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THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (EBOOK)
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The first collection of stories about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr Watson in their adventures of solving crimes in Victorian England. It was originally published in the Strand Magazine from 1891 to 1892.The book includes 12 adventures with 100 illustrations by Sidney Paget:1) A Scandal in Bohemia.2 ) The Red-Headed League.3) A Case of Identity.4) The Boscombe Valley Mystery.5) The Five Orange Pips.6) The Man with the Twisted Lip.7) The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.8) The Adventure of the Speckled Band.9) The Adventure of the Engineers Thumb.10) The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor.11) The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet.12) The Adventure of the Copper Beeches. ... Leer resumen completo

0,99 €

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THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
POCKET U.K., 2009

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Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territo ry: the world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But Charlie can't stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up. ... Leer resumen completo

9,64 €

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LE PETIT PRINCE: AVEC DES AQUARELLES DE L AUTEUR
GALLIMARD, 1999

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« J'ai ainsi vécu seul, sans personne avec qui parler véritablement, jusqu'à une panne dans le désert du Sahara, il y a six ans. Quelque chose s'était cassé dans mon moteur. Et comme je n'avais avec moi ni mécanicien, ni passagers, je me préparai à essayer de réussir, tout seul, une réparation difficile. C'était pour moi une question de vie ou de mort. J'avais à peine de l'eau à boire pour huit jours. Le premier soir je me suis donc endormi sur le sable à mille milles de toute terre habitée. J'étais bien plus isolé qu'un naufragé sur un radeau au milieu de l'océan. Alors vous imaginez ma surprise, au lever du jour, quand une drôle de petite voix m'a réveillé. Elle disait : ... » ... Leer resumen completo

(1 valoracion)

7,21 €

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ENSEMBLE, C EST TOUT
FLAMMARION, 2005

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" Et puis, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire, différents ? C'est de la foutaise, ton histoire de torchons et de serviettes. Ce qui empêche les gens de vivre ensemble, c'est leur connerie, pas leurs différences. " Camille dessine. Dessinais plutôt, maintenant elle fait des ménages, la nuit. Philibert, aristo pur jus, héberge Franck, cuisinier de son état, dont l'existence tourne autour des filles, de la moto et de Paulette, sa grand-mère. Paulette vit seule, tombe beaucoup et cache ses bleus, paniquée à l'idée de mourir loin de son jardin. Ces quatre là n'auraient jamais dû se rencontrer. Trop perdus, trop seuls, trop cabossés. Et pourtant, le destin, ou bien la vie, le hasard, l'amour -appelez ça comme vous voulez -, va se charger de les bousculer un peu. Leur histoire, c'est la théorie des dominos, mais à l'envers. Au lieu de se faire tomber, ils s'aident à se relever. ... Leer resumen completo

(1 valoracion)

9,52 €

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FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (I)
ARROW (RANDOM), 2012

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Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, Fifty Shades of Grey is a novel that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you for ever.When literature student Anastasia Steele interviews successful entrepreneur Christian Grey, she finds him very attractive and deeply intimidating. Convinced that their meeting went badly, she tries to put him out of her mind - until he turns up at the store where she works part-time, and invites her out.Unworldly and innocent, Ana is shocked to find she wants this man. And, when he warns her to keep her distance, it only makes her want him more.But Grey is tormented by inner demons, and consumed by the need to control. As they embark on a passionate love affair, Ana discovers more about her own desires, as well as the dark secrets Grey keeps hidden away from public view ...About the AuthorE L James is a former TV executive, wife and mother of two based in West London. Since early childhood she dreamed of writing stories that readers would fall in love with, but put those dreams on hold to focus on her family and career. She finally plucked up the courage to put pen to paper with her first novel Fifty Shades of Grey. ... Leer resumen completo

11,75 €

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THE LAST RIDE (EBOOK)
DOUGLAS SMITH
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Vaya is an immortal Valkyrie and favorite daughter of Odin All Father, sworn to carry dead heroes from the battlefields of Earth to live forever in Valhalla. One day, she intervenes on the battlefield to save the life of a soldier who has captured her heart, and is forced by Odin to choose between immortality and the man sh e loves.Vaya chooses love, not knowing that the hardest choice still lies ahead of her.Note: includes an afterword by the author and excerpts from many of his other stories.REVIEWS"exemplifies the best elements of Douglas Smiths writing. A Valkyrie falls for her hero, gives up her immortality for him then has to make that inevitable and awful choice afterwards. As always, even for such a brief time, there is so much life in these characters. I dont bother to marvel at how quickly I come to care for Douglas Smiths people anymore, its a given."SF Crowsnest Reviews"A gripping portrayal of Vaya, a Valkyrie, and the ultimate sacrifices one makes for love."SFRevu ... Leer resumen completo

