a psychological duel. It explores power, desire, superstition, and cultural outsiders with a modern sharpness that feels startlingly current. Carmen herself remains one of literature's most radical figures: seductive but never submissive, passionate yet fiercely autonomous, refusing redemption on anyone else's terms. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung), first published in 1915, is Franz Kafka's most famous novella and one of the defining works of modern literature. The story follows Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who wakes one morning to discover that he has transformed into a gigantic insect-like creature. Unable to communicate properly and no longer capable of fulfilling his role as the family's sole breadwinner, Gregor finds himself isolated from the world he once knew.As Gregor struggles to adapt to his shocking new condition, his relationships with his parents and sister begin to change. At first, they react with fear, confusion, and pity, but over time these emotions give way to frustration, resentment, and rejection. Confined to his room and cut off from human society, Gregor witnesses the gradual collapse of his place within the family. The people he worked tirelessly to support must now find ways to survive without him, forcing them to confront uncomfortable truths about dependence, responsibility, and identity.Kafka uses Gregor's bizarre transformation as a powerful metaphor for alienation, loneliness, and the loss of human dignity. The novella explores themes such as family obligation, social isolation, guilt, and the dehumanizing effects of modern work. Through Kafka's precise yet unsettling prose, ordinary domestic life becomes a source of anxiety and existential uncertainty.Both tragic and darkly humorous, The Metamorphosis challenges readers to consider what makes someone truly human and how society treats those who can no longer meet its expectations. More than a century after its publication, the novella remains a profound and haunting exploration of identity, belonging, and the fragile bonds that connect individuals to family and society. Its unforgettable opening and timeless themes have secured its place as one of the most influential works of twentieth-century literature.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Nun (La Religieuse), published posthumously in 1796, is one of Denis Diderot's most powerful and controversial novels. Written during the Enlightenment, the book is a gripping critique of religious institutions and the social forces that denied many women control over their own lives.The novel tells the story of Suzanne Simonin, a young woman who is forced by her family to take religious vows and enter a convent against her will. Determined to preserve her freedom and personal integrity, Suzanne struggles against the rigid rules, emotional manipulation, and abuses of authority she encounters within the convent walls. As she moves between different religious houses, she experiences a range of treatment-from cold indifference and harsh discipline to unhealthy obsession and psychological torment.Narrated as Suzanne's personal memoir, the novel offers an intimate and emotionally compelling account of a woman trapped by circumstances beyond her control. Diderot portrays her as intelligent, courageous, and deeply human, allowing readers to witness her growing despair as well as her unwavering desire for freedom. Through her story, he exposes the dangers of coercion, hypocrisy, and institutions that place obedience above individual conscience.While The Nun is often remembered for its criticism of convent life, its themes extend far beyond religion. The novel explores personal liberty, women's rights, social injustice, family pressure, and the conflict between individual identity and institutional authority. Diderot challenges readers to question traditions and systems that restrict human dignity and self-determination.Combining psychological insight, social criticism, and compelling storytelling, The Nun remains one of the most significant works of eighteenth-century French literature. Its exploration of freedom, oppression, and the struggle for personal autonomy continues to resonate with modern readers, making it a timeless classic of the Enlightenment era.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The Nun (La Religieuse), published posthumously in 1796, is one of Denis Diderot's most powerful and controversial novels. Written during the Enlightenment, the book is a gripping critique of religious institutions and the social forces that denied many women control over their own lives.The novel tells the story of Suzanne Simonin, a young woman who is forced by her family to take religious vows and enter a convent against her will. Determined to preserve her freedom and personal integrity, Suzanne struggles against the rigid rules, emotional manipulation, and abuses of authority she encounters within the convent walls. As she moves between different religious houses, she experiences a range of treatment-from cold indifference and harsh discipline to unhealthy obsession and psychological torment.Narrated as Suzanne's personal memoir, the novel offers an intimate and emotionally compelling account of a woman trapped by circumstances beyond her control. Diderot portrays her as intelligent, courageous, and deeply human, allowing readers to witness her growing despair as well as her unwavering desire for freedom. Through her story, he exposes the dangers of coercion, hypocrisy, and institutions that