(Part 2) Best biographical fiction books according to redditors
We found 93 Reddit comments discussing the best biographical fiction books. We ranked the 55 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
There is a 4-volume biography by Winfried Scharlau (I think only volume 1 and 3 are finished.). I'ts called:
>Wer ist Alexander Grothendieck? Anarchie, Mathematik, Spiritualität, Einsamkeit
The first volume is translated into English: https://www.amazon.com/Who-Alexander-Grothendieck-Part-Anarchy/dp/3842340923
https://www.amazon.de/Kongo-bestimmte-mein-Leben/dp/3833475242
You have to keep in mind that those books were incredibly "popular" during the 40's and 50's -- and that Roddenberry in many ways specifically "cribbed" a lot of ideas for Kirk (as a version of Forester's Hornblower "Man alone") as well as Spock (i.e. akin to the Lt Bush character).
And I agree wholeheartedly that something like that would be a GREAT concept -- albeit it would probably be problematic in that you'd need to start with a YOUNG actor, and most likely at some point along the way, they (along with probably a lot of the production staff, esp. writers, etc) would "balk" at spending their entire career essentially playing just the one character (and at least initially, possibly not even the MAIN character in terms of action, even if it were the "common thread" linking all the iterations together).
No to mention that it's rather unlikely that every iteration of it would be equally well received -- and so whatever producing entity (much as with the HH show series) would probably stop at some point along the way.
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Little side note is that the lead/star of those Hornblower shows -- Ioan Gruffudd -- really wanted to continue... and [has apparently made several attempts (or one long continuing attempt) to gain the rights and/or get production rolling on the rest of the series, to wit:
>>“We have only scratched the surface of what we could do,” says Gruffudd, noting that the eight movies only cover three of Forester’s 11 Hornblower books, which chronicle the sailor’s rise from midshipman to admiral. “I began doing those films when I was 23, and I think it would be amazing for one actor to visit the same part over the course of his career, playing the character’s whole span of life. If Ringer is a success, and my star continues to rise, I might be in a position to put this together. I would really love to do it.”.
But alas it doesn't seem to be happening.
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Also, while some fans of HH might already be aware of the following, for those who are not, I cannot possibly give too high of a recommendation for the following additional "Hornblower" things:
I've never seen or heard of this author before.. So I did a quick Google search, and it seems like his books have received alot of RAVE reviews from other buyers. Here's a couple of links..
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28919179-crackilton
https://www.amazon.ca/Crackilton-Novel-S-Tomas/dp/1522885625
https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/1522885625/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_cmps_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews
As for native Americans, I would point you toward an author named Stephen Graham Jones. He's a really cool guy, great writer, with a tendency toward horror / bizarro fiction - but some of his more realistic work paints a vivid picture of the modern Native American experience, including what life is like on and off the reservations. In particular I would recommend Ledfeather and Growing Up Dead In Texas. Really eye-opening stuff for a culture that is practically invisible to the rest of the U.S.
I don't have any real advice for learning about Indian Americans.
Ernst Jünger - in Stahlgewittern
https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/3608960805/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85Z%C3%95%C3%91&qid=1468189172&sr=1-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=in+stahlgewittern&dpPl=1&dpID=51TWKcy4xlL&ref=plSrch
I enjoy experimental literature but it's hard to find (I'm interested what suggestions will come up!). I took a class that was based around this kind of literature and my favorite books were:
Ava by Carole Maso
The Book of Bachelors by Philip Terry -- In this book, each story is told without one letter and largely based on a work of art by Marcel Duchamp.
Like Blood in Water by Yuriy Tarnawsky
Vain Art of the Fugue by Dumitru Tsepeneag
Hey! Most of the Dialogue was written by my development partner, Jon Kittaka. The dialogue I worked on was most of the stuff in the Cube King area, Young Town, and pretty much all of the post-game stuff, though most of the rest Jon and I quickly agreed upon (everything that goes into the games we make usually gets sanity checked by the other.)
Jon actually has illustrated a book which is an inspiration for our current in-development game Even the Ocean .
His tumblr has links to his comics he's written and some blog posts - https://twitter.com/jonkittaka .
We share a similar philosophy with dialogue for our games, though. I don't think we did this very well with anodyne (the gameplay is dissonant relative to the way dialogue works), but we like dialogue and writing to be a way of evoking the themes of an area in a more approachable manner. That is, you may convey some ideas about humanity through the music, structure of levels, the gameplay, and the art, but those are less tangible than dialogue that was written with the themes in mind. So we like to use dialogue as something to compliment the less "tangible" aspects of our games.
In Anodyne for example the little stories of the Fields NPCs sort of show their carefree lives, but this is still dissonant from the fact you're killing stuff with a broom...with Even the Ocean, we are approaching NPCs in a similar manner, but we did a lot more planning with the themes and game structure, plus, the themes all have to do with the abstract idea of balance, which is completely core to the gameplay mechanics (check out the demo!) . And so, we think the dialogue will seem more fitting with the gameplay as a result. We'll see!
Dici proprio bene, è come chiedere all'oste se il vino è buono hahaha!
Comunque, senza cercare di spillarti dei soldi ti consiglio di andare qui https://www.amazon.it/dp/1708019189 (sì lo so, sono in lotta con Amazon e condivido il suo link, ma è a tutti gli effetti la cosa più semplice per me) e leggere le prime pagine con Amazon Unlimited.
