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Las olas constituye una de las empresas literarias de mayor altura de la tradición literaria inglesa. Esta novela está tejida a partir de los pensamientos de seis amigos; Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny y Louis. Woolf construye un monumento literario de una altura imponente en el que trata de capturar el flujo de conciencia de estos personajes. Enmarcados entre estampas que reproducen el paisaje de un pueblo de la costa inglesa desde el alba hasta el ocaso de un mismo dia, los soliloquios, que recogen las obsesiones, aspiraciones e interrogantes de las seis individualidades, se suceden exponiendo una ristra de imagenes y pasajes bellisimos en un texto de una factura poetica inigualada.

Una prematura crisis matrimonial entrelazada con la historia colectiva de un país en ruina.En plena crisis matrimonial, Clara Montsalvatges envía un correo electrónico a sus hermanos, Álvaro y Amanda, para comunicarles que se divorciara de Joan-Marc. Sus problemas personales la llevaran a preguntarse que quiere hacer con su vida y que piensan los demas de ella, y a indagar en su pasado y en el de su familia. En este viaje (donde no dejara de cruzarse con su todavia marido y sus hermanos) debera hacerse cargo de la herencia moral de su abuelo Gabriel, el patriarca de la familia, un hombre curtido en la guerra civil y que sobrevivio (cuando un chivatazo conducia a la carcel o a la muerte) a la desolacion del franquismo, permitiendo a Clara y a sus hermanos nacer.Hilos de sangre propone un contraste entre la frivola y despolitizada primera decada del siglo XXI de Clara y la asfixia politica y la violencia de la guerra civil; una exploracion a fondo de la renuncia, las posibilidades vitales, el azar, las generaciones, el deseo, la clase, las guerras de genero...Recuperamos en Anagrama el fulgurante debut de Gonzalo Torne, publicado por primera vez en 2010 y galardonado con el XXVI Premio Jaen de Novela, que constituye la genesis de la historia privada de la familia Montsalvatges, aqui entrelazada con la historia colectiva de un pais en ruina: una novela de novelas, de una brillantez inhabitual, que nos descubrio a un escritor prodigioso y merece ser considerada todo un clasico contemporaneo.

«Los muertos» es un relato del escritor irlandés James Joyce publicado en su colección Dublineses (Dubliners, 1914). Es el cuento más extenso y laborado de los quince que componen el volumen, siendo

1984. Girlo Wolf is born into a world of pickets and poverty. Life on The Rock is precious, but growing up is far from easy. Struggling with her mental health and the backlash of childhood trauma, she falls into a dark underworld of sex, drugs and alcohol. Driven by the stories of home, Girlo finds freedom in writing and strives to become a poet, discovering that her words are a vehicle to recovery and survivorhood.A gut-punching tribute to the reality of life in post-industrial Britain, Gemma June Howells debut novel is an authentic portrayal of the intergenerational struggles of working-class communities and one womans journey to empowerment."A testament to the joy and redemption of breaking the rules and breaking the mould." Rachel Trezise"An omnivorous mind." Niall Griffiths"Fierce, furious and heartfelt, Howells The Crazy Truth explodes from the page" Carly Holmes

In an opulent villa near the English Channel lives a family. The father has a safe, a spanner, a candle and a maid called Rose. The son has a swing, a croquet set, a raincoat, a car. Some members of the family read crime novels to fall asleep (the father), some instead of sleeping (the son), and some to ease the loneliness of an unhappy marriage (the mother). Their equilibrium is shattered in the wake of a shocking incident and the twenty minutes of silence that follow. Darkly comedic and wonderfully strange, Twenty Minutes of Silence is a truly original take on the crime genre, inspired by a true story. Here Helene Bessette builds a world of intrigue, a world punctured by startling disruptions and unexpected shifts, and in doing so destroys and remakes the crime novel, creating a form wholly new.

A woman with a successful career in child protection is floored by her husbands sudden death; a retired civil servant smothers his wife, but cant go through with their pact; a teacher fleeing a disastrous school trip finds himself literally in a dark wood.Pascal famously said we shall die alone. But there are always others left behind to grieve, to cheer, to feel guilt, relief or laughter, because we are human, whether we like it or not. In these stories, a dozen characters find at least a dozen ways to live by facing death their own or that of those they love in familiar worlds shot through with a strange absurdity.A man with cancer is employed to smoke by a character from a novel who may never have existed; an historian finds a love he hopes will last beyond the grave, even if it isnt his; a former judge dispenses justice in a prison camp; a randomly-selected Prime Minister confronts the biggest life-or-death decision she or anyone will ever have to take.A Day Like Any Other explores death natural, assisted, promised and unexpected with compassion, wit, a steady gaze and a desire to confront the challenge we mostly prefer to avoid: why live at all? It is the perfect collection for anyone whos going to die one day.

