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Històries de la carn i de la sang va ser el celebrat debut narratiu d’Agustí Esclasans, un recull de contes curts, poètics i tèrbols, que el seu autor atribuïa a un «“excés de vida interior»”. Amb un

Written over a seven-year period, from 1914 to 1921, this book has survived bowdlerization, legal action and controversy. The novel deals with the events of one day in Dublin, 16th June 1904, now known as Bloomsday . The principal characters are Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom and his wife Molly. Ulysses has been labelled dirty, blasphemous and unreadable.In a famous 1933 court decision, Judge John M. Woolsey declared it an emetic book - although he found it not quite obscene enough to disallow its importation into the United States - and Virginia Woolf was moved to decry James Joyce''s cloacal obsession . None of these descriptions, however, do the slightest justice to the novel. To this day it remains the modernist masterpiece, in which the author takes both Celtic lyricism and vulgarity to splendid extremes. It is funny, sorrowful, and even (in its own way) suspenseful. And despite the exegetical industry that has sprung up in the last 75 years, Ulysses is also a compulsively readable book.

The most hotly anticipated thriller of 2018 follows our hero Jack Reacher on a quest into his father''s past, and climaxes in the most blood-curdling ticking time bomb of an adventure yet.The present can be tense . . . A young couple trying to get to New York City are stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. Before long theyre trapped in an ominous game of life and death.But the past can be worse . . .Meanwhile, Jack Reacher sets out on an epic road trip across America. He doesnt get far. Deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been - the town where his father was born. But when he arrives he is told no one named Reacher ever lived there. Now he wonders: whos lying?As the tension ratchets up and these two stories begin to entwine, the stakes have never been higher for Reacher.Thats for damn sure.

SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2017A once-in-a-generation series, Ali Smiths Seasonal quartet is a tour-de-force about love, time, art, politics, and how we live now. Undoubtedly Smith at her best. Puckish, yet elegant angry, but comforting The Times Daniel is a century old. Elisabeth, born in 1984, has her eye on the future. The United Kingdom is in pieces, divided by a historic once-in-a-generation summer. Love is won, love is lost. Hope is hand in hand with hopelessness. The seasons roll round, as ever . . .Discover all four instalments: Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer. Ali Smiths new novel, Companion piece, is available now.*****ONE OF THE GUARDIANS BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY Undoubtedly Smith at her best. Puckish, yet elegant angry, but comforting The TimesBold and brilliant ObserverTerrific, extraordinary, playful . . . There is an awful lot to lift the soul Daily Mail

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Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkiens classic masterpiece, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring.When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world.This new boxed set, published to mark the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkiens remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits part in the epic quest for the Ring beginning with Bilbos fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom and Bilbos departure to the Grey Havens.

A romaría de Xelmírez pertence á serie de novelas historicas que Otero publicou entre 1930 e 1935. O bispo Xelmírez viaxa a Roma no 1104. Ao longo do camiño, Otero desprega as súas grandes dotes de historiador e xeografo para ofrecernos unha intelixente e fermosa panoramica da cultura, a politica e a relixion da Europa de enton. Adentrarse nas paxinas desta novela acaba sendo un reto que ha deixar ao lector gustosamente rendido ante a xenialidade dunha das mellores obras da literatura galega do seculo XX. A primeira edicion apareceu en 1934 en Santiago, publicada pola Editorial Nos. A presente inclue unha extensa introducion, un tratamento coidado do texto e abundantes notas co fin de facilitarlle ao lector o acceso ao fermoso mundo oteriano.

« Le 9 janvier 1993, Jean-Claude Romand a tué sa femme, ses enfants, ses parents, puis tenté, mais en vain, de se tuer lui-même. L''enquête a révélé qu''il n''était pas médecin comme il le prétendait

Agosto 1938. Un momento tragico della storia d'Europa, sullo sfondo del salazarismo portoghese, del fascismo italiano e della guerra civile spagnola, nel racconto di Pereira, un testimone preciso che rievoca il mese cruciale della sua vita. Chi raccoglie la testimonianza di Pereira, redatta con la logica stringente dei capitoli del romanzo, impeccabilmente aperti e chiusi dalla formula da verbale che ne costituisce il titolo: Sostiene Pereira? Questo non e detto, ma Pereira, un vecchio giornalista responsabile della pagina culturale del "Lisboa" (mediocre giornale del pomeriggio) affascina il lettore per le sue contraddizioni e per il suo modo di "non" essere un eroe. Introduzione di Andrea Bajani.

Geralt de Riv est un homme inquiétant, un mutant devenu le parfait assassin grâce a la magie et a un long entraînement. En ces temps obscurs, ogres, goules et vampires pullulent, et les magiciens sont des manipulateurs experts. Contre ces menaces, il faut un tueur a gages a la hauteur, et Geralt est plus qu'un guerrier ou un mage. C'est un sorceleur. Au cours de ses aventures, il rencontrera une magicienne capricieuse aux charmes vénéneux, un troubadour paillard au grand cœur… et, au terme de sa quête, peut-être réalisera-t-il son dernier vœu : retrouver son humanité perdue.

