Tijdens een bezoek aan Auschwitz ziet Paul Glaser in een vitrine een koffer uit Nederland staan, met daarop zijn achternaam geschreven. Het is het begin van een zoektocht naar een lang verborgen familiegeheim: de verzwegen lotgevallen van zijn tante Roosje. Roosje Glaser is een jonge Joodse vrouw uit Den Bosch die als danslerares werkt. Ze is zeer succesvol en danst in Amsterdam, Londen, Parijs en Berlijn. Wanneer de nationaalsocialisten aan de macht komen, begint voor Roosje een levensgev...

The gripping story of the author’s aunt, a Jewish dance instructor who was betrayed to the Nazis by the two men she loved, yet managed to survive WWII by teaching dance lessons to the SS at Auschwitz. Her epic life becomes a window into the author’s own past and the key to discovering his Jewish roots.Raised in a devout Roman Catholic family in the Netherlands, Paul Glaser was shocked to learn as an adult of his father's Jewish heritage. Grappling with his newfound...

Paul Glaser, nascido na Holanda do pós-guerra, descobre já adulto o passado judeu de sua família. Do silêncio do pai aos traumas da guerra, ele conhece a história de Rosie, uma tia que desde 1945 vivia na Suécia. Dançarina em uma pequena cidade na fronteira da Holanda com a Alemanha, Rosie testemunhou a ocupação nazista e os campos de concentração. Em 1936, ela perde o primeiro amor em um acidente aéreo. Casa-se com um instrutor de dança, mas acaba se apaixonando por outro homem. Quando os...

»Eines der außergewöhnlichsten Leben des 20. Jahrhunderts.« The Washington Times.Während eines Besuchs im Vernichtungslager Auschwitz entdeckt Paul Glaser einen Koffer – beschriftet mit seinem Familiennamen. Es beginnt die zaghafte Entdeckung der verdrängten jüdischen Wurzeln seiner Familie und der unglaublichen Überlebensgeschichte seiner Tante Rosie, einer temperamentvollen und emanzipierten Tanzlehrerin aus Amsterdam, die ihren Lebensmut gegen den nationalsozial...

In the Wyrd Wild West, anything can happen and you never know who just might be a bit "wyrd." Enjoy these eleven stories showcasing the weirdness of a west that could have existed and just might yet.When the winds whistle over the prairies and the skulls begin to talk, the adventures truly begin.

Von Speyer über Schwetzingen bis nach Heidelberg: 19 renommierte Krimiautorinnen und -autoren ziehen eine tödliche Spur durch die Kurpfalz. Schwetzingen. Sommerresidenz der Kurfürsten, kulturelles Kleinod zwischen Rhein und Neckar. Doch hinter den pittoresken Kulissen von Schloss, Marstall und Palais Hirsch wird gemordet, was das Zeug hält. Und auch das Umland wird nicht verschont. Begegnen Sie Giftmörderinnen und blutrünstigen Haushaltsgeräten; lernen Sie, wie es sich geschickt mit der Fa...

The xenophobic attacks that started in Alexandra, Johannesburg in May 2008 before quickly spreading around the country caused an outcry across the world and raised many fundamental questions: Of what profound social malaise is xenophobia – and the violence that it inspires – a symptom? Have our economic and political choices created new forms of exclusion that fuel anger and distrust? What consequences does the emergence of xenophobia hold for the idea of an equal, non-racial society as sy...

Now in FULL COLOR!Weird Fiction Quarterly returns for its fourth installment, rounding out the seasonal cycle with a special double-sized volume featuring two themes: Fall and Halloween!Within these pages, you will harvest twice as many 500-word stories from your favorite authors while gazing terrified upon morbid illustrations by Sarah Walker, Nora Peevy, and Andy Joynes. The bewitching cover painting by Robert H. Knox makes this issue a cherishable autumnal keepsake....

Weird Fiction Quarterly continues the tradition of bringing you the finest in 500 word flash-fiction! (We dare you to find better!)In this, our fifth anthology, we bring you 41 wintry tales of weird wonder guaranteed to make you want to pull up a chair before a warm fire and wrap yourself in blanket and cat, because these stories are cold and will chill you to the bone. You won’t have time to do that, though.This is, after all, Weird Fiction Quarterly.You can never ...

Eine einzige magische Winternacht kann alles verändern. Das bekommt das Mädchen Liz auf schmerzhafte Weise zu spüren als sie von ihrem geliebten Stofftier Rudolph, dem Rentier mit der roten Nase, getrennt wird. Gemeinsam, mit ihrer Katze Polly, begibt Liz sich auf eine gefährliche Suche, um ihren rotnasigen Freund wiederzufinden. Zur gleichen Zeit muss sich auch der tollpatschige Halbengel Woody auf den Weg zur Erde hinunter machen, um endlich seine Engelsprüfung zu bestehen. Unglücklicher...

The second in a series of exciting new flash weird fiction. This issue features both new and established authors, all writing short tales of weirdness for your pleasure! In this issue, we turn our attention to Spring and all things that go with it. A season of growth and re-birth, but for who or what, well, you'll have to read on to see!

It’s Summer and what better way to celebrate than with the latest issue of Weird Fiction Quarterly?From the same demented gang that brought you the Winter and Fall installments, bring this new Summer edition with you to the beach, and perhaps, use it as a rolled-up weapon to hit your younger sibling AFTER you’ve read it. (This last suggestion is not endorsed by the Weird Fiction Quarterly Staff. We never advocate violence. Never. -The Editor)