0,99 €

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7,63 €

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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
ARROW (RANDOM), 2004

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other. The detective, and narrator, is Christopher Boone. Christopher is fifteen and has Asperger's, a form of autism. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists, patterns and the truth. He hate s the colours yellow and brown and being touched. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down. ... Leer resumen completo

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12,65 €

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AMERICAN PSYCHO
ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN, 2006

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In American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis imaginatively explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while sp ending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront. ... Leer resumen completo

(13 valoraciones)

6,75 €

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JANE EYRE
PENGUIN, 2007

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Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt and later attends a charity school with a harsh regime, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds a position as governess at Thornfield Hall.However, when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre (1847) dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom. ... Leer resumen completo

(12 valoraciones)

3,50 €

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS
MARINER BOOKS, 2005

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In time for the golden anniversary of the arrival of part one of Tolkien's epic masterpiece on these shore comes a spectacular new edition of "The Lord of the Rings." The text is fully correctedQunder the supervision of Christopher TolkienQto meet the author's exacting wishes, and includes two large-format fold-out maps, a ribbon placemarker, and exceptionally elegant packaging. ... Leer resumen completo

(2 valoraciones)

16,70 €

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FIFTY SHADES DARKER (II)
ARROW (RANDOM), 2012

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Daunted by the singular sexual tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house.But desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangem ent, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades.While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her, and make the most important decision of her life. ... Leer resumen completo

11,75 €

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EL CAMINO (EBOOK)
MIGUEL DELIBES
LEER-E 2006

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Daniel el Mochuelo intuye a sus once años que su camino está en la aldea, junto a sus amigos, sus gentes y sus pájaros. Pero su padre quiere que vaya a la ciudad a estudiar el Bachillerato. A lo largo de la noche que precede a la partida, Daniel, insomne, con un nudo en la garganta, evocará las correrías con sus amigos -Roq ue el Moñigo y Germán el Tiñoso- a través de los campos, descubriendo el cielo y la tierra, y revivirá las andanzas de la gente sencilla de la aldea. La simpatía humana con que esa mirada infantil nos introduce en el pueblo, haciéndonos conocer toda una impresionante galería de tipos, y la fuerza con que, a través de rasgos frecuentemente caricaturescos, se nos presentan siempre netos y vivos, son los grandes aciertos de esta novela. El camino es, por su amalgama de nitidez realista, humor sutil, nostalgia contenida e irisación poética, no sólo una de las mejores novelas de Miguel Delibes , sino también, como señalara la crítica, una de las obras maestras de la narrativa contemporánea. ... Leer resumen completo

4,99 €

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RELATOS - TALES (EBOOK)
VIVELIBRO

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El estadounidense Ambrose Bierce es considerado uno de los más grandes narradores en su lengua, heredero directo de Allan Poe, Hawthorne o Melville, y con un lugar indiscutible en el podio de los mejores escritores de historias góticas o de terror de todos los tiempos.Se incluye en esta selección"La cosa maldita"y"La muert e de Halpin Fayser", dos de sus mejores y más famosos relatos. Si es su primera vez, prepárense para paladear la obra de un maestro, si ya lo conocen, disfruten de esta edición bilingüe y de máxima calidad. ... Leer resumen completo

1,49 €

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LORD OF THE FLIES
FABER AND FABER, 1954

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Golding's best-known novel is the story of a group of boys who, after a plane crash, set up a fragile community on a previously uninhabited island. As memories of home recede and the blood from frenzied pig-hunts arouses them, the boys' childish fear turns into something deeper and more primitive.

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9,14 €

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A GAME OF THRONES (BOOK ONE OF A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE)
HARPERCOLLINS PUB.

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First volume of a brilliant new fantasy trilogy: the most powerful, original and absorbing new epic since Stephen Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. The first volume of George R R Martin's glorious high fantasy tells the tragic story of treachery, greed and war that threatens the unity of the Seven Kingdoms south of the Wall. Martin unfolds with astonishing skill a tale of truly epic dimensions, thronged with memorable characters, a story of treachery and ambition, love and magic. Set in a fabulous world scarred by battle and catastrophe over 8000 years of recorded history, it tells of the deeds of men and women locked in the deadliest of conflicts and the terrible legacy they will leave their children. In the game of thrones, you win or you die. And in the bitter-cold, unliving lands beyond the Wall, a terrible winter gathers and the others -- the undead, the neverborn, wildlings to whom the threat of the sword is nothing -- make ready to descend on the realms of men. A Game of Thrones begins the most imaginative, ambitious and compelling fantasy epic since The Lord of the Rings. Thronged with memorable characters, it unfolds with astonishing skill a tale of truly epic dim ... Leer resumen completo