Set in what may be the future, and centred on six women sharing a space in some sort of crumbling apartment tower, Ruins, Child is remarkable for its irresistible sweep, wit, and prickly splintered truth. Giada Scodellaros novel is like a precious old mirror: dropped, looking up at you, flashing light and bits of the undeniable. With the pulsating sway of its liquid mosaic narrative, the novel may recall Virginia Woolfs The Waves, but is entirely its own animal: kaleidoscopic, pointedly disorienting in its looseness, and powered along by snatches of speech from its compelling ensemble cast, often vernacular, often overheard. Its a book seemingly drawn from deep wells of Black American reality: Scodellaros female protagonists push back against authority in the very vivacity of their telling, setting afoot a freeing-up and a mysterious inversion of marginalization. A surreal musing, Ruins, Child uses the lens of urban infrastructure, social commentary, folklore, choreography and collective listening to create an ethnography of place and an ode to communal ruins.

The writer known as M. is living in exile while her home country wages war on a neighbouring state. Wracked by shame and severed from her language, M. finds herself unable to write, unmoored in a present where the future feels unknowable. When she travels to a nearby country for an event, a twist of fate leaves her stranded in an unfamiliar city, phoneless and untraceable. In this rupture, she feels a flicker of liberation the possibility of starting over but memories of childhood, books, films and tarot cards pull her back, the last fragments of a vanishing world. Then she meets a troupe of circus performers and, for a moment, reinvention seems within reach. Oscillating between reality and dream, written in rich, hypnotic prose, The Disappearing Act is a haunting meditation on identity, language and the fragile desire to disappear by Maria Stepanova, one of the greatest living Russian writers.

In the middle of the countryside, a realtor is showing a disgraced professor around an idyllic house. She speaks not only about the homes many wonderful qualities but about its previous owner, the mystifying Helen, whose presence still seems to suffuse every fixture. Through hearing stories of Helens chosen way of living, the man begins to see that his story is not actually over rather, he is being offered a chance to buy his way into the simple life, close to the land, thats always been out of reach to him. But as evening fades into black, he will learn that the asking price may be much higher, and stranger, than anticipated. Philosophically and formally adventurous, at once intimate and cosmic in scope, Helen of Nowhere asks: What must we give up in exchange for true happiness?

On the eve of his wedding, young Alyoshka pines for an earlier love. Ilne chose to leave the nomadic Nenets community seven years before, moving to the city and taking his heart with her. Under increasing pressure to marry, Alyoshka struggles against the ancient Nenets customs of home and family, unwilling to give up his hope for another life. Meanwhile, other painful transitions shake the foundations of the small camp. Deep in grief, Ilnes father Petko feels he has no role left to play in the community, while Vanu strikes out on a difficult journey to try to soothe his troubled friends. Deep in northern Siberia, minor human tragedies play out against the cold expanse of the tundra. With bursts of lyricism and a Chekhovian eye for human frailty, Anna Nerkagi crafts a multi-voiced drama of lost love and the clash between youthful dreams and the complex ties of home.

An FBI agent on the trail of a brutal serial killer gets caught in the web of a Xenomorph-worshipping religion in this thrilling murder mystery twist on the Alien universe, for fans of Scott Siglers Aliens: Phalanx and Alex Whites Cold Forge.In the affluent, technocratic Alexandria Colony, people are disappearing. And witnesses are dying in grisly, mysterious waysit all reeks of Xenomorphs. At a loss, the Hume City police call in Special Agent Tyler Matterton to solve what they cant. Tyler is a rising star in the FBIs Esoteric Crime Unit, investigating crimes involving exotic tech or first contact situationsthe weird murders.With the local police department baffled, Tyler and his synthetic partner Serena are set on the case, tracking the killer through the underbelly of Hume City only to find themselves in the middle of something much larger and more horrifying than they possibly imagined. There is a cult at the heart of the Alexandria Colony, and it will stop at nothing to serve its Goddess.In this latest original novel, discover the world of Alien as youve never seen it before. Veteran sci-fi author Gavin G. Smiths deliciously twisted crime thriller is a terrifying thrill ride sure to hook readers from the first page to the last.

