Sagas Classics

I Viceré è il romanzo più celebre di Federico De Roberto, ambientato sullo sfondo delle vicende del risorgimento meridionale, qui narrate attraverso la storia di una nobile famiglia catanese, quella degli Uzeda di Francalanza, discendente da antichi Viceré spagnoli della Sicilia ai tempi di Carlo V. A partire dalla fatidica morte della capostipite, le vicende familiari si dipanano sullo sfondo di una Sicilia feudale e borbonica; e la storia della Sicilia e dell'Italia entra, a poco a poco ma inarrestabile, nel recinto familiare.

La novela comienza con el arresto de Joseph K., un joven empleado de un banco, que se despierta en la pensión donde reside con la extraña visita de unos hombres que le informan que está detenido. Acusado por alguien de un crimen del que sabe poco y nada, K., aún en libertad, se adentra en una auténtica y enigmática pesadilla. Así comienza un proceso laberíntico en el que se ve inmerso y lo lleva a tomar conciencia de sí mismo y reflexionar sobre su propia existencia, sobre la pérdida de la inocencia y la aparición de la muerte.

La leggenda di Gösta Berling è il romanzo d’esordio dela scrittrice svedese Selma Lagerlof, che fu insignita in seguito del premio Nobel per la letteratura. L’opera è una saga basata su uno stile evocativo del paesaggio e della vita degli inizi del 1800; il protagonista è un pastore protestante che ha lasciato il ministero a causa della sua dedizione all’alcool. Uomo debole e forte insieme, viene presentato con lo stesso spessore di uno degli antichi eroi dei miti nordici. Musica, dal Peer Gynt, di Grieg.

I Viceré è il romanzo più celebre di Federico De Roberto, ambientato sullo sfondo delle vicende del risorgimento meridionale, qui narrate attraverso la storia di una nobile famiglia catanese, quella degli Uzeda di Francalanza, discendente da antichi Viceré spagnoli della Sicilia ai tempi di Carlo V. A partire dalla fatidica morte della capostipite, le vicende familiari si dipanano sullo sfondo di una Sicilia feudale e borbonica; e la storia della Sicilia e dell'Italia entra, a poco a poco ma inarrestabile, nel recinto familiare.

Köln, 6. September 1959: Im großbürgerlichen Hause Fähmel begeht man den 80. Geburtstag des Familienoberhauptes. Drei Architekten-Generationen treffen an diesem schicksalsträchtigen Tag zusammen, an dem es mit der reinweißen Tischdeckenordnung schnell vorbei ist und die unbewältigte Vergangenheit in die äußerliche Ruhe der Familie einbricht. Heinrich Böll führt seine Figuren entlang assoziativer Erinnerungsströme zurück in den Zweiten Weltkrieg und die Nazizeit.

When the Shepards' car breaks down in pre-World War II New York City, a chain of events occurs that transforms the lives of the Shepards and the Drakes, as Evan and Rachel meet, court, and marry. But betrayal, disappointment, and secret schemes are on the horizon....

Elizabeth Gaskell's compassionate, richly dramatic novel features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. It shows how, forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town, she develops a passionate sense of social justice, and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton. North and South depicts a young woman discovering herself, in a nuanced portrayal of what divides people, and what brings them together.

The house at Richmond is finished at last, but Soames takes Bosinney to court for exceeding the budget. The final judgment of their case turns on ‘a very fine point’ in their correspondence.... The architect does not heed Young Jolyon’s warning and continues to pursue Irene - with fatal consequences.

In this, the second volume of the Saga to be released in an unabridged recording by Assembled Stories, Soames’ house continues to be built as his marriage disintegrates. Is Irene having an affair? Certainly her relationship with the architect Bosinney is causing ructions in the family. While attempting reconciliation with his son, Old Jolyon, spurred by June’s suffering as she feels herself losing her lover, sends Young Jolyon to sound the man’s intentions.

Con La Buena Tierra la escritora estadounidense Pearl Buck gano el Premio Nobel de 1938, ya que este retrato de un campesino chino, pobrisimo, que a medida que va consiguiendo riquezas se vuelve mas depravado y se llena de vicios, tiene características universales y su hermoso lirismo, ademas de lo fuerte del argumento convirtio la novela en un clasico desde su misma publicacion.

