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Rachel Cobb: Mistral - Rachel Cobb - Bog - Damiani - Plusbog.dk

Rachel Cobb: Mistral - Rachel Cobb - Bog - Damiani - Plusbog.dk

Mistral is a portrait of Provence seen through its legendary wind. Photographer Rachel Cobb illustrates the effects of this relentless force of nature that funnels down France’s Rhône Valley, sometimes gusting to hurricane strength. The mistral is not just a weather phenomenon: it is an integral part of the fabric of Provençal life impacting its architecture, agriculture, landscape and culture. Houses have few or no windows on the northwest, windward side and the main entrance on the southern, sheltered side. Rows of trees lining fields create windbreaks to shield crops. Artists have long been drawn to the area for the clear skies that follow a mistral. Nobody who lives or spends time in the region can escape the mistral. It is everywhere yet nowhere to be seen. How do you photograph the wind? With images of a leaf caught in flight, grapevines lashed by powerful gusts (“You can taste the wine better when there’s a mistral,” a winemaker says), a bride tangled in her veil, and even spider webs oriented to withstand the wind. Out of thin air Cobb makes us feel the unseen. Including an introduction by Bill Buford and an excerpt from Paul Auster about his life in Provence. Cobb draws from writing by Jean Giono, Frédéric Mistral and others. The book is designed by Yolanda Cuomo Design, NYC.

DKK 337.00
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The Mistral - Catherine Tatiana Dunlop - Bog - The University of Chicago Press - Plusbog.dk

The Mistral - Catherine Tatiana Dunlop - Bog - The University of Chicago Press - Plusbog.dk

An in-depth look at the hidden power of the mistral wind and its effect on modern French history. Every year, the chilly mistral wind blows through the Rhône valley of southern France, across the Camargue wetlands, and into the Mediterranean Sea. Most forceful when winter turns to spring, the wind knocks over trees, sweeps trains off their tracks, and destroys crops. Yet the mistral turns the sky clear and blue, as it often appears in depictions of Provence. The legendary wind is central to the area’s regional identity and has inspired artists and writers near and far for centuries. This force of nature is the focus of Catherine Dunlop’s The Mistral, a wonderfully written examination of the power of the mistral wind, and in particular, the ways it challenged central tenets of nineteenth-century European society: order, mastery, and predictability. As Dunlop shows, while the modernizing state sought liberation from environmental realities through scientific advances, land modification, and other technological solutions, the wind blew on, literally crushing attempts at control, and becoming increasingly integral to regional feelings of place and community.

DKK 282.00
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Selected Prose and Prose-Poems - Gabriela Mistral - Bog - University of Texas Press - Plusbog.dk

Selected Prose and Prose-Poems - Gabriela Mistral - Bog - University of Texas Press - Plusbog.dk

The first Latin American to receive a Nobel Prize for Literature, the Chilean writer Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) is often characterized as a healing, maternal voice who spoke on behalf of women, indigenous peoples, the disenfranchised, children, and the rural poor. She is that political poet and more: a poet of philosophical meditation, self-consciousness, and daring. This is a book full of surprises and paradoxes. The complexity and structural boldness of these prose-poems, especially the female-erotic prose pieces of her first book, make them an important moment in the history of literary modernism in a tradition that runs from Baudelaire, the North American moderns, and the South American postmodernistas. It''s a book that will be eye-opening and informative to the general reader as well as to students of gender studies, cultural studies, literary history, and poetry. This Spanish-English bilingual volume gathers the most famous and representative prose writings of Gabriela Mistral, which have not been as readily available to English-only readers as her poetry. The pieces are grouped into four sections. "Fables, Elegies, and Things of the Earth" includes fifteen of Mistral''s most accessible prose-poems. "Prose and Prose-Poems from Desolación / Desolation [1922]" presents all the prose from Mistral''s first important book. "Lyrical Biographies" are Mistral''s poetic meditations on Saint Francis and Sor Juana de la Cruz. "Literary Essays, Journalism, ''Messages''" collects pieces that reveal Mistral''s opinions on a wide range of subjects, including the practice of teaching; the writers Alfonso Reyes, Alfonsina Storni, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Pablo Neruda; Mistral''s own writing practices; and her social beliefs. Editor/translator Stephen Tapscott rounds out the volume with a chronology of Mistral''s life and a brief introduction to her career and prose.

