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January 2022Forty Years of Stage Life -- Mei Lanfang's Statement
by Mei Lanfang ，Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall
Mei Lanfang's surviving literature amounts to more than 6 million words. Forty Years of Stage Life is the core of his works. It is a self-description of Mr. Mei Lanfang's life. It is the most convenient and reliable way to approach the master and understand his artistic life. The previous editions of the book were arranged according to the published versions under certain historical conditions. This is the first time for Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall to arrange the book according to the original manuscript, which is an original publication returning to the master's original intention based on the accumulation of long-term academic research and the revision of new materials. A large number of pictures of Mei Lanfang's stage performances, artistic creations and reports will be added to the book, as well as some hand-drawn illustrations restoring historical situations, in an effort to show and reproduce the radiance and splendor of the master artist and his unparalleled artistic life in a more comprehensive, full, real and beautiful way.
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February 1987Der erste Beernhäuter
Satzanordnung, Titelholzschnitt, Initial und Bilder von Marcus Behmer
by Marcus Behmer, Marcus Behmer, Manuel Schnitzer
Satzanordnung, Titelholzschnitt, Initial und Bilder von Marcus Behmer
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July 1995Der Glasmensch und andere Science-fiction-Geschichten
by Marcus Hammerschmitt, Franz Rottensteiner, Marcus Hammerschmitt
Marcus Hammerschmitt schreibt Science-fiction-Erzählungen, die technologische Phantasie, psychologische Einsicht, Lust am gedanklichen Experiment und poetische Erfindungskraft vereinen. Wie Herbert W. Franke oder Peter Schattschneider basiert er seine Geschichten auf einer soliden Grundlage, entwickelt seine Szenarios und Fabeln spielerisch, verknüpft sie aber dramatisch mit den größeren Problemen von Ökologie einerseits und den Zweifeln und inneren Konflikten des einzelnen andererseits.
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September 2020Die Treuhand
Idee – Praxis – Erfahrung 1990-1994
by Marcus Böick
Die Treuhandanstalt war eine der umstrittensten Organisationen in der deutschen Geschichte. Als »größtes Unternehmen der Welt« führte sie einen Vermögensumbau von bisher unbekanntem Ausmaß durch. Zwischen kollabierendem Realsozialismus und sich globalisierendem Kapitalismus überführte ihr Personal die »volkseigenen« Betriebe der DDR vom Plan zum Markt. Verkäufe an zumeist westdeutsche Investoren, Branchenabwicklungen und Massenentlassungen prägten ihre krisengeschüttelte Geschäftspraxis nicht weniger als wütende Proteste, politische Kontroversen und öffentliche Skandale. Jenseits zeitgenössischer Bewertungen als alternativlosem »Erfolg« oder neoliberale »Abwicklung« wirft Marcus Böick erstmals einen zeithistorischen Blick auf den widersprüchlichen Auftrag des Wirtschaftsumbaus und rückt dessen Personal in den Fokus. An der Schnittstelle von Wirtschafts- und Kulturgeschichte zeichnet er mit präzisem Blick die zugrundeliegenden Ideen, den dynamischen Organisationsalltag und die facettenreichen Erfahrungen der Mitarbeiter nach, die die Transformation so maßgeblich wie unvorbereitet mitgestaltet haben.
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March 1987Von dem Fischer un syner Fru
by Philipp Otto Runge, Uwe Johnson, Marcus Behmer, Beate Jahn
Dieses Buch hat eine vielfache Geschichte: Zum einen enthält es das Märchen, das der Hamburger Maler Philipp Otto Runge nach der Volksüberlieferung aufgeschrieben hat und das später von den Brüdern Grimm in deren Märchensammlung übernommen wurde. Zum anderen enthält es die 1913 von Marcus Behmer geschaffenen Illustrationen. Erstmals erschien dieses kleine Buch 1920 und gehört zu jenen Veröffentlichungen, die das bibliophile Anliegen des Insel Verlages auf das Beste bezeugen. In bewußter Wahl von Papier, Schrift, Satz, Format und Illustration war eine Ausgabe entstanden, die wohl zu Recht von Buchliebhabern und Fachleuten – wie Hans A. Halbey schrieb – als »eines der vollkommensten Buchkunstwerke des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts« geschätzt wird.Nun wird eine dritte – festtägliche – Fassung vorgelegt: mit farbigen Bildern, deren Reproduktion ein von Marcus Behmer koloriertes Exemplar der Ausgabe von 1920 zugrunde liegt; und einem zusätzlichen, sich dem Künstler widmenden Nachwort.