Tara Selter is no longer alone.Tara Selter has lived the eighteenth of November 1,143 times when she notices a break in the pattern: a man has changed his shirt. The man is Henry Dale, and he remembers all the days that have come before. He knows that time has fallen out of joint. Now they are two of a kind - trapped in the eighteenth of November, but no longer alone.Together they learn to share their present; their voices grow hoarse recounting their small battles against it and their bewilderment at the disintegrating world. Henry sees things differently to Tara: he does not think that time will put itself back together and he does not think that the future will come around. But he makes her realise that she is no longer the same person she was before this fault in time. And he makes her believe that there may be others to find within it.Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize and Winner of the Nordic Council Prize for Literature, On the Calculation of Volume III is the third volume of the poetic, page-turning European masterpiece about one womans fall through the cracks of time. Absolutely, absolutely incredible.Karl Ove KnausgrdA total explosion.Nicole KraussExtraordinary.Daisy JohnsonUnforgettable.Hernan DiazBreathtaking. Chetna MarooBrilliant.Jon McGregorAbsolutely marvellous.Lauren Groff

Dogs may be mans best friend, but every friendship is different. Prepare to meet Nicholas, a gregarious Airedale whose arrival in a moneyed Long Island home unleashes complete and total chaos throughout the neighbourhood. Verdun Belle, the lady of the title, is a silky-eared spaniel whose loyalty - and litter of puppies - rallies an entire American regiment fighting on the Western Front during the First World War. Then theres Egon, a large - very large - German Shepherd, accustomed to summering on the Cote dAzur, and to managing the diaries and daily activities of his human charges, whether they want him to or not.This charmingly illustrated collection of three delightful stories, rediscovered after decades out of print, shows our canine companions in all their guises: comic, heroic, companionable.

Luminous... a vibrant portrait of African-American life at the nations crossroadsNew York Times Book ReviewA rousing, inspired work, keenly observed and soulful... the novel sparkles with life, soaring with the loose flow of a jazzy improvisationBoston GlobeAmerigo Jones grows up poor but surrounded by love in Jazz Age Kansas City. A precocious young dreamer, he longs for the college education that his parents could not have.But as Amerigo begins to venture further away from his doting mother and father, he encounters a world marred by prejudice, where amid the bustle and the beauty, violence and injustice stalk the streets.Such Sweet Thunder is a majestic and unforgettable childs-eye-view of Jim Crow America from a powerful chronicler of American family life.Amerigo Jones grows up poor but surrounded by love in Jazz Age Kansas City. A precocious young dreamer, he longs for the college education that his parents could not have. But as Amerigo begins to venture further away from his doting mother and father, he encounters a world marred by prejudice, where amid the bustle and the beauty, violence and injustice stalk the streets. Such Sweet Thunder is a majestic and unforgettable childs-eye-view of Jim Crow America from a powerful chronicler of American family life.

E se a história do Brasil que você conhece fosse só uma versão — e não a verdade? Paulo é um velho zelador que guarda um segredo: ele voltou para se reaproximar da filha, Cláudia, sem nunca revelar q

Um redemoinho de desejo, prazer e liberdade. Transitando entre a boemia de Nova York e a próspera comunidade negra de Detroit dos anos 1970, Lewis Jones é a personificação da independência e do caos.

The definitive showcase of the years finest British short storiesBravo to Salts beacon of delight and intrigue its annual collection of the UKs best short stories, from established and emerging voices. Duncan MinshullNow relaunched for a new era, Best British Short Stories returns with a bold new look and a renewed commitment to celebrating the art of the short story. As we enter our fifteenth volume, this much-loved annual collection continues to be the go-to anthology for readers seeking the most exciting and diverse voices in contemporary British fiction.Assembled by series editor Nicholas Royle, Best British Short Stories 2025 presents a stellar selection of stories first published in 2024, drawn from magazines, journals, anthologies, collections, chapbooks, and online. Whether youre a devoted follower or discovering the series for the first time, this new edition reaffirms our mission to champion storytelling in all its forms.If the latest iteration of Salts Best British Short Stories collection is anything to go by then the genre remains in safe hands. Lawrence Foley, TLSFeaturing stories by: David Bevan, Rose Biggin, Christopher Burns, Ian Critchley, Pippa Goldschmidt, Linden Hibbert, Hannah Hoare, Catrin Kean, Roger Luckhurst, Baret Magarian, Wyl Menmuir, Alison Moore, Okechukwu Nzelu, Simon Okotie, Imogen Reid, C. D. Rose, Iain Sinclair, Elizabeth Stott, Mark Valentine, and Naomi Wood.

