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Jacinto Lucas PiresUma mulher suicida-se na casa-de-banho de sua casa. O marido, uma estrela internacional de música pop, costumava descrevê-la como “uma bailarina sem escola, sem auto-consciência”.

Il n'y a pas d'échec amoureux.

Amb el poemari A flor de pell el lector té a les mans un conjunt de poemes formalment clars, directes i intel·ligibles. El poeta no és un estilista, ni un virtuós de la forma. Sacrifica el fons a la forma, sense deixar de tenir cura, pero, en la musicalitat del vers i en la bellesa dels mots. No sobsessiona, pero, en el conreu de la forma, ni cau en lheretgia culteranista. Sap que vol dir, i sense enfarfegar-se verbalment ni recrear-se en mots obscurs, comunica el seu missatge duna manera nitida i transparent. Un exercici, cal reconeixer-ho, poc frequent en el nostre escenari poetic on, molt sovint, lafany desdevenir formalment criptic es una mascara estetica, mes que no pas lexpressio duna anima complexa. La poesia de Francesc Orenes es una poesia vitalista i que transmet desig de viure, poesia catartica, purificadora; poesia introspectiva. Tambe es pot qualificar la poesia dOrenes de filosofica, perque en ella hi ha una meditacio lirica sobre lexistencia humana, sobre les opcions fonamentals, el do de la natura, la riquesa insondable de lamor, el caracter efimer i caduc dels nostres projectes i esperances, el dolor, com etern obstacle que, una i altra vegada, fa acte de presencia en les nostres existencies. No es, tanmateix, una poesia existencialista, ni una lirica abocada al desencis de la mort; tampoc no es una poesia de la nostalgia. El poeta no es recrea melangiosament en un record ja passat, ni en lenyorança dun paradis definitivament perdut. No hi ha recança, no hi ha desesperacio, no hi ha mirada enrere. Con el poemario A flor de piel el lector tiene en sus manos un conjunto de poemas formalmente claros, directos e inteligibles. El poeta no es un estilista, ni un virtuoso de la forma. Sacrifica el fondo a la forma, sin dej

In this tenth supercharged novel in Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins series, L.A.'s most reluctant detective finds himself immersed in a sea of problems--and in a world of danger.

En temps de Carles III, una gernació forastera va trencar la calma de la vila marinera de la rapita. Els il.lustrats volien que esdevingués una magnífica ciutat, a l''estil de les de Nova Planta, en transformar l''humil port mariner en refugi per ala Marina Militar borbònica aprofitant el recer de la badia dels Alfacs. Construirien un imponent canal de navegació, fluvial i marítim que evitaria les perilloses goles de l''ebre a la seva desenbocadura. Allí, els vaixells del comerç ultramarí carregarien les mercaderies que baixaven pel riu en llaguts i rais des de l''Aragó, destorv¡bant sense miraments les petites naus dels pescadors. Per qué va fracassar el magnífic projecte? Quin era el preu secret que haurien d''haver pagat els rapitencs a canvi de la seva ciutat?

Der kleine Arnau flieht mit seinem Vater Bernat vor einem brutalen Lehnsherren in das mittelalterliche Barcelona. Die Stadt steht in hochster Blute, die Viertel wachsen bis hinunter ans Meer. Im Barrio der Topfer und Hafenarbeiter finden Vater und Sohn Unterschlupf. Warend Bernat in der Topferei seines Schwagers arbeitet, zieht Arnau durch die Straen und Gassen Barcelonas. Dort erlebt der junge Arnau den Bau von Santa Maria del Mar, einer riesigen Kirche, die vom Volk fur das Volk gebaut wird. Im Schatten des machtigen Bauwerks erfahrt er, welch schweres Los die Arbeit dort ist: Mit den anderen Steintragern schleppt der Vierzehnjahrige die riesigen Felsblocke vom Montjuic bis hinunter an den Hafen. Doch wahrend sich die Kathedrale des Meeres in den Himmel reckt, wirft sie auch dunkle Schatten auf das Leben

La vida de Edgar Allan Poe adquiere en esta obra toda su dimensión humana, la del escritor cuyo genio debió lidiar con las adversidades. Los escándalos, la miseria, la muerte y, en su decurso, la forja de una obra sublime, atraviesan los dias y las noches de un creador visionario, marcado por la tragedia.Jordi Sierra i Fabra, Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil 2007, ha sabido elaborar un vivido retrato de Poe y de su literatura, que Alberto Vazquez ha dotado con estampas de inquietante belleza.

