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Many people think that Neil Gaiman is a star. This refers to one of his most famous books – »Stardust«. It tells the story of Tristran Thorne who wants to capture the heart of his love finding a fallen star.
One must always be careful of books and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
A time travel through literature | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
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Today it's our last travel through time and we are almost in the present. We want to review the book »Perfume: The Story of a Murderer« which was published in 1985. The German author Patrick Süskind tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a perfumer with a phenomenal olfaction who wants to become the greatest perfumer of all time and doesn't even shy at murder.
Today it's our last travel through time and we are almost in the present. We want to review the book »Perfume: The Story of a Murderer« which was published in 1985. The German author Patrick Süskind tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a perfumer with a phenomenal olfaction who wants to become the greatest perfumer of all time and doesn't even shy at murder.
A time travel through literature | The Little Prince
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Our »Time travel through literature« now takes us to the year 1943 in which Antoine de Saint-Exupéry published his book »The Little Prince«. The novella is both the most-read and 3rd most-translated book in the world, and was voted the best book of the 20th century in France. Therefore it has to be in our »Time travel through literature«!
Our »Time travel through literature« now takes us to the year 1943 in which Antoine de Saint-Exupéry published his book »The Little Prince«. The novella is both the most-read and 3rd most-translated book in the world, and was voted the best book of the 20th century in France. Therefore it has to be in our »Time travel through literature«!
A time travel through literature | Gone with the Wind
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One book that definitely has to be in our »Time travel through literature« is »Gone with the Wind« written by Margaret Mitchell. The book was published in 1936 and immediately became one of the greatest bestsellers in world history. Till today more than 30 million copies have been sold worldwide.
One book that definitely has to be in our »Time travel through literature« is »Gone with the Wind« written by Margaret Mitchell. The book was published in 1936 and immediately became one of the greatest bestsellers in world history. Till today more than 30 million copies have been sold worldwide.
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
A time travel through literature | Sherlock Holmes
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We are great Sherlock-Holmes-Fans, and
not only since the TV-series »Sherlock« came out. Today we want to
review the book series of the same name written by Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle. This is of course part of the »Time travel
through literature«.
A time travel through literature | Anna Karenina
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Of course also a very dramatic love story has to be part of the »Time travel through literature«. In addition, the author of »Anna Karenina« – Leo N. Tolstoi – is a Russian writer and so we have even more different cultures in our time travel. »Anna Karenina« was published in 1877 and treats of the married woman Anna Karenina who falls in love with the young and attractive Count Wronskij and of the aftermaths of her actions.
Of course also a very dramatic love story has to be part of the »Time travel through literature«. In addition, the author of »Anna Karenina« – Leo N. Tolstoi – is a Russian writer and so we have even more different cultures in our time travel. »Anna Karenina« was published in 1877 and treats of the married woman Anna Karenina who falls in love with the young and attractive Count Wronskij and of the aftermaths of her actions.
Monday, 27 April 2015
A time travel through literature | Around the World in 80 Days
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Jules Verne is a great french author who wrote many famous fantasy novels. Thereby he influenced the literature a lot and many of his novels are part of the World Literature. We wanted to present you one of his books in our »Time travel through literature« and decided to take »Around the World in 80 Days«. It was published in 1872 and tells the story of the eccentric rich english Gentleman Phileas Fogg who bet 20.000 pounds, that he will travel around the world in 80 days.
Jules Verne is a great french author who wrote many famous fantasy novels. Thereby he influenced the literature a lot and many of his novels are part of the World Literature. We wanted to present you one of his books in our »Time travel through literature« and decided to take »Around the World in 80 Days«. It was published in 1872 and tells the story of the eccentric rich english Gentleman Phileas Fogg who bet 20.000 pounds, that he will travel around the world in 80 days.
A time travel through literature | Pride and Prejudice
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»Pride and Prejudice« is one of the most famous and most wonderful love stories in history of literature. That's why it is sure that it has to be in the »Time travel through literature«. The book was published in 1813 by Jane Austen, one of the most famous writers of the beginning of the 19th century. She is famous for her understanding of women and her revolutionary thinking. Other stories written by her are for example »Emma« and »Sense and Sensibility«.
