The story follows a chance encounter between a young man from rural Australia and an adventurous woman from regional New Zealand in Hong Kong. Their meeting sparks a journey of faith that leads them through unexpected experiences and challenges, exploring themes of love, adventure, and spiritual growth as they navigate their intertwined destinies.
John Knowles Poradie kníh (chronologicky)
16. september 1926 – 29. november 2001
John Knowles sa preslávil svojím debutovým románom, ktorý majstrovsky zachytáva zložitosť dospievania a premenlivosť medziľudských vzťahov na pozadí prestížnej internátnej školy. Jeho písanie vyniká prenikavou psychologickou hĺbkou a schopnosťou vykresliť tenkú hranicu medzi priateľstvom, súťaživosťou a nevyslovenými emóciami. Knowles sa sústredil na skúmanie tém nevinnosti, straty a hľadania identity, pričom často čerpal z vlastných skúseností, aby vytvoril živé a uveriteľné prostredie pre svoje postavy. Jeho literárny štýl sa vyznačuje precíznou dikciou a evokatívnymi opismi, ktoré čitateľov vtiahnu do vnútra prežívaného sveta.
Peace Breaks Out
- 178 stránok
- 7 hodin čítania
Pete is a sensitive, handsome young war hero. Wexford is a defiant, scheming troublemaker. Their lives collide in the uneasy days of peace after World War II as senior year at the Devon School changes from a time of friendships into a stunning drama of tragic betrayal. With the unforgettable power and simplicity that made A Separate Peace into a modern classic, this masterful companion volume by John Knowles takes us once again on a warmly nostalgic journey through the poignancy of adolescence — and gives us another landmark portrayal of the dark side of the human heart.
An American coming-of-age tale during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to the second world war Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peaceis a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world.