Download or read book Distant Transit written by Maja Haderlap and published by Archipelago. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a groundbreaking Slovenian-Austrian poet comes an evocative, captivating collection on searching for home in a landscape burdened with violent history. At its core, Distant Transit is an ode to survival, building a monument to traditions and lives lost. Infused with movement, Maja Haderlap’s Distant Transit traverses Slovenia’s scenic landscape and violent history, searching for a sense of place within its ever-shifting boundaries. Avoiding traditional forms and pronounced rhythms, Haderlap unleashes a flow of evocative, captivating passages whose power lies in their associative richness and precision of expression, vividly conjuring Slovenia’s natural world––its rolling meadows, snow-capped alps, and sparkling Adriatic coast. Belonging to the Slovene ethnic minority and its inherited, transgenerational trauma, Haderlap explores the burden of history and the prolonged aftershock of conflict––warm, lavish pastoral passages conceal dark memories, and musings on the way language can create and dissolve borders reveal a deep longing for a sense of home.
Download or read book Angel of Oblivion written by Maja Haderlap and published by Archipelago. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haderlap is an accomplished poet, and that lyricism leaves clear traces on this ravishing debut, which won the prestigious Bachmann Prize in 2011. The descriptions are sensual, and the unusual similes and metaphors occasionally change perspective unexpectedly. Angel of Oblivion deals with harrowing subjects - murder, torture, persecution and discrimination of an ethnic minority - in intricate and lyrical prose. The novel tells the story of a family from the Slovenian minority in Austria. The first-person narrator starts off with her childhood memories of rural life, in a community anchored in the past. Yet behind this rural idyll, an unresolved conflict is smouldering. At first, the child wonders about the border to Yugoslavia, which runs not far away from her home. Then gradually the stories that the adults tell at every opportunity start to make sense. All the locals are scarred by the war. Her grandfather, we find out, was a partisan fighting the Nazis from forest hideouts. Her grandmother was arrested and survived Ravensbrück. As the narrator grows older, she finds out more. Through conversations at family gatherings and long nights talking to her grandmother, she learns that her father was arrested by the Austrian police and tortured - at the age of ten - to extract information on the whereabouts of his father. Her grandmother lost her foster-daughter and many friends and relatives in Ravensbrück and only escaped the gas chamber by hiding inside the camp itself. The narrator begins to notice the frequent suicides and violent deaths in her home region, and she develops an eye for how the Slovenians are treated by the majority of German-speaking Austrians. As an adult, the narrator becomes politicised and openly criticises the way in which Austria deals with the war and its own Nazi past. In the closing section, she visits Ravensbrück and finds it strangely lifeless - realising that her personal memories of her grandmother are stronger. Illuminating an almost forgotten chapter of European history and the European present, the book deals with family dynamics scarred by war and torture - a dominant grandmother, a long-suffering mother, a violent father who loves his children but is impossible to live with. And interwoven with this is compelling reflection on storytelling: the narrator hoping to rid herself of the emotional burden of her past and to tell stories on behalf of those who cannot.
Download or read book Dictionary of Angels written by Gustav Davidson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1994-10 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the midst of the remarkable revival of interest and belief in angels comes this handsomely illustrated reference work--the fruit of 16 years of research in Talmudic, gnostic, cabalistic, apocalyptic, patristic, and legendary texts. "A wacky and wonderful compendium of angelic lore".--Time. Illustrations.
Download or read book A General Theory of Oblivion written by José Eduardo Agualusa and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2017 A finalist for the Man Booker International Prize 2016 The brilliant new novel from the winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. On the eve of Angolan independence, Ludo bricks herself into her apartment, where she will remain for the next thirty years. She lives off vegetables and pigeons, burns her furniture and books to stay alive and keeps herself busy by writing her story on the walls of her home. The outside world slowly seeps into Ludo’s life through snippets on the radio, voices from next door, glimpses of a man fleeing his pursuers and a note attached to a bird’s foot. Until one day she meets Sabalu, a young boy from the street who climbs up to her terrace.
Download or read book Total Oblivion More Or Less written by Alan DeNiro and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2009 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Minnesota is invaded by warriors from the ancient world, sixteen-year-old Macy and her family head down the Mississippi by boat to escape from the encroaching madness.