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13,25 €

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A CLASH OF KINGS (SONG OF ICE & FIRE BOOK 2)
HARPERCOLLINS PUB., 1999

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George R. R. Martin's superb fantasy epic continues in consummate style as bloodshed and alchemy lay waste the Seven Kingdoms in the second volume of A Song of Ice and Fire. The Iron Throne once united the Sunset Lands, but King Robert is dead, his widow is a traitor to his memory, and his surviving brothers are set on a pa th of war amongst themselves. At King's Landing, the head of Lord Eddard Stark rots on a spike for all to see. His daughter Sansa is betrothed still to his killer's son Joffrey -- Queen Cersei's son, though not the son of her late husband Robert. Even so, Joffrey is now a boy-king, Cersei is his regent, and war is inevitable. In Dragonstone, Robert's brother Stannis has declared himself king, while his other brother Renly proclaims himself king at Storm's End -- and Eddard Stark's fifteen year old son Robb wears the crown of the north at Winterfell. A comet in the night sky, red and malevolent, the colour of blood and flame, can only be an omen of murder and war. Stannis's child Princess Shireen dreams of dragons waking from stone. And a white raven has brought word from the Citadel itself, foretelling summer's end. It has been the longest summer in living memory, lasting ten years, and the smallfolk say it means an even longer winter to come...The first rule of war is never give the enemy his wish. But winter will be the biggest enemy. From beyond the Wall the undead and Others clamour for freedom, and from beyond the sea the long-dead Dragon King's daughter hatches her revenge. Robb Stark will be exceedingly lucky to reach adulthood. ... Leer resumen completo

(5 valoraciones)

9,95 €

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STUPEUR ET TREMBLEMENTS
LE LIVRE DE POCHE, 2004

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A u début des années 1990, la narratrice est embauchée par Yumimoto, une puissante firme japonaise. Elle va découvrir à ses dépens l’implacable rigueur de l’autorité d’entreprise, en même temps que les codes de conduite, incompréhensibles au profane, qui gouvernent la vie sociale au pays du So leil levant. D’erreurs en maladresses et en échecs, commence alors pour elle, comme dans un mauvais rêve, la descente inexorable dans les degrés de la hiérarchie, jusqu’au rang de surveillante des toilettes, celui de l’humiliation dernière. Une course absurde vers l’abîme – image de la vie –, où l’humour percutant d’Amélie Nothomb fait mouche à chaque ligne. Entre le rire et l’angoisse, cette satire des nouveaux despotismes aux échos kafkaïens a conquis un immense public et valu à l’auteur d’ Hygiène de l’assassin le Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française en 1999. ... Leer resumen completo

(2 valoraciones)

6,56 €

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ON THE ROAD ORIGINAL SCROLL
PENGUIN, 2008

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The legendary 1951 scroll draft of "On the Road" is now published as Kerouac originally composed it: rougher, wilder, and more provocative than the official work that was released, heavily edited, in 1957.

(1 valoracion)

13,50 €

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CENTURION
HEADLINE, 2008

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A gripping new novel featuring Roman army officers Macro and Cato on their most dangerous mission yet. In the first century AD the Roman Empire faces a new threat from its long-standing enemy Parthia. Parthia is vying with Rome for control of Palmyra an officially neutral kingdom. Palmyras royal household is on the brink of open revolt, and so a task force under the command of experienced soldiers Macro and Cato is dispatched to defend its king and guard its borders. When Parthia hears of the Roman armys presence, it starts amassing its troops for war. Macro's cohort must march against the enemy, deep into treacherous territory. If Palmyra is not to fall into the clutches of Parthia, they will have to defeat superior numbers in a desperate siege. The quest for a lasting peace has never been more challenging, nor more critical for the future of the empire. ... Leer resumen completo

(2 valoraciones)

10,23 €

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THE ALCHEMIST
THORSONS (HARPERCOLLINS PUB), 1995

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"The Alchemist" is a global phenomenon, selling over 30 million copies worldwide. This exciting new edition includes exclusive content, such as a new forward to the book by the author, an interview with Paulo Coelho, and much more, providing an in-depth look at this much-loved title. Every few decades a book is published th at changes the lives of its readers forever. This is such a book - a magical fable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life's path and, above, all follow your dreams. This is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who ... ... Leer resumen completo

(2 valoraciones)

12,25 €

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THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
TOUCHSTONE (SIMON & SCHUSTER), 1998

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Charlie is a shy and introspective boy, a wallflower always standing on the edge of the action. He encounters many of the struggles familiar to everybody from their school days, but he must also deal with his best friend's suicide and shocking realization about his beloved late Aunt Helen.

