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By Dai Sijie. 2001
Un conmovedor homenaje al poder de la palabra escrita y al deseo innato de libertad. Dos adolescentes chinos son enviados…
a una aldea perdida en las montañas del Fénix del Cielo, cerca de la frontera con el Tíbet, para cumplir con el proceso de «reeducación» implantado por Mao Zedong a finales de los años sesenta. Soportando unas condiciones de vida infrahumanas, con unas perspectivas casi nulas de regresar algún día a su ciudad natal, todo cambia con la aparición de una maleta clandestina llena de obras emblemáticas de la literatura occidental. Así pues, gracias a la lectura de Balzac, Dumas, Stendhal o Romain Roland, los dos jóvenes descubrirán un mundo repleto de poesía, sentimientos y pasiones desconocidas, y aprenderán que un libro puede ser un instrumento valiosísimo a la hora de conquistar a la atractiva Sastrecilla, la joven hija del sastre del pueblo vecino. La crítica ha dicho...«Una auténtica joya de humor y poesía que hay que leer ya.»Le Nouvel Observateur «La pasión por la literatura occidental y la evocación de una educación sentimental convierten la lectura de esta primera novela en un auténtico placer.»L'Express «Si va a leer una sola novela, elija ésta: vale por cien.»Le Figaro «Estamos ante un verdadero regalo [...] Novela sutil, impregnada de una extraña belleza, que ningún amante de la buena literatura se debería perder.»Territorios «Un exquisito texto que les recomiendo [...] lo que Dai Sijie propone es recobrar el recuerdo de esa embriaguez sin resaca que proporcionan las buenas historias.»El País «[...] Una simplicidad y una eficacia narrativas que hacen de Balzac y la joven... un libro subyugante.»ABC Cultural «Les recomiendo encarecidamente que lean Balzac y la joven costurera china, de Dai Sijie, donde se explica cómo el arte puede ser fuente de vida, de inteligencia y felicidad.»La Vanguardia «La novela de Sijie conduce al corazón de la literatura: al lugar donde la palabra y la ficción son saberes de salvación, no por las ideas que puedan transportar sino porque abren mundos y resonancias con la palabra.»El PeriódicoBy Alaíde Ventura Medina. 2019
Premio Mauricio Achar Literatura Random House 2019 «Entre los rotos nos reconocemos fácilmente. Nos atraemos y repelemos en igual medida.…
Conformamos un gremio triste y derrotado. Somos la aldea que se fundó junto al volcán, la ciudad que se alzó sobre terreno inestable.» Una joven encuentra la colección de fotos de su hermano menor. No entiende por qué Julián decidió conservar esas imágenes. No retratan momentos particularmente alegres, por el contrario, casi todas pueden verse como la antesala de una catástrofe doméstica. Pensándolo bien, eso fue su infancia en Veracruz: la antesala y las secuelas de una catástrofe continua, la construcción minuciosa de las ruinas que son ella, su hermano y su madre. Su padre, un hombre imprevisible y violento, los lastimaba a la más arbitraria provocación. Julián, sin embargo, siempre se llevó la peor parte, por lo que encierto momento, alzó una muralla de silencio para protegerse a sí mismo. Pero el silencio tiene la capacidad de contaminarlo todo con su propia forma de violencia. Esta novela es el intento de reconstrucción del rompecabezas o el álbum fotográfico que es toda memoria. La hermana mayor sabe que no puede contar una historia feliz a partir de estas imágenes, ¿podrá contar al menos una historia verosímil? ¿Y quién es el gran ausente en este relato, Julián o ella misma? ¿Logró escapar a tiempo del naufragio? Con una prosa impecable, tan emotiva como precisa, Entre los rotos nos recuerda que somos nuestra memoria y ésta es un caleidoscopio, que tiene mucho más de roto que de colorido.By Barbara Cardy. 2010
Short tales of passion and lust from the pens of today's most exciting writers of lesbian eroticaThis all-new volume of…
lesbian erotica brings together a dazzling selection of new fiction from around the world. Here are 50 short stories from a still growing genre, most of which have been specially commissioned.The writing covers the emotional spectrum, from intimate reminiscences and intensely personal experiences, to wild confessions and magical encounters. Uninhibited, daring, sexy and of course arousing, this is the ultimate collection of short lesbian fiction. Contributors include Fae Gordon, Lindy Edwards, L.S. Bell, J. Barfoot, Vav Garnek, Georgina Taylor, Anna Smith, Deva Shore, Cynthia Richards, Elsbeth Potter, L.C. Jordan and Elizabeth Cage.By Emma Wilson, Rob Rosen, Liz Makar, Amy Rae Durreson, Tray Ellis, Fil Preis, Indra Vaughn, Rebecca Long, Reni Kieffer, Lane Swift, Hannah Kollef, H. E. Kollef, Jessica Chase, Nina Francis, Althea Claire Duffy. 2015
It's often said there's not enough kindness in the world. The men in this collection want to change that by…
reaching out a helping hand to a stranger or friend in need. They prove that an act of compassion--no matter how big or how small--can make a difference. From sharing a table in a crowded cafe, to giving of their time and food or letting someone in on a difficult turn, these men prove that kind-heartedness goes a long way. Their good deeds open the doors to many possibilities: lasting friendship, meaningful connections, the chance for love, and much more. Join them on their journeys to make someone's life a little bit brighter and maybe find romance in the process. It all starts with a random act of kindness. The Favor of the Kings by Rebecca Long A Table for Two by Emma Wilson The Cambion's Servant by Fil Preis The Jackson by Rob Rosen Never Waste a Good Left Turn by Tray Ellis One Cold Night in Prague by H. E. Kollef Pleased as Punch by Liz Makar Spin Cycle by Nina Francis The Blue Umbrella by Lane Swift Two for Joy by Indra Vaughn The Healer and the Thief by Jessica Chase Of Clockwork Marvels by Althea Claire Duffy The Blue Arrow by Reni Kieffer Humming a Different Tune by Amy Rae DurresonBy Justo Sierra Méndez. 2019
