Sagas Classics

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.

Mentre nello Yorkshire dilagano le proteste contro l'avvento della meccanizzazione del lavoro, l'imprenditore tessile Robert Moore conduce una florida azienda. Diviso fra i contrasti con gli operai e la convivenza con la sorella Hortense, egli non sa che Caroline, la cugina a cui Hortense insegna il francese, ha un debole per lui. Quest'ultima stringe ben presto amicizia con la ricca ereditiera Shirley, vera proprietaria della fabbrica e vecchia conoscenza di Robert. L'intricato triangolo amoroso finisce per incrociarsi con gli eventi della Storia, quando Moore scampa ad un attentato.

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.

This is the first complete English-language translation of a classic of Yiddish literature, one of the great comic novels of the 20th century. The Zelmenyaners describes the travails of a Jewish family in Minsk that is torn asunder by the new Soviet reality. Four generations are depicted in riveting and often uproarious detail as they face the profound changes brought on by the demands of the Soviet regime and its collectivist, radical secularism.

For countless years, Moth has been frozen still, one half drenched in eternal daylight, the other cloaked in endless night. For countless years, the soldiers of sunlight and the dwellers of darkness have lived in isolation. We are the children of Moth. We were born in sunlight or in shadow. We can stop the fire, or we can watch our world burn. This is our story.

In the third installment of the Odium series, having distanced herself from Mikey, Nina is on a mission. She's seeking a woman who could be the answer to all their problems...or just another nightmare made reality. Travelling alongside Nova, the two women are faced with countless threats and inexplicable circumstances...just another day in the land of the dead. But Nina is changing, feeling the strain of this life, and beginning to rethink the choices she's made and the woman she's become.

Kissed by the spray of the Iguaçú Falls in the lush heart of the Brazilian rain forest, the luminous woman Tamires kneels, searching for answers. The falls have always beckoned her, their pull as mysterious as the fire that burns inside her - a fire whose elemental force is the key to unlocking her mystical destiny. Thirty years earlier, young Tamires was abandoned beneath the falls with only a sparkling amethyst pendant linking her to her origins.

Wodehouse introduces us once again to the "wonder butler" Jeeves, who, as usual is able to solve any and all of Bertie Wooster's endless problems with ease and finesse. And he also introduces us to a character not dissimilar to Bertie . . . by name of Reggie. Such fun to follow Jeeves in the hijinks!

Esiste un lembo di terra dove gli uomini sono banditi. Si chiama "Lo Stato delle Terre Vergini", e lì la natura non ha ancora incontrato la mano della civiltà. Nel resto del mondo, invece, la situazione ambientale peggiora di giorno in giorno; nelle metropoli, l’aria sta diventando irrespirabile. Per questo motivo, Bea decide che è arrivato il momento per lei e per sua figlia Agnes di lasciare la città. Con altre diciotto persone aderiscono a un esperimento sociale, e "Lo Stato delle Terre Vergini", finora incontaminato, accoglierà per la prima volta la presenza umana.

Gilliatt vive à margem da sociedade na ilha de Guernesey. Um dia ele se apaixona por Deruchette, sobrinha do armador Lethierry. Quando o navio desse armador naufraga perto de um rochedo perigoso, sua sobrinha promete se casar com o homem capaz de recuperar o motor da embarcação. Pensando em sua bem-amada, o jovem se oferece e acaba encontrando muitas aventuras, entre elas um polvo gigante escondido numa caverna!

I den här klassiska romanen, där en av dramats huvudpersoner skickas på ofrivillig affärsvisit till ett osedvanligt vampyrtätt slott, fick figuren sitt verkliga genombrott och senare genom de många filmer som gjordes, inspirerade av romanen. Den mest flitige tolkaren av greven torde vara Christopher Lee, men boken har även gjorts till serie på Netflix (2020).