In Morris West's last novel he brings a real man, denounced as a heretic and burnt at the stake 400 years ago, back to life.
Morris Langlo West Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
26 aprile 1916 – 9 ottobre 1999
Morris West esplora magistralmente la complessa interazione tra fede, potere e coscienza, ambientando spesso le sue narrazioni nel crogiolo delle arene religiose e politiche. La sua scrittura si distingue per una profonda intuizione psicologica della condizione umana e degli intrighi morali che gli individui affrontano. West approfondisce le lotte interiori e le pressioni esterne che plasmano il destino dei suoi personaggi. Attingendo alla vasta esperienza maturata in ambienti religiosi e diplomatici, i suoi romanzi offrono una lettura profondamente umana e stimolante.
Ein hochgradig spannender Thriller über die gefährlichste Region der Welt – von einem der erfolgreichsten Schriftsteller aller Zeiten! Das Pulverfass Naher Osten scheint kurz vor der Explosion zu stehen. Jakov Baratz, Chef des israelischen Geheimdienstes, fragt sich, ob sein Land nach 41 Sabotageakten in zwölf Monaten noch weitere Provokationen hinnehmen kann. Der Traum seines gefährlichen Gegners Safreddin, der den syrischen Geheimdienst leitet, ist es, die Juden ins Meer zu jagen und die arabischen Staaten unter einem neuen Islam zu vereinigen. Diesen Plan zu vereiteln ist wiederum das Ziel von Adam Ronen, der in Damaskus — als Händler Selim Fathalla getarnt – für Baratz ein breites Spionagenetz ausgeworfen hat. Beide Seiten riskieren mit höchstem Einsatz ein grausames Spiel aus Aktionen, Gegenaktionen und Intrigen, die alle auf den Tag X zielen – an dem jeder seine todbringenden Pläne realisieren will...
Der Direktor eines New Yorker Bankhauses gibt ohne Ankündigung sein bisheriges Leben auf und setzt sich mit unbekanntem Ziel nach Europa ab. Das erfolgreiche Unternehmen gerät in die Krise.
Eminenza
- 368pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
Eminence
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Imagine that a Pope, known for his doctrinal conservatism, were to die and his private diaries were revealed to be full of doubts about his papacy and the future of the Catholic Church. Such is the hypothesis of Morris West's tale of Vatican politics. At its heart is Luca, Cardinal Rossini, who has suffered torture and degradation as a priest under Argentinian dictatorship but who has risen to high office in the Vatican. He is a flawed man but he is still a man of power and a candidate for election. Just as his career seems poised to reach its zenith, he is plunged back into his past, reminded of a love affair which had seemed dead. Morris West, best-selling author The Shoes of the Fisherman and The Devil's Advocate, has fashioned a thrilling tale of ambition and power-broking in the world of Vatican politics that he knows so well.
Deti slnka
- 211pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
Cieľom autora bolo zmapovať život detí od batoľaťa až po dospelosť a presvedčiť sa, čo z nich Neapol vykreše...
Il punto di fuga
- 309pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
The best-selling author of The Shoes of the Fisherman offers a lyrical, intensely personal affirmation of his life of faith and an account of his life's pilgrimage as a Catholic in the twentieth century. 20,000 first printing.