DKK 209.00
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The Memoirs of Frederic Mistral - Frederick Mistral - Bog - New Directions Publishing Corporation - Plusbog.dk

The Memoirs of Frederic Mistral - Frederick Mistral - Bog - New Directions Publishing Corporation - Plusbog.dk

Frédéric Mistral (1830-1914) was without a doubt the greatest modern Provençal poet and the foremost champion of his native Provence, the guiding spirit of a group of latter-day troubadours who revived and refined the language of Southern France as a literary medium. For this achievement and for his own poetry, Mistral was awarded the Nobel prize in 1904––characteristically, he gave the prize money to a folklore museum he had founded in Arles. Two years later, at the age of seventy-six, Mistral published his charming book of Memoirs, which is not so much an autobiography as a recollection of the life of ordinary country people in his early years, filled with delightful anecdotes, tales, folksongs, and poetry. Written in the relaxed conversational style of an elderly gentleman reminiscing about the old days, the Memoirs describe the circumstances of Mistral’s childhood and early manhood – the Provençal landscapes, the seasonal life of the farm, the religious observances and seasonal festivities, many clearly of pagan origin. Although educated in the classics and law in Avignon and Aix, Mistral felt out of place among the French-speaking bourgeois and returned to his family farm to devote his life to writing for the simple farming people of his region. He soon began his long poem Mireio (eventually transformed into the opera Mireille by Gounod), whose heroine was modeled on the peasant girls he saw and worked with daily. At the same time, he and several other young men came together to form the Felibrige, a society dedicated to restoring the Provençal language and preserving local traditions. The Memoirs concludes with the death of young Mistral’s father and the success of Mireio (1859), so quietly understated that one would hardly suspect that the author had been hailed as a major poet while still in his twenties. Mistral wrote his Memoirs in Provençal and himself translated them into French. A previous English translation (abridged and paraphrased from the French) was published in 1907 and has been out of print ever since. In his new translation, George Wickes of the University of Oregon has mined Mistral’s monumental dictionary, Lou Tresor dóu Félibrige. This illustrated edition includes the original texts of Provençal songs and verse, with Professor Wickes’ English versions printed en face.

DKK 155.00
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OKTAVIA - Pn Skriver - Bog - Forlaget Forfatterskabet.dk - Plusbog.dk

OKTAVIA - Pn Skriver - Bog - Forlaget Forfatterskabet.dk - Plusbog.dk

”Liv, er du der?” ”Ja, Ilva.” ”Liv, vil du love mig noget?” ”Jeg vil love dig alt, søs.” ”Lov mig, at du finder mig igen. Vil du love mig det?” ”Ilva, nej, det gør du ikke. Det må du ikke gøre. Du sagde selv, at de ikke måtte fange os!” ”Lover du det?” ”Ja, Ilva, jeg lover dig, at jeg vil gøre alt, hvad jeg kan, for at finde dig igen!” ”Så løb! Løb, som du aldrig har løbet før!” Hvert år ved juletid forsvinder børn rundt om Livs landsby. De forsvundne børn har evner, som heksen på Tågebjerget skal bruge. Heksen leder efter magiske sten, der kan give uendelig magt. Liv og tvillingesøsteren Ilva bliver på deres 15-års fødselsdag gjort til vogtere af to af stenene. Samme dag angribes deres hjem, og Ilva bliver fanget af mystiske væsner. Liv kastes ud i en hæsblæsende jagt for at finde de sidste sten og få sin søster tilbage. Her møder hun Jack, som leder efter sin søster. Sammen begiver de sig ud på en fantastisk rejse, der udfordrer venskab, tillid og kærlighed. Om forfatteren Pia Naamansen Skriver (f. 1973) skrev i mange til skuffen, præget af angst for at hendes ordblindhed ville stoppe forfatterdrømmen. Nu tager hun springet og debuterer med fantasybogen OKTAVIA, der er første bind i en planlagt trilogi.