In pratica Amazon Unlimited è il servizio tipo Netflix, Spotify in cui paghi l'abbonamento mensile e leggi quanto vuoi. Nel tuo caso ti sto consigliando di iscriverti e disattivare il servizio dopo aver letto le prime pagine o, se ti piace, tutto il libro (in questo modo io vengo comunque remunerato, anche se meno dell'acquisto, mentre tu non paghi nulla perché disattivi il servizio prima della scadenza dei 3 mesi di prova!!).
Per quel che riguarda il libro il tema è il Dark Web, ma non come è stato raccontato fin'ora (leggende metropolitane spacciate per vere, storie paranormali e tutto il resto), tutt'altro.
Si sviluppa come un'autobiografia perché mi sono messo in contatto con un grosso venditore di merce illegale (per lo più droga e scarpe contraffatte) nel più grande marketplace del Dark Web del 2019 e lui ha acconsentito a raccontarmi le sue vicissitudini nel Dark Web dal suo approdo 8 anni fa fino al termine avvenuto più o meno in concomitanza con le nostre chiacchierate.
Questo in pillole ... e ne è venuto fuori un'autobiografia definita come "spaventosa", "cruda", "un pugno nello stomaco" e che per questo è stata molto apprezzata (condividerò i miei risultati di vendita più tardi, sono troppo orgoglioso!!) da chi l'ha letto.
Voglio dire, non è da tutti i giorni poter conoscere eventi del genere e nessun libro era mai riuscito a raccontare certi tipi di storie prima d'ora ... e questa è, in assoluto, la cosa che mi rende più orgoglioso!
Nakagami Kenji's The Cape, Medoruma Shun's In the Woods of Memory and Kawakami Hiromi's short stories all fit in the vein of Kobo and Murakami.
For something in the Mishima I would say you may want to look at Enchi Fumiko's [Masks]
(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/547334.Masks).
A little bias here, but I just published a book about heavyweight fighter Billy Miske. Damn good in my opinion. http://www.amazon.com/Final-Round-Gary-W-Allison/dp/1482704811/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371328168&sr=1-1
Nachdem sich bis jetzt noch nicht so viel getan hat hier, noch ein paar Vorschläge von mir:
Justiz von Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Geschlossene Gesellschaft von Jean Paul Sartre
Der Spieler von Fjodor Dostojewski
Die Physiker von Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Spielplatz der Helden von Michael Köhlmeier
I have read Zekarias' book (the original German version) and I can highly recommend it.
German version: http://www.amazon.de/Hoffnung-Herzen-Freiheit-Sinn-Aufgeschrieben/dp/340460167X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418221145&sr=8-1&keywords=kebraeb
English version: http://www.amazon.de/Paradise-Denied-survived-Journey-Eritrea-ebook/dp/B00O7X66WC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1418221145&sr=8-2&keywords=kebraeb
I have even met him several times in person and I can only say that I am very impressed; he is very smart and he wants to spend his life on improving the situation for the Eritrean people in Eritrea and in the diaspora.
Das Buch, welches mich in letzter Zeit am meisten beeindruckt hat, ist Die Welt im Rücken von Thomas Melle.
Ein autobiographisches Buch eines bipolaren Menschen. Die Beschreibung des Krankheitsbildes und der daraus entstandenen Lebenssituationen ist die eine Sache, Melle geht jedoch dermaßen virtuos mit der deutschen Sprache um, dass ich zeitweise zutiefst beeindruckt allein von Formulierungen war.
Wer kein Problem mit ernsten/düsteren/traurigen Themen hat, dem sei dieses Buch wärmstens ans Herz gelegt.
Leggete i commenti su amazon di questo presunto "libro" xD
https://www.amazon.it/Vagamondo-Giro-Mondo-Senza-Aerei/dp/1517156092/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474272400&sr=8-1&keywords=vagamondo
For anyone who saw and enjoyed the movie, I highly recommend the book. Gibson's film does a surprisingly good job of mirroring the real-life story, with some obvious artistic liberties taken (Doss was drafted; he volunteered in the film, which inevitably created a continuity error as it was never explained in great depth why he chose to join up. There was a brief explanation, but it was more of a showing than a telling).
The battle on Okinawa was visceral and gut-wrenching, while artful - as is Gibson's style. The first act drags a tad but the film roars into its second half and emerges as something totally different. Does it have issues? Sure, but the whole is ultimately greater than the sum of its parts.
You don't need to be a pacifist or a Christian or even a fan of Gibson's films to enjoy it. Just mentally prepare yourself, subsequently accept that no matter what you do you won't be fully prepared, and see it.
I was incredibly shy, insecure, needy. But then I saw a documentary around 2006 about dating coaches called "Charm School." I was fascinated. I moved to Montreal and practiced 7 nights a week for about a 2 years. Then I returned to Vancouver and worked for a local coaching company. Today I still am a coach for my own company.
The whole story is in my book.
I started with Ross Jeffrie's Speed Seduction. Then Mystery, and pretty much everything I could get my hands on. I tried a few routines but mostly it was the epiphany that the more I practiced, the better I got. Experience was the key. I practiced hard and never quit.
Mostly I used improv ability, and am a big fan of Tyler and RSD.
My friend Craig Rodgers just put a new book out and he's from Denton county! It's called The Ghost of Mile 43, he's got a bunch of other small pieces out in magazines and online as well, and this other one coming out next month.
Try this one - http://www.amazon.ca/Coffee-Isaac-Newton-Michael-White/dp/1844836118
The author creates a fake interview with him in order to portray what he was like. I have one with Newton and one with Einstein. Pretty fun read!
What about Kyle Minor? He has a brilliant new story collection out now called Praying Drunk.