William Sydney Porter, známější pod pseudonymem O. Henry, byl mistrem překvapivých rozuzlení, jejichž nápady často čerpal ze svého pohnutého života. Jeho díla odrážejí hlasy a jazyk jeho doby a často se zaměřují na postavy z okraje společnosti. Autorův osobitý styl spočívá v nečekaných zvratech a jímavých pohledech na lidskou povahu. Prostřednictvím svých povídek zkoumal ironii života a jeho nečekané obraty, čímž si získal srdce čtenářů po celém světě.
...It's what's inside of us that makes us turn out the way we do"-a phrase that is embedded in the mouth of one of the heroes of the story, became the leitmotif of the most famous work of O. Henry (1862-1910) The Roads We Take. Conciseness of presentation, subtle humor, unusual plot and unpredictable outcome are the hallmarks of his short prose.
Autores portugueses e estrangeiros intemporais
O desvendar de segredos e delitos por grandes mestres da ficção
Ninguém Mais Se Perderá por Luba (Luiz Lopes Coelho); O Homem Superior (O. Henry); Um Bom Homem É Difícil de Encontrar (Flannery O'Connor).
Himmlische Geschenkideen – von besinnlichen Verschenktexten über dekorative Buch-Mobiles bis hin zum stimmungsvollen Hörbuch.
A housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress - ordinary people living ordinary lives in New York at the beginning of the 20th century. The city has changed greatly since that time, but its people are much the same. Some are rich, some are poor, some are happy, some are sad, some have found love, some are looking for love. O. Henry's famous short stories -sensitive, funny, sympathetic- give us vivid pictures of the everyday lives of these New Yorkers
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And Other Short Stories / Et autres nouvelles
285pages. poche. Poche.
A collection of classic short stories by the master of the plot twist features such beloved pieces as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Furnished Room," and "The Last Leaf"
Das der Weisen. Das letzte Blatt. Das Karussell des Lebens
