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Christopher Whyte

    Christopher Whyte è uno scrittore scozzese noto per i suoi romanzi in inglese e la sua poesia in gaelico scozzese. È anche un importante traduttore di poeti internazionali in inglese e un critico letterario innovativo e spesso controverso. La sua opera, sia originale che tradotta, dimostra un profondo impegno con le tradizioni linguistiche e letterarie, offrendo ai lettori una prospettiva unica e avvincente.

    Die stumme Sängerin
    Freedom in White and Black
    The Scale By Which You Measure Me
    The Gay Decameron
    An Aghaidh na Sìorraidheachd. In the Face of Eternity
    • 2024

      The Scale By Which You Measure Me

      Poems 1913-1917

      • 106pagine
      • 4 ore di lettura

      The collection showcases Marina Tsvetaeva's previously unpublished poems from 1912 to 1920, capturing her personal and artistic struggles during a tumultuous period in Russia. The verses reflect her relationships, particularly with poet Sonya Parnók and economist Nikodim Plutser-Sarnya, while also exploring themes of identity, loss, and cultural heritage through tributes and evocative imagery. Notably, it includes a unique cycle featuring Don Juan and Carmen, presenting some of Tsvetaeva's most significant and poignant works, now available in English for the first time.

      The Scale By Which You Measure Me
    • 2020

      Freedom in White and Black

      • 256pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      Sheds fascinating light on the early development of the nations of Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Australia and the role of former slaves in combatting the post 1808 illegal slave trade.

      Freedom in White and Black
    • 2005

      Venedig 1761, sieben Jahre nach der Ermordung von Alvise Contarini, dem letzten Sproß einer berühmten Theaterfamilie, will Donato Gradenigo das Theater neu eröffnen. Doch es bleiben nur sieben Tage bis zur geplanten Premiere. Sieben Tage, die nicht nur die neu engagierten Künstler zu intensiven Proben nutzen, sondern auch Neider, um das Ganze mittels fein gesponnener Intrigen scheitern zu lassen.

      Die stumme Sängerin
    • 1999

      Ten gay men gather for a dinner party, but the conversation leaves a lot unsaid. Into the gaps, the author weaves the untold stories of the guests—Gavin's trip to Ireland to find the place where Colin died, and how Nicholas' ad in the classifieds led him to the hairiest body in Edinburgh.

      The Gay Decameron
    • 1991