«Dichosos quienes en la primera hoja del libro de la existencia pueden escribir palabras impregnadas de amorosa ilusión, ecos de…
deliquios y de éxtasis.» El legado de Justo Sierra Méndez como educador, político e historiador es ampliamente reconocido. Su obra literaria es también de notable calidad. En Cuentos románticos ofrece una exquisita colección de relatos que exploran variedad de temas: los aires de leyenda del sureste mexicano, el exotismo de lejanas culturas, la historia y mitología universal, los terrenos de lo fantástico y sobrenatural en ambientes cosmopolitas, la complejidad psicológica y espiritual de la mujer y del hombre moderno, sin descartar las paradojas de la civilización y el progreso. A pesar de que el título sugiere -con ironía- su filiación romántica, esta muestra de narrativa reveló a Justo Sierra como precursor del modernismo. Esta edición se realizó a partir de las últimas versiones de los Cuentos románticos que publicó Justo Sierra. Tatiana Suárez Turriza, estudiosa de la literatura mexicana del siglo XIX, estuvo a cargo de la edición, el prólogo, las notas y la cronología.By Josie Silver. 2017
Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story. Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but…
the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic...and then her bus drives away. Certain they're fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him. But she doesn't find him, not when it matters anyway. Instead they "reunite" at a Christmas party, when her best friend Sarah giddily introduces her new boyfriend to Laurie. It's Jack, the man from the bus. It would be. What follows for Laurie, Sarah and Jack is ten years of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, roads not taken, and destinies reconsidered. One Day in December is a joyous, heartwarming and immensely moving love story to escape into and a reminder that fate takes inexplicable turns along the route to happiness. (a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick) A New York Times BestsellerBy Randolph B. Schiffer. 1969
Goodbye Stories from University Hospital describes the journey of a young man from the infantry battlefields of Vietnam to becoming…
a physician in the major medical centers of the United States of America. The stories are of the relationships he has experienced along the way and of the lessons which came from those who faced the most difficult thing in life, which is the leaving of it.By Helen Fraser. 2016
Helen Miller Fraser later Helen Moyes (14 September 1881 – 2 December 1979) was a Scottish suffragist, feminist, educationalist and…
Liberal Party politician who later moved to Australia. During the Great War she worked as a Commissioner for the National War Saving Committee. She was seconded to the Board of Agriculture to persuade women to work on the land. In 1917 at the suggestion of Millicent Fawcett she was included by the British Government as part of the official British War Mission to the US, to speak about Britain's war effort. She travelled through 40 states and spoke 332 times in 312 days. In 1918, on returning to Britain, her book of the tour “Women and War Work” was published. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)By Ric Granryd. 2019
It was fun playing soccer on our own! No whistles, no shouting--no people to shriek, moan, or groan. I woke…
up this morning to another great day. What should I do and with whom? Another soccer game with Pete… would that do? Pete and I kicked and ran, and ran and kicked. I scored, he scored. I saved, and he saved. A better time we couldn't have picked.By Anthony Hope. 2011
Excerpt: "It was a dark, dank, drizzly morning in March. A dull mist filled all the air, and the rain…
drifted in a thin sheet across the garden of the Middle Temple. Everything looked a dull drab. Certainly it was a beastly morning. Moreover—to add to its offences—it was Monday morning. Arthur Lisle had always hated Monday mornings; through childhood, school, and university they had been his inveterate enemies—with their narrow rigorous insistence on a return to work, with the end they put to freedom, to leisure, to excursions in the body or in the spirit. And they were worse now, since the work was worse, in that it was not real work at all; it was only waiting for work, or at best a tedious and weary preparation for work which did not come and (for all that he could see) never would come. There was no reason why it ever should. Even genius might starve unnoticed at the Bar, and he was no genius. Even interest might fail to help a man, and interest he had none. Standing with his hands in the pockets, listlessly staring out of the window of his cell of a room, unable to make up his mind how to employ himself, he actually cursed his means of subsistence—the hundred and fifty pounds a year which had led him into the fatal ambition of being called to the Bar. "But for that it would have been impossible for me to be such an ass," he reflected gloomily, as he pushed back his thick reddish-brown hair from his forehead and puckered the thin sensitive lines of his mouth into a childish pout."Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Tolstoy was a master of realistic fiction…