(2 valoraciones)

11,89 €

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WILT
ARROW (RANDOM), 2002

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Henry Wilt, tied to a daft job and a domineering wife, has just been passed over for promotion yet again. Ahead of him at the Polytechnic stretch years of trying to thump literature into the heads of plasterers, joiners, butchers and the like. And things are no better at home where his massive wife, Eva, is given to boundle ss and unpredictable fits of enthusiasm - for transcendental meditation, yoga or the trampoline. But if Wilt can do nothing about his job, he can do something about his wife, in imagination at least, and his fantasies grow daily more murderous and more concrete. After a peculiarly nasty experience at a party thrown by particularly nasty Americans, Wilt finds himself in several embarrassing positions: Eva stalks out in stratospheric dudgeon, and Wilt, under the inspiration of gin, puts one of his more vindictive fantasies into effect. But suspicions are instantly aroused and Wilt rapidly achieves an unenviable notoriety in the role of The Man Helping Police With Their Enquiries. Or is he exactly helping? Wilt's problem - although he's on the other side of the fence - is the same as Inspector Flint's: where is Eva Wilt? But Wilt begins to flourish in the heat of the investigation, and as the police stoke the flames of circumstantial evidence, Wilt deploys all his powers to show that the Law can't tell a Missing Person from a hole in the ground. ... Leer resumen completo

(27 valoraciones)

12,55 €

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NORWEGIAN WOOD
ARROW (RANDOM), 2000

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When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire - to a time when an impetuous youn g woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past. ... Leer resumen completo

(2 valoraciones)

12,75 €

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LA DIVINA COMMEDIA
HOEPLI-EDITORE, 2002

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ALIGHIERI DANTE; POLACCO L. (CUR.)

28,39 €

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HYGIENE DE L ASSASIN
LE LIVRE DE POCHE, 2004

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Prétextat Tach, prix Nobel de littérature, n&@8217;a plus que deux mois &@224; vivre. Des journalistes du monde entier sollicitent des interviews de l&@8217;écrivain que sa misanthropie tient reclus depuis des années. Quatre seulement vont le rencontrer, dont il se jouera selon une dialectique o&@249; la mauvaise foi et la logique se télescopent. La cinqui&@232;me lui tiendra t&@234;te, il se prendra au jeu. Si ce roman est presque enti&@232;rement dialogué, c&@8217;est qu&@8217;aucune forme ne s&@8217;apparente autant &@224; la torture. Les échanges, de simples interviews, virent peu &@224; peu &@224; l&@8217;interrogatoire, &@224; un duel sans merci o&@249; se dessine alors un homme différent, en proie aux secrets les plus sombres.Dans ce premier roman d&@8217;une extraordinaire intensité, Amélie Nothomb manie la cruauté, le cynisme et l&@8217;ambigu&@239;té avec un talent accompli. ... Leer resumen completo

(1 valoracion)

5,98 €

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TROPIC OF CANCER
HARPERCOLLINS PUB., 2005

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Miller′s groundbreaking first novel‚ banned in Britain for almost thirty years‚ now reinvigorated in a new Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition. A penniless and as yet unpublished writer‚ Henry Miller arrived in Paris in 1930. Leaving behind a disintegrating marriage and an unhappy career in Amer ica‚ he threw himself into the low−life of bohemian Paris with unwavering gusto. A fictional account of Miller′s adventures amongst the prostitutes and pimps‚ the penniless painters and writers of Montparnasse‚ Tropic of Cancer is an extravagant and rhapsodic hymn to a world of unrivalled eroticism and freedom. Tropic of Cancer′s 1934 publication in France was hailed by Samuel Beckett as ′a momentous event in the history of modern writing′. The novel was subsequently banned in the UK and the USA and not released for publication for a further thirty years. ... Leer resumen completo

(2 valoraciones)

7,50 €

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DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
PENGUIN, 2007

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Dr Jekyll, a physician conscious of the duality in his nature, and fascinated by the idea of the advantage that would arise if these elements could be clothed in different personalities, discovers a drug by means of which he can create a separate personality that absorbs all his evil instincts.

3,50 €

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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
WATERBROOK PRESS, 2004

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Narrated by a 15-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions

(1 valoracion)

13,27 €

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LA CATHEDRALE DE LA MER
PRESSES POCKET, 2009

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 Ildefonso FalconesBarcelonais de naissance, Ildefonso Falcones vit toujours dans la capitale catalane, où il exerce la profession d’avocat. Grand lecteur et fin connaisseur de l’Espagne médiévale, il a consacré dix années à l’écriture de La Cathédrale de la mer, son premier roman, qui l ui vaut une renommée internationale. ... Leer resumen completo

(1 valoracion)

11,50 €

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