Who will rule this family''s empire? The Deravenels: Their business empire is worth billions, their influence stretches across the globe. And Edward, the dashing and charismatic chosen son, is the king of his company at last. He has survived harrowing years of betrayal, threats from ruthless enemies, and countless lovers--his demanding wife among them. But the most dramatic event of Edward''s life is still to come... "THE HEIR" A worthy heir is needed to keep the Deravenel dynasty alive. But for this family, tragedy and death remain obstacles at every turn. Now Edward must navigate a dangerous collision course between his two brothers: the loyal, beloved Richard and his middle brother, George, an alcoholic bent on ruining Edward and his good name. Or he could pursue an entirely different option--one so desperate, and scandalous, that it would leave the world of the Deravenels forever changed.... "Rife with dastardly struggles, smoldering, illicit passion, and cowardly insidious betrayals...Fans of Bradford''s trademark brand of panoramic, multigenerational historical dramas will have plenty to sink their teeth into as the feuding Deravenels continue their rivalry."--"Booklist" The Deravenels: Their business empire is worth billions, their influence stretches across the globe. And Edward, the dashing and charismatic chosen son, is the king of his company at last. He has survived harrowing years of betrayal, threats from ruthless enemies, and countless lovers--his demanding wife among them. But the most dramatic event of Edward''s life is still to come... A worthy heir is needed to keep the Deravenel dynasty alive. But for this family, tragedy and death remain obstacles at every turn. Now Edward must navigate a dangerous collision course between his two brothers: the loyal, beloved Richard and his middle brother, George, an alcoholic bent on ruining Edward and his good name. Or he could pursue an entirely different option--one so desperate, and scandalous, that it would leave the world of the Deravenels forever changed....

In Dublin, a newspaper editor called Cartwright is found dead. One of his colleagues, Owen Simmons, discovers a dossier on Cartwright's desk. And in the dossier Owen finds a photograph, which brings him back to a dusty road in Africa and to the woman he once loved! "Not Untrue and Not Unkind" is Owen's story - a gripping story of friendship, rivalry and betrayal amongst a group of journalists and photographers covering Africa's wars. It is an astonishingly powerful and accomplished debut that immediately establishes Ed O'Loughlin as a mature master of the novel form.

When Jerry Delfont, a travel writer with writers block, receives a letter from an American philanthropist, Mrs Merrill Unger, with news of a scandal involving an Indian friend of her sons, he is sufficiently intrigued to pursue the story. Who is the dead boy found on the floor of a cheap hotel room, how and why did he die _ and will this writer, whom Mrs Unger claims to admire, find out what really happened?

Seattle newspaper photographer Nick Wilder has snapped his fair share of gruesome homicide scenes. But when a serial killer dubbed the Street Butcher takes his sick crimes to new depths of depravity, Nick finds the case suddenly getting to him in more ways than one. Original.

Jackie KesslerJesse Harris may no longer be a soul-stealing succubus, but she's got a Hell of a past. She'd love to come clean to her sweet, super-hot boyfriend Paul, but how exactly does a girl start that conversation? Just like some people are worth being monogamous for (shudder), some secrets are worth keeping. Like the fact that bad boy incubus Daunuan keeps popping up from the Underworld to put some toe-curling moves on her, and that her former associates are trying to strong-arm her back into the fold. But someone in the Underworld isn't ready to play nice (go figure), and this time, the stakes are nothing less than Paul's immortal soul.

Elizabeth HoytNOTHING IS MORE INTOXICATING- Reynaud St. Aubyn has spent the last seven years in hellish captivity. Now half mad with fever he bursts into his ancestral home and demands his due. Can this wild-looking man truly be the last earl''s heir, thought murdered by Indians years ago? OR DANGEROUS- Beatrice Corning, the niece of the present earl, is a proper English miss. But she has a secret: No real man has ever excited her more than the handsome youth in the portrait in her uncle''s home. Suddenly, that very man is here, in the flesh-and luring her into his bed. THAN SURRENDERING TO A DEVIL. Only Beatrice can see past Reynaud''s savagery to the noble man inside. For his part, Reynaud is drawn to this lovely lady, even as he is suspicious of her loyalty to her uncle. But can Beatrice''s love tame a man who will stop at nothing to regain his title-even if it means sacrificing her innocence?

