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HBOs hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martins internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A GAME OF THRONES is the first volume in the series.Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty.The old gods have no power in the south, Starks family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.

A mig camí del quadre de costums i de la literatura neorealista, Pla demostra una vegada més la capacitat inesgotable de la seva prosa Un veterinari de ciutat arriba al poble de Torrelles per exercir el seu ofici. Establert al carrer Estret de la localitat, i gracies a la xafarderia de la seva cuinera, la inestimable Francisqueta, esdeve testimoni de la realitat quotidiana dels seus veins. La narracio, que segons l'autor es el simple resultat d'haver "passejat un mirall al llarg d'un cami", es construida a traves d'un pintoresc mosaic de personatges, la banalitat de la vida diaria dels quals es converteix en materia literaria d'una qualitat extraordinaria.

"Un ragazzo di quindici anni, maturo e determinato come un adulto, e un vecchio con l''ingenuita e il candore di un bambino, si allontanano dallo stesso quartiere di Tokyo diretti allo stesso luogo, Taka-matsu, nel Sud del Giappone. Il ragazzo, che ha scelto come pseudonimo Kafka, e in fuga dal padre, uno scultore geniale e satanico, e dalla sua profezia, che riecheggia quella di Edipo. Il vecchio, Nakata, fugge invece dalla scena di un delitto sconvolgente nel quale e stato coinvolto contro la sua volonta. Abbandonata la sua vita tranquilla e fantastica, fatta di piccole abitudini quotidiane e rallegrata da animate conversazioni con i gatti, dei quali parla e capisce la lingua, parte per il Sud. Nel corso del viaggio, Nakata scopre di essere chiamato a svolgere un compito, anche a prezzo della propria vita. Seguendo percorsi paralleli, che non tarderanno a sovrapporsi, il vecchio e il ragazzo avanzano nella nebbia dell''incomprensibile schivando numerosi ostacoli, ognuno proteso verso un obiettivo che ignora ma che rappresentera il compimento del proprio destino. Diversi personaggi affiancano i due protagonisti: Hoshino, un giovane camionista di irresistibile simpatia; l''affascinante signora Saeki, ferma nel ricordo di un passato lontano; Oshima, l''androgino custode di una biblioteca; una splendida prostituta che fa sesso citando Hegel; e poi i gatti, che sovente rubano la scena agli umani. E infine Kafka. ""Uno spirito solitario che vaga lungo la riva dell''assurdo"". "

Estudi preliminar, propostes de treball i comentaris de textPigmalió (1957) és una versió lliure de l'obra homònima de Bernard Shaw. Martí Jordana, famós i expert professor de fonètica, accepta la «j

THE FIRST VOLUME IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN''S EPIC ADVENTURE'' THE LORD OF THE RINGS''. The cover of this new edition of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' is based on Tolkien''s own sketch of 1954. It shows the One Ring, within which floats the Eye of Sauron, with Narya, the ruby Ring of Fire worn by Gandalf, in opposition above it between stylised flames. Inscribed in red tengwar around Sauron''s Ring is the inscription from the Black Speech, "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." At the bottom of the illustration are the other two of the three Elven rings, Nenya and Vilya, the Rings of Water and Air. "The English speaking world is divided into those who have read ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' and those who are going to read them." SUNDAY TIMES "An extraordinary book. It deals with a stupendous theme. It leads us through a succession of strange and astonishing episodes, some of them magnificent, in a region where everything is invented, forest, moor, river, wilderness, town, and the races which inhabit them." THE OBSERVER "To have created so enthralling an epic-romance, with its own mythology, with such diversity of scene and character, such imaginative invention and description, and such supernatural meaning underlying the wealth of incident, is a most remarkable feat." THE GUARDIAN "Masterpiece? Oh yes, I''ve no doubt about that." EVENING STANDARD

Estudi preliminar amb propostes de teball i de comentaris de text a cura de Carme Ballús.El retaule del flautista de Jordi Teixidor va rebre el Premi Josep Maria de Sagarra el 1968 i va ser publicada per primera vegada el 1970, any en que fou estrenada al Teatre l'Aliança del Poblenou. Despres es va presentar al Teatre Capsa de Barcelona, on se'n van fer mes de mil representacions. Ha estat representada en multiples ocasions, al llarg de tota la geografia catalana, en teatres comercials o be per grups d'aficionats. Es una satira sobre la corrupcio politica i les contradiccions humanes, amanida amb cançons i regada amb bons rajolins d'ironia, llesta per a ser servida en qualsevol epoca de l'any o de la historia, tan valida ara com fa mes de trenta anys. L'estudi introductori, les propostes de treball i els comentaris de text, han anat a cura de Carme Ballus, escriptora i professora de llengua catalana.

