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Christopher Whyte

    Christopher Whyte es un escritor escocés reconocido por sus novelas en inglés y su poesía en gaélico escocés. Es también un importante traductor de poetas internacionales al inglés y un crítico literario innovador y a menudo controvertido. Su obra, ya sea original o traducida, demuestra un profundo compromiso con las tradiciones lingüísticas y literarias, ofreciendo a los lectores una perspectiva única y cautivadora.

    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
    • 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
    • The Scale By Which You Measure Me

      Poems 1913-1917

      • 106 páginas
      • 4 horas de lectura

      The collection showcases Marina Tsvetaeva's previously unpublished poems from 1912 to 1920, capturing her personal and artistic struggles during a tumultuous period in Russia.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
    • Freedom in White and Black

      • 256 páginas
      • 9 horas de lectura

      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
    • 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