This legendary novel has been the source of much anxiety and contention for Nabokov's fans - and family. The late Vladimir Nabokov requested that this unfinished work be destroyed, but his son, Dmitri, did not oblige, although neither did he allow the work to be published - until now. "The Original of Laura" is about a wonderfully large man called Philip Wild, married to a very promiscuous woman, and whose meditations concern the nature of death. The novel was complete in Nabokov's mind, though he died before he could translate his vision on to paper. It is hard, however, to imagine any scholars, Nabokov enthusiasts or literature lovers being disappointed by even these fragments.

When we last heard from Adrian, he had fallen in love with Daisy Flowers and they had embarked on a new life with their baby, Gracie. Fast-forward four years and Adrian's life is in turmoil - again. Living in the Piggeries is far from ideal, middle age is beckoning and the ups and downs of parenthood are still plaguing him. Can Adrian bounce back from yet another existential crisis or is it too late to put things right?

Somebody in Laos is wooing and wedding country girls - and then killing them on honeymoon and binding their bodies to trees. The horror of what this monster does to his victims leaves a bad taste in the mouths of Dr Siri and his morgue team and they vow revenge. But they're distracted by the disappearance of itinerant Crazy Rajid. Siri has been getting premonitions that he's in danger.

Filled with intricate plotting and dazzling set pieces, "The Wrecker" is one of the most entertaining thrillers in years.

But even before they reach their hotel in Mauiawhere theyall be posing as honeymoonersaGrace and Luther feel the electric charge between them. Problem is, they need to remain vigilant day and night, because it soon becomes clear thereas more going on here. Rogue sensitivesaoperatives for the underground group Nightshadeaare pouring into the luxury resort like thereas a convention. Grace recognizes those dark spikes in their auras. She saw the same pattern in someone else in another lifeaa life she hasnat revealed to Luther or anyone else. And she understands how dangerous these people can be . . . especially with those para-hunters at their sides.

No-one ever called Dan a pushover. But then no-one ever called him fast-track either. He likes driving slowly, playing Sudoko on his iPhone, swapping one scruffy jumper for another. He's been with Clara for four years and he's been perfectly happy; but now she's left him, leaving nothing but a long letter filled with incriminations and a small, white, almost hairless dog, named Doggo. So now Dan is single, a man without any kind of partner whether working or in love. He's just one reluctant dog owner. Find a new home for him, that's the plan. Come on...everyone knows the old adage about the best laid plans and besides, Doggo is one special kind of a four legged friend...and an inspiration.

In this bawdy comedy, Sicily has just been unified under the Kingdom of Italy and is under the command of a pompous new prefect, Eugenio Bortuzzi, who is hell-bent on staging an opera to inaugurate the towns new theater. But opera is religion to the Vigatese and theyre in uproar over the production of an opera that theyve never heard of: The Brewer of Preston. For mysterious reasons of his own, Bortuzzi is dead-set on moving forward with the production, but the people in town have their own ideas about the event.While the drama of the impending premiere sets the stage for a raucous opening night, the good people of Vigata are knee-deep in their own adventures: there is the illicit affair between one-eyed Gaspano and the young widow Lo Russo who meet in church; the powerful businessman, Don Meme, who metes out his own form of justice to curry favor with the prefect; the German fireman who seems to have invented the modern fire pumpwell, almost; and headmaster Carnazza who goes missing the day of the premiere, possibly forever.Other larger-than-life characterscharmers, cheaters, and chuckleheadslive in this preposterous place where the opera onstage is as deranged as the audience.

