European Portuguese

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Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but present lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.

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Although generally considered one of Portugal's greatest poets, Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (1888-1935) published but one book in Portuguese in his lifetime. That book, Message (Portuguese Mensagem), the esoteric epic at which he labored sporadically for more than 20 years before finally publishing it in the year prior to his death, is undoubtedly essential to an understanding of Pessoa's poetic vision, yet it remains, at least in the English-speaking world, relatively unknown and unread.

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.

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.

Troisième volet des trépidations de Valeria et sa bande d'amies. Dans ce troisième volet de la saga, Valeria regrette de s'être emballée pour Victor. Certes, leurs ébats sont toujours aussi torrides. Mais à quoi tout cela rime-t-il ? Empêtrée dans les préparatifs d'un mariage bien plus pompeux que ce qu'elle aurait voulu, Carmen ne sait plus où donner de la tête.

Smita sofre todos os tipos de preconceito na sociedade indiana. Seu grande sonho é ver a filha escapar da condição miserável em que vivem e ter acesso à educação formal em uma escola. Na Sicília, Giulia trabalha como ajudante na oficina do pai. Mas, quando ele sofre um acidente, ela se vê obrigada a assumir o comando e logo percebe que o negócio da família está à beira da ruína.

Born in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family practicing its Jewish faith in secret under the condemning eyes of the Spanish Inquisition, Francisco embarks on a personal quest that will challenge, enlighten, and forever change him.

Mars 1937. Le Mount Castle, un cargo républicain transportant trente tonnes d'or de la Banque d'Espagne et faisant route pour l'Union soviétique, s'est réfugié dans le port international de Tanger, où un destroyer franquiste le détruira s'il tente de reprendre la mer. Falcó reçoit pour mission de s'y rendre, de convaincre le capitaine du Mount Castle de changer de camp s'il veut sauver son bateau et son équipage, et de récupérer ainsi l'or républicain.

C'est l'histoire de Guille... C'est l'histoire d'un petit garçon débordant d'imagination qui voue un amour sans bornes à Mary Poppins. L'histoire d'un père un peu bougon, qui vit seul avec ce fils sensible et rêveur dont il a du mal à accepter le caractère. D'une institutrice qui s'inquiète confusément pour l'un de ses élèves qui vit un peu trop dans ses rêves. D'une psychologue scolaire à qui on envoie un petit garçon qui a l'air d'aller beaucoup trop bien. Quel mystère se cache derrière cette apparence si tranquille, et pourtant si fragile ?

La familia de Pascual Duarte vio la luz en 1942 y tuvo un enorme impacto en el panorama literario español del momento. Primer libro de Camilo José Cela, supuso un valioso punto de partida para la narrativa española de posguerra. La vida trágica de su arquetípico protagonista, gobernada por la más salvaje violencia, era un comentario indirecto sobre la barbarie padecida por los españoles durante la recién concluida Guerra Civil, al tiempo que daba carta de naturaleza a una tendencia literaria renovadora, luego conocida como «tremendismo».

Lastrado por una última misión policial en Madrid que no acabó de la mejor manera, el policía Lucas Acevedo regresa a Galicia para poner en orden su cabeza. Cuando cree que lo ha conseguido, una noche conoce a una mujer que le hará plantearse la solitaria existencia que ha llevado hasta entonces. Sin embargo, pronto se complican sus planes. Mucha gente comienza a morir en su entorno y, en el momento en que se da cuenta de que él también está en el punto de mira, se verá obligado a librar una batalla de la que no conseguirá salir indemne.

Un accidente real en el País Vasco de los años ochenta, la vida devastada de una familia. Una historia emocionante, adictiva y conmovedora, como solo Aramburu sabe contar. Nicasio, ya jubilado, acostumbra a subir los jueves al cementerio de Ortuella a visitar la tumba de su nieto. Es uno de los muchos niños fallecidos tras una explosión de gas en un colegio de aquella localidad, un accidente que sacudió al País Vasco y a toda España en 1980.

Una novela vertiginosa sobre los límites del pensamiento y los delirios de la razón. Un inquietante tríptico sobre los sueños del siglo XX y las pesadillas del siglo XXI, MANIAC explora los límites de la razón trazando el camino que va desde los fundamentos de las matemáticas hasta los delirios de la inteligencia artificial.

Portuguese Macau examines how this tiny foothold managed to last as a European possession for so long, and the dynamics that led to China establishing sovereignty over it at the end of the 20th century.

A Editora Contracorrente tem a satisfação anunciar a publicação da edição em língua portuguesa do audiolivro Uma breve história do Direito: a matriz europeia nos últimos dois milênios e meio, originalmente publicado pela Harvard University Press e de autoria da aclamada historiadora Tamar Herzog.

La suite trépidante des aventures de Valeria et de sa bande d'amies. Valeria, qui s'est séparée d'Adrian, est tombée dans les bras de Victor. Mais, après un début de relation enflammée, elle commence à s'interroger. A-t-elle fait le bon choix ? Heureusement, ses amies de toujours sont là, à qui elle peut se confier. Et réciproquement. Car Lola, elle aussi, se pose des questions. Est-elle encore amoureuse de Sergio, l'homme qui a plaqué sa fiancée pour elle, avant qu'elle le rejette ?

Amagat entre muntanyes acinglerades i desavinents, en algun lloc remot de les Guilleries transitat per caçadors de llops, bandolers, emboscats, carlins, sortilleres, maquis, pilots de ral·lis, fantasmes, bèsties i dimonis, el mas Clavell s'agafa a terra com una paparra. És una casa, sobretot, habitada per dones, on un sol dia conté segles de records.