Sunflower

Sunflower
Author: Gyula Krudy
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2010-09-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1590174089

Gyula Krúdy is a marvelous writer who haunted the taverns of Budapest and lived on its streets while turning out a series of mesmerizing, revelatory novels that are among the masterpieces of modern literature. Krúdy conjures up a world that is entirely his own—dreamy, macabre, comic, and erotic—where urbane sophistication can erupt without warning into passion and madness. In Sunflower young Eveline leaves the city and returns to her country estate to escape the memory of her desperate love for the unscrupulous charmer Kálmán. There she encounters the melancholy Álmos-Dreamer, who is languishing for love of her, and is visited by the bizarre and beautiful Miss Maszkerádi, a woman who is a force of nature. The plot twists and turns; elemental myth mingles with sheer farce: Krúdy brilliantly illuminates the shifting contours and acid colors of the landscape of desire. John Bátki’s outstanding translation of Sunflower is the perfect introduction to the world of Gyula Krúdy, a genius as singular as Robert Walser, Bruno Schulz, or Joseph Roth.

The Ultimate Sunflower Book

The Ultimate Sunflower Book
Author: Lucy Peel
Publisher: William Morrow
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1997-10-10
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780062702128

From Van Gogh's vibrant masterpiece to its ubiquitous presence in American crafts, from sunflower oil to sunflower seeds to The Sunflower State (Kansas), the friendly sunflower is firmly planted as an intrinsic part of our culture and our daily lives. With its sunny disposition, bright colors, and surprising versatility, it is without a doubt one of the most popular flowers around. A comprehensive guide to this remarkable flower, The Ultimate Sunflower Book features descriptions of the different species, diagrams of planting schemes, tips on growing giant sunflowers, and step-by-step instructions for creating beautiful arrangements. It also teaches readers how to dry and prepare the flowers for use in cooking and crafts and includes numerous recipes and a host of fun projects. With its gorgeous photographs, eye-catching design, and hardy jacketed paper-over-board format, The Ultimate Sunflower Book is one reference that gardeners, craft enthusiasts, flower arrangers, cooks, and all fans of the sunflower will enjoy leafing through again and again.

The Sunflower

The Sunflower
Author: Simon Wiesenthal
Publisher: Schocken
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2008-12-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0307560422

A Holocaust survivor's surprising and thought-provoking study of forgiveness, justice, compassion, and human responsibility, featuring contributions from the Dalai Lama, Harry Wu, Cynthia Ozick, Primo Levi, and more. You are a prisoner in a concentration camp. A dying Nazi soldier asks for your forgiveness. What would you do? While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to--and obtain absolution from--a Jew. Faced with the choice between compassion and justice, silence and truth, Wiesenthal said nothing. But even years after the way had ended, he wondered: Had he done the right thing? What would you have done in his place? In this important book, fifty-three distinguished men and women respond to Wiesenthal's questions. They are theologians, political leaders, writers, jurists, psychiatrists, human rights activists, Holocaust survivors, and victims of attempted genocides in Bosnia, Cambodia, China and Tibet. Their responses, as varied as their experiences of the world, remind us that Wiesenthal's questions are not limited to events of the past.

Bronze and Sunflower

Bronze and Sunflower
Author: Cao Wenxuan
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2017-03-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763693685

A beautifully written, timeless tale by Cao Wenxuan, best-selling Chinese author and 2016 recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. Sunflower is an only child, and when her father is sent to the rural Cadre School, she has to go with him. Her father is an established artist from the city and finds his new life of physical labor and endless meetings exhausting. Sunflower is lonely and longs to play with the local children in the village across the river. When her father tragically drowns, Sunflower is taken in by the poorest family in the village, a family with a son named Bronze. Until Sunflower joins his family, Bronze was an only child, too, and hasn’t spoken a word since he was traumatized by a terrible fire. Bronze and Sunflower become inseparable, understanding each other as only the closest friends can. Translated from Mandarin, the story meanders gracefully through the challenges that face the family, creating a timeless story of the trials of poverty and the power of love and loyalty to overcome hardship.

Sam Plants a Sunflower

Sam Plants a Sunflower
Author: Kate Petty
Publisher: Axel Scheffler National Trust planting books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781839941733

Discover the joy of growing things in this non-fiction nature picture book series from Axel Scheffler and the National Trust.

Camille and the Sunflowers

Camille and the Sunflowers
Author: Laurence Anholt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1994
Genre:
ISBN: 9780711210509

Camille is the son of the local postman, and the yellow man is a painter called Vincent in this story based on the life of Vincent van Gogh. The book includes several reproductions of Van Gogh's work, including Vase with 14 Sunflowers. Laurence Anholt is the author of The Forgotten Forest.

Nature Stories: Little Sunflower

Nature Stories: Little Sunflower
Author: IglooBooks
Publisher: Igloo Books
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2022-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781801087186

Have you ever wondered what happens to a seed when it is planted in the ground? Read along as a small seed grows up into a beautiful sunflower, meeting bees and learning a little about pollination on the way. Learn all about the natural world from other titles in our Nature Stories series: Little Acorn, Little Raindrop, Little Bear, Little Snowflake, Little Chick, Little Caterpillar, Little Pumpkin, Little Frog, and Little Comet.

A Sunflower's Life Cycle

A Sunflower's Life Cycle
Author: Mary R. Dunn
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2017-09-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1515770680

The process of a new life starting is fascinating! Watch a sunflower grow from a seed to a tall plant. Young readers will learn about the stages in a sunflower's life as well as its appearance. The life cycle of a sunflower is a beautiful thing to see!

A Sunflower's Delight

A Sunflower's Delight
Author: James Milne
Publisher: James Milne
Total Pages: 38
Release:
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

A longform poem, about the struggles of life, death, and gardening.