Preventa de eBooks de Biografías y estudios de escritores

En este breve pero lúcido y apasionante ensayo, László F. Földényi se refiere al oscuro destierro de Dostoyevski y plantea cómo el gran narrador ruso habría sido capaz de observar con agudeza crítica

Un bellísimo y sentido homenaje al enigmático Roberto Bazlen.Bobi es Roberto Bazlen, el lector agudísimo e implacable, el escritor esquivo y sigiloso, el triestino que vivió en Milán y Roma, el gran enigma de las letras italianas. Una ventana abierta de par en par hacia un mundo nuevo, como lo califico Eugenio Montale. El hombre inasible, un huracan silencioso, penetrante, carente de indulgencia, milimetrico, tal como apunta el autor, su amigo y complice. Porque Bobi Bazlen fue, junto con Roberto Calasso, una de las almas fundacionales de la exquisita editorial Adelphi.

Una revisión del canon de la literatura occidental donde las mujeres ocupan el lugar que les corresponde.A finales del siglo XIX y en la primera mitad del XX París congregó a artistas e intelectuales, pero cuando se habla de la Belle epoque y de la vanguardia posterior en el periodo de entreguerras apenas hay nombres de mujeres. ¿Existieron? Existieron, pero la historia las relego a los margenes. Fueron multitud, y su protagonismo no se limito a crear obras maestras, ni siquiera a inventar salones literarios, dirigir editoriales, revistas o periodicos. En muchas ocasiones fueron tambien las que financiaron, animaron, sacaron del anonimato, descubrieron, difundieron, amaron y odiaron a los escritores hombres.Este libro trata de remover o incluso agitar el canon de la literatura occidental para agregar luz en la ciudad que ya la tiene por meritos propios, pero que la critica y los generos biograficos siempre han enfocado en funcion de la vida y la produccion literaria de los hombres. Recuperar estas figuras no es un gesto de correccion, sino un acto de justicia literaria: ampliar el relato para comprender, por fin, como se construyo realmente la modernidad.

Las memorias de un escritor inconfundible.«Tareas es la destilación de la asombrosa escritura de Geoff Dyer, que todos hemos aprendido a anhelar; un estilo capaz de deleitarnos, de conmovernos y de e

O Rio de Fernando Sabino é um guia que conduz o leitor por dezesseis Caminhos Sabinianos, revelando o Rio de Janeiro onde o escritor mineiro de Belo Horizonte viveu durante 56 de seus 80 anos. Em sua companhia, percorremos dezesseis bairros ao longo de seis decadas da Zona Norte a Zona Sul, passando pelo Centro, Copacabana, Ipanema, Botafogo, Flamengo, Gloria, Catete, Cosme Velho, Leme, Gavea, Lagoa, Jardim Botanico, Leblon, Lapa, Estacio e Maracan. De bonde, de onibus, de carro ou a pe, o Rio se deixa ver sob diferentes angulos.Fernando Sabino circula sozinho, com amigos ou com os filhos, por praias, livrarias, restaurantes, bares, boates, botequins, igrejas, bancas de jornal, editoras, galerias, estadios, cinemas, clubes, praças e edificios. O volume reune citaçes extraidas da obra do autor e inclui mapas e fotos de epoca que oferecem um mergulho no Rio de ontem e de hoje, em delicada sintonia com o ensaio fotografico de Daniel Ramalho.Este e o segundo volume da serie "O Rio da Literatura", idealizada por Teresa Montero e inaugurada com "O Rio de Clarice", em 2018.

In August 1939, a ship flying the Polish flag docked in Buenos Aires. On board was a delegation of businessmen, diplomats and journalists. Days later, the captain received orders to return home with all crew and passengers in light of the imminent outbreak of the Second World War. But one man, fascinated by the city, chose to stay at the very last minute. Thus began the unexpected twenty-four-year Argentine exile of one of the twentieth centurys major writers: Witold Gombrowicz. Drawing on his writings and interviews with surviving disciples, writers and scholars, Mercedes Halfons Outsider Everywhere traces Gombrowiczs Argentine years in elegant, pared-back prose, and composes a vivid account of mid-century bohemia in Buenos Aires. Brilliantly translated by Rahul Bery, Mercedes Halfons Outsider Everywhere is a gripping portrait of a literary figure on the margins who rose to prominence late in life to become one of the greatest novelists of our century (Milan Kundera).

Embora minha vida — como todas as vidas — seja uma história, ela não daria um livro. Seria, mais ou menos, assunto para uma conversa com outras vidas.E foi o que resolvi fazer: escrevi o que me vinha

The Marquis de Sade, infamous for his obscene writing and sexual cruelty, was incongruously married to a pious wife. A wife who, despite his peccadilloes, loved him devotedly for thirty years, through betrayal, imprisonment, and national turmoil.Bearing his children, editing his manuscripts, visiting him in prison, Renee-Pelagie de Montreuil endured her chaotic marriage with grace, achieving independence in an era when women were entitled to none. Their complex relationship, set against the French Revolution and its aftermath, is brought to life with humour and compassion by Margaret Crosland, the translator of Sades Gothic Tales.

We take our time in finding our way back to one another. How many more years will it take, I wonder?When I cross the old border, I sometimes feel at home, and at other times as though I have stepped into a different country.Countless times we have spoken, within the family and among friends, about the reasons for this recurring sensation, yet we have never moved beyond tentative attempts at explanation.Told stories, not abstract or depersonalized, but lived and spoken, can help.Not only the one who has lived the life in question, but also the "other," the one who listens or reads. It is no simple task, yet to listen, and to allow the words to work upon oneself, is one possible path.Particularly for the older generation, ideologically entrenched, who endured the madness of division.And, in a quieter way, for the younger generation too, who must bear so many inherited truths.And yet, despite everything, life remains wonderfully compelling; without its fractures, its lessons would be quite different and I would not have wished to forgo them.Thus the audiobook A Sense of Life is precisely the kind of narrative that offers the deeper understanding we Germans so greatly need.