Psychological

It was The Magic Mountain (Der Zauberberg) that confirmed Thomas Mann as a Nobel prizewinner for literature and rightly so, for it is undoubtedly one of the great novels of the 20th century....

Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except… Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher affair, with one student, Addie, at its center....

Six teens murdered. A suspect behind bars. A desperate father. In a case this shadowy, the truth is easy to hide....

The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably....

Two Couples. Three Secrets. One Murder....

Jane spirits James Shelby, a man unjustly convicted of his wife's murder, out of the criminal court building in downtown Los Angeles - but the price of Shelby's freedom is high....

Ulysses is regarded by many as the single most important novel of the 20th century....

There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men’s maximum-security prison: 1) Treat all prisoners with respect. 2) Never reveal any personal information. 3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates....

Lara's life looks perfect on the surface. Gorgeous doting husband Massimo, sweet little son Sandro, and the perfect home. Lara knows something about Massimo....

What was my sister doing standing over Florence’s cot in the middle of the night? I trust my sister, Carrie, with my daughter’s life....

Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel is a brilliant crime story and a passionate philosophical debate. The dissolute landowner Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is murdered; his sons—atheist intellectual Ivan, hot-blooded Dmitry, and saintly novice Alyosha—are all at some level involved....

How far would you go to protect your family? Single dad Ben is doing his best to raise his children, with the help of his devoted mother, Judi. And then Ben meets Amber....

Die neunzehnjährige Katharina und Hans, ein verheirateter Mann Mitte fünfzig, begegnen sich Ende der achtziger Jahre in Ost-Berlin, zufällig, und...

O que você procura? Essa é a pergunta que a enigmática Sayuri Komachi faz a quem visita a biblioteca do Centro Comunitário de Tóquio em busca de ajuda....

¿Qué daño puede llegar a hacer la envidia en el mundo editorial? Descúbrelo en esta intrigante novela de la autora superventas número 1 del New York Times R. F. Kuang....

Everyone needs a guardian angel! Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry. Childhood sweethearts, they could finish each other's sentences. No one could imagine Holly and Gerry without each other. Until the unthinkable happens....

Nina can never forgive Maggie for what she did. And she can never let her leave. They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past....

When Jill's husband discovers he can never have children, it tears a hole in their marriage that Jill doesn't know how to repair....

It is a June day in London in 1923, and the lovely Clarissa Dalloway is having a party....

A child who will be named Johannes is born. An old man named Johannes dies. Between these two points, Jon Fosse gives us the details of an entire life, starkly compressed....

Boy Parts is the incendiary debut novel from Eliza Clark, a pitch-black comedy both shocking and hilarious, fearlessly exploring the taboo regions of sexuality and gender roles in the 21st century....

In this tour de force, a father, shaken by tragedy, tries to avenge his daughter's murder - and restore his family's shattered life....

Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary. From his floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine, he prescribes novels for the hardships of life....

From the bestselling author of Drunk Mom comes a story of romantic obsession, mental illness, and self-discovery as one woman travels to a haunted quarantine island....

After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind agitates over a woman named Sabine with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently....

Este es un relato introspectivo y conmovedor que profundiza en las complicadas relaciones entre las posesiones materiales y su influencia en las vidas y relaciones humanas. A través de una narrativa delicada y reflexiva, explora cómo los objetos que acumulamos pueden llegar a definirnos y, a veces, a dominarnos. En este cuento, los personajes se encuentran atrapados en una lucha interna entre el deseo de simplicidad y la carga de sus "cosas", lo que les lleva a cuestionar lo que verdaderamente valoran en la vida.

Eine dramatische Liebe vor der rauen Kulisse Islands. Als Lillys herzkranker Zwillingsbruder stirbt, bricht für die Studentin eine Welt zusammen. Ihre Trauer findet in Berlin keinen Platz, also flieht sie kurzentschlossen nach Island, um den einzigen Menschen zu besuchen, der ihr in den letzten Monaten Halt geben konnte: Aron. Die beiden haben sich online in einem Forum für Angehörige von herzkranken Menschen kennengelernt. Doch als sie endlich vor ihm steht, ist er abweisend. Erst als Lilly ihm vom Tod ihres Bruders erzählt, tröstet er sie.

They were destined to be best friends. The four girls – all born that same hot summer. They predicted a safe and happy life for them all…More than thirty years later, it’s more than an unbreakable friendship – it’s more like a sisterhood. It’s the girls who Jess reaches out to because she’s worried about her grandparents who’ve raised her since her mother disappeared, who Erin tells about her new business idea, who Melissa calls to say she’s desperate to escape her toxic job. But then Chantelle messages saying she’s discovered her husband is having an affair.

Helena will ein letztes Mal ihren Vater besuchen und findet in Netes Hotel mehr als nur eine neue Aufgabe. Gedske droht durch den Verlust ihrer Tochter auseinanderzufallen und entdeckt auf einer Reise eine ungeahnte Kraft. Therese befreit gegenüber einer Pfarrerin ihre Liebe zu Aron, und Caroline erkämpft sich nach dem Unfall ihres Manns die zu sich selbst... In diesen Erzählungen überfällt die Klarheit die Figuren mitunter oder reißt Gewissheiten ein, aber sie öffnet stets neue Wege.