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Bioethik
Eine Einführung
by Marcus Düwell, Klaus Steigleder
»Bioethik« ist für viele fast ein Synonym für die wachsende wissenschaftliche wie öffentliche Beschäftigung mit Fragen konkreter Ethik. Der Band beleuchtet unterschiedliche Aufgabenbeschreibungen, Theorie und Methoden der Bioethik. Zudem werden zentrale Diskussionsfelder behandelt von der Pränataldiagnostik über das Klonen bis hin zu Sterbehilfe und Hirntod. Neben medizinethischen Fragestellungen finden auch Problembereiche wie etwa die grüne Gentechnik, die Patentierung gentechnischer Veränderungen und die Tierethik Berücksichtigung. Um einen lebendigen Eindruck vom Spektrum der Positionen zu vermitteln, kommen Autoren unterschiedlicher Richtungen zu Wort. Eine Reihe von Themen werden jeweils von zwei Autoren behandelt, die gegensätzliche Standpunkte vertreten. Marcus Düwell ist Professor für Philosophische Ethik an der Universität Utrecht. Klaus Steigleder ist Professor für Ethik in Medizin und Biowissenschaften an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
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July 2007Armor
Roman
by Marcus Braun
Sie sind jung, verliebt und unterwegs ans Meer, Kate und Fabien, Fabien und Kate, sie drehen das Autoradio lauter, stemmen die Füße gegen die Armaturen und schließen beim Fahren die Augen. So fangen sommerliche Roadmovies an, manchmal auch abgründige Psychodramen, Armor ist beides auf einmal und einer der seltenen deutschsprachigen Romane, die das Schwerelose und Komische zur literarischen Tugend erheben. Vielleicht, weil so vieles an ihm französisch ist: die Figuren, die Atlantikküste und diese elegante Art, fatale Verwicklungen als Spiel von Anziehung und Abstoßung zu inszenieren. Was eben so passiert, wenn eine Handvoll Menschen an einem entlegenen Ort aufeinandertrifft: Kate und Fabien, arrogant in ihrer Unschuld, die schöne Isabelle und ihr undurchschaubarer Mann Jacques, außerdem das Mädchen Marie. Eine malerische Bucht wird mehrmals aufgesucht, der Verzehr von Schalentieren bleibt nicht ohne Folgen, les femmes sont très fatales, und das Meer – man kann darin auf einen Seeigel treten, man kann darin umkommen. Marcus Braun ist ein Meister reduzierter Szenen und Dialoge, die vieles unausgesprochen lassen und noch mehr vorstellbar machen. In Armor inszeniert er lakonisch leicht ein raffiniertes erotisches Spiel, das an die Filme der Nouvelle Vague erinnert. Man denke an Jean Seberg und den jungen Belmondo.
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March 2020Maiden Jia Mei
by Qin Wenjun
This book is Qin Wenjun's latest original work. Mrs. Qin uses the delicate and unique style of women to describe the girl's subtle emotional changes and the tempestuous spiritual journey, portraying a growing girl's image. The lovely Jia Mei is really an enviable girl. She is innocent and lively, kind-hearted and compassionate. This seemingly ordinary junior high school girl, together with her friends, performed a colorful and amazing growth story, and therefore depicting pictures of the colorful life of contemporary middle school students, enriched with strong artistic appeal.