Download or read book Crown of Oblivion written by Julie Eshbaugh and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this mesmerizing YA fantasy mash-up of The Road meets The Amazing Race, one girl chooses to risk her life in a cutthroat competition in order to win her freedom. In Lanoria, Outsiders, who don’t have magic, are inferior to Enchanteds, who do. That’s just a fact for Astrid, an Outsider who is indentured to pay off her family’s debts. She serves as the surrogate for the princess—if Renya steps out of line, Astrid is the one who bears the punishment for it. But there is a way out: the life-or-death Race of Oblivion. First, racers are dosed with the drug Oblivion, which wipes their memories. Then, when they awake in the middle of nowhere, only cryptic clues—and a sheer will to live—will lead them through treacherous terrain full of opponents who wouldn’t think twice about killing each other to get ahead. But what throws Astrid the most is what she never expected to encounter in this race. A familiar face she can’t place. Secret powers she shouldn’t have. And a confusing memory of the past that, if real, could mean the undoing of the entire social structure that has kept her a slave her entire life. Competing could mean death…but it could also mean freedom.
Download or read book Oblivions Reach written by Michael Stafford and published by . This book was released on 2019-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jones O'Brien, an Afghanistan war veteran, Special Forces operative, loses his wife Kaz to a horrible cancer. His faith in God is shaken. What kind of God would do such a thing he asks? Angels answer. In this action-filled novel about God's Angelic Warriors and Satan's Demonic Fallen Angels, the battle for Humankind is fierce and ongoing.Satan and his minions know full well that God has been very specific: there will be no going back. It is also clear that the Rapture, when it occurs, will result in the Fallen Angels being cast into the fiery pit for one thousand years. Hell will be their new home. The source of all evil on Earth, it becomes clear that for Koal, Sonta, and Zorah, the process of turning the faithful to the 'Darkness' must be accelerated if the Fallen are to survive. Their only recourse is to eliminate the believers.Countering this wave of darkness is the task of the Angelic Warriors, Ephram, Arrow, and, when needed, Michael, the most powerful of the angels. Prayer, being asked to help, is the trigger behind all angelic intervention. Unless asked, the angels cannot intervene.Set in the scenic wilderness of Southern Illinois' river country, the battles at the Little Grand Canyon, Bald Knob Cross, Shawnee National Forest, and The Garden of the Gods will fascinate readers of faith and those who have none. It is my hope that all who read Oblivion's Reach will feel the power of prayer that resonates through the outreach of the characters who are fighting an enemy of biblical proportion.
Download or read book Where Oblivion Lives written by T. Frohock and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From acclaimed fantasy author T. Frohock comes a dark, lyrical historical thriller, set in 1930s Spain and Germany, that brings to life the world of angels and demons from the novellas collected in Los Nefilim: Spanish Nephilim battling daimons in a supernatural war to save humankind. Born of daimon and angel, Diago Alvarez is a being unlike all others. The embodiment of dark and light, he has witnessed the good and the horror of this world and those beyond. In the supernatural war between angels and daimons that will determine humankind’s future, Diago has chosen Los Nefilim, the sons and daughters of angels who possess the power to harness music and light. As the forces of evil gather, Diago must locate the Key, the special chord that will unite the nefilim’s voices, giving them the power to avert the coming civil war between the Republicans and Franco’s Nationalists. Finding the Key will save Spain from plunging into darkness. And for Diago, it will resurrect the anguish caused by a tragedy he experienced in a past life. But someone—or something—is determined to stop Diago in his quest and will use his history to destroy him and the nefilim. Hearing his stolen Stradivarius played through the night, Diago is tormented by nightmares about his past life. Each incarnation strengthens the ties shared by the nefilim, whether those bonds are of love or hate . . . or even betrayal. To retrieve the violin, Diago must journey into enemy territory . . . and face an old nemesis and a fallen angel bent on revenge.
