Libros de Literatura en otros idiomas

Una comèdia de to agredolç, una peça enginyosa construïda amb una gran precisió, que juga amb els somnis, amb el temps imaginat i amb les fantasies d''un Peter Pan.Mandíbula afilada és una comèdia de

L'obra mestra de Mercè Rodoreda, amb més de vuitanta edicions catalanes i més de trenta traduccions, ve acompanyada en aquest volum d'un postfaci de Maria Barbal sobre la seva visió de la novel la, i

Welcome to the family, Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But Ill soon learn that the Winchesters secrets are far more dangerous than my ownEvery day I clean the Winchesters beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrews handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, its hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Ninas life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.I only try on one of Ninas pristine white dresses once. Just to see what its like. But she soon finds out and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, its far too late.But I reassure myself: the Winchesters dont know who I really am.They dont know what Im capable ofA New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller and winner of a 2023 ITW Thriller Award. This unbelievably twisty read will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train wont be able to put down The Housemaid!

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLDTHE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES AND TOP FIVE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD 2018. WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR. WINNER OF NOVEL OF THE YEAR AND BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS. WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS INTERNATIONAL AUTHOR OF THE YEAR. LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018. LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2019Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular and well-liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation awkward but electrifying something life-changing begins.Normal People is a story of mutual fascination, friendship and love. It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find they cant.''The literary phenomenon of the decade.'' GuardianSHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ENCORE PRIZE 2019LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2019

Natàlia, la protagonista, ens explica la seua vida marcada per l''opressió i la necessitat d''alliberar-se''n. Una història individual que es transforma en imatge d''una època agitada.La Plaça del Di

The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing!DON''T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN''T STOP TALKING ABOUT:''Yarros is the true inheritor of Harry Potter and inspires Hunger Games levels of devotion'' Guardian''Fear not, levels of fighting, rebelliousness and all-round sexiness are still sky-high'' Daily Mail''Iron Flame is on course to set the world alight'' Glamour__________________________________________SECRETS. SACRIFICE. SURVIVAL.Against all odds, Violet Sorrengail made it through her first year at Basgiath War College, but now, the real training begins. The stakes are higher than ever, and a determination to survive won''t be enough this time.When a powerful new enemy threatens everything she cares about, including the man she loves, Violet must do whatever it takes to keep their secrets safe. One wrong move could have horrifying consequences - and as the web of lies spun by those in charge starts to unravel, nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.THE DEADLY SECOND YEAR AT BASGIATH AWAITS

A la Ruth li sembla que per fi té la vida controlada. Una feina fixa i amb cert prestigi com a professora a la universitat, una casa amb jardí com havia volgut de petita, un marit que l’estima i dos

A twisting, pulse-pounding psychological thriller from Freida McFadden, the Sunday Times bestselling author of the highly addictive global bestselling Housemaid series.***"You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that wayI used to clean other people's housesnow, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.Even still, I'm wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell. When she invites us over for dinner it's our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it's like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chillsThe Lowells' maid isn't the only strange thing on our street. I'm sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?Unbelievably twisty and tension-packed, The Housemaid is Watching can be enjoyed as a standalone read: and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist.

Una important multinacional cerca executiu d'alt nivell, i quatre candidats han superat la preselecció i són a la fase final. Fins on estan disposats a arribar per aconseguir la feina? Quins són els seus limits morals? La delirant seleccio els enfrontara en un combat de sentiments, ambicions i enveges, en el limit de la realitat i la ficcio, la veritat i la mentida. Galceran ens proposa una divertida radiografia de les tensions i els conflictes del mon laboral i de la competitivitat de la societat contemporania en una obra de teatre que ha estat un exit clamoros.

Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero''s descent to the underworld. Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick. But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and inconveniently in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him. But Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if shes going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together. Thats if they can agree on anything. Will they triumph, or kill each other trying? 2025s most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel by Sunday Times Number One Bestseller R.F. Kuang. Coming August 2025.

Amb estudi introductori, comentaris de text i propostes didactiques de Jaume Aulet.Aigues encantades (1908) se situa en un poble de la part alta i muntanyosa de les comarques tarragonines i planteja el tipic conflicte modernista entre l'individu i la societat. El problema de la sequera provoca un enfrontament entre el sector tradicionalista i conservador del poble -que es el que compta amb el poder factic- i la visio moderna d'un enginyer vingut de la ciutat que compta amb la complicitat de la filla del cacic local. Es la lluita ancestral entre la tradicio i la modernitat vista des dels parametres del Modernisme mes regeneracionista i vitalista.L'estudi preliminar i els complements didactics han anat a cura de Jaume Aulet, professor de literatura catalana contemporania de la Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.

