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Se nasci in Afghanistan, nel posto sbagliato e nel momento sbagliato, può capitare che, anche se sei un bambino alto come una capra, e uno dei migliori a giocare a Buzul-bazi, qualcuno reclami la tua vita. Tuo padre è morto lavorando per un ricco signore, il carico del camion che guidava è andato perduto e tu dovresti esserne il risarcimento. Ecco perché quando bussano alla porta corri a nasconderti. Ma ora stai diventando troppo grande per la buca che tua madre ha scavato vicino alle patate. Così, un giorno, lei ti dice che dovete fare un viaggio. Ti accompagna in Pakistan, ti accarezza i capelli, ti fa promettere che diventerai un uomo per bene e ti lascia solo. Da questo tragico atto di amore hanno inizio la prematura vita adulta di Enaiatollah Akbari e l'incredibile viaggio che lo portera in Italia passando per l'Iran, la Turchia e la Grecia. Un'odissea che lo ha messo in contatto con la miseria e la nobilta degli uomini, e che, nonostante tutto, non è riuscita a fargli perdere l'ironia né a cancellargli dal volto il suo formidabile sorriso. Enaiatollah ha infine trovato un posto dove fermarsi e avere la sua eta.Questa è la sua storia.

In una Sicilia diventata un'immensa rovina, una tredicenne cocciuta e coraggiosa parte alla ricerca del fratellino rapito. Fra campi arsi e boschi misteriosi, ruderi di centri commerciali e citta abbandonate, fra i grandi spazi deserti di un'isola riconquistata dalla natura e selvagge comunita di sopravvissuti, Anna ha come guida il quaderno che le ha lasciato la mamma con le istruzioni per farcela. E giorno dopo giorno scopre che le regole del passato non valgono piú, dovra inventarne di nuove. Con Anna Niccolò Ammaniti ha scritto il suo romanzo piú struggente. Una luce che si accende nel buio e allarga il suo raggio per rivelare le incertezze, gli slanci del cuore e la potenza incontrollabile della vita. Perché, come scopre Anna, la «vita non ci appartiene, ci attraversa».

La segona novel la publicada per Natalia Ginzburg, i que ara Edicions de la Ela Geminada ofereix per primera vegada en llengua catalana. "Ha anat així" és la història d'amor desesperat i gelós, una confessió dictada per la dolorosa lucidesa d'una esposa que, durant anys, ha suportat les infidelitats del seu marit.

A contemporary novel which tells the story of Marco Stanley Fogg - orphan, child of the 1960s - spanning three generations. The narrative moves from the early years of this century to the first lunar landings, from Manhattan to the landscape of the American West.

La infantesa i adolescència de la Barcelona moderna de la mà d’Eduardo Mendoza, Premi Cervantes.«Quan vaig començar a reunir dades per trobar un fil conductor de la història d’un barceloní, que vaig

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Best First Book Shortlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction Effia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow. Taking us from the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton-picking plantations of Mississippi; from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a miraculous novel - the intimate, gripping story of a brilliantly vivid cast of characters and through their lives the very story of America itself. Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portraits, Homegoing is a searing and profound debut from a masterly new writer.

Everything you thought you knew about Maestra . . . You don't. Judith Rashleigh returns in the stunning new thriller from the author of the Worldwide No.1 Bestseller, Maestra . PRAISE FOR MAESTRA 'Funny and clever, entertaining and well written . . . Destined for the bestseller charts ' The Times 'A first-class thriller . . . Read it now before the entire world does.' Glamour 'A rip-roaring read . . . Sharp and extremely well written ' Daily Mail 'Brimming with scandal, intrigue and mystery, this is a book that everyone is talking about ' Heat ' Deliciously decadent . . . a glamorous and racy adventure' Sunday Mirror 'Set in a world of oligarchs, Mafiosi and dodgy art dealers, it also has in Judith Rashleigh a heroine you'll either love or loathe, at least two jaw-on-the-floor moments and sex scenes that would make Christian Grey blush ' Red magazine 'A psychological thriller set on the French Riviera, rather like Patricia Highsmith crossed with Gone Girl , unsurprisingly, there's a film deal in the works' Harpers Bazaar - '10 Best Books for 2016'

Guanyadora del II Premi Llibres Anagrama de Novel·la "Em puc posar content?" No sap per que, el Jan intueix que no es tan bona notícia que ara siguin cinc a casa. Els avis Joan i Caterina han deixat Vilaverd i shan instal·lat amb ells al pis del barri de Sant Antoni, a Barcelona. I aquest canvi alterara el dia a dia a casa, on les paraules i els silencis prendran nous significats. Pero el Jan i el Joan tenen el seu mon, ple de passejades, arbres i lletres amb mes significat del que sembla.Mentre els adults fan el possible perque tot vagi com sempre, el Jan es fixa en els detalls del seu voltant i els va ajuntant per entendre que passa. Les converses entre avi i net, amb preguntes sense resposta i respostes sense pregunta, construeixen un mosaic descenes per on avança la relacio entre tots dos, i la historia dun desmai en sera el fil conductor.Lamemoria de larbre es una novel·la bellament escrita i construda que aconsegueix col·locar el lector en la pell dun nen i que parla de la transmissio dels records, de com es fabriquen i com es conserven, don es guarden i com es poden perdre.Un llibre memorable que suposa tambe la confirmacio del talent com a nar

It's 1935 and discontent is rife in America. From the political margins appears Buzz Windrip, charismatic presidential candidate and 'inspired guesser at what political doctrines the people would like'. Sweeping to power amid mass elation, he promises wealth for all and the dawn of a glorious new era. Small-town newspaper editor Doremus Jessop is worried, especially when the new regime becomes increasingly authoritarian. But what can one individual do to fight an all-powerful state? Sinclair Lewis's terrifying cautionary tale pits liberal complacency against popular fascism and shows: yes, it really can happen here.