Download or read book The Necessary Angel written by Massimo Cacciari and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cacciari, academic (aesthetics, U. of Venice) and mayor of Venice as of 1993, surveys the history of angels in Judaic, Islamic, and Christian traditions; and how Dante, Rilke, Kafka, and other writers have used the metaphor of angels to speak about the phenomenology of language. Translated from the
Download or read book The Language of the Angels written by Claire Nahmad and published by Souvenir Press. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Language of the Angels is an invaluable guide to communicating with the angels, a source to turn to when a situation calls for the help of a specific angel with clear instructions on how to still the mind and stimulate the soul in our approach to the angels. Angels enter us through the breath and Claire Nahmad inducts her readers into the mysteries of heavenly magic, transforming power and sublime wonders. Learn how to call on Zotiel, angel of fearful children, Summon Rhamiel, angel of compassion, in times of need, When a situation appears hopeless turn to Phanuel, angel of hope. The language of the Angels, the Green Language, has provided signs, symbols and a magical essence that has been shared among esoteric groups for centuries. And now Claire Nahmad has drawn from the simplest rendition of the language to make it accessible to all. The Language of the Angels provides the means for anyone to summon the aid of an angel when they are in need of guidance, understanding and spiritual wisdom in their life. Discover how to open your deeper being to the angels, creating strong vital bonds of friendship, awareness and joy between you and your shining companions. Including colour illustrations of the angel visions of the great artists that will stimulate the reader's own inner eye.
Download or read book An Oblivion s Indigo written by Aetre and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two colonies set out from Earth. One would travel the solar system and return in fifty years. The other, by design, would never come back. The crew of the returning ship, however, finds that during its absence, it missed a rather crucial planetary event: the Apocalypse. Soon the last remaining humans--those in the second, wandering colony--are about to be thrust into a final battle for souls between the forces of good and evil. Evil is much better prepared for the fight, though. The futures of both mankind and the afterlife depend upon the actions of all the humans caught in the struggles. Even though the forces they are up against are no less powerful than deity, humans with enough willpower can sometimes do amazing things...
Download or read book Visitants written by Stephen Jones and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Download or read book Oblivion written by Skyla Madi and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruby and Eli have risked it all to keep their love hidden...but no great feat goes unnoticed. The council has called on the secret lovers to attend obligatory hearings. After the dramatic events that took place with Lucian, the council wants answers. They know the small group of friends that exist within the walls of Sage Sanctum are withholding important information from them and in order to protect their society from exposure, they need to contain it and fast. Ruby and Eli are sick and tired of concealing their feelings... They want equality and they want it now. They're ready to take on the world in order to be together...and they just might. Unfortunately, their epic love takes the back seat as new problems arise and their friend's needs come first, which beckons the question; If not for love, then what else?
Download or read book The Fallen Angel written by Jessamine Jin and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say that when you die, you either go to Heaven or Hell. But the harsh reality was there is only Hell. Before the fall of Heaven, if a demon had spent a hundred years in Hell, it could finally pass through to Eden, the paradise dimension. As time went on, the demons grew envious of the angels and attacked Heaven, imprisoning the Saints, the guardians of the gates, and overthrew their land, forcing Hell to become the destiny of everyone, regardless of how you behaved when you were alive. Before their defeat, the Queen of Heaven cast a curse upon the land, locking the gates of Eden forever and made it so that only the Fallen Angel could reopen them. Seraphina is nearing the end of her demon days. No one had passed into Eden since the Hadean War and it was becoming difficult to find enough souls to claim. If she did not move up the ranks soon, she would disappear into Oblivion, the dimension of the Forgotten. Those who reached Oblivion never came back, forced to watch as everyone they loved lost all memory of them. While delivering her first fresh soul in months to the Keepers of the Vault, Seraphina stumbles upon a Saint. Can an insignificant thief of the underworld unite with a handsome, divine guardian to find the Fallen Angel and restore the balance of the Afterlife? Or will Hell be the only option for the deceased?
Download or read book Selected Poems written by A. Poulin (Jr.) and published by American Poets Continuum. This book was released on 2001 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Last words from the one of America's most important poetic voices.
Download or read book Visions of Angels written by Nelson Bloncourt and published by Stewart, Tabori, & Chang. This book was released on 1998 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 40 black-and-white photographs that range from the ephemeral to the Earthly, 35 of today's foremost photographers present the idea of angels in a stunning compendium.
Download or read book Dangerous Angel written by Susie Reynolds and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2014-10-27 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the late 1950s at a convent in Northern England, a young nun is seduced by a demon lover in the guise of an angel. After undergoing an exorcism, Jane is committed to a psychiatric hospital. Upon release, she begins a new life in Paris, but is pursued by the demon. After a love affair with a Moroccan businessman she becomes pregnant. She leaves for the French Alps to have her baby but she’s convinced that she’s still being stalked. In Dangerous Angel, this chilling novel by Susie Reynolds, Jane’s life is told through her journals, which offer a glimpse into the repressive church and the strict moral codes of the fifties.