place obedience above individual conscience.While The Nun is often remembered for its criticism of convent life, its themes extend far beyond religion. The novel explores personal liberty, women's rights, social injustice, family pressure, and the conflict between individual identity and institutional authority. Diderot challenges readers to question traditions and systems that restrict human dignity and self-determination.Combining psychological insight, social criticism, and compelling storytelling, The Nun remains one of the most significant works of eighteenth-century French literature. Its exploration of freedom, oppression, and the struggle for personal autonomy continues to resonate with modern readers, making it a timeless classic of the Enlightenment era. Forced into a convent against her will, Suzanne Simonin fights for freedom and dignity in Diderot's powerful novel about oppression, faith, and personal liberty. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Gregor Samsa wakes one morning to discover that he has been transformed into a monstrous, insect-like creature. Yet his first thoughts are not about the impossibility of what has happened. He worries about missing the train, disappointing his employer, and failing to provide for his family.From this unsettling premise, Franz Kafka creates a precise and deeply human story about work, duty, shame, isolation, and the uncertain conditions on which love can depend. Confined to his bedroom and unable to communicate, Gregor remains painfully aware of the life continuing beyond his door. His parents and sister must adapt to his transformation, but their responses gradually reveal the tensions that were already present within the household.First published in 1915, The Metamorphosis is one of the defining works of modern literature. Kafka combines the impossible with the ordinary in a calm, matter-of-fact style, making Gregor's predicament feel disturbingly familiar. The novella asks what becomes of a person when he can no longer work, speak for himself, or fulfil the role others expect him to perform. It also examines the emotional cost of dependence and the fragile boundary between care and resentment.Gregor's transformation can be read in many ways: as an image of illness, disability, depression, social exclusion, family obligation, or the dehumanising pressures of modern employment. Kafka offers no single explanation. Instead, he allows the strange event to expose the fears and assumptions beneath everyday life.Brief, accessible, and rich in meaning, The Metamorphosis continues to speak to readers because its central questions remain unresolved. How much of our identity depends on being recognised by others? Is affection unconditional, or is it tied to usefulness? And what remains of a person when the familiar signs of personhood disappear?This new translation invites readers to encounter Kafka's haunting novella with fresh attention: not merely as a tale of physical transformation, but as a quiet and penetrating study of human worth. Gregor Samsa wakes transformed into an insect-like creature. As his family recoils, Kafka explores isolation, duty, shame, and the uneasy link between human worth and usefulness. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Gregor Samsa wakes one morning to discover that he has been transformed into a monstrous, insect-like creature. Yet his first thoughts are not about the impossibility of what has happened. He worries about missing the train, disappointing his employer, and failing to provide for his family.From this unsettling premise, Franz Kafka creates a precise and deeply human story about work, duty, shame, isolation, and the uncertain conditions on which love can depend. Confined to his bedroom and unable to communicate, Gregor remains painfully aware of the life continuing beyond his door. His parents and sister must adapt to his transformation, but their responses gradually reveal the tensions that were already present within the household.First published in 1915, The Metamorphosis is one of the defining works of modern literature. Kafka combines the impossible with the ordinary in a calm, matter-of-fact style, making Gregor's predicament feel disturbingly familiar. The novella asks what becomes of a person when he can no longer work, speak for himself, or fulfil the role others expect him to perform. It also examines the emotional cost of dependence and the fragile boundary between care and resentment.Gregor's transformation can be read in many ways: as an image of illness, disability, depression, social exclusion, family obligation, or the dehumanising pressures of modern employment. Kafka offers no single explanation. Instead, he allows the strange event to expose the fears and assumptions beneath everyday life.Brief, accessible, and rich in meaning, The Metamorphosis continues to speak to readers because its central questions remain unresolved. How much of our identity depends on being recognised by others? Is affection unconditional, or is it tied to usefulness? And what remains of a person when the familiar signs of personhood disappear?This new translation invites readers to encounter Kafka's haunting novella with fresh attention: not merely as a tale of physical transformation, but as a quiet and penetrating study of human worth. Gregor Samsa wakes transformed into an insect-like creature. As his family recoils, Kafka explores isolation, duty, shame, and the uneasy link between human worth and usefulness. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…