DKK 209.00
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Morderisk mistral - Cay Rademacher - Bog - Forlaget mellemgaard - Plusbog.dk

Morderisk mistral - Cay Rademacher - Bog - Forlaget mellemgaard - Plusbog.dk

Forladt af konen og overflyttet til provinsen: Kaptajn Roger Blanc står midt i ruinerne af sit liv. Indtil for nylig var han en succesfuld korruptionsefterforsker i Paris, men han fik jokket godt og grundigt på en række magtfulde personers fødder. Han befinder sig nu alene i sit nye hjem i Provence, en forfalden oliemølle, som en onkel testamenterede ham for mange år siden. Men inden Blanc kan nå at finde sig til rette i den lille by Gadet, får han en mordsag. Kaptajnen bliver pludselig viklet ind i en intrige, der fører ham dybere ind i sin nye hjemstavns strukturer, end han bryder sig om. Og han skal også vænne sig til sine nye kolleger: til sin partner, Marius, der er mere interesseret i rosévin end i arbejde. Til den temperamentsfulde computerspecialist Fabienne, der synes at færdes hjemmevant overalt, lige med undtagelse af denne søvnige by. Og til den frygtede såvel som tiltrækkende undersøgelsesdommer Aveline Vialaron-Allègre, der er gift med lige netop den politiker, der ødelagde Blancs karriere. Så sker der nok et mord – og det ender med et showdown i pinjeskovene, som mistralen har forvandlet til et rasende flammehav ... “Cay Rademachers Morderisk mistral er den perfekte feriekrimi (…) en whodunit med et stramt komponeret plot (…). New York Times Book Review ”Plottet er lige så originalt som karaktererne. Det er, som om man mellem linjerne kan fornemme duften af Provence.” Kölner Stadtanzeiger “ Morderisk mistral er en stærk begyndelse på en ny, spændende serie, der udspiller sig i fantastiske omgivelser – en bog man ikke må gå glip af.” Bookloons Uddrag af bogen »Er offeret blevet brændt levende?« Retsmedicineren rystede på hovedet og pegede på furen i den forkullede overkrop. »Sandsynligvis skudhuller,« sagde hun. »Den døde er en mand. Jeg vil undersøge hans lunger på instituttet. Det, der er tilbage af dem. Men jeg ville blive overrasket, hvis jeg fandt sod i bronkierne. Han åndede ikke mere, da han brændte.« Tonon pegede på det støvede område omkring dem, som var blevet markeret af specialisterne. »Patronhylster. Kalasjnikov. Mindst ti hylstre. Og vi må ikke længere gå på skydebanen, fordi vi er nødt til at spare penge.« Han rystede på hovedet. »Farid Berrhama var en bølle og dealer fra Salon, der ønskede at blive en af de helt store i underverdenen af Marseille. De kaldte ham ›Le Barbecue‹, fordi han dækkede sine spor ved at sætte ild i de fyre, han ville have af vejen. Vi fik ham aldrig. Men en korsikansk klan fangede ham i et brasserie, otte mordere på én gang, tolv kugler i kroppen. Det ser ud til, at nogen vil være Berrhamas efterfølger.« Om forfatteren Cay Rademacher (f. 1965) er freelancejournalist og forfatter. Morderisk mistral er første bind i hans Provence-serie om Roger Blanc, der foreløbig har solgt over 560.000 eksemplarer og er blevet oversat til en række hovedsprog.