Nació en Valencia el 29 de enero de 1867, se graduó en derecho en 1888. Vicente Blasco Ibáñez dividió su vida entre la política, la literatura y el amor a las mujeres. Escribía con inusitada rapidez. Quiso que su vida fuera su mejor novela, y lo logró. Fundó el diario El Pueblo en Valencia, fue varias veces diputado a Cortes y se batió en duelo en reiteradas ocasiones. En uno de estos desafíos estuvo a punto de perder la vida, la bala le dio en la hebilla del cinturón, gracias a lo cual se salvó.

Sie sind längst mythische Figuren: der weiße Wal und Kapitän Ahab, sein von unauslöschlichem Hass getriebener Jäger. Aber Herman Melvilles Bericht von diesem ungeheuerlichen Abenteuer kann man immer wieder entdecken. Die neue Hörspielproduktion des Moby-Dick wurde schon mehrfach ausgezeichnet, unter anderem mit dem Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik als "künstlerisch herausragende" Neuveröffentlichung.

Una trabajadísima obra que mezcla el suspense y el erotismo en una historia de amor y extorsión a cuatro bandas. Por un lado, Kakuichi, esposa del joven abogado Kotaro, un ama de casa insatisfecha que se apunta a un curso de pintura tradicional para matar el aburrimiento. Por otro, Mitsuko, una estudiante seductora que pronto iniciará un tórrido romance con Kakuichi. Y en el extremo opuesto, Watanuki, novio de Mitsuko y dispuesto a llegar a límites insospechados para casarse con ella.

Zwölf Jahre lang arbeitete der Walliser Schriftsteller Pierre Imhasly an seinem Opus magnum: einem ausufernden Weltpoem und zugleich einem intimen Liebesgedicht. Die "Rhone Saga" verbindet lyrische Emphase mit sachlicher Beschreibung. In "Brüchen und Neuanfängen" evoziert Imhasly die alpine und die mediterrane Kultur als eine elementare Landschaft, deren Geheimnis sich in den archaischen Bräuchen und in der ungebändigten Natur offenbart.

"Remanso de paz" es una de las obras capitales del autor Iván Turguénev. En ella, el autor hace gala de los temas que acompañarán buena parte de su obra en la literatura y el teatro: el costumbrismo centrado en la vida rural de la Rusia de su época, la servidumbre del populacho, la frustración vital, el amor fallido y la crítica mordaz a la sociedad rusa. Un texto imprescindible para comprender los temas que obsesionaban al autor.

Abigail Argent stands out. Some people notice that she always wears gloves and shudder when they know why. The ones who know her best notice her ability with metal. Abigail's particular talent lies in the coloring of alloys, for seeing the beauty in a plain piece of metal and being able to draw it out. Her study leads her to discover a connection between her own craft and that of her favorite childhood myth: changing lead into gold.

Move over Harry and Percy, there's a new kid in town. Or, more precisely, out of town. He's 11-year-old Meriwether Lewis Bowman, but he'd prefer it if you just call him Lew. He lives with his parents in the volcanic wilds of the Mt. Lassen area of northern California.

Seila has been slaying demons for as long as she can remember. A Phantom, she travels the length and breadth of England in a quest to reclaim her humanity - and her soul. With her Sieken Blade, she cuts down the demons in her path to keep herself alive as she inches closer to freedom from her hunt.

He had a lot to offer, but his terms were high. What would you do if you received the offer of a lifetime - marriage to a billionaire - with one catch: you had to make up your mind without ever seeing him? When lowly bank teller Adair Weiss receives such an offer from reclusive philanthropist Fletcher Streiker, she is dumbfounded and disbelieving: Why me? What does he know about me? What does he want? Rejecting his offer would mean the end of her dream of dancing. But accepting it would change her life in ways she never guessed…

The Osage, Kansa, and Otoe were all tribes west of the Mississippi and dwelt directly in the path of the two friends determined to escape the bounty hunters from Philadelphia and to explore the uncharted wilderness of the West. But when they encounter former French Voyageurs turned slave traders who take Pawnee women captive, their purposes take a turn. But slave-traders are nothing compared to the Omaha and Ponca tribes that have the market cornered on all trade from the Missouri and North Platte Rivers.