»Pride and Prejudice« is one of the most famous and most wonderful love stories in history of literature. That's why it is sure that it has to be in the »Time travel through literature«. The book was published in 1813 by Jane Austen, one of the most famous writers of the beginning of the 19th century. She is famous for her understanding of women and her revolutionary thinking. Other stories written by her are for example »Emma« and »Sense and Sensibility«.
A time travel through literature | Gulliver's Travels
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The next stop on our »Time travel through history« is the year 1726 in which Jonathan Swift published his famous book »Gulliver's Travels«. It tells the story of Gulliver who travels to unknown countries with fantastical creatures.
The next stop on our »Time travel through history« is the year 1726 in which Jonathan Swift published his famous book »Gulliver's Travels«. It tells the story of Gulliver who travels to unknown countries with fantastical creatures.
Sunday, 26 April 2015
A time travel through literature | Robinson Crusoe
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As our »Time travel through literature« continues we want to review the book »Robinson Crusoe« written by Daniel Defoe and published in 1719. It tells the story of a sailor who has to stay on an abandoned island after a shipwreck. The novel became world-famous and Defoe is said to be one of the founders of the English novel.
A time travel through literature | A Midsummer Night's Dream
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We continue our travel through time in the 16th century. Today we want to present you the comedy »A Midsummer Night's Dream« written by William Shakespeare in 1595/1596. As it is one of the most famous plays in world history it has to be in our »Time travel through literature«!
We continue our travel through time in the 16th century. Today we want to present you the comedy »A Midsummer Night's Dream« written by William Shakespeare in 1595/1596. As it is one of the most famous plays in world history it has to be in our »Time travel through literature«!
Friday, 24 April 2015
A time travel through literature | The Odyssey
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We want to start the project »A time travel through literature« because we want to present you some classics of the world literature. We think that it is very important to read these books because they influenced the history of writing a lot. In this post, we'll start in the ancient world with the epic poem »The Odyssey« of Homer, which is the sequel to the Iliad.
We want to start the project »A time travel through literature« because we want to present you some classics of the world literature. We think that it is very important to read these books because they influenced the history of writing a lot. In this post, we'll start in the ancient world with the epic poem »The Odyssey« of Homer, which is the sequel to the Iliad.
Die Seiten der Welt
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In september of 2014 Kai Meyer, a famous German author, published a new book: »Die Seiten der Welt«. Unfortunately it hasn't been translated to English yet, so for now we will call it »Pages of the World«, but we are not sure if this will be the title of the English edition.
The book is about a girl named Furia Salamandra Faerfax, who has got a special bond to books and therefore can perform magic with books.
In september of 2014 Kai Meyer, a famous German author, published a new book: »Die Seiten der Welt«. Unfortunately it hasn't been translated to English yet, so for now we will call it »Pages of the World«, but we are not sure if this will be the title of the English edition.
The book is about a girl named Furia Salamandra Faerfax, who has got a special bond to books and therefore can perform magic with books.
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Die Buchspringer
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Today we want to review the novel »Die Buchspringer« that we enjoyed reading a lot. We're sorry but we do not know if there
is also an english edition of this fabulous book. So we will firstly
call it by a name we think it could probably have. So, »The Bookjumpers«
is written by the german author Mechthild Gläser and was released in
February of this year. It tells the story of Amy Lennox who discovers
the secret ability of her family to 'jump' into the story of a
book.
The Book Thief
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Today we want to review »The Book Thief« from the Australian author Markus Zusak, which was published in 2005 and got many awards, for example the »ALA Best Books for Young Adults«. The novel is amazing and we totally recommend it to everyone of you who likes sad and touching stories.
Friday, 10 April 2015
Harry Potter muffins
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Today we want to present you a recipe for Harry Potter muffins. We made them a few days ago and everybody liked them - especially Harry Potter fans! This post may seem a little bit
off-topic at first sight but the muffins are really good and as they are decorated
with Harry Potter figures we thought it would be nice to share the
recipe with you.
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
Reckless | Mirrorworld
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Today we want to review the »Mirrorworld«
book series from the author Cornelia Funke. In our last post we wrote about the
reading and promised you to tell you something about the books because we
really like them. The third book »Heartless« was published in Germany in February
and Cornelia Funke said that at least 2 more books will be written.
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