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Children's & YAThe Slope of Sisters
China Story Picture Books
by Lu Mei
China Story Picture Books is the first set of children's picture books launched by the Bingxin Award Committee. This set of books covers the works of seven Bingxin Award-winning writers of different ages including children's literature masters and promising young writers. The illustrations are full of traditional Chinese cultural elements such as dragon lantern dance, paper cutting, oil paper umbrella, and bamboo. Powerful painters at home and abroad are invited to do illustrations, which brings interesting fusion and collision of Chinese and foreign cultures to the books. In addition to the original illustrations, the stories are more touching. Every child can harvest the courage and wisdom for growing up from these stories. The series consists of 7 picture books: The Dragon Lantern, The Path of Golden Flowers, The Child in Three-Story Attic, The School Day Gifts, The Secret of Crossing, The Slope of Sisters. The Slope of Sisters tells a story of meeting childhood self. Xiaomei incarnated a waterblue dragonfly she met in her childhood. She flied over large fields with wheat waves and the childhood hillside full of broad bean flowers, and recalled the summer vacation she spent with her sister in her childhood when her sister firmly said: "You should learn to be strong and don't cry."
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September 2003Das Mädchen mit den Goldaugen
by Honoré Balzac, Ernst Hardt, Ernst Hardt, Marcus Behmer
In den Jahren 1908 bis 1911 hat der Insel Verlag die erste deutsche Ausgabe von Balzacs Comédie Humaine veröffentlicht, und Balzac ist bis heute in vielen Ausgaben bei der Insel präsent.Das französische Original des Romans Das Mädchen mit den Goldaugen erschien 1835 in Paris; Ernst Hardt übertrug ihn erstmals ins Deutsche. Diese Ausgabe erschien 1904 im Insel Verlag. Sie wurde von Marcus Behmer ausgestattet und mit Zeichnungen, Vorsatz, Titelrahmen, Vignetten, Kopfleisten und Initialen versehen. Im Herbst 2003 erschien der bibliophile Nachdruck im Rahmen der »Jubiläums-Editionen« des Insel Verlags in einer limitierten Auflage von 1000 Exemplaren.
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March 2019Cucumber Fairy Tales
by Mei Zihan
The writer's classic work is an excellent reading template for children. As the leading figure in promoting mass reading in China, Mei Zihan enjoys a high reputation and appeal in the minds of Chinese teachers and children. The Mei Zihan's Little Red Sail Phonetic Series is aimed at students from grades one to three in primary school. It is a simple, readable and humorous child growth story with a pinyin-assisted for helping self-reading. The story is well written and closely related to the rich and interesting elementary school life. All four books in the series differ in their difficulty levels, from easy to more challenging in order to nuture an advanced reading ability. The first and second volumes focus on the children's life and emotional experience, pay attention to the language rhythm, increase the proportion of poetry content, control the number of words and the length of the story, and focus on the short reading. Volumes three and four focus on imagination and expression, the content theme is set deeper. Reading instructions are available after each book.
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March 2019A Slow Train
by Mei Zihan
The writer's classic work is an excellent reading template for children. As the leading figure in promoting mass reading in China, Mei Zihan enjoys a high reputation and appeal in the minds of Chinese teachers and children. The Mei Zihan's Little Red Sail Phonetic Series is aimed at students from grades one to three in primary school. It is a simple, readable and humorous child growth story with a pinyin-assisted for helping self-reading. The story is well written and closely related to the rich and interesting elementary school life. All four books in the series differ in their difficulty levels, from easy to more challenging in order to nuture an advanced reading ability. The first and second volumes focus on the children's life and emotional experience, pay attention to the language rhythm, increase the proportion of poetry content, control the number of words and the length of the story, and focus on the short reading. Volumes three and four focus on imagination and expression, the content theme is set deeper. Reading instructions are available after each book.
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March 2019My Swan
by Mei Zihan
The writer's classic work is an excellent reading template for children. As the leading figure in promoting mass reading in China, Mei Zihan enjoys a high reputation and appeal in the minds of Chinese teachers and children. The Mei Zihan's Little Red Sail Phonetic Series is aimed at students from grades one to three in primary school. It is a simple, readable and humorous child growth story with a pinyin-assisted for helping self-reading. The story is well written and closely related to the rich and interesting elementary school life. All four books in the series differ in their difficulty levels, from easy to more challenging in order to nuture an advanced reading ability. The first and second volumes focus on the children's life and emotional experience, pay attention to the language rhythm, increase the proportion of poetry content, control the number of words and the length of the story, and focus on the short reading. Volumes three and four focus on imagination and expression, the content theme is set deeper. Reading instructions are available after each book.
