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Dans LAmant, Marguerite Duras reprend sur le ton de la confidence les images et les themes qui hantent toute son oeuvre. Ses lecteurs vont pouvoir ensuite descendre ce grand fleuve aux lenteurs asiatiques et suivre la romanciere dans tous les meandres du delta, dans la moiteur des rizieres, dans les secrets ombreux ou elle a developpe lincantation repetitive et obsedante de ses livres, de ses films, de son theathre.

For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Sheldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire--both scientists and scholars--and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for a fututre generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation. But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. Mankind''s last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and be overrun--or fight them and be destroyed.

''Thou and thine, Hester Prynne, belong to me.'' With these chilling words a husband claims his wife after a two-year absence. But the child she clutches is not his, and Hester wears a scarlet ''A'' upon her breast, the sign of adultery visible to all. Under an assumed name, her husband begins his vindictive search for her lover, determined to expose what Hester is equally determined to protect. Defiant and proud, Hester witnesses the degradation of two very different men, as moral codes and legal imperatives painfully collide. Set in the Puritan community of seventeenth-century Boston, The Scarlet Letter also sheds light on the nineteenth century in which it was written, as Hawthorne explores his ambivalent relations with his Puritan forebears. The text of this edition is taken from the Centenary Edition of Hawthorne''s works, the most authoritative critical edition. It includes a new, wide-ranging introduction that sheds light on the novel''s autobiographical, historical, and literary contexts, a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography, and thorough notes that provide essential information on Puritan and nineteenth-century life.

"Warned by a Hong Kong fortune-teller not to risk flying for a whole year, Tiziano Terzani - a vastly experienced Asia correspondent - took what he called "the first step into an unknown world....It turned out to be one of the most extraordinary years I have ever spent: I was marked for death, and instead I was reborn."" "Traveling by foot, boat, bus, car, and train, he visited Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Mongolia, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. Geography expanded under his feet. He consulted soothsayers, sorcerers, and shamans and received much advice - some wise, some otherwise - about his future. With time to think, he learned to understand, respect, and fear for older ways of life and beliefs now threatened by the crasser forms of Western modernity. He rediscovered a place he had been reporting on for decades. And it reinvigorated him."--

Aquí teniu un recull indispensable del poemes i cançons que han marcat els nostres problemes el de Nadal…

Daniel Defoe''s enthralling story-telling and imaginatively detailed descriptions have ensured that his fiction masquerading as fact remains one of the most famous stories in English literature. On one level a simple adventure story, the novel also raises profound questions about moral and spiritual values, society, and man''s abiding acquisitiveness. This new edition includes a scintillating Introduction and notes that illuminate the historical context. Thomas Keymer provides a splendid introduction and richly explanatory endnotes (co-written with James Kelly Adam Potkay, Recent Studies in the Restoration and Eighteenth Century

Victoire Desmarets, quinze ans, est née au sein de vignobles renommés, propriétés de sa famille depuis plusieurs générations. Passionnée par la danse classique, elle rêve de devenir étoile à l’Opéra

1940, Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire.Three very different women are recruited to the mysterious Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes.Vivacious debutante Osla has the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, working to translate decoded enemy secrets. Self-made Mab masters the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and the poverty of her East-End London upbringing. And shy local girl Beth is the outsider who trains as one of the Parks few female cryptanalysts.1947, London.Seven years after they first meet, on the eve of the royal wedding between Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, disaster threatens. Osla, Mab and Beth are estranged, their friendship torn apart by secrets and betrayal. Yet now they must race against the clock to crack one final code together, before its too late, for them and for their country.