Etengabe errepikatzen den naturaren eta bere sasoienágurpilean Paulo eta Daniel bi anaien istorioaákontatzen digute animaliek: txoriak, katagorriek,ásugeak eta antzarak. Urtea joan urtea etorri, betiabestelako eta aldi berean beti berdin ageri da Obabakoairudimenezko lurralde hori, baina, gizakienaarteko handinahi, irrika eta grinen agertoki krudelaada. Paulo eta, batez ere, Daniel anaia atzeratua diraagiza-krudelkeria horren biktimak. Gizakiok errenditzen gaituen naturaren legeazaharrean bildurik, Paulo eta Danielen mundukoaibilera itogarriek bat egiten dute animalien fabulenamunduarekin, eta irakurlearengan efektu zoragarriaalortzen gainera: ihesaren eta kontsolazioarenasentipen askatzailea. Zail da asmatzen nork jarri duen gehiago bereaaldetik, irudimen handiko idazleak ala dohain handikoakontalariak; izan ere, oso gutxitan bezala egokitzenabaitzaio bata besteari.aEmaitza paregabea da. Artista handi baten lana.

When the animals take over the farm, they think it is the start of a better life. Their dreams is of a world where all animals are equal and all property is shared. But soon the pigs take control and one of them, Napoleon, becomes the leader of all the animals. One by one the principles of the revolution are abandoned, until the animals have even less freedom than before.

Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after.Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She's married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she's paid for this fairytale. She doesn't know what she has lost, and her husband is determined to make sure she never finds out . . . but first he must kill Jacks, the Prince of Hearts.Blood will be shed, hearts will be stolen, and true love will be put to the test in A Curse for True Love, the breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Once Upon A Broken Heart trilogy.

The Housemaid's Secret es un libro del autor McFadden, Freida editado por PENGUIN. The Housemaid's Secret tiene un código de ISBN 978-0-349-13260-0, de la colección LITTLE BROWN (EDITOR).

L'arribada d'un circ ambulant a un poble vulgar i ensopit trasbalsa la vida d'en Joanet, el fill de l'alcalde, que ja somiava amb una vida lliure i sense lligams. A L'alegria que passa Rusiñol reelabora un dels temes centrals de la literatura modernista: el conflicte entre l'artista i la societat.En aquesta edicio presentem el text amb notes i un estudi introductori a carrec de Joan Oriol i Giralt, i tambe unes activitats adreçades especialment a l'alumnat de Batxillerat.

On a summer's day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a sudden fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home?Their mother, Agnes, is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs. Their father is working in London.Neither parent knows that Hamnet will not survive the week.Hamnet is a novel inspired by the son of a famous playwright: a boy whose life has been all but forgotten, but whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays ever written.

« Quand la sonnerie a encore retenti, que la porte du box s'est ouverte, c'est le silence de la salle qui est monté vers moi, le silence, et cette singulière sensation que j'ai eue lorsque j'ai constaté que le jeune journaliste avait détourné les yeux. Je n'ai pas regardé du côté de Marie. Je n'en ai pas eu le temps parce que le président m'a dit dans une forme bizarre que j'aurais la tête tranchée sur une place publique au nom du peuple français... »

Amb estudi introductori i propostes de treball a cura d'Anton Carbonell.Aquesta edició de Terra baixa vol apropar al públic escolar una de les obres més representatives de la literatura catalana i, alhora, posar en evidencia la singularitat del llenguatge teatral que la conforma. Per llegir-la adequadament, no es pot menystenir la seva naturalesa escenica i, en aquest sentit, es bo de valorar com ha estat comentada i interpretada al llarg del temps. Terra baixa (1897) es un drama que presenta, a traves de diversos elements (romantics, realistes, modernistes), un joc de tensions humanes i simboliques de gran força teatral. El conflicte entre l'ideal de la terra alta i la realitat de la terra baixa aconsegueix una categoria mitica i obre pas a la creacio de personatges inoblidables (Manelic, Marta, Sebastia) que viuen amb intensitat la problematica de la possessio amorosa. No es estrany que una obra d'aquestes caracteristiques assolis ben aviat una consideracio de classic del teatre catala i un veritable resso universal.