From Publishers Weekly

Wolfe's novel about a bitter old man whose highly imaginative memoirs go beyond the real world and into another dimension is available for the first time in over a decade.
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 On the face of it, it is almost impossible to classify Peace as a book of fantasy. So much of it is rooted so squarely, and so beautifully, in small-town mid-America, that it could simply be a book of Literature with a capital L. It might well be the ultimate book to hand to someone who dismisses all speculative fiction as a child of a lesser literary god. It is possible to have a science fiction book be lyrical, philosophical, intricate, possessed of both enough depth to drown in and enough wit to do so while smiling. Peace is such a book.

It is full of wonderful snatched flights of whimsy and of fancy -- the porcelain teapot adorned with the faces of its previous owners, and which, when filled up, will break; the transformation of an every day neat and tidy store into an Antique Bookshop, with gold leaf lettering on the door which instantly "goes from bright newness to an antique patina that might have graced the Great Chalice of Antioch"; the aboriginal people who, ten thousand years ago, crossed the Bering Straits into what would become America and "...eventually settled at Indianola, Indianapolis, Indian Lake, and various other places at which point they were forced to become Indians in order to justify the place names."

This is a writer's book, in a way. It is brimming with the kind of language which will find an echo in anyone who's ever written a word, as well as with insights into how the writer thinks, how he is born, how he is made, how he changes the world.

The protagonist of Peace, (while not himself a writer) is a creature of brooding creativity of which he himself may be almost unaware but which enables him to give the book its fantastical edge. It allows him to live in a house which is infinitely larger inside than out, and whose many rooms reflect not so much the genius of an architect but rather the living memories inside his own mind. He moves freely between the future and the past, talking as an adult to people long dead whom he knew as a boy -- even asking advice from an old doctor as to what he should do when he gets his stroke many years in the future.

The reader is never quite sure who this man is, or where precisely he came from, or what exactly he is trying to do -- but there is a little of all of us in him, and one way or another he takes up every reader and carries them all through into his timeless realm with him. 

Fantasy Masterworks Volume 1

The Book of the New Sun is unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe's most remarkable work, hailed as "a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis" by Publishers Weekly, and "one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century" by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Shadow & Claw brings together the first two books of the tetralogy in one volume:The Shadow of the Torturer is the tale of young Severian, an apprentice in the Guild of Torturers on the world called Urth, exiled for committing the ultimate sin of his profession -- showing mercy toward his victim.Ursula K. Le Guin said, "Magic stuff . . . a masterpiece . . . the best science fiction I've read in years!"The Claw of the Conciliator continues the saga of Severian, banished from his home, as he undertakes a mythic quest to discover the awesome power of an ancient relic, and learn the truth about his hidden destiny."Arguably the finest piece of literature American science fiction has yet produced [is] the four-volume Book of the New Sun."--Chicago Sun-Times"The Book of the New Sun establishes his preeminence, pure and simple. . . . The Book of the New Sun contains elements of Spenserian allegory, Swiftian satire, Dickensian social consciousness and Wagnerian mythology. Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within . . . once into it, there is no stopping."--The New York Times Book Review Gene Wolfe has been called "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced" by The Washington Post. A former engineer, he has written numerous books and won a variety of awards for his SF writing. The Book of the New Sun, a series of four novels, is unanimously acclaimed as Wolfe's most memorable work, hailed by Publishers Weekly as a "masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis"—and by The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction as "one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century".Shadow & Claw collects the first two novels in this Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning tetralogy: The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator. "The Book of the New Sun establishes [Wolfe's] pre-eminence, pure and simple . . . The Book of the New Sun contains elements of Spenserian allegory, Swiftian satire, Dickensian social consciousness, and Wagnerian mythology. Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within . . . Once into it, there is no stopping."—The New York Times Book Review"Arguably the best piece of literature American science fiction has yet produced."—Chicago Sun-Times