A un moment de ma vie, j''ai été chrétien. Cela a duré trois ans. C''est passé. Affaire classée, alors ? Il faut qu''elle ne le soit pas tout à fait pour que, vingt ans plus tard, j''aie éprouvé le

Bi kontaerak eta saiakera labur batek osatzen dute liburu hau. Lehenengoak, Andoniren heriotza LSDaren argitan, orain dela 800.000 urteko gizaki baten ezbeharra hartzen du abiapuntu, eta Heriotza du gai. Bigarrenak, Pierrek dioena entzuten dut, erlezain baten aitortza jasotzen du erleen munduko poesia bereganatuz; hirugarrenak, Lawrence Arabiakoa, Thomas Edward Lawrence militar ingelesaren irudia aztertzen du, eta haren ospe handiaren zergatia.Bernardo Atxagaren prosa estimutan dutenei atsegingarri egingo zaie Txoriak kolpeka honen irakurketa.

A fiction-within-a-fiction, a labyrinthine edifice of funny, mournful, and harrowing meditations on the fatal impasse between a man and a woman, My Life as a Man is Roth''s most blistering novel.At its heart lies the marriage of Peter and Maureen Tarnopol, a gifted young writer and the woman who wants to be his muse but who instead is his nemesis. Their union is based on fraud and shored up by moral blackmail, but it is so perversely durable that, long after Maureen''s death, Peter is still trying - and failing - to write his way free of it. Out of desperate inventions and cauterising truths, acts of weakness, tenderheartedness, and shocking cruelty, Philip Roth creates a work worthy of Strindberg - a fierce tragedy of sexual need and blindness.

Francesc Parcerisas (Barcelona, 1944), poeta, traductor i crític, ha fet una de les contribucions més consistents a la poesia catalana moderna. És professor de traducció a la UAB i Degà de la Institu

'A cat had made acquaintance with a mouse, and had spoken so much of the great love and friendship she felt for her, that at last the Mouse consented to live in the same house with her, and to go shares in the housekeeping. 'But we must provide for the winter or else we shall suffer hunger,' said the Cat. 'You, little Mouse, cannot venture everywhere in case you run at last into a trap.' Hesperus is proud to present the fourth book in its beautiful children's 'Fairy Book' series. Following on from the Blue and Red books, The Yellow Fairy Book makes another stunning addition to the set as it publishes here alongside The Green Fairy Book. First published in 1894, this extensive fairy tale anthology was edited by Andrew Lang, a pioneering author and critic. By bringing together folk tales from all over the world and having them translated into English, many for the first time, he was able to create rich and varied collections of stories, opening readers' eyes to a whole world of magical possibility overseas. Adults and children alike will enjoy the old favourites in this collection such as The Emperor's New Clothes along with the unsung gems such as The Snow-Daughter and The Fire-Son and In the Land of Souls. The stories come from as far afield as Iceland and Greece and from such differing sources as Native American oral tradition and the Brothers Grimm. Accompanied throughout by the original illustrations and with a stunning cover design, The Yellow Fairy Book is certainly a book to treasure.

In this second installment of Perssons trilogy of police procedurals featuring the "small, fat and primitive" Evert Backstrom, the grand masters most appallingly repulsive (and funniest) character is finally given his fifteen minutes of fame by way of his patented combination of laziness, luck, and an unbelievable sense of timing.A seemingly ordinary murder puzzles Backstrom, who is struggling with strict orders from his doctor to lead a healthier life. His gut feeling proves him right: within days, his team has another murder linked to the first on their hands, and reports of alleged ties to a Securicor heist gone out of control, killing two. The nation needs a hero, and the newly appointed head of the Vasterort police force Anna Holt needs somebody to kill the dragon for her. Who better to heed to the task than Evert Backstrom: self-sufficient, ostentatious, devoid of moral, Hawaii shirt-clad, and, latterly, armed?

Sydney Bartleby has killed his wife. At least, he has thought about it, compulsively, repeatedly, plotting schemes, designing escapes, forging alibis. Of course he has; he's a thriller writer. He even knows how to dispose of her body. But when Alicia takes a long, unannounced holiday, Sydney descends into the treacherous world of his own fantasy.

Warum hat Lucile sich fur den Freitod entschieden? Diese Frage treibt Delphine seit dem Tag um, an dem sie ihre Mutter tot aufgefunden hat. Schon als Kind findet sie Lucile schoner, talentierter, unkonventioneller als andere Mutter aber auch immer wieder kuhl und distanziert. Auf ihrer Spurensuche tragt sie die Erinnerungen der gesamten Familie zusammen. Es entsteht das Portrat einer widerspruchlichen und geheimnisvollen Frau, die ihr ganzes Leben auf der Suche war nach Liebe, Gluck und nicht zuletzt nach sich selbst.

