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Unha das obras máis populares da narrativa galega é "A nosa cinza". Xavier Alcalá (Miguelturra, 1947) relembra o mundo da infancia a través do seu protagonista, un rapaz que medra durante os anos da posguerra. Os dias da escola, a adolescencia, coas suas inseguridades e medos, o espertar dos sentimentos amorosos e a descuberta do valor da amizade contanolos o autor coa frescura e autenticidade do vivido. A experiencia cotia feita literatura.

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The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft collects the author's novel, four novellas, and fifty-three short stories. Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft's trademark fantastical creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themes, that have influenced some of today's important writers and filmmakers, including Stephen King, Alan Moore, F. Paul Wilson, Guillermo del Toro, and Neil Gaiman. Included in this volume are The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, "The Call of Cthulhu," "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath," "At the Mountains of Madness," "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," "The Color Out of Space," "The Dunwich Horror," and many more hair-raising tale

1968. Jean a six ans quand il est confié du jour au lendemain a sa grand-mère, Pour l'été. Pour toujours. Il n'a pas prévu ça. Elle non plus. Mémé Lucette n'est pas commode, mais dissimule un cœur tendre. Jean, véritable moulin a paroles, est un tourbillon de fraîcheur pour celle qui vivait auparavant une existence paisible, rythmée par ses visites au cimetière et sa passion pour le tricot. Chacun a une étape différente sur le chemin de la vie - elle a tout vu, il s'étonne de tout -, Lucette et Jean vont s'apprivoiser en attendant le retour de la mère du petit garçon. Ensemble, dans une société en plein bouleversement, ils découvrent que ce sont les bonheurs simples qui font le sel de la vie.

FROM THE MAN BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF EILEENTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Savage, funny, frequently on the verge of teetering into lunacy... My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a non-negotiable in your holiday carry-on this summer' VogueIts the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong?Our narrator has many of the advantages of life: Young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, she lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like everything else, by her inheritance. But there is a vacuum at the heart of things, and it isnt just the loss of her parents in college, or the way her Wall Street boyfriend treats her, or her sadomasochistic relationship with her alleged best friend.Blackly funny, both merciless and compassionate dangling its legs over the ledge of 9/11 My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a showcase for the gifts of one of Americas major young writers.

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En trenta-dos contes publicats entre 1902 i 1907, Víctor Català passeja els ulls pels racons foscos de la vida i fa servir tots els diamants de la llengua per dir les mil i una formes que pren la vio

'I utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book' Jojo Moyes Can a broken town survive a second tragedy? By the time the last goal is scored, someone in Beartown will be dead . . . Us Against You is the story of two towns, two teams and what it means to believe in something bigger than yourself. It's about how people come together - sometimes in anger, often in sorrow, but also through love. And how, when we stand together, we can bring a town back to life. Praise for Beartown and Fredrik Backman 'A mature, compassionate novel' Sunday Times 'Backman can tickle the funny bone and tug on the heart strings when he needs to, and is a clever enough storyteller to not overindulge in either' Independent 'As popular Swedish exports go, Backman is up there with ABBA and Stieg Larsson' The New York Times Book Review 'A story about families, about friendship and loyalty, inequality, female vulnerability, male back-slapping, and parenthood ... No person's story is too little to be told, Backman includes them all. A novel with a big heart' Jönköpings-Posten, Sweden

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Pour se défendre dans un procès qu’il s’intente à lui-même, l’auteur fait défiler au galop un passé évanoui. Il va de l’âge d’or d’un classicisme qui règne sur l’Europe à l’effondrement de ce «monde

Con“Feliz Idade”, Olga Novo tende unha mechadesde a xeración que a precedeu á que lle segue;entre o onte e o mañá da estirpe, alén do pasamento do paie da nenez da filla. Nese punto, no territorio pu

This Akutagawa-prize winning novel follows the everyday activities of an unconventional woman who finds happiness in convenience store work, despite mounting familial pressure to marry or move along to a different kind of life. *Also appeared in March Buyer's Notes*

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THE WONDERFUL FINAL INSTALMENT TO THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING SERIES THAT BEGAN WITH THE ROSIE PROJECT 'Heart-warming and clever' Daily Mail 'Incredibly funny, life-affirming and warm-hearted' Heat __________ Big-hearted, hilarious and exuberantly life-affirming, The Rosie Result is a story of overcoming life's obstacles with a little love and a lot of overthinking. Meet Don Tillman, the genetics professor with a scientific approach to everything. But he's facing a set of human dilemmas tougher than the trickiest of equations. Right now he is in professional hot water after a lecture goes viral for all the wrong reasons; his wife of 4,380 days, Rosie, is about to lose the research job she loves; and - the most serious problem of all - their eleven-year-old son, Hudson, is struggling at school. He's a smart kid, but socially awkward and not fitting in. Fortunately, Don's had a lifetime's experience of not fitting in. And he's going to share the solutions with Hudson. He'll need the help of old friends and new, lock horns with the education system, and face some big questions about himself. As well as opening the world's best cocktail bar. If you liked The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, and The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, then you'll love The Rosie Project series.

Zaharra da Altzerreka, erreka-bazter ainube batean dagoen baserria. Zaharra bertako seme Henry, urte luzez Ameriketan artzain ibilia, zangoa anputatu ziotenez geroztik ohean datzana. Zaharra da Sabina Gojenola ere, koinatu elbarria eta etxaldea egoskorkeriaz gobernatzen dituen alarguna. Seme-alabek egunerokoa erraztu nahi dioten arren, uko egiten dio modernitateari, erosotasunari, inork ezarritako arrastoan sartzeari... Behiekin, ardiekin, txakurrekin, katuekin bat egiten du ondoen Sabinak, animaliei baizik ez die gozotasunik adierazten. Etxekoekin dena du errezeloa, ika-mika eta tentsioa; auzoekin, dena liskar eta norgehiagoka. Mundu ikuskera baten akabera kontatzen digu Miren Amurizak, modu zehatz eta indartsuan, pertsonaia baten eta gizarte eredu hil-hurren baten erretratu gordin bezain fidela eskainiz, hizkuntza malguz eta estilo sendoz.

Mark Renton is finally a success. An international jet-setter, he now makes significant money managing DJs, but the constant travel, airport lounges, soulless hotel rooms and broken relationships have left him dissatisfied with his life. Hes then rocked by a chance encounter with Frank Begbie, from whom hed been hiding for years after a terrible betrayal and the resulting debt. But the psychotic Begbie appears to have reinvented himself as a celebrated artist and much to Marks astonishment doesnt seem interested in revenge. Sick Boy and Spud, who have agendas of their own, are intrigued to learn that their old friends are back in town, but when they enter the bleak world of organ-harvesting, things start to go so badly wrong. Lurching from crisis to crisis, the four men circle each other, driven by their personal histories and addictions, confused, angry so desperate that even Hibs winning the Scottish Cup doesnt really help. One of these four will not survive to the end of this book. Which one of them is wearing Dead Mens Trousers?

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES ***'Thriller of the Year' Daily Mail 'Hypnotic and scary' Stephen King'Examines the fine line between seduction and stalking . . . Ludicrously readable' GuardianWhen aspiring writer Guinevere Beck strides into the bookstore where Joe works, he is instantly smitten.But there's more to Joe than Beck realises and much more to Beck than her perfect facade. And the obsessive relationship quickly spirals into a whirlwind of deadly consequences...