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Born in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family practicing its Jewish faith in secret under the condemning eyes of the Spanish Inquisition, Francisco embarks on a personal quest that will challenge, enlighten, and forever change him.

All he wanted to do was to marry the woman he loved. But his country said ’No!’ He was Edward VIII, King of Great Britain, King of India, King of Australia, and king of 39 other countries. And he loved the wrong woman. She was beautiful and she loved him - but she was already married to another man. It was a love story that shook the world. The king had to choose: to be king, or to have love... and leave his country, never to return.

Il libro che ha ispirato la serie evento "Maid", in onda su Netflix da ottobre 2021. Per una serie di scelte sbagliate Stephanie Land, diventata madre da poco e costretta a fuggire da un compagno violento, precipita in uno stato di povertà assoluta. Mentre lavora duramente per tirare avanti, pulendo i gabinetti dei ricchi, destreggiandosi tra una serie di lavori domestici malpagati, lo studio e il complicatissimo mondo dell'assistenza governativa, Stephanie scrive. E scrive le storie non dette degli americani sovraccarichi di lavoro e sottopagati.

Vienna, 1892. Against all odds, at the height of Belle Époque splendor, Anna Sacher has taken possession of her late husband’s hotel, across the street from the famous opera house. At a time when controlling such a business was an opportunity afforded only to men, Anna is as vigilant as she is relentless. Now, under her ownership, the Hotel Sacher thrives amid the tumult of a changing continent, even as intrigue follows in the shadows.

The Diary of Nobody (1892) created a cultural icon, an English archetype. Anxious, accident-prone, occasionally waspish, Charles Pooter has come to epitomize English suburban life. His diary chronicles encounters with difficult tradesmen, the delights of home improvements, small parties, minor embarrassments, and problems with his troublesome son. The suburban world he inhabits is hilariously and painfully familiar in its small-mindedness and its essential decency.

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), scrittore britannico, segna il passaggio tra il periodo vittoriano e il novecento, di cui anticipa il pessimismo scopenhaueriano: l’uomo, con i suoi sogni e desideri ostacolato da un destino ostile. La tecnica narrativa di Hardy è molto ifluenzata dagli impressionisti:: "un romanzo è un'impressione, non un ragionamento", perciò ricorre spesso a descrizioni pittoriche e ai colori.

Gregg Thorton was born with a dark mind and a disorder that would slowly take control over him as the years went on. His dark mind produced anger, he used that anger to inflict pain onto those who he felt weren't up to his standards. At just 6 years old Gregg took a life for the first time, his baby sister and for the next 35 years, Gregg claimed the lives of almost a dozen innocent people. Decades later Gregg is ready to completely confess and finally give families the closure they've been begging for...

"Mi mancavano i boschi. Non li conoscevo bene, né sapevo molto su di loro, ma mi mancavano lo stesso." Marassi, periferia di Genova, quartiere di palazzoni residenziali alti nove, dieci piani, dai colori sbiaditi. Balconi dappertutto, di emergenza, di salvataggio, come se chi abita lì dentro vivesse in apnea. Marassi è un quartiere da cui è meglio partire che arrivare. Lo sa bene Maurizio. Sono gli stessi palazzi a suggerirglielo. “Salvati” sembrano dirgli. Il desiderio di una vita altrove diventa urgenza, il richiamo della montagna irresistibile. Fino a farsi malessere.

Wenn das Leben dir permanent Steine in den Weg schmeißt, kannst du dann immer noch du sein? Das Leben ist ein Mosaikbild! Jede Erfahrung, jede Erinnerung, jedes Gefühl und jede Person ist ein Mosaiksteinchen. Während du lebst, wirst du immer nur die Fähigkeit haben, einen bestimmten Teil des gesamten Bildes zu betrachten. Jedoch erst ganz am Ende deiner Lebenszeit wirst du das Bild im Ganzen sehen! Und wenn mir das Schicksal, jedes Mal einen Eimer schwarze und graue Steine in mein Mosaikbild kippt, liegt es erst recht bei mir, für die bunte Farbe zu sorgen.

