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There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

Classe média blues é um episódio do livro Mergulhador de Acapulco, no qual Sérgio Telles consegue instaurar climas insólitos que fascinam e prendem o leitor – cumprindo, assim, o postulado básico da boa literatura. (...) Constituído basicamente por registros urbanos, Mergulhador de Acapulco impressiona pela variedade das situações que aborda, alternando climas introspectivos e outros explícitos. Todos marcados por uma construção elaborada, que configura, afinal, uma vigorosa visão do mundo contemporâneo.

Ce sont des histoires de voleurs : des adroits, des malhabiles, des maladroits, des ratés et des réussis. Ceux qui ont du panache, de l'élégance, du respect. Mais pas de minables : ni braqueurs de petites vieilles, racketteurs au coin des rues ou financiers de haut vol ! Les voleurs sont fascinants (tant qu'ils restent dans les histoires). Alors allons au haut-parloir pour y raconter ceux qui passent des heures à peaufiner un plan parfait afin que leur fric-frac soit aussi inratable que le Titanic était insubmersible.

Anton Chekhov was a Russian writer who wrote short stories and plays. His short stories are still read by many people around the world. The short story, The First Class Passenger by Anton Chekov, was first published in 1886 and reflects the social background of the Russian society of that time.

Daudet fue un escritor muy reconocido en el mundo literario de su tiempo. Se relacionaba con las personalidades más relevantes del mundo de las letras y de las artes del momento: Flaubert, los hermanos Goncourt, Hugo, Zola, Renoir, Manet, Monet, etc. Una de sus obras más importantes fue “Los Cuentos del Lunes”, un libro de relatos inspirados, en su mayoría, en el sitio de París y en los acontecimientos de la Comuna.