Bøker av Oliver Frances

"Happy Christmas", Santa Claus' day off/ "Feliz Navidad", el día de descanso de Santa Claus. It is a short story in English and Spanish language. Es una historia corta en Inglés y Español.

Luis, also known as the Peñon, is a young man who is fixated on the lives of successful North American celebrities and people. Despite his best friend's advice to remain in his home country and grow there, Luis convinces his parents to send him to study in the first world, with the intention of returning home to use his new skills to make a better life for himself. However, he mistakenly ends up in Europe, where he embarks on an adventure that includes changing his name to "Jeremy Smith," and ultimately settling there for the rest of his life.

The stories in Century's Endings narrate the social problems of man and his drama with life. Some are set in a political climate of regimes abolished at the end of the last century and others where the rulers are men of narrow thought. In Century's Endings, explore the worlds of:"Faith"...A Soviet peasant finds that an unfortunate event changes his life...twice."Jeremy Smith"...Luis, the Peñon, is just a guy whose mind is pestered with images and stories of the lives of the celebrities and people who have succeeded in North America. Though his ambition is to make the American dream come true, he travels mistakenly to the old continent where he sets out his adventure and, eventually, spends his live."The Lord"...A young man, after completing post-graduate studies in a developed country, returns to his native land, where his countrymen don't understand his vision."Cautious Man"... Elegábalo was a cautious man. He walked looking over his shoulder and never let his cautiousness slip away until he got what he always wished. Though Elegábalo was cautious man, he never thought of the unexpected, and this changed dramatically his fate and then fortune. "The Forgotten Ones"...Sometimes promises made by the politicians during their campaign for votes are never carried out.

The Crystal Ship is a fascinating book that tells a story full of emotion and drama, where the main character, Frederic ("Our Wise"), stands out for his moral character. Frederic seeks to teach a young man all his knowledge, but their journey takes an unexpected turn and leads to an unforeseen end.The book explores questions like what is freedom, how it can be achieved, the value of wisdom, and the importance of love in human life. Frances Oliver, the author, presents a philosophical perspective that encourages reflection on these topics.The book also offers a very human view of decision-making and the consequences that follow. The author expresses these ideas through fantastic metaphors and emphasizes the importance of conscience, which is the most valuable aspect of life.The Crystal Ship is a fascinating book that tells a story full of emotion and drama, where the main character, Frederic ("Our Wise"), stands out for his moral character. Frederic seeks to teach a young man all his knowledge, but their journey takes an unexpected turn and leads to an unforeseen end.

Through Existences is a unique blend of political-social commentary wrapped into a paranormal romance. The tale tells of Marcio, a man with an exceptional gift of clairvoyance who uses it to possess the woman he desires and loves. His clairvoyance leads him into the corridor of the powers of an oil exporting country, and as he becomes close to the president of that nation, he develops a program for underdeveloped countries. Having all that he wishes for, he soon begins to perceive his downfall and dreams of his past lives as Goya the famous Spanish painter and a member of the Nazi party.Marcio doesn't believe in reincarnation and doesn¿t get the connection between his present reality and dreams or nightmares, though. These previous existences describe his relationship with his current partner. So a cycle is being closed when he finds out what true love is like with another woman -a journalist- in the present.In the near future, the woman for whom he has done everything to have her is a black male prisoner in a U.S. jail. And, in this way, she purges all her mistakes in her past existences - being imprisoned is her karma.

A dialogue between death and evil about a man's fate, whose influence over the world was a paramount one, and whose songs were on mankind under external influences playing with this like zombies; but, above all, these dark entities reveal the true nature of life beyond misconceptions and dogmas.

Este libro inserta al lector en un fascinante relato lleno de emoción y drama, siendo el carácter moral un elemento que destaca. El Barco de Cristal es una historia protagonizada por un hombre llamado Frederic ("Nuestro Sabio"), y nos relata cómo él busca experimentar el placer de enseñarle a un joven todos su conocimientos, siguiendo un camino que traería un final insospechado tanto para él como para el discípulo. ¿Qué es la libertad y cómo se alcanza? ¿Cuál es el valor de la sabiduría? y ¿Cuál es la importancia del amor en la vida de cualquier ser humano? son solo algunas de las interrogantes que el autor presenta en esta obra, sugiriendo respuestas desde una perspectiva filosófica que sin lugar a dudas sirven como punto de reflexión.El escritor Oliver Frances nos ofrece en esta obra una visión muy humana acerca de las decisiones que uno toma y las consecuencias que estas nos pueden traer, expresando a través de fantásticas metáforas, y partiendo desde una conciencia cristiana, lo que verdaderamente es lo más importante y valioso de la vida.