Fantasy Masterworks Volume 12

The Book of the New Sun is unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe's most remarkable work, hailed as "a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis" by Publishers Weekly, and "one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century" by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Sword & Citadel brings together the final two books of the tetralogy in one volume:The Sword of the Lictor is the third volume in Wolfe's remarkable epic, chronicling the odyssey of the wandering pilgrim called Severian, driven by a powerful and unfathomable destiny, as he carries out a dark mission far from his home.The Citadel of the Autarch brings The Book of the New Sun to its harrowing conclusion, as Severian clashes in a final reckoning with the dread Autarch, fulfilling an ancient prophecy that will forever alter the realm known as Urth."Brilliant . . . terrific . . . a fantasy so epic it beggars the mind. An extraordinary work of art!"-Philadelphia Inquirer"The Book of the New Sun establishes [Wolfe's] preeminence, pure and simple. . . . The Book of the New Sun contains elements of Spenserian allegory, Swiftian satire, Dickensian social consciousness and Wagnerian mythology. Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within . . . once into it, there is no stopping."--The New York Times Book Review The Book of the New Sun is unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe's most remarkable work, hailed as "a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis" by Publishers Weekly, and "one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century" by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Sword & Citadel brings together the final two books of the tetralogy in one volume:The Sword of the Lictor is the third volume in Wolfe's remarkable epic, chronicling the odyssey of the wandering pilgrim called Severian, driven by a powerful and unfathomable destiny, as he carries out a dark mission far from his home.The Citadel of the Autarch brings The Book of the New Sun to its harrowing conclusion, as Severian clashes in a final reckoning with the dread Autarch, fulfilling an ancient prophecy that will forever alter the realm known as Urth."Brilliant . . . terrific . . . a fantasy so epic it beggars the mind. An extraordinary work of art!"-Philadelphia Inquirer"The Book of the New Sun establishes [Wolfe's] preeminence, pure and simple. . . . The Book of the New Sun contains elements of Spenserian allegory, Swiftian satire, Dickensian social consciousness and Wagnerian mythology. Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within . . . once into it, there is no stopping."--The New York Times Book Review

Wolfgang Brugger:

Einmal Kap und zurück

Auszüge aus dem Buch

Erlebnis südliches Afrika 

Reisen in der Republik Südafrika, in Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana und Swaziland

Erweiterte und verbesserte Version 7

http://BruggerVerlag.de 
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Beschreibung des gesamten Buches:

Reiseberichte aus dem südlichen Afrika zum Nacherleben

Dieses Erlebnis-Buch macht Appetit auf den Zauber Afrikas.


Sechs Jahre lang lebte und reiste der deutsche Reisebuchautor Wolfgang Brugger zwischen Zambezi und dem Kap der Guten Hoffnung. Eine bunte Auswahl seiner Touren durch Südafrika, Swaziland und Namibia ist leicht "nachzureisen". Hautnah erlebt. Locker geschrieben. Informativ zu lesen. Mal rustikal, mal exklusiv. Landschaften von atemberaubender Schönheit. Die Vielfalt afrikanischer Kulturen.

Faszinierende Tierwelt,die wir auf spannenden Fotosafaris entdecken. Spüren Sie die Gänsehaut, wenn wir mitten im Busch vor unserem Zelt am Lagerfeuer sitzen und ein Löwe nur ein paar Meter von uns entfernt durch die afrikanische Nacht brüllt! Stehen Sie auf dem Tafelberg in Kapstadt, mit einem Glas Champagner in der Hand, und genießen Sie bei Sonnenuntergang das faszinierende Rundum- Panorama. Erleben Sie mit mir ein afrikanisches Märchen, wenn 5.000 spärlich bekleidete Swazi - Frauen und - Mädchen zu Ehren ihres Königs tanzen.

Genießen Sie die ewige Stille der unendlichen und menschenleeren Weiten unter der Kreuz des Südens. Fliegen Sie mit einem Heißlufballon über die märchenhafte Namib-Wüste. Flüchten Sie mit dem Autor auf einen Kameldornbaum, als ein aufgeschrecktes Nashorn bei einer Wanderung durch den unberührten Busch angreift.

Erleben Sie die weltberühmten Victoria - Fälle an der Grenze von Zimbabwe nach Zambia, wo der Zambezi für ein unvergeßliches Schauspiel sorgt.

Afrika zum Erleben und Entdecken. 

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Inhaltsverzeichnis dieses Ebooks

I.          Einmal Kap und zurück

A.                 Die Diamanten - Story

B.                 Durch die Karoo

C.                 Ein Camp in der Wüste

D.                 Kapstadt, die „Mutterstadt Südafrikas“

E.                 Exkursion: Entlang der Atlantikküste nach Norden

F.                  Auf den Tafelberg!

G.                 So geht’s schneller nach Kapstadt

H.                 Im  Wein liegt ...

I.                    Mit der Dampflok die Küste des Indischen Ozeans entlang

J.                  Im Knysna-Wald

K.                 Die Elefantenhochzeit

L.                  Bei Hubert in Hamburg

M.                Auf einer Zuckerrohrfarm

II.        Aktualisierung 2003

III.       Literatur über das südliche Afrika

IV.     Fremdwortregister

V.       Lust auf weitere Ebooks aus dem WBV Wolfgang Brugger Verlag?

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Perry-Clifton-Detektivgeschichten von Wotfgang Ecke im Loewes Verlag:

Der Herr in den grauen Beinkleidern

Die Dame mit dem schwarzen Dackel

Das Geheimnis der weißen Raben

Die Insel der blauen Kapuzen

Das unheimliche Haus von Hackston

Das geheimnisvolle Gesicht Der silberne Buddha Spionagering Rosa Nelke