A peculiar crime. A brilliant investigator. A mystery of epic proportions.'Part Sherlock Holmes murder mystery, part Through the Looking-Glass, The Tainted Cup is one of the wildest, most original stories I've ever had the privilege to explore' WESLEY CHUIn an opulent mansion at the borders of the Empire, an Imperial officer lies dead - killed when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even here, where contagions abound and the blood of the Leviathans works strange magical changes, it's a death at once terrifying and impossible.Called in to solve the crime is Ana Dolabra, an investigator whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricity. At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol, an engraver, magically altered to possess a perfect memory.Soon, the mystery leads to a scheme that threatens the safety of the Empire itself. For Ana, all this makes for a deliciously thorny puzzle - at last, something to truly hold her attention. And Din? He'll just have to hold on for the ride.An eccentric detective and her long-suffering assistant untangle a web of magic, deceit, and murder in this sparkling fantasy reimagining of the classic crime novel - from the bestselling author of The Founders Trilogy.

A thrilling, sexy coming-of-age story exploring toxic love, ruthless ambition, and shocking betrayal, Tell Me Lies is about that one person who still haunts you - the other one. The wrong one. The one you couldn't let go of. The one you'll never forget.Lucy Albright is far from her Long Island upbringing when she arrives on the campus of her small California college and happy to be hundreds of miles from her mother, whom she's never forgiven for an act of betrayal in her early teen years. Quickly grasping at her fresh start, Lucy embraces college life and all it has to offer - new friends, wild parties, stimulating classes. And then she meets Stephen DeMarco. Charming. Attractive. Complicated. Devastating.Confident and cocksure, Stephen sees something in Lucy that no one else has, and she's quickly seduced by this vision of herself and the sense of possibility that his attention brings her. Meanwhile, Stephen is determined to forget an incident buried in his past that, if exposed, could ruin him, and his single-minded drive for success extends to winning, and keeping, Lucy's heart.Alternating between Lucy's and Stephen's voices, Tell Me Lies follows their connection through college and postcollege life in New York City. Deep down, Lucy knows she has to acknowledge the truth about Stephen. But before she can free herself from this addicting entanglement, she must confront and heal her relationship with her mother - or risk losing herself in a delusion about what it truly means to love.With the psychological insight and biting wit of Luckiest Girl Alive and the yearning ambitions and desires of Sweetbitter, this keenly intelligent and staggeringly resonant novel chronicles the exhilaration and dilemmas of young adulthood and the difficulty of letting go, even when you know you should.

Uncover the dark past of the celestials in this melodic tale inspired by Chinese mythology and Daphne du Mauriers Rebecca.Filled with rich imagery and delicate poetry, the Song of the Six Realms will echo long after the tune has ended.Xue, a talented young musician, has no past and probably no future. Orphaned at a young age, her kindly poet uncle took her in and arranged for an apprenticeship at one of the most esteemed entertainment houses in the kingdom. She doesnt remember much from before entering the House of Flowing Water, and when her uncle is suddenly killed in a bandit attack, she is devastated to lose her last connection to a life outside of her indenture contract.

Life is (not)* a Romantic Comedy...After a series of heartbreaks, Sally Milz - successful script writer for a legendary late-night TV comedy show - has long abandoned the search for love.But when her friend and fellow writer begins to date a glamorous actress, he joins the growing club of interesting but average-looking men who get romantically involved with accomplished, beautiful women.Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch, poking fun at this 'social rule'. The reverse never happens for a woman.Then Sally meets Noah, a pop idol with a reputation for dating models. But this isn't a romantic comedy - it's real life.Would someone like him ever date someone like her?Skewering all our certainties about why we fall in love, ROMANTIC COMEDY is a witty and probing tale of how the heart will follow itself, no matter what anyone says. It is Curtis Sittenfeld at her most sharp, daring and compassionate best.

Todos os anos, a 16 de agosto, Ana Magdalena Bach apanha o ferry que a leva até à ilha onde a mãe está enterrada, para visitar o seu túmulo. Estas viagens acabam por ser um convite irresistível par

Combining the heart and humour of The Thursday Murder Club with a puzzling international mystery, welcome to the blockbusting new series from the biggest new fiction author of the decade, Richard Osman. Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines: the pub quiz, his favourite bench, his cat waiting for him when he comes home. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amys business now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. As a private security officer, she doesnt stay still long enough for habits or routines. Shes currently on a remote island keeping world-famous author Rosie DAntonio alive. Which was meant to be an easy job . . . Then a dead body, a bag of money and a killer with their sights on Amy have her sending an SOS to the only person she trusts. A breakneck race around the world begins, but can Amy and Steve stay one step ahead of a deadly enemy?