One of the most famous love stories of all timeTomorrow is another day . . .Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War, Margaret Mitchell''s magnificent historical epic is an unforgettable tale of love and loss, of a nation mortally divided and a people forever changed. Above all, it is the story of beautiful, ruthless Scarlett O''Hara and the dashing soldier of fortune, Rhett Butler.Since its first publication in 1936, Gone With The Wind has endured as a story for all our times.

Twelve ancient cultures were chosen millennia ago to represent humanity in endgame, a global game that will decide the fate of humankind. Endgame has always been a possibility, but never a reality...

Sam Leahy is a shy, fifteen-year-old boy navigating two social worlds: the uptight bullies at his all-boys'' private school and the small uncouth gang in his neighbourhood.This gang of five follows the typical teenage-boy pattern: they drink, smoke, cause fights and vandalize property. Sam desperately wants to be accepted, but he soon finds that the only way to gain respect amongst the crew is to fight violence with violence. And it hurts.When it comes to girls, Sam is clueless, but when he inadvertently meets Antoinette, the girl of his dreams, who is perfect, blonde, slender and sexy, he is enamoured . . . only to learn that falling in love has a price.But being a teenager is all about redemption and recrimination, small events becoming catastrophic, and seemingly huge moments eventually meaning nothing. Through these events that shape a teen, Sam discovers the boundaries of sexuality, friendship, authority, and the possibility of death.

Decades after an alien virus changed the course of history, the surviving population of Manhattan still struggles to understand the new world left in its wake. Natural humans share the rough city with those given extraordinaryand sometimes terrifyingtraits. While most manage to coexist in an uneasy peace, not everyone is willing to adapt. Down in the seedy underbelly of Jokertown, residents are going missing. The authorities are unwilling to investigate, except for a fresh lieutenant looking to prove himself and a collection of unlikely jokers forced to take matters into their own handsor tentacles. The deeper into the kidnapping case these misfits and miscreants get, the higher the stakes are raised.Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and acclaimed author Melinda M. Snodgrass, Lowball is the latest mosaic novel in the acclaimed Wild Cards universe, featuring original fiction by Carrie Vaughn, Ian Tregillis, David Anthony Durham, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Mary Anne Mohanraj, David D. Levine, Michael Cassutt, and Walter John Williams.Perfect for old fans and new readers alike, Lowball delves deeper into the world of aces, jokers, and the hard-boiled men and women of the Fort Freak police precinct in a pulpy, page-turning novel of superheroics and mystery.

Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She's got direction, ambition, and a mother who's intent on keeping her that way. But she's barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. With his tousled brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos, and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she's used to. But he's also rude - to the point of cruelty, even. For all his attitude, Tessa should hate Hardin. And she does - until she finds herself alone with him in his room. Something about his dark mood grabs her, and when they kiss it ignites within her a passion she's never known before. He'll call her beautiful, then insist he isn't the one for her and disappear again and again. Despite the reckless way he treats her, Tessa is compelled to dig deeper and find the real Hardin beneath all his lies. He pushes her away again and again, yet every time she pushes back, he only pulls her in deeper. Tessa already has the perfect boyfriend. So why is she trying so hard to overcome her own hurt pride and Hardin's prejudice about nice girls like her? Unless...could this be love?

Deep in rural Wales, a farmer is struggling through lambing season when he becomes aware that his land is being stalked by a badger-baiter who brings with him the stark threat of violence. Built of the interlocking fates of these two solitary men, this is a searing story of isolation and loss, from a writer of uncommon gifts.

Seventy-three years have passed since sisters Rose and Connie doughty found an abandoned baby in the only other house on their little island, scribbly gum. Since then the 'Munro baby mystery' has bro

On an unseasonably hot October morning, Mike Bowditch is called to the scene of a bizarre crime: the corpses of seven moose have been found butchered on the estate of Elizabeth Moore, a wealthy animal rights activist who is buying up huge parcels of forest.

A new stand-alone novel from No. 1 New York Times bestseller Jamie McGuire