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From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictatorship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the listener to a world that is at once fanciful and real. 

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Spanish. Short Stories in Spanish for Intermediate Learners has been written specifically for students from a low-intermediate to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement and, most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to B1-B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you and give you a feeling of progress when reading.

Un père et son fils traversent l'Argentine par la route, comme en fuite. Où vont-ils ? À qui cherchent-ils à échapper ? Le petit garçon s'appelle Gaspar. Sa mère a disparu dans des circonstances étranges. Comme son père, Gaspar a hérité d'un terrible don : il est destiné à devenir médium pour le compte d'une mystérieuse société secrète qui entre en contact avec les Ténèbres pour percer les mystères de la vie éternelle.

"Like the Flowing River" is a compilation of tales, opinions, short stories and ideas drawn from articles published by Brazilian writer Paulo in various international newspapers. Seven years of reflections, journeys and meetings: the revelation of a fascinating philosophy of life. A brilliant collection cleverly written with passion and humor. Coelho's simple words and subtle philosophy encompass reflections on solitude, the art of love or the way to become an archer, to parables on man’s struggles and journey through life.

Una novela sobre el Madrid exaltado e inocente de los años ochenta, sobre la movida y los excesos, pero también sobre los deslumbramientos y la pérdida de la inocencia. María José Sánchez trabaja de tasadora de arte en una casa madrileña de subastas. Un día recibe la llamada de un...

Der "Tractatus logico-philosophicus" ist das frühe Hauptwerk des Philosophen Ludwig Wittgenstein und das einzige philosophische Buch, das er zu Lebzeiten veröffentlicht. Diese gerade einmal etwa 100 Seiten zählende Abhandlung, an der Wittgenstein 7 Jahre gearbeitet hat, ist nicht nur einer der Meilensteine der modernen Sprachphilosophie, sondern besitzt heute den Rang eines Klassikers der Philosophie überhaupt.

Un accidente, dos memorias entrelazadas. en esta novela corta, David Torrejón propone una intrigante reflexión sobre la identidad y los recuerdos. el tapiz sobre el que se teje su trama es el descampado (idealizado y realista a la vez,) en el que termina una gran ciudad, y donde todo es...

Erlebe die berühmte Weihnachtsgeschichte von Ebenezer Scrooge nach Charles Dickens als stimmungsvolles Kinderhörbuch mit atmosphärischen Geräuschen! Begleite den griesgrämigen Scrooge durch eine geheimnisvolle Weihnachtsnacht und entdecke gemeinsam mit ihm den wahren Zauber von Weihnachten...

Parfois, on pense trouver refuge, alors que le cauchemar ne fait que commencer. C'est ce dont Luis a fait l'expérience, le jour où il a débarqué sur une plage en apparence déserte, après avoir échappé à la police à coups de rame désespérés. Alors qu'il pensait avoir trouvé refuge sur une île inhabitée, ses explorations lui dévoilent en réalité un lieu étrange, dominé par une villa à la fois somptueuse et inquiétante.

Colección de poseía del gran maestro: Nocturno, Día de difuntos ,Un poema, A ti, Muertos, Al oído del lector, Poeta, di paso, Infancia, ¿Recuerdas?, Madrigal, El mal del siglo, Vejeces, Triste, A veces cuando en alta noche, Ars, La ventana, Midnight dreams, Estrellas fijas, Los maderos de San Juan, El alma de la rosa, Ronda, Crepúsculo, Nocturno.

El Principito narra el encuentro entre un piloto accidentado en el desierto del Sahara y un niño de otro planeta. El Principito le cuenta sus viajes a diferentes asteroides, donde conoció a adultos con comportamientos absurdos, y la importancia de su flor y del zorro en la Tierra, que le enseñan sobre el amor y la amistad.

Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together, the aging Quixote's fancy leads them wildly astray. At the same time the relationship between the two men grows in fascinating subtlety. Often considered to be the first modern novel, Don Quixote is a wonderful burlesque of the popular literature its disordered protagonist is obsessed with.

Erótica y muerte, las dos caras de la alianza invisible. En el Decamerón de Boccaccio la epidemia produce un mundo de fantasías eróticas imaginadas; en Muerte en Venecia el deseo empuja al protagonista por una ‘‘aventura que fluía oscuramente con su corazón’’. En el canto I de la Ilíada, Apolo envía una plaga de peste al campo griego porque Agamenón ha secuestrado a la hermosa Criseida, y la guerra en fin, ha tenido por causa principal una pasión amorosa. Durante las sucesivas epidemias a lo largo de la historia, la sexualidad desafía a la muerte.

When novelist Manuel Ortigosa learns that his husband, Álvaro, has been killed in a car crash, it comes as a devastating shock. It won’t be the last. He’s now arrived in Galicia. It’s where Álvaro died. It’s where the case has already been quickly closed as a tragic accident. It’s also where Álvaro hid his secrets. The man to whom Manuel was married for fifteen years was not the unassuming man he knew.

Ao passear por cartas, letras de música, poemas e crônicas, o livro mostra as muitas facetas do poeta em sua lavra romântica. Vinicius de Moraes reinventou o amor. O tema parecia velho quando ele aliou a poesia dos livros à música popular, trazendo o amor para o centro das atenções como...

The adventures of a poor gentleman who, inspired by reading novels of chivalry, sets out in the company of his faithful squire Sancho Panza to help the poor, weak and oppressed, as well as to fight against evil. Driven by the desire to achieve immortal fame and the love of Dulcinea - a peasant girl whom he named lady of his heart - Don Quixote becomes entangled in successive adventures and, in his attempt to fix the world, he will fight more than one heroic battle against windmills that, in his eyes, take the form of dangerous giants...

Douze nouvelles. Un enfant de junkie disparaît du jour au lendemain dans un ancien quartier cossu de Buenos Aires, livré désormais à la drogue et à la violence. Des jeunes femmes se promettent dans le sang de ne jamais avoir d'amants et sont obsédées par la silhouette fugace d'une adolescente disparue. Adela, amputée d'un bras, aime se faire peur en regardant des films d'horreur jusqu'à en devenir prisonnière. Alors qu'il vient de devenir père, Pablo est hanté par la figure du Petiso Orejudo, un enfant serial killer.

Cross è un golden retriever allegro e leale, addestrato per aiutare alcuni uomini a muoversi in quel mondo che da soli non possono vedere, per essere il loro sguardo. Dal momento in cui viene affidato a Mario, un ragazzo cieco, la vita di Cross cambia per sempre con un patto non scritto e irrevocabile: amerà il suo padrone per tutta la sua esistenza e sopra ogni cosa. Cross condivide ogni istante della vita di Mario, vive in simbiosi con le sue gioie e i suoi dolori, cresce insieme a lui.

Totalmente revista e atualizada pelo autor–professor titular de Literatura Brasileira na USP–essa obra consagrada aos estudantes universitários, professores e pós-graduados, é tida como a melhor do gênero. Está divida em oito partes: Condição Colonial, Barroco, Arcádia e Ilustração, Romantismo, Realismo, Pré-Modernismo, Modernismo e Tendências Contemporâneas e História da Literatura Brasileira.