Part of Penguin''s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected. With its imperfect but charming heroine and its witty and subtle exploration of relationships, Emma is often seen as Jane Austen''s most flawless work.

Hemingways passion for Spain and for the bullfight is renowned. In Death in the Afternoon he shares the sights, the sounds, the excitement and, above all, the knowledge which fuelled his passion for the the emotional and spiritual intensity and pure classic beauty that can be produced by a man, an animal, and a piece of scarlet serge draped on a stick. First published in 1932, Death in the Afternoon remains a classic for its historical account of the Corrida , for the stories of the great matadors, their banderilleros and picadors - the men who live every day with death - and for the stories of the bulls whose bravery is the primal root of the bullfight. Death in the Afternoon also contains some of the finest short stories Hemingway ever wrote, inspired by the intense life as well as the inevitable death of those hot, violent afternoons.

Annie Ernaux s'efforce ici de retrouver les différents visages et la vie de sa mère, morte le 7 avril 1986, au terme d'une maladie qui avait détruit sa mémoire et son intégrité intellectuelle et physique. Elle, si active, si ouverte au monde. Quête de l'existence d'une femme, ouvrière, puis commerçante anxieuse de « tenir son rang » et d'apprendre. Mise au jour, aussi, de l'évolution et de l'ambivalence des sentiments d'une fille pour sa mère : amour, haine, tendresse, culpabilité, et, pour finir, attachement viscéral à la vieille femme diminuée. « Je n'entendrai plus sa voix... J'ai perdu le dernier lien avec le monde dont je suis issue. »

« Si toute condition humaine n'est pas renfermée dans ces pages, du moins est-il certain qu'elle ne cesse pas d'y être en question, et si tragiquement, si profondément que le livre se trouve encore accordé par ses accents aux peines les plus lourdes et aux plus grandes souffrances. C'est un sûr gage de son exceptionnelle valeur. [...] La plus grande beauté du livre - et je ne dis rien de l'intensité de certaines descriptions ou de certaines scènes qui appellent l'image de reproduction cinématographique - est dans quelques conversations terriblement lucides au cours desquelles les personnages, haussés au-dessus d'eux-mêmes par l'événement, livrent tout leur secret. C'est là qu'il faut chercher l'esprit de l'oeuvre, la définition qu'on peut tirer de notre condition. Nous sommes seuls, d'une solitude que rien ne peut guérir, contre laquelle nous ne cessons pas de lutter. » Jean Guéhenno.

The eighty-year-old Mrs Clea Threadgoode tells Evelyn Couch about her life, she escapes the Rose Terrace Nursing Home and returns in her mind to Whistle Stop, Alabama in the thirties where the Whistole Stop Cafe provides good barbecure, good coffee, love and even an occasional murder.

In hardcover for the first time--on the tenth anniversary of its initial publication--the greatly admired and bestselling book about a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, this novel depicts a new American landscape through its multiple characters.

A storytelling assurance rare for a debut ...Fans of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson will find much to admire' Guardian AS DESTINY CALLS, A JOURNEY BEGINS It has been twenty years since the god-like Augurs were overthrown and killed. Now, those who once served them - the Gifted - are spared only because they have accepted the rebellion's Four Tenets, vastly limiting their own powers. As a young Gifted, Davian suffers the consequences of a war lost before he was even born. He and others like him are despised. But when Davian discovers he wields the forbidden powers of the Augurs, he sets in motion a chain of events that will change everything. To the west, a young man whose fate is intertwined with Davian's wakes up in the forest, covered in blood and with no memory of who he is ...And in the far north, an ancient enemy long thought defeated, begins to stir. 'Wonderful worldbuilding and terrific characters' Boingboing.net 'Will appeal to anybody looking for a coming-of-age fantasy tale with likeable characters and strong worldbuilding' Fantasy Faction 'Love the Wheel of Time? This is about to become your new favourite series' Barnes & Noble SF and Fantasy Blog

Nick Hornby's internationally bestselling first novel, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups? Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - even though she's just become his latest ex. He's got his life back, you see. He can just do what he wants when he wants: like listen to whatever music he likes, look up the girls that are on his list, and generally behave as if Laura never mattered. But Rob finds he can't move on. He's stuck in a really deep groove - and it's called Laura. Soon, he's asking himself some big questions: about love, about life - and about why we choose to share ours with the people we do. A million-copy bestseller, and adapted into a 2000 film starring John Cusack, High Fidelity explores the world of break-ups, make-ups and what it is to be in love. This astutely observed and wickedly funny book will be enjoyed by readers of David Nicholls and William Boyd, and by generations of readers to come. 'It will give enormous pleasure at the same time as expanding in a small but worthwhile way, the range of English literature' Independent on Sunday 'Leaves you believing not only in the redemptive power of music but above all the redemptive power of love. Funny and wise, sweet and true' Independent 'A triumphant first novel. True to life, very funny and moving' Financial Times

'To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth.' Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma. As their land becomes just another strip in the dust bowl, the Joads, a family of sharecroppers, decide they have no choice but to follow. They head west, towards California, where they hope to find work and a future for their family. But while the journey to this promised land will take its inevitable toll, there remains uncertainty about what awaits their arrival ...Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Grapes of Wrath is an epic human drama. Of this novel, Steinbeck himself said: 'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.'

Hi ha llibres que ens vacunen contra l’oblit i la ignorància. Com aquesta narració de la vida de Neus Català. Una novel·la per recordar uns fets que volem irrepetiblesFilla de pagesos del Priorat, Ne