From the author of the critically acclaimed Ithaca - A Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year - comes an exquisite and gripping new tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before.On the isle of Ithaca, Queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband, Odysseus, sailed to war with Troy and never came home. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered by the arrival of Orestes, king of Mycenae, and his sister Elektra.Orestes's hands are stained with his mother's blood. Not so long ago, the son of Agamemnon took Queen Clytemnestra's life on Ithaca's sands. Now, racked with guilt, he is slowly losing his mind.Penelope knows destruction will follow in his wake as surely as the Furies circle him. His uncle, Menelaus, the battle-hungry king of Sparta, longs for Orestes's throne - and if he can seize it, no one will be safe from his violent whims.Trapped between two mad kings, Penelope fights to keep war from Ithaca's shores. Her only allies are Elektra and Helen of Troy, Menelaus's enigmatic wife. And watching over them all is the goddess Aphrodite, who has plans of her own.Each woman has a secret. And their secrets will shape the world..

An unforgettable story of greed financial madness and moral decay Rory Stewart Hilarious shocking and deeply sad often in the same sentence Sunday Times The Wolf of Wall Street with a moral compass Irvine WelshAn outrageous white knuckle journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world from someone who survived the trading game and then blew it all wide open If you were gonna rob a bank and you saw the vault door there left open what would you do Would you wait around Ever since he was a kid kicking broken footballs on the streets of East London in the shadow of Canary Wharf s skyscrapers Gary wanted something better Something a whole lot bigger Then he won a competition run by a bank The Trading Game The prize a golden ticket to a new life as the youngest trader in the whole city A place where you could make more money than you d ever imagined Where your colleagues are dysfunctional maths geniuses overfed public schoolboys and borderline psychopaths yet they start to feel like family Where soon you re the bank s most profitable trader dealing in nearly a trillion dollars A day Where you dream of numbers in your sleep and then stop sleeping at all But what happens when winning starts to feel like losing When the easiest way to make

Larunbat arratsaldea merkataritza-gune batean. Gizon bat dabil han familia ondoan duela. Emakume bat ere bai, bakarrik eta zerbait erosteko asmoz. Begiradarik gurutzatu ez arren, gizonak eta emakumeak elkar ikusi dute. Horrek eragin dien asaldura izugarriak handik lehenbailehen irteteko eta etxera erretiratzeko behar larria ekarri die. Bakoitza bere aldetik, hogei urte lehenago gertatu zena biziberritzen ahaleginduko da. Egun hartan ordu batzuk eman zituzten elkarren ondoan, eta ez biek hala nahi izan zutelako. Lanbroak hartutako lurralde baten barrena ibili ziren ihesi, helburu zuten muga lausoa noiz iritsiko. Bataren ahotsak ekartzen dizkigun oroitzapenak ez datoz bat bestearenekin. Oroitu nahi izatea ez da nahikoa. Gogoratzen denari lotuta beti egoten da ahazten denak uzten duen hutsunea, eta bi protagonistei, aurrera egingo bazuten, orduko hura burutik kentzea komeni zitzaien. Hala ere, iraganak gordetakoa ez da gure nahira etortzen, eta betiko lo zegoela uste genuena noiznahi agertu daiteke. Ezin jakin noiz, ezin jakin nola.

Catalina Martín est désespérée. Pour ne pas arriver seule au mariage de sa sœur – auquel assisteront son ex et sa fiancée –, elle a assuré à toute sa famille en Espagne qu’elle viendrait avec son pet

Mentre Franz Kafka passeja per Berlín, sent una xiqueta plorar desconsoladament perque ha perdut la seua nina. Per a calmar-la, se li ocorre una idea: fer-se passar per carter de nines i dir-li que la seua en realitat no sha perdut, sino que se nha anat de viatge. Este es el punt de partida duna historia emotiva que va mereixer el Premi Nacional de Literatura Infantil i Juvenil.