Oroimena eta hitza galdu ditu Goiok, izoztuta geratu da Bluefieldsgo bere erbestean, eta hari laguntzera doa Maribel, errefuxiatuen postaria; Ekuadorrera eraman nahiko du sendatzera, han bizi baita paper faltsuekin Andoni, Goioren ikaskide izandakoa, baina bidaia ez da inondik ere erraza.Abiapuntu horrekin, hiru narrazio-hari josten dira kontrapuntuan: Maribelek Goioren gaixotasunaren eta laguntzen dien Urioste familiaren kronika egiten du, orainaldian; Andonik, berriz, 14 urte zituela Goiorekin batera Kalaportuko jesuitenean igarotako ikasturtea oroituko du; eta narratzaile orojakile batek geroaldian kontatu edo iragarriko digu nola Goio, sendatu ostean, Antarktikara doan espedizio zientifiko batean.

Pour une journée qui s''annonçait vide, elle commençait de bien bonne heure...". Durant cette journée du 11 septembre 1939, sur une passerelle de la gare de Saint-Brieuc, le narrateur, comme s''il attendait quelque train toujours retarde, se rappelle une rencontre : Salido, combattant antifranquiste, qu''il a connu du temps ou il etait charge d''accueillir des refugies de la guerre d''Espagne. Ainsi ses souvenirs vont-ils s''organiser autour de Salido, ce rebelle, anime de l''esprit de revolte qui hante aussi le narrateur. Le recit conjugue present et souvenir, destin et retour sur soi, comme le suggere l''image de cette passerelle au-dessus des rails. O.K., Joe !, issu d''un travail au ciseau et a la colle s''apparentant au montage cinematographique, nous propose une suite de scenes : viols, meurtres, proces, ayant pour cadre la Bretagne de 1944, tout recemment liberee. Louis Guilloux etait alors interprete aupres des tribunaux militaires de l''armee americaine. En "gros plan", toujours, des vies dont il se fait le chroniqueur discret, le temoin : "Ask the witness...".

The new captivating novel from the author of The Island, The Return, The Thread, The Sunrise and Cartes Postales from Greece 'Hislop's passionate love of the country breathes from every page' Daily Mail on Cartes Postales from Greece 'Fascinating and moving . . . Hislop writes unforgettably about Cyprus and its people' The Times on The Sunrise 'Intricate, beautifully observed and with a painter's eye for imagery, in these stories Hislop evokes Greece, its people, its customs and traditions with a sensitivity that reveals her deep knowledge of not just the place but also the human condition' Express on The Last Dance and Other Stories 'Sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious' The Sunday Times on The Thread 'Meticulously researched historical narrative and imaginative storytelling' Telegraph on The Return 'This is a vivid, moving and absorbing tale . . . Her message seems as relevant today as it would have been a century ago' Observer

Què tenen en comú Azalais de Porcairagues, zitrobairitz nascuda l'any 1146; sor Isabel de Villena, religiosa i escriptora valenciana del segle xv, i Rita, una youtuber que carrega el pes de 5000 anys d'història? En @Rita_Trobador, Joan Nave ens planteja un joc literari que reflecteix en el passat la posició feminista de la nostra era mitjançant tres dones que ens ofereixen tres mirades en el temps que, en el fons, són una sola veu.

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A once-in-a-generation series, Ali Smiths Seasonal Quartet is a tour-de-force about love, time, art, politics, and how we live now. Winter? Bleak. Frosty wind, earth as iron, water as stone, so the old song goes. The shortest days, the longest nights. The trees are bare and shivering. The summers leaves? Dead litter. The world shrinks the sap sinks. But winter makes things visible. And if theres ice, therell be fire. In Ali Smiths Winter, lifeforce matches up to the toughest of the seasons. In this second novel in her acclaimed Seasonal cycle, the follow-up to her sensational Autumn, Smith casts a merry eye over a bleak post-truth era with a story rooted in history, memory and warmth, its taproot deep in the evergreens: art, love, laughter. Its the season that teaches us survival. Here comes Winter.Discover all four instalments: Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer. Ali Smiths new novel, Companion piece, is available to pre-order now.*****Dazzling . . . Even in the bleak midwinter, Smith is evergreen Daily Telegraph Graceful, mischievous, joyful . . . Infused with some much-needed humour, happiness and hope Independent

Aquest volum és una antologia poètica de Zoraida Burgos Matheu (Tortosa, 1933), una de les veus més singulars i valuoses del panorama literari contemporani. S'hi recullen des de versos del seu primer

Emma Cruz é avogada e profesora de Dereito Penal. Trasládase a Merlo para impartir clases na Universidade, sen saber que ese lugar está marcado pola desgraza. A súa chegada coincide co 25 aniversario da desaparicion das irmas Giraud, duas nenas as que semella que tragou a terra. Emma axiña descubrira que os habitantes de Merlo gardan segredos inconfesables, alguns deles imposibles de dixerir. Que foi das irmas Giraud? Estan mortas? Se e asi, quen as asasinou? Onde estan agochados os seus corpos?Infamia e un thriller psicoloxico onde nada e o que parece. Unha novela de ritmo vibrante que agarra o lector e o conduce aos sumidoiros da condicion humana. Unha historia de amor, odio e loucura. Fiel a sua escrita, Ledicia Costas e quen de explorar o mais recondito da alma humana ofrecendonos unha novela poderosa e adictiva.