The things that hold life in place have been lifted off and put away. Uprooted by circumstance from city to deep countryside, a woman lives in temporary limbo, visited by memories of all shes left behind. The most insistent are those of Xavier, who has always been certain he knows her better than anyone, better than she knows herself. Xavier, whom she still loves but no longer desires, a displacement he has been unable to accept. An unexpected letter from an old acquaintance brings back a torrent of others shes loved or wanted. Each has been a match and a mismatch, a liberation and a threat to her very sense of self. The ephemera left by their passage a spilled coffee, an unwanted bouquet, a mind-blowing kiss make up a cabinet of curiosity she inventories, trying to divine the essence of intimacy. What does it mean to connect with another person? What impels us to touch someone, to be touched by them, to stay in touch? How do we let them go? In yet another tour de force of fiction, Claire-Louise Bennett explores the mystery of how people come into and go out of our lives, leaving us forever in their grasp.

Depois de A Malnascida, A Malcriada.Comparada a grandes escritores italianos Ginzburg, Moravia, Ferrante , Beatrice Salvioni confirma neste segundo romance, to terno quanto furioso, que chegou para firmar o nome no podio das letras italianas.E noite cerrada, e uma rapariga corre descalça pela cidade deserta. Desesperada, raivosa, acaba de descobrir que foi traida por alguem que jamais julgara capaz de a enganar. Estamos em Monza, Italia, em 1940. Ha quatro anos que Francesca no tem noticias de Maddalena, que foi internada num hospicio e no responde a nenhuma carta. Francesca desconfia de que a amiga lhe guarda grande ressentimento. Afinal, Maddalena nunca deixou de ser a rejeitada, a malnascida. Acontece que tambem Francesca pisou o risco e se passou para o lado dos malditos daquela sociedade conservadora e patriarcal: fugiu de casa para ir viver com Noe Tresoldi, provocando um escandalo na familia. A me acusa-a de ser uma degenerada, uma filha amaldiçoada. E a este cenario que Maddalena regressa enfim, ainda pequena e ainda mais magra, como se o tempo no tivesse passado por ela e pudesse fingir ser a adolescente corajosa de sempre. Mas os anos passados no hospicio deixaram marcas, e agora a guerra esta prestes a começar.Os elogios da critica:Com um ritmo vertiginoso, que mergulha o leitor na atmosfera daqueles anos terriveis, Salvioni pinta um fresco perfeito [], fazendo uma dissecaço da condiço feminina que e dificil de esquecer.Corriere della SeraSobre A Malnascida: O indiscutivel fenomeno literario do ano. [] Um livro magnetico.El Confidencial Fazendo uso de uma voz literaria incomum e categorica, esta jovem escritora constroi um romance de formaço pessoal e civica, dando vida a um fresco de personagens que se movem em tons de claro-escuro e a um dispositivo narrativo muito bem oleado, marcado por uma escrita depurada e por dialogos eficazes.Corriere della Sera Surpreendente e fascinante maturidade linguistica e dominio da narrativa. [] Beatrice Salvioni consegue imaginar universos literarios nos quais ressoam grandes temas contemporaneos: o mundo visto pelas crianças, o direito a diferença, a condiço da mulher, a violencia cega da ideologia.Il Venerdi A Malnascida e um Bildungsroman e um hino a amizade e ao seu poder disruptivo.Il Foglio Eis uma historia que nos e proxima. Salvioni usou o fascismo para ver melhor o presente.La Stampa A "malnascida" que conhecemos ao longo desta historia e uma pequena encarnaço do inferno. Uma daquelas figuras incomodas que, na Idade Media, seriam atiradas a fogueira. [] Maddalena e uma personagem solida e calida, que se solta das paginas deste romance com um sopro quase percetivel.Librered Com um desenlace brilhante, Salvioni da o toque final a uma historia plena de justiça e injustiça, e de raiva, mas, acima de tudo, uma historia sobre o poder do amor, mesmo quando o que reina e a miseria humana.EFE Um fenomeno literario a no perder de vista.Diari de Tarragona

O que você faria se fosse obrigada a mudar de cidade de uma hora para a outra? Quando Elizabeth perde o marido de forma repentina, ela não imagina que sua viuvez trará muito mais do que luto – mas ta