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March 2019Biting off the Tail of the Cow
by Mei Zihan
The writer's classic work is an excellent reading template for children. As the leading figure in promoting mass reading in China, Mei Zihan enjoys a high reputation and appeal in the minds of Chinese teachers and children. The Mei Zihan's Little Red Sail Phonetic Series is aimed at students from grades one to three in primary school. It is a simple, readable and humorous child growth story with a pinyin-assisted for helping self-reading. The story is well written and closely related to the rich and interesting elementary school life. All four books in the series differ in their difficulty levels, from easy to more challenging in order to nuture an advanced reading ability. The first and second volumes focus on the children's life and emotional experience, pay attention to the language rhythm, increase the proportion of poetry content, control the number of words and the length of the story, and focus on the short reading. Volumes three and four focus on imagination and expression, the content theme is set deeper. Reading instructions are available after each book.
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December 2025Zibuyu
by YUAN MEI
Yuan Mei, a famous writer in the Qing Dynasty, compiled all the stories he heard about gods and ghosts, monsters, fox fairies, and even strange people and wonders. The story is concise and clear, the characters are concise and vivid, and the language is simple and natural. In many articles, it also shows its liberal, humorous and humorous language characteristics.
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Children's & YABig Big Banana Rides a Dog
by Mei Zihan
An argument happens in the kindergarten: Big Banana said that he dares to ride a puppy down the street. Meanwhile, teacher kitty said that he once rode a tiger on the street. However, all this happens in their dreams. As a result, kids begin talking about all of their dreams…These lovely “nonsenses” are not lies, but really fairy tales in the eyes of a person who loves kids a lot. The book is written by famous children’s literature writer-Mei Zihan, and its stories are humorous and slightly naughty, and full of vivid illustrations. The book is painted by youthful painter-Bu Jiamei, and she deftly uses color to distinguish reality from imagination, which makes the book colorful and strongly expressive.
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August 2021Cookbook of Suiyuan Garden
by Yuan Mei
Yuan Mei is a culinary expert with rich experience. His Cookbook of Suiyuan Garden is an important work that systematically introduces Chinese cooking skills and cuisines in southern and northern China. The gourmet’s Cookbook of Suiyuan Garden summarizes his 40 years of culinary practice. As an important masterpiece of Chinese food in the Qing Dynasty, it details the dietary habits and cooking skills in Jiangsu and Zhejiang during the Qianlong period with traditional Chinese essays, describes 326 popular cuisines from the 14th century to the 18th century in China, and introduces famous liquor and tea at that time.
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Smart Wooden Shoes
by Su Mei
The Lightning Bear and Awu Dragon Series is the newest knowledge fairy tale of Ms. Su Mei, the winner of the Bing Xin Children's Literature Award. This series has 6 volumes, shaping two very vivid fairy tale characters Lightning Bear and Awu Dragon, and the strict natural science knowledge, physical science knowledge, mathematical knowledge, necessary safety awareness, etiquette norms are integrated into the wisdom of life. The stories are imaginative, humorous and fun which will leaving a deep impression on children, allowing them to learn more and develop more abilities in the stories.
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Elevator Adventures
by Su Mei
The Lightning Bear and Awu Dragon Series is the newest knowledge fairy tale of Ms. Su Mei, the winner of the Bing Xin Children's Literature Award. This series has 6 volumes, shaping two very vivid fairy tale characters Lightning Bear and Awu Dragon, and the strict natural science knowledge, physical science knowledge, mathematical knowledge, necessary safety awareness, etiquette norms are integrated into the wisdom of life. The stories are imaginative, humorous and fun which will leaving a deep impression on children, allowing them to learn more and develop more abilities in the stories.