El cuento se centra en Tom Kernan, un comerciante que, tras una caída humillante en un bar, es persuadido por sus amigos para asistir a un retiro espiritual. A través de la figura de Kernan y sus interacciones con personajes variopintos, Joyce examina la hipocresía y la sinceridad dentro de la búsqueda personal de la gracia. La narrativa despliega con sutileza los esfuerzos de estos hombres por reconciliar sus vidas mundanas con sus anhelos espirituales, tejiendo críticas a las instituciones religiosas y sociales.

Este relato corto narra las experiencias de un joven irlandés, Jimmy Doyle, tras una emocionante carrera de coches. Hijo de un próspero tendero que busca ascender socialmente, Jimmy se mezcla con sus amigos adinerados europeos, sintiéndose cautivado por su estilo de vida glamuroso. La historia sigue a Jimmy y sus compañeros mientras celebran los resultados de la carrera, derrochando dinero y sumergiéndose en el lujo. Durante una cena y posterior juego de cartas en un yate, Jimmy se va sumiendo gradualmente en la embriaguez y la ansiedad a medida que se juega su dinero.

Grace was one paycheck from becoming a single mother-to-be on the streets, until she's offered the job of a lifetime: live-in maid for millionaires Naomi and Jack Hamilton. Grace doesn't belong in the Hamiltons' luxurious world of privilege, wealth, and power, but she willingly cleans the messes they make.

El gran regreso de Mario Mendoza a la ficción después de cinco años. Adán Santana, un novelista con el cuerpo desbaratado y maltrecho por varios accidentes sucesivos, con un precario estado mental, que menguó sus fuerzas y su espíritu, sobrevivió como pudo al encierro de la pandemia y ahora es un náufrago inmóvil. La humanidad no cambió un ápice tras la prueba extrema que experimentó y él, en medio de ese caos, no sabe cómo retomar el rumbo, si es que aún existe alguno, después de todo lo que ha pasado.

Este relato nos cuenta la historia de Mr. Duffy, un hombre que vive una existencia solitaria y metódica en los suburbios de Dublín. Su vida, marcada por la rutina y el aislamiento, experimenta un cambio significativo cuando entabla amistad con Mrs. Sinico, una mujer casada que encuentra en él un alma gemela. A medida que su relación se profundiza, Mrs. Sinico desarrolla sentimientos románticos hacia Mr. Duffy, quien, atemorizado por la intensidad de estos sentimientos y su potencial impacto en su vida ordenada, decide terminar abruptamente la amistad.

Ulysses und Evelyn begegnen sich in einem italienischen Weinkeller und sprechen über Kunst und das Leben, zu einem Zeitpunkt, an dem die Schönheit in der Welt nicht leicht zu finden ist. Diese Begegnung knüpft zwischen ihnen ein lebenslanges Band der Freundschaft. Er ist ein junger britischer Soldat, sie ist eine sechzigjährige Kunsthistorikerin, die ihre geliebten Gemälde vor den Bomben des Zweiten Weltkriegs bewahren will.

Mumu is the psychological story of Ivan Turgenev about the deaf-mute janitor Gerasim, who, due to the whim of his lady, was forced to part with his beloved and drown his only friend - a dog. The author sympathizes with the simple and kind Gerasim, and his mistress portrays tough, cynical and capricious. Other famous works, such as "Asya", "Fathers and Sons", "Noble's Nest", "Biryuk", "Fire at Sea", "Inn", "Clock, belong to the author", "Three portraits", "Strange story", " Date", etc.

Un nuovo anno sta per concludersi e Asle, un anziano pittore rimasto vedovo, ripensa alla sua storia. L'uomo vive da solo sulla costa norvegese, i suoi unici amici sono il suo vicino, Åsleik, un contadino-pescatore scapolo, e Beyer, un gallerista che vive in città, a un paio d'ore di auto. Lì vive anche un altro Asle, artista anch'egli, solitario e consumato dall'alcool. Asle e Asle sono due versioni della stessa persona, due racconti della stessa vita, che si interrogano sull'esistenza, la morte, l'ombra e la luce, la fede e la disperazione. Dall’autore Premio Nobel per la Letteratura 2023.

It’s the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt. As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his island home, his life has been a lie on many levels. He’s a talented footballer who wanted to be an artist. A gay man in a sport that rejects diversity. A defendant whose knowledge of what took place on that fateful night threatens more than just his freedom or career.

En el corazón palpitante de Entra, por favor, una obra maestra tejida por la pluma magistral de D.H. Lawrence, yace una historia cautivadora de deseo y transgresión. Ambientado en la Inglaterra de principios del siglo XX, este relato corto nos sumerge en la vida de una joven pareja atrapada en la monotonía de su existencia, hasta que una visita inesperada desencadena una serie de eventos que transformarán sus vidas para siempre.

Esta es una obra maestra de observación y simbolismo, en la que la delicada danza entre la libertad y la restricción se despliega a través de la vida de dos pájaros cautivos. El autor, con su inigualable profundidad psicológica y su agudo sentido de la naturaleza, teje una narrativa que explora el deseo innato de libertad frente a las cadenas invisibles que nos atan. Este relato no solo es un estudio sobre la autonomía y la interdependencia, sino también una reflexión poética sobre las relaciones humanas y nuestra propia búsqueda de liberación.