The Challenge of the Dead - A vision of the war and the life of the common soldier in France

Stephen Graham

Sinopse

Stephen Graham's 'The Challenge of the Dead' is a groundbreaking work that delves into the intricacies of grief, loss, and existential questions surrounding death. Written in a poetic and introspective style, the book navigates through the different stages of mourning, offering profound insights into the human experience of dealing with mortality. Graham's intricate exploration of these themes is reminiscent of the existentialist literature of the mid-20th century, resonating with readers who appreciate thought-provoking and philosophical works. The book's non-linear narrative structure adds to its depth, inviting readers to contemplate the complexities of life and death alongside the characters. Stephen Graham, a seasoned writer known for his evocative prose and deep exploration of psychological themes, brings his expertise to 'The Challenge of the Dead.' Drawing from personal experiences and a keen observation of human behavior, Graham crafts a narrative that is both emotionally resonant and intellectually stimulating. Readers looking for a thought-provoking and contemplative read that delves into the human psyche and the mysteries of existence will find 'The Challenge of the Dead' a gripping and enlightening experience.

Disponível desde: 18/09/2023.

Comprimento de impressão: 105 páginas.

Outros livros que poderiam interessá-lo

Voluntary Committal - A Short...

Joe Hill

From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this e-short story—from Joe Hill’s award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts. 
Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . . 
Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isn't easy to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. . . . 
Francis is unhappy. Francis was human once, but that was then. Now he's an eight-foot-tall locust and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . 
John Finney is locked in a basement that's stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. In the cellar with him is an antique telephone, long since disconnected, but which rings at night with calls from the dead. . . .

Ver livro

Rainbow Filth

Timo Meyer

Rainbow Filth is a weirdo horror novella about a small cult that believes a rare psychedelic substance can physically transport them to another universe.

Ver livro

Nyarlathotep

H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft's atmospheric and terrifying apocalyptic story of Nyarlathotep, a mysterious and malign savant from Egypt, who arrives in a city and turns the population into zombies.

Ver livro

ABANDONED - A Lively Deadmarsh...

Katie Berry

The Sinclair Resort Hotel has many secrets. Some, it wants to share, and others it wants to keep buried deep.Lively and Minerva have discovered that they are connected to the hotel in more ways than one and that their involvement in the disappearance is more significant than they could have ever believed.John Harder and Amanda Jansen continue their investigation and find that things once thought buried beneath decades of sin and obscured by a century of corruption now have new life.Each must put aside their fears and doubts if they want to have any hope of solving the mystery of the Sinclair and help put to rest the horrors that lurk behind the hotel's thick stone walls.

Ver livro

The Barberry Bush and Eight...

Susan Coolidge

Eight heartwarming stories. Most of the stories are about girls, and their adventures. Susan Coolidge is also author of "What Katy Did." The Barberry Bush is about a girl named "Barbara Allen called Barberry for short, and Berry, for shorter." Barberry is busily studying in school when she hears that her grandpa is very ill and has to return home. When she returns home, her grandpa dies and then grandma becomes sick with grief. Barbara is left with the old run down Bed and Breakfast that the family owned. It's up to her to decide what to do with it. After a few days of assessing the property she comes up with a plan to save the place. She remodels the place and makes it into a beautiful head-turning cottage and runs it quite successfully. The Bed and Breakfast is perfectly named the Barberry Bush. Angels Unawares is about thee elderly millionaire gentlemen who are on their way back from some place when suddenly a snow storm comes. They horses get caught up in drift and the carriage is over turned. The men are all stuck in the snow and one calls for help. A girl named Berenice Salvary comes from a nearby house and takes the horses to the barn and helps the men into the house. She's a perfect hostess and cares for them like they were her father. When train comes and they go to leave, they try to pay her, but she says it was just kindness. Later they send a letter to her offering her a job in catering for a lunch-club of gentlemen in New York. She accepts the job offer and lives there contentedly with her brother, enjoying the friendship of the old gentlemen. The Cathedral - Ellice French often took the short cut through the cathedral's walls, to get to the other side. One day she hurried as she knew what time they would close. But sure enough it did close, only she was IN it! What does she do all night locked in a Cathedral? The Engineer's Story tells of a time when the train broke down because of a huge snow fall. There was one young lady among the passengers who was very exceptionally helpful. She had a level head on and knew how to help everyone. They were stuck there for several days, but the young lady was bright as a button. She served everyone and was very good with the children. Her quick thinking and unending service saved the day. (Summary by Kimberly Krause)

Ver livro

A Modern Utopia

H. G. Wells

In A Modern Utopia, two travelers fall into a space-warp and suddenly find themselves upon a Utopian Earth controlled by a single World Government.The premise of the novel is that there is a planet (for "No less than a planet will serve the purpose of a modern Utopia") exactly like Earth, with the same geography and biology. They have, however, "different habits, different traditions, different knowledge, different ideas, different clothing, and different appliances." The narrator's double describes the ascetic Rule by which the samurai live; this includes a ban on alcohol and drugs and a mandatory annual one-week solitary ramble in the wilderness. He also explains the social theory of Utopia, which distinguished four "main classes of mind": The Poietic, the Kinetic, the Dull, and the Base. Poietic minds are creative or inventive; kinetic minds are able but not particularly inventive; the Dull have "inadequate imagination," and the Base are mired in egotism and lack "moral sense."

Ver livro