"The Life of Edward Karnadi Husin from Kindergarten to Junior High School" delves into the world of personal struggles. Through the eyes of a young boy who grappled with emotional turmoil and social isolation, the story unfolds with honesty and introspection. As the boy navigated the challenges of childhood and adolescence, he confronts bullying, betrayal, and unspoken trauma.

Esta novela cuenta la historia de Simon-Claude, el médico prodigioso que curaba hasta la rabia. Ernest, el soldado que amó a tres mujeres y perdió tres futuros. Elise, que odió el nuevo continente pero eligió no abandonarlo. Franceline, que quiso hallar el paraíso en un México agreste. Una novela familiar sobre la identidad, el exilio, el desarraigo, el amor, las ilusiones perdidas y la persistencia de la memoria.

Waiter by day, man about Paris by night; the young and good looking Felix Krull has created for himself a personality to charm and deceive the world of wealth. When the Marquis de Venosta makes him a proposal that he can't refuse, the young Felix finds himself on the pathway that will elevate him into the world of riches.

O que pode florescer da convivência entre uma velhinha que está perdendo a memória e um menino que só pensa em jogos eletrônicos? A história nasceu a partir da colaboração de três autores que se experimentaram em diferentes linguagens. O texto escrito por Everson ganhou voz na narração de Mafuane, e depois uma narrativa visual composta por Juão Paulo Vaz. Assim, como é parte do caminho das histórias orais, a narração foi se modificando, perdendo uma parte aqui, ganhando outra ali, até fixar-se nessa edição.

Sumergidos en la cotidianidad del escenario citadino y con la música como intermediaria, la literatura y el alcohol se convierten en los ejes para sobrellevar la decadencia y al mismo tiempo definirla. Nuestros personajes se desenvuelven en bares y burdeles, donde sus lecturas adquieren una profundidad que llega a ser pesimista tanto como poética, y se transforma así el sentido de sus experiencias.

Durante el mes de junio de 1816, en el llamado Año sin Verano, en una casa a orillas del lago Lehman conocida como Villa Diodati se juntarán autores de renombre como son Lord Byron, Percy Bhysse Shelley, el joven doctor Polidori, la amante de Shelley, Mary y la hermana de ésta y en ella darán vida a dos grandes novelas de la literatura de terror: Frankenstein" y "El vampiro".

Durante el mes de junio de 1816, en el llamado Año sin Verano, en una casa a orillas del lago Lehman conocida como Villa Diodati se juntarán autores de renombre como son Lord Byron, Percy Bhysse Shelley, el joven doctor Polidori, la amante de Shelley, Mary y la hermana de ésta y en ella darán vida a dos grandes novelas de la literatura de terror: Frankenstein" y "El vampiro".

Durante el mes de junio de 1816, en el llamado Año sin Verano, en una casa a orillas del lago Lehman conocida como Villa Diodati se juntarán autores de renombre como son Lord Byron, Percy Bhysse Shelley, el joven doctor Polidori, la amante de Shelley, Mary y la hermana de ésta y en ella darán vida a dos grandes novelas de la literatura de terror: Frankenstein" y "El vampiro".

The Two Roberts is a fictional reimagining of the lifelong love between working-class artists Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun. They met as students at Glasgow School of Art in 1933. They fell in love almost immediately and rarely left each other’s side - meeting great success and bitter failure but always staying committed to art and each other. They were at the heart of a social set that included Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Elizabeth Smart - living an out Bohemian life, whatever the consequences.

FASCYNUJĄCY PORTRET FRYCKA CHOPINA I EPOKI, W KTÓREJ ŻYŁ Ola z Erykiem jadą do dziadków na święta. Oprócz przygotowań i prezentów czeka tam na nich gabinet wciągających książek. W tym niezwykłym pomieszczeniu zebrano prawdziwie magiczne tomy. Wystarczy je otworