Walter Kreye Libri

"Out of the secret world I once knew I have tried to make a theatre for the larger worlds we inhabit. First comes the imagining, then the search for the reality.' The Pigeon Tunnel, John le CarrU's memoir and his first work of non-fiction, is a thrilling journey into the worlds of his 'secret sharers' - the men and women who inspired some of his most enthralling novels. From terrifying meetings with Yasser Arafat in war-torn Beirut to brilliantly observed encounters with the great figures of 20th century film, from Stanley Kubrick to Alec Guinness. The reader is swept along not just by the chilling winds of the Cold War or by the author's frightening journeys into places of terrible violence but, most importantly, by the author's inimitable voice. In this astonishing work we see our world, both public and private, through the eyes of one of the world's greatest writers."

Voleva davvero buttarsi giù dal ponte la donna trattenuta una mattina da Raimund Gregorius, insegnante svizzero di latino, greco ed ebraico? Gregorius non sa nulla della donna se non che era portoghese. La mattina dopo, complice la scoperta in una libreria antiquaria del libro di un enigmatico scrittore lusitano, l'altrimenti prevedibilissimo professore prende un treno diretto a Lisbona, dove spera di rtintracciare l'autore. Da questo momento decolla una vicenda che costringerà Gregorius a confrontarsi con le contraddizioni degli affetti e gli orrori della Storia in un modo che mai avrebbe potuto immaginare nella sua rassicurante Berna

From the internationally bestselling author of 'Night Train to Lisbon' comes a compelling novel about one man's attempt to extricate himself from his featureless existence and find a life of passion and danger.

Alfonso the strongman walks away from his dull life at the fairground and finds the challenge he needs in a town oppressed by a rude dragon.