DKK 190.00
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Fairy Tail Blue Mistral - Rui Watanabe - Bog - Kodansha America, Inc - Plusbog.dk

Fairy Tail Blue Mistral - Rui Watanabe - Bog - Kodansha America, Inc - Plusbog.dk

A new spin-off of the smash hit Fairy Tail for ardent fans and younger readers, Fairy Tail Blue Mistral tells the story of how sky dragon slayer Wendy Marvell met her lifelong friend Carla, and the adventures they had together before joining the Fairy Tail guild. Before joining Fairy Tail, Wendy Marvell was raised by the dragon Grandeeny to practice the wind-based sky dragon slayer magic. Her only friend is Carla, a magical flying cat exiled from her home. When Grandeeny suddenly disappears, Wendy and Carla must face the perils of the Dragon Valley alone. This will be the first test of Wendy''s magic, and of her inner strength and courage to survive in a dangerous and unpredictable world! Will she be up to the challenge?

DKK 127.00
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Fairy Tail Blue Mistral 3 - Rui Watanabe - Bog - Kodansha America, Inc - Plusbog.dk

Fairy Tail Blue Mistral 3 - Rui Watanabe - Bog - Kodansha America, Inc - Plusbog.dk

A spinoff of the popular Fairy Tail manga aimed at younger girls, Fairy Tail: Blue Mistral tells the story of how sky dragon slayer Wendy Marvell met her lifelong friend Carla, and the adventures they had together before joining the Fairy Tail guild. Before joining Fairy Tail, Wendy Marvell was raised by the dragon Grandeeny to practice the wind-based sky dragon slayer magic. Her only friend is Carla, a magical flying cat exiled from her home. When Grandeeny suddenly disappears, Wendy and Carla must face the perils of the Dragon Valley alone. This will be the first test of Wendy''s magic, and of her inner strength and courage to survive in a dangerous and unpredictable world! Will she be up to the challenge?

DKK 127.00
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Kuttefolket - Steen B.j. - Bog - Forlaget mellemgaard - Plusbog.dk

Kuttefolket - Steen B.j. - Bog - Forlaget mellemgaard - Plusbog.dk

Prior Adamstan er helt overvældet af en ridder, to forsvundne munke, en død munk, en oprevet munk og munken Johannes samt det faktum, at priorinde Stella og priorinde Ilva også ankommer på hans kloster og snager i forholdene, som han for enhver pris ikke sådan ønsker skal blive kendt uden for klostrets mure. Men midt i kaosset er der også lyspunkter for prior Adamstan. Priorinde Stella og priorinde Ilva vil gerne have indblik i forholdene på Bastians kloster, så i de to priorinders iver laver de aftaler med fire nonner. Disse nonner lader sig snuppe af munke fra prior Bastians kloster, hvor priorinderne så efterfølgende udspørger munkene om forholdene på deres kloster. Den viden udnytter de to priorinder mod prior Bastian. De flygtede nonner og munke samt munkedrengen Trud og nonnepigen Sølva lever i skoven. Det skal dog vise sig, at der er et væld af uforudsete udfordringer uden for klosterets mure, hvor de møder Kuttefolket. Uddrag af bogen Priorinde Stella havde taget sin kærre over til Viskum kloster tidligt om morgenen til et lille formøde med priorinde Ilva. ”Værsgo,” sagde priorinde Ilva og skænkede frugtsaft op i et krus til priorinde Stella. ”Tak. Er vi klar til at fortælle dem et par sandheder?” spurgte priorinde Stella. ”Æh, jo jeg er klar. Jeg har talt med mine nonner efter deres sidste tur på engen og de har ikke fået nyt ud af munkene, end det vi allerede ved. Men vi ved også en masse,” svarede priorinde Ilva.”Strategien må være, at vi først går efter, at vi får Bastian bombarderet med spørgsmål, om det han laver. Han vil sikkert stejle, og måske vil prior Adamstan endda bakke ham op og bede os om at blande os uden om det, der sker inden for murene. Her er det så, at vi spiller ud med, at Kato og de andre munke tropper op på vores eng. Om forfatteren Steen B. J. (f. 1965) er forfatter til over tyve værker inden for genrerne krimi og historisk roman. Hans mest kendte er Danmarks vel nok længste krimiserie: En udfordring for Team Milton. Senest har han udgivet den fascinerende skildring af den danske modstandskamp under besættelsen: Modstandsbevægelserne 1-2.