Amid Heaven and Hell narrates the unconscious struggle of two souls to save one another. These souls are in different levels and leading different existences -where self-denial becomes a medium for redemption. In the end, they are two lives and just one soul!

At the start of this heartwarming romance, emotions run low, but as Kenny, a young man, meets Pat, a woman in her early thirties, on a sunny summer day, their connection sets off a whirlpool of feelings. As they delve deeper into their love affair, Kenny begins to contemplate the significance of the simple things in life that are often overlooked, while Pat discovers the essentiality of cherishing every moment. "Summer Love" tells a compelling story about the power of emotions and how they shape our perspectives on daily events.

At the start of this heartwarming romance, emotions run low, but as Kenny, a young man, meets Pat, a woman in her early thirties, on a sunny summer day, their connection sets off a whirlpool of feelings. As they delve deeper into their love affair, Kenny begins to contemplate the significance of the simple things in life that are often overlooked, while Pat discovers the essentiality of cherishing every moment. "Summer Love" tells a compelling story about the power of emotions and how they shape our perspectives on daily events.

As Kant's quote: Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. So in this book to bring ourselves into maturity, the readers will learn about phrases that describe the world of emotions, others that explain what is love and where this could be found, others that even philosophy about our world, and lastly there are phrases that delves into the significance of wisdom.All the concepts written here come with their respective justifications.

Deivid is a young guy lost into, the fake pop tv studio stage set, so calle "American Reality", who through psychedelic trips gets into different realities that belong to other levels.All these experiences make him awaken spiritually, so that he can connect with the Universal Source

As Kant's quote: Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. So in this book to bring ourselves into maturity, the readers will learn about phrases that describe the world of emotions, others that explain what is love and where this could be found, others that even philosophy about our world, and lastly there are phrases that delves into the significance of wisdom.All the concepts written here come with their respective justifications.

As Kant's quote: Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. So in this book to bring ourselves into maturity, the readers will learn about phrases that describe the world of emotions, others that explain what is love and where this could be found, others that even philosophy about our world, and lastly there are phrases that delves into the significance of wisdom.All the concepts written here come with their respective justifications.

The collection of essays, written a decade ago, dips into man's soul and mind, showing that what each of us seeks actually is inside us. The following written lines take the readers on a trip that:* Presents life as irony through very common situations.* Shows our mettle in a world where man sometimes sails against the tides.* Dives into your own mind to show your capacity - often neglected - to see the world and circumstances in a very different perspective.* Attempts to figure out a mysterious and surprising and unknown event as fate.* Describes events and routines onto which an individual is hung, tracing the course of life, always a dull one and stripped of the opportunity for spiritual grow.

El cuento de hadas de un príncipe quien es desterrado de su reino y sirve como criado en el reino de una princesa de quién se enamora. Pero el giro de los acontecimientos y los conflictos internos de los amantes, que representa cada batalla para cristalizar su amor, los hará vivir este amor a través del sufrimiento y la alegría.

Es real que nadie elige un oficio: de hecho, un oficio, sea lo que sea, elige al hombre. Y, a través del oficio, define su personalidad expresándose. Pero, ¿qué pasa si un hombre no tiene un oficio, por lo que es incapaz de expresarlo? ¿O el sexo puede reemplazar un oficio?

The stories in Century's Endings narrate the social problems of man and his drama with life. Some are set in a political climate of regimes abolished at the end of the last century and others where the rulers are men of narrow thought.In Century's Endings, explore the worlds of:"Faith"...A Soviet peasant finds that an unfortunate event changes his life...twice."The Lord"...A young man, after completing post-graduate studies in a developed country, returns to his native land, where his countrymen don't understand his vision."Cautious Man"... Elegábalo was a cautious man. He walked looking over his shoulder and never let his cautiousness slip away until he got what he always wished. Though Elegábalo was cautious man, he never thought of the unexpected, and this changed dramatically his fate and then fortune."The Forgotten Ones"...Sometimes promises made by the politicians during their campaign for votes are never carried out.

Luis, the Peñon, is just a guy whose mind is pestered with images and stories of the lives of the celebrities and people who have succeeded in North America. Talking his parents into affording studies in the first world, which will be profitable when he comes back to the third world, and against his best friend's opinion, who thinks that he is better off if he tries to grow in his native land. The Peñon travels mistakenly to the old continent where he sets out his adventure, which goes from changing his real name for a supposed one "Jeremy Smith" to, eventually, spending his life there.

It is a book about love and life. This complete collection includes stories that speak on that is looked for but ironically found it in the most remote place and as love flourishes when this is not expected at all. Remarkably through every rosy or dramatic story is emphasized the essentiality of life.