and is widely considered one of the world's greatest novelists. "The Young Tsar" is a fine example of his gift for short stories.By Otto Bierbaum. 2015
Otto Julius Bierbaum (* 28. Juni 1865 in Grünberg in Schlesien; † 1. Februar 1910 in Dresden, auch bekannt unter…
den Pseudonymen Martin Möbius und Simplicissimus,war ein deutscher Journalist, Redakteur, Schriftsteller und Librettist. (Auszug aus Wikipedia)By F. Fitzgerald. 2019
Zärtlich ist die Nacht, englischer Originaltitel Tender is the Night, ist ein Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers F. Scott Fitzgerald, der…
zum ersten Mal 1934 veröffentlicht wurde. Der autobiographisch geprägte Roman kritisiert die Mitglieder der in Europa lebenden amerikanischen Finanzaristokratie. Der Titel ist ein Zitat aus John Keats' „Ode an eine Nachtigall“ (Ode to a Nightingale), das dem Roman auch als Motto vorangestellt ist. (Wikipedia)By Mike Cavendish. 2019
Zuat's Philosophy is a novel for general readers, especially young adults who are developing their world views. It endorses laissez-faire…
capitalism. The story may offend: * Academic philosophers who muddy the waters of philosophy * Lawyers who put law above ethics * Executives of big companies who use ruthless tactics against small competitors * Environmentalists who resent even mild criticism of their precious causes * Young ex-schoolies who self-immerse in alcohol * Religious believers who don't like: - Arguments put forward to challenge their faith - Exposure of yet another wearer of the cloth as a scumbag. A caution to Peruvians: You might not like the revival of memories of Peru of 1980s and 1990s, and the evil Shining Path. Every issue is potentially political. If hens went on strike, politicians (and novelists?) of left and right might debate fiercely the price of eggs. For the rest of you, please enjoy the development of an unlikely romance. It comes with each partner clarifying his/her philosophy and taking much mental and physical risk to achieve that. By the way, Zuat is short for Anzuátegui.By Daryl Gregory. 2019
Taking place before the original Planet of the Apes movies, Ape and Human societies have reached a new golden age,…
gut peace never lasts for long. Ripples of dissent are spreading in both the Ape and Human ranks and when a mysterious assassin guns down the beloved Lawgiver, tensions will reach a boiling point! Can one human solve the mystery of the Lawgiver’s murder before war engulfs all of society? Oris this the beginning of the end for Apes and Humans alike? Find out what happens 1,300 years before the arrival of Colonel Goerge Taylor in this story of the rise of the original Planet of the Apes. Collects the entire series for the first time from award winning novelist Daryl Gregory (Dracula: Company of Monsters, Spoonbenders) and critically acclaimed artist Carlos Magno (Lantern City, Captain Universe).By Brian Azzarello. 2019
Faith likes to dabble with magic. Her friends think it’s cute—and not just a little off-putting, but it’s part of…
her charm and her warped search for purpose in a world that makes too much sense. But she's a true believer and knows there is a power within her reach. She’s right, of course. It just took a while for that magic, that temptation, that unknowable thing to find her . . . In short—Faith is bored as hell. And Hell has noticed.By Pierre Boulle. 2019
Since its original release in 1968, the Planet of the Apes franchise has shocked and captivated authors, artists, filmmakers, and…
fans across the world with its incredible effects and brilliant narrative. Now, return to the worlds of Planet of the Apes, both old and new, realized by a collection of classic and modern artistic voices in celebration of one of cinema’s most celebrated works. The Planet of the Apes Artist Tribute features illustrations from renowned artists and bold new voices alike, including Alex Ross, Paolo Rivera, Michael Allred, Gabriel Hardman, Joe Quinones, and more.By Julian May, Derek Fridolfs, Ryan Ferrier, Tini Howard, Lan Pitts, Kevin Panetta, Andy Belanger, Bill Hanstock, Brent Schoonover, Michael Kingston, Andrew Stott. 2019
Go further than what you get to see on WWE Network. WWE: Then. Now. Forever. Volume Three brings you back…
to some of the most shocking moments of WWE’s past! Be there when Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and Randy “Macho Man” Savage lock horns at Wrestlemania III, watch The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin seek WWE supremacy, and go along for the ride with D-Generation X as they head down South… An all-star team of writers and artists, including Aaron Gillespie (New Challengers), Andy Belanger (Southern Cross), Kendall Goode (Maze Runner: The Death Cure) and Tini Howard (Rick & Morty), take WWE’s greatest hits to comics and invite you to take a peek behind the curtain.By Ryan Ferrier, Marguerite Bennett. 2019
By Joss Whedon, Jordie Bellaire. 2019
A HELLMOUTH TIE-IN! It’s up to the All-New Scooby Gang of Cordelia, Willow and Xander to save Sunnydale. There’s just…
one problem—the Hellmouth is spreading evil all over Sunnydale, putting everyone under its thrall. As the inhabitants of Sunnydale turn on one another, will the Scooby Gang be enough?