The most popular work by the great Spanish writer Juan Ramon Jimenez (1881-1958), this is a series of autobiographical prose poems about the wanderings in Andalusia of a poet and his donkey. This new, accurate English translation is drawn from the 1917 edition. This is the only dual-language edition available. Introduction, Explanatory Notes.

Spain''s great 19th-century poet is best known for these 2 works. Becquer''s celebrated "Rhymes" consists of a suite of 66 melancholy poems. The 6 tales from his "Legends" depict supernatural phenomena and portray everyday events from a romantic point of view. This accurate new translation features an informative introduction.

Amb propostes de treball a càrrec de Carme ArenasAl llarg de la seva vida el va anar revisant i, de fet, disposem de tres versions diferents del poemari: a més de la del 1906, es va editar el 1928 i

Sis comedies preten fer un recorregut per la trajectoria dramatúrgica de Jordi Galceran, a partir de sis de les seves millors peces teatrals. El lector podrà resseguir la seva evolució des dels seus

Tots els ports es diuen Helena és una novel·la d'amor, de creixement i de reflexió sobre els valors i les misèries que fan que Europa s'uneixi o es desintegri. Potser l'Europa de veritat és aquesta E

A la València barroca i turbulenta de la primera meitat del segle XVII, on l’església té un pes omnipresent, Bernat, frare predicador d’origen humil, amb uns dots d’orador excel·lents i grans ambicio

The devil comes to Moscow wearing a fancy suit. With his disorderly band of accomplices - including a demonic, gun-toting tomcat - he immediately begins to create havoc. Disappearances, destruction and death spread through the city like wildfire and Margarita discovers that her lover has vanished in the chaos. Making a bargain with the devil, she decides to try a little black magic of her own to save the man she loves ...

Inork ez luke galtzetan pixa eginda hil nahi. Biluzik hiltzea baino okerragoa da hori, duintasun izpirik gabe. Nik, nola hil nahi dudan galdetzen didatenean, lore moreak dituen soinekoa jantzita erantzuten dut. Daukadan politena da?.Umeen jolasa ez ezik, bizitzaren metafora da aulki-jokoa: aldiro gutako bat geldituko da lekurik gabe, eta utzi egin beharko du joko-zelaia. Maitasuna, gerra, askatasuna, errebeldia? gai handi eta eternalak ageri dira herri txiki bateko biztanleen bizitzetan. Hiru emakumeren ahotsek josten dute eleberri honen sarea: Teresa, Martiña eta Eulali haurrak ezagutuko ditugu, adokinetan korrika, baita haiek berak gaztetan ere, beren ilusio eta hausturekin, eta pasarte horiekin tartekaturik pertsonaia berberak gaur egun, arratsaldero kafea hartzen, gozotegian, nor bere aulkian.

''I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me'' So begins the tale of Kvothe - currently known as Kote, the unassuming innkeepter - from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin. The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read title.

Però Laia és, sovint, el pretext per furgar endins del record i oferir al lector un retaule sorprenentment viu d'un poble mariner en una època no gaire llunyana. I malgrat els anys transcorreguts des

Hace once mil años nació un dios. Maldito en el cuerpo de un ser humano, Acheron vivió una existencia vergonzosa. Pero el acero más fuerte es el forjado en los fuegos del infierno... La muerte humana de Acheron provocó un horror indescriptible que a punto estuvo de destruir la Tierra. Entonces, de nuevo contra su voluntad, se convirtió en el único defensor de la humanidad. Durante siglos, Acheron ha luchado por nuestra supervivencia ocultando su pasado. Hasta que una mujer solitaria rechaza ser intimidada por él y amenaza su propia existencia. Ahora su supervivencia -y la nuestra- depende de ella, y los antiguos enemigos despiertan y se unen para matar a ambos. La guerra nunca ha sido más mortífera... ni más divertida.

La felicitat és una novel·la de suspens, d'amor i d'odis, de venjances i d'esperances, de dubtes i de descobertes d'un món canviant, el de la Barcelona de l'obertura de la Via Laietana i de la brillantor del Paral·lel, protagonitzada pels habitants anonims, els que generacio rere generacio construeixen la historia de debo. Son histories petites i personals de gent que busca la felicitat, i que conformen, sumades l'una darrere l'altra, la Historia en majuscules.