DKK 195.00
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Gabriela Mistral's Struggle with God and Man - Martin C. Taylor - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Gabriela Mistral's Struggle with God and Man - Martin C. Taylor - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Chilean poet, educator, diplomat, and feminist Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) rose from poverty in the foothills of the Andes to become the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945. This volume provides both a detailed biography of the author and a careful analysis of her writing. Chronicling the personal, psychological, and social currents of Mistral''s life and times, it addresses such topics as her finances, illness, and sexuality. Literary analysis considers the sacred and secular influences on Mistral''s oevre, including Catholicism, the Hebraic tradition, Theosophy, and Buddhism. By recounting Mistral''s intelligence and perseverance in overcoming her life''s obstacles to reach the pinnacle of her field, this book establishes her as a model for Chileans and for humanity.

DKK 429.00
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A Consuming Fire - Laura E. Weymouth - Bog - Simon & Schuster - Plusbog.dk

A Consuming Fire - Laura E. Weymouth - Bog - Simon & Schuster - Plusbog.dk

Uprooted meets The Grace Year in this dark young adult fantasy of love and vengeance set in an alternate historical Britain, following a girl who vows to kill a god after her sister is unjustly slain by his hand Weatherell girls aren’t supposed to die. Once every eighteen years, the isolated forest village of Weatherell is asked to send one girl to the god of the mountain to give a sacrifice before returning home. Twins Anya and Ilva Astraea are raised with this destiny in mind, and when their time comes, spirited Ilva volunteers to go. Her devoted sister Anya is left at home to pray for Ilva’s safe return. But Anya’s prayers are denied. With her sister dead, Anya volunteers to make a journey of her own to visit the god of the mountain. But unlike her sister, sacrifice is the furthest thing from Anya’s mind. Anya has no intention of giving anything more to the god, or of letting any other girl do so ever again. Anya Astraea has not set out to placate a god. She’s set out to kill one.

DKK 155.00
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A Consuming Fire - Laura E. Weymouth - Bog - Simon & Schuster - Plusbog.dk

A Consuming Fire - Laura E. Weymouth - Bog - Simon & Schuster - Plusbog.dk

“Achingly lovely and luminous…left me completely enthralled.” —Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows Uprooted meets The Grace Year in this dark young adult fantasy of love and vengeance following a girl who vows to kill a god after her sister is unjustly slain by his hand “that will appeal to readers of Leigh Bardugo and Holly Black” ( School Library Journal ). Weatherell girls aren’t supposed to die. Once every eighteen years, the isolated forest village of Weatherell is asked to send one girl to the god of the mountain to give a sacrifice before returning home. Twins Anya and Ilva Astraea are raised with this destiny in mind, and when their time comes, spirited Ilva volunteers to go. Her devoted sister Anya is left at home to pray for Ilva’s safe return. But Anya’s prayers are denied. With her sister dead, Anya volunteers to make a journey of her own to visit the god of the mountain. But unlike her sister, sacrifice is the furthest thing from Anya’s mind. Anya has no intention of giving anything more to the god, or of letting any other girl do so ever again. Anya Astraea has not set out to placate a god. She’s set out to kill one.

DKK 113.00
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Gabriela Mistral's Letters to Doris Dana - - Bog - University of New Mexico Press - Plusbog.dk

Gabriela Mistral's Letters to Doris Dana - - Bog - University of New Mexico Press - Plusbog.dk

The Nobel Prize-winning poet Gabriela Mistral is celebrated by her native Chile as the ""mother of the nation"". These letters, published in Spanish in 2010 and now translated for the first time into English, provide insight into her work as a poet and illuminate her perspectives on politics, especially war and human rights. The correspondence also sheds light on the poet's personal life.

DKK 682.00
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