Morris West se ve svých dílech zabýval hlubokými morálními dilematy a duchovními otázkami, často zasazenými do světa církve a politiky. Jeho styl je charakteristický napínavým dějem a pronikavým vhledem do lidské psychiky. West zkoumal střet víry a světských ambicí, zkoumal povahu moci a tajemství lidské duše. Jeho romány jsou poutavým zkoumáním cesty k vykoupení a odpuštění.
John Spada publicly runs an enormous multi-national corporation, privately he heads Proteus, a clandestine resistance movement. His aim is to free prisoners of conscience wherever they may be. As the story unfolds, Spada himself becomes an outlaw, and holds the world hostage.
Reissue of the renowned Australian author's thriller about the twin evils of murder and greed. Set in Asia. First published under the pen-name Michael East in 1958 and reissued under real name in 1973 as TThe Concubine'.
Gunnar Thorkild, grandson of the last great Polynesian navigator, has rashly proclaimed, in a scientific paper, the existence of a legendary island to which all navigators go on the eve of their death. With his future at the Hawaii Institute on the line, he embarks on an epic voyage of discovery.
The war was over . . . But it was a time of armistice, not peace. In the winter of 1945, Austria was in a land without leaders and withoug hope. To men like Major Mark Hanlon, Occupation Commander in the snowbound Alps, fell the task of destroying the stink of tyranny and death that the Nazis had left behind.Major Hanlon had sought the appointment because he wanted to help. On all sides he found despair and resistance. He wanted to rule by law, not force. But his word was law and backed up by guns. And it was his job - and his duty - to rule.In BACKLASH, as in his tremendous best sellers 'The Devil's Advocate' and 'The Shoes of the Fisherman', Morris West tells a vivid and exciting story which sweeps the reader into a dramatic involvement with the characters. And as in those two books he poses moral problems which give his novels an added measure of depth and impact.
A Novel. Number # 24261-X. Original price $3.50. One Man's unholy dream sets off a raging battle to the death.
The confused U.S. Ambassador to war-torn Vietnam must make some drastic decisions which will affect the nation's destiny
Richard Ashley is a journalist who cares about the truth, and he's about to break the greatest story of his career. Italy's ruling clique is rotten to the core. A scandal centered around Vittorio, Duke of Orgagna, points to a web of corruption and deceit emanating from his estate in the south. But Ashley finds that the truth is not all it seems when he falls in love with Orgagna's wife. Everything is more complicated, more passionate, than before-and tainted by death. Suddenly Ashley's greatest story threatens to be his last.
The code name: SALAMANDER Forged in the flames of war. A symbol of courage and justice. The mark of the final power. An Italian general is found dead in his apartment, a card engraved with the image of the Salamander lying by his corpse. Colonel Matucci begins the routine investigation, only to find himself catapulted into the centre of a desperate web of political violence and intrigue. As he digs deeper, he is faced with an agonising choice: how much is he prepared to pay to survive - his lover... his conscience... or more?
Barcelona. 18x11 cm. 288 p. Encuadernación en rúst. de editorial. Colección 'Los jet de Plaza & Janés. Biblioteca de Morris West'. Traducido del Inglés. Traducido por West, Morris L .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 9788401497452; 8401497450
