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Der engagierte Geschichtslehrer William Hundert unterrichtet mit Leidenschaft an der St. Benedicts School für Jungen in Neuengland. Doch als Sedgewick Bell sein neuer Schüler wird, gerät Hundert beruflich an seine Grenzen. Der verwöhnte Sohn eines Senators fällt besonders durch sein respektloses Verhalten und seinem Desinteresse für das Fach Geschichte auf. Das ändert sich schlagartig, als der jährliche Geschichtswettbewerb an der Schule anste...

This brilliant new work from the acclaimed author of "Emperor of the Air" presents four novellas--each a stunning fictional portrait--that tell of people trying to understand why their lives have taken such surprising turns. Academy Award winner Kevin Kline stars in the adaptation of the title story in a Universal Pictures release directed by Michael Hoffman ("Restoration").

EMPEROR OF THE AIR "explores tricky family relationships and tender moments of self-discovery with a voice of compassion rarely found in contemporary short fiction" (San Francisco Chronicle). Whether his characters are struggling to save trees in their yards, their marriages, or themselves, Cannin renders their moments of revelation with rich observation, energy, humor, and grace.

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From the "New York Times" bestselling author, "A Doubter's Almanac" is an exploration of the powers of the mind and the influences of love, genius and ambition.

For fans of Good Will Hunting and A Beautiful Mind, A Doubter's Almanac is at once a captivatingly virtuoso illustration of the powers of the mind and a deeply moving exploration of the nature of love, ambition and genius. It is a novel of flawed characters and unreachable dreams, of bonds that tie and passions that destroy, a major work of dazzling and seductive beauty from one of our foremost writers.Following a lonely upbringing in the wood...

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Extraordinary for its craft and emotional effect . . . [Ethan Canin is] a writer of enormous talent and charm."-The Washington Post"Character is destiny, " wrote Heraclitus-and in this collection of four unforgettable stories, we meet people struggling to understand themselves and the unexpected turns their lives have taken. In "Accountant, " a quintessential company man becomes obsessed with the phenomenal success of a reckless childhood frie...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this mesmerizing novel, Ethan Canin, the author of America America and The Palace Thief, explores the nature of genius, rivalry, ambition, and love among multiple generations of a gifted family.Milo Andret is born with an unusual mind. A lonely child growing up in the woods of northern Michigan in the 1950s, he gives little thought to his own talent. But with his acceptance at U.C. Berkeley he realizes the extent...

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NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER In this mesmerizing novel, Ethan Canin, theauthor of "America America" and "The Palace Thief, " explores the nature of genius, rivalry, ambition, and love among multiple generations of a gifted family. Milo Andret is born with an unusual mind. A lonely child growing up in the woods of northern Michigan in the 1950s, he gives little thought to his own talent. But with his acceptance at U.C. Berkeley he realizes the ex...

Indrukwekkende roman over genialiteit, jaloezie, ambitie en liefde van een van de belangrijkste hedendaagse Amerikaanse schrijvers Milo Andret is een geniaal wiskundige in de jaren zeventig die uitgroeit tot een legende door zijn onderzoek aan de universiteit van Berkeley. Maar de combinatie van ambitie en sociaal onvermogen, brengt hem op een destructief pad en hij raakt aan de drank. Milo's zoon Hans is voorbestemd een even glansrijke carri...

In the early 1970s, Corey Sifter, the son of working-class parents, becomes a yard boy on the grand estate of the powerful Metarey family. Soon, through the family's generosity, he is a student at a private boarding school and an aide to the great New York senator Henry Bonwiller, who is running for president. Before long, Corey finds himself involved with one of the Metarey daughters as well, and he begins to leave behind the world of his upb...

Ethan Canin, the acclaimed author of America America and The Palace Thief, is "one of the best fiction writers of his generation" (The Miami Herald). For Kings and Planets follows the lives of two young men and the woman they both love. Orno Tarcher arrives in New York City from Missouri, carrying with him the weight of his family's small-town values. He meets Marshall Emerson, the charismatic scion of a worldly clan, a seductive and brilliant...

In this lyrical portrait of the human condition, a young boy escapes Nazi Germany and goes on to build a fortune, a family, and life on his own terms in America.

EMPEROR OF THE AIR "explores tricky family relationships and tender moments of self-discovery with a voice of compassion rarely found in contemporary short fiction" (San Francisco Chronicle). Whether his characters are struggling to save trees in their yards, their marriages, or themselves, Cannin renders their moments of revelation with rich observation, energy, humor, and grace.