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Camí de sirga és un quadre de Brueghel on cada personatge pogués parlar. El llibre comença amb l’enderrocament de la casa número 20 de la baixada de la Ferradura, que desencadena la fi de la vila vella de Mequinensa. Però aquesta explicació simple es trenca de seguida. ¿Com mor un poble? Més que erigir mitologies de circumstància, Moncada fa sonar l’orquestra de destins dels que hi vivien.

Professor Hair draws on a lifetime of scholarship and teaching in this brief yet insightful introduction to Charles Dickens's novel Little Dorrit. Both readers coming to the novel for the first time and those returning to it will find their enjoyment and understanding enhanced by his analysis of how Dickens uses character, plot and atmosphere to drive home his message of social protest. And that message is as relevant today as it was when Little Dorrit was first published more than a century and a half ago, for in the novel (as Hair points out) "Dickens is exposing and attacking that most ...

She wasn’t supposed to be in the garden. Now, all of Meryton is in an uproar. When Elizabeth Bennet stumbles upon Mr. Darcy alone in the moonlit gardens of Netherfield, the encounter is anything but romantic. They exchange sharp words, tempers flare—and then Caroline Bingley discovers them. With reputations at stake and countryside gossip swirling, a whirlwind of social scandal engulfs Elizabeth and Darcy. But as forced proximity gives way to deeper understanding, what began as an accidental encounter might just unravel their pride…and tie them together forever. A witty and ...

"Poems in Prose" is the collection of six prose poems by Oscar Wilde published in 1894, including, in order: "The Artist," "The Doer of Good," "The Disciple," "The Master," "The House of Judgment" and "The Teacher of Wisdom."

Laconice, prozele din acest volum amintesc de opera lui Faulkner și de scriitori precum marii tragici ai lumii clasice: García Márquez îl cita adesea pe Sofocle în această privință. Proza „Zi-le să nu mă omoare!" a fost numită de Elias Canetti una dintre cele mai bune cinci opere din literatura universală, iar Günter Grass a citit-o în public la Berlin, alături de Rulfo, în 1981. Geografia mexicană a fost prefăcută de Rulfo, în „Ne-au dat pământ", în scenariul unei călătorii cu ecouri biblice. Kenzaburō Ōe recomandă aceste proze celor care vor să-și creeze propria poveste.

Toño Azpilcueta vive per la musica peruviana e ne è forse il più autorevole, appassionato conoscitore, anche grazie agli insegnamenti del grande maestro Morones, sua guida negli anni universitari che si sono conclusi con il sogno sfumato di una cattedra dedicata al folclore nazionale.

This audio book contains the complete works by Jorge Manrique, including the famous "Coplas" an elegy for the death of his father. It also includes, as those are Manrique's complete poetry works, his less known but beautiful, love poems and some satirical ones.

The word most commonly used to describe Muriel Spark is ‘puzzling’. Spark was a puzzle, and so too are her books. She dealt in word games, tricks, and ciphers; her life was composed of weird accidents, strange coincidences and spooky events. Evelyn Waugh thought she was a saint, Bernard Levin said she was a witch, and she described herself as ‘Muriel the Marvel with her X-ray eyes’. Following the clues, riddles, and instructions Spark planted for posterity in her biographies, fiction, autobiography and archives, Frances Wilson aims to crack her code.

Legend Banks is a man with a troubled past. After losing both parents at a young age, he was left to be raised by his aunt. While serving a two-year sentence, Legend finally found his calling as a chef behind bars. Upon his release, he was determined to make his aunt proud while making a name for himself in the culinary field. Not knowing his ex that left him to do his time alone would cause chaos in his life. As he is trying to enjoy his new life as a successful, single, and wealthy man, an older woman captures his attention. Envy Knox is facing challenges while rebuilding her life and ...

Granny Gosling, a dodgy, unscrupulous amateur detective, is strictly in it for the money and fame. Accompanied by her neurotic grandson Doughy (pronounced Dough-ee), she is invited by her friend, Lady Dunholm, to investigate the suspected poisoning of her husband. When a fresh attempt is made on Lord Dunholm's life that results in his death, Granny Gosling is ecstatic. For it is now a murder case. Her very first. Armed with her leather valise containing the written exploits of the leading fictional crime solvers of the day as well as the most advanced technological detecting equipment "that...

France's master comic playwright has a field day with the subjects of hypochondria and our blind obedience to doctors. Molière’s witty attack on the medical profession has more than a little resonance today. Translated by John Wood, adapted by Beth Milles.

Je ne serai plus jamais seul puisque tu existes quelque part. Des comédien.nes distincts pour incarner chaque personnage, un accompagnement sonore sur-mesure.... Une immersion totale dans l'incroyable aventure vécue par Arthur et Lauren. Dans le décor d'un San Francisco lumineux bercé par la...

"A happy man or woman is a better thing to find than a five-pound note. He or she is a radiating focus of goodwill; and their entrance into a room is as though another candle had been lighted. We need not care whether they could prove the forty-seventh proposition; they do a better thing than that, they practically demonstrate the great Theorem of the Liveableness of Life." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson Essential R. L. Stevenson quotes now at your fingertips A great way to explore the ideas and philosophy of R. L. Stevenson Perfect for casual reading, taking ideas, and finding inspiration Makes ...

Der Dichter Torquato Tasso ist in die Prinzessin von Este verliebt. Doch wie das so ist in der Welt des Adels: Ränkespiele und Kabale verhindern sein Glück. Das Künstlerdrama Goethes, das in der klassischen aristotelischen Tradition der Einheit von Ort, Zeit und Handlung geschaffen wurde, ist ein dauernder Gast auf den Brettern, die die Welt bedeuten.