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Usurper Kings
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"The magic of the perpetual condition is not the animal in us, but our compulsion to be like God. It is creation. Not animalism. Every kiss has the possibility of creating a galaxy, a universe, a life. It is this act of creation which we are compelled to call blessed." Act IV: Chaos MachinesUsurper Kings is an inspection of the feminine through time. Sapha Burnell's large scale poetic debut on the surface, is a poetry collection in five Acts. However, without each poem's strength and individual beauty at that exact placement, the entire structure would fold in on itself. Move a piece, and the laws governing the works are turned on their heads. Without each work proclaiming its necessity, obstinate in its existence, Usurper Kings would serve no purpose, and become a litany of words rather than a treatise on cosmology and feminism throughout time and beyond our scope.A Poetry Collection in five acts, Usurper Kings is Sapha Burnell's first solo project. Part art, part essay on cosmology and feminism throughout the ages, Usurper Kingsstarts at the Big Bang and ends with a chill crawling up the spine.
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-988034-11-9
Product TypeBook
BindingHardcover
Publishing date25/04/2018
EditionRoyal Hardcover
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 132 mm, Height 209 mm, Thickness 11 mm
Weight243 g
Article no.19151513
CatalogsLibri
Data source no.A40750139
Product groupBU150
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This book is something different! I enjoyed every minute of reading and gazing over the beautiful pictures in this book. "film for her" collects thoughts, peoems and texts about so many different topics and the analogue photos of Carloto add to the "dreamy" vibes this book gave me. Realationships, Coming of age, loss and so many different aspects of life can be found in between the pages and I felt so inspired. Sometimes you don't need thousands of words or all the lost photos in your phone library. Sometimes you just need Paper, a pen and an old camera with limited pictures.
In diesem französischen Klassiker versucht die Hauptfigur Emma sich aus den engen Fesseln der französischen Gesellschaft zu befreien und ein selbstbestimmtes, glückliches Leben zu führen. Flaubert gibt wie niemand vor ihm jeder Figur ihre eigene Sprache und ihren eigenen Ausdruck. Bewundert von seinen Zeitgenossen und Nachfolgern wie Sartre und Perec liegt hier einer der ersten realistischen Romane der Weltliteratur in der preisgekrönten Übersetzung von Elisabeth Edl vor. Inklusive sehr aufschlussreichen Fußnoten und Kommentaren der Übersetzerin über die Entstehung des Werks.
Auch wenn ich Zweigs Sprache bisweilen als etwas schwulstig und altertümlich empfinde und die Miniaturen ein gewisses Maß an Geschichtswissen voraussetzen, haben mich viele der Handlungen gepackt. Besonders Scotts dramatische Südpolexpedition war fast unerträglich spannend.
Der ganz besondere Reiz dieses Buches ist, dass es sich um wahre Begebenheiten handelt und somit Geschichte lebendig werden lässt. Als Leser lernt man unter anderem Händel, Goethe und Tolstoi privat kennen und hat das Gefühl, mit ihnen in einem Raum zu sitzen.

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Cyberpunk + Myth

"I never thought a work of science fiction could be so beautiful." Artisan Book Reviews

Sapha Burnell is a Canadian novelist, who teethed on images of the Berlin Wall falling down. Caught between cultures in British Columbia, with two decades of humanitarian work focusing in West Africa, Sapha developed a love for cyberpunk, science fiction & comparative mythologies.

Concentrating on emotive, action fuelled works for the adventurous adult, Sapha plays between beauty and grit, with impactful stories chock full of emotion and pugilism.

The Lieben Cycle Book 1: NEON Lieben has been defined as "an insane, diabolical cyberpunk rollercoaster", and "A good blend of hard sci fi with a bit of space opera... couldn't put it down!".