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Dona Flor e seus dois maridos: historia moral e de amor : romance
By Jorge Amado. 1984
Dona Flor's first husband is a charming and carefree rogue who leads an exciting and precarious existence gambling, carousing, and…
lovemaking. Her second husband is the opposite; he is methodical in all ways, including his sex life. Portuguese languageDie unendliche Geschichte: von A bis Z
By Michael Ende. 1979
A pudgy, lonely, motherless schoolboy enters the magical world of Fantasiana when he steals a beautifully bound book and begins…
"The Neverending Story." As he follows the marvelous adventures of the exotic creatures, he learns that only a human can save this kingdom and that he must enter the story to help them and himself. German languageAmoklauf: Roman
By Henry Jaeger. 1982
Der Name der Rose
By Umberto Eco. 1982
A combination of religious heresy and a string of murders in a medieval Italian monastery brings Brother William onto the…
scene to rout out both the infidels and the perpetrator of the crimes. All of this revolves around secrets hidden in the abbey library, although what the mystery is remains elusive. German languageA morte e a morte de Quincas Berro Dagua: romance
By Jorge Amado. 1984
Pascoa feliz
By José Rodrigues Miguéis. 1983
Mein Sarg bleibt leer: Erzahlungen
By Hermann Schreiber. 1980
A collection of twenty-three short stories of horror and the occult. The title story deals with revenge from beyond the…
grave after an innocent man is executed for murder. German languageKonsul Mollers erben: der Roman einer Hamburger Familie
By Adolph Wittmaack. 1983
Paradiesmann: Roman
By Sandra Paretti. 1983
Goethe's Faust. Part one and sections from part two
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 1963
Classic play, first appearing in 1808, about an old scholar who yearns to comprehend all experiences, but in order to…
do so must promise his soul to the evil spirit Mephistopheles. Contains the original German and English translation of part one and sections of part two. English and German languageNehmt nur mein Leben: Reflexionen
By Marlene Dietrich. 1979
German-born actress Marlene Dietrich writes about her life and acting career in Europe and America. She also reminisces on events…
and acquaintances and sets the record straight about the controversies and notoriety that have surrounded her life. German languageDer grosse Horizont: Roman
By Gerhard Roth. 1974
Daniel Haid, a thirty-eight-year-old bookstore owner in Vienna, seeks a change from a routine, boring existence by visiting friends in…
the United States. He finds himself in a labyrinth of strange experiences, inexplicably playing the role of a famous fictional detective. A novel of psychological development with the elements of a mystery story. German languageWirf deinen schatten sonne, Leonardo da Vinci: roman
By Paul Frischauer. 1974
Die Verdammten Der Taiga: roman
By Heinz G Konsalik. 1975
Four men and two women survive a plane crash in the uninhabited Siberian taiga two weeks before the onset of…
winter. Destined to share the same fate, they undergo an ordeal of physical survival and interpersonal conflicts. German languageHerrin auf Mellyn: roman
By Victoria Holt. 1979
In this gothic novel, Martha Leigh, an attractive, young English governess, takes charge of the motherless child of the handsome,…
enigmatic master of a sinister mansion in Cornwall. She discovers her pupil's mother was murdered and that she is in danger of the same fate. German languageLampernfieber: Roman
By Eva Zeller. 1974
An average, middle-aged couple must come to terms with the generation gap. Their daughter belongs to a radical political group,…
and their parents are alienated by changing social values. German languageHausbuch deutscher Marchen und Legenden
By Kurt Wolfflin. 1979
Anthology of German legends and fairy tales including the well-known stories about the fisherman and his wife, the ghost in…
the glass, the dancing shoes, the singing mermaid, the glass mountain, and many others. German language. 1979Luther, sein Leben und seine Zeit
By Richard Friedenthal. 1979
Das Geheimnis der sieben Palmen: roman
By Heinz G Konsalik. 1978
A young, lonely widower purchases and settles on a small, peaceful island in the Pacific. His quiet existence is shattered…
when three men try to kill him and he becomes involved with a beautiful young woman in a search for Inca treasure. German languageMein fliegender Teppich: nachdenkl. Tagebuch (Ehrenwirth Bibliothek)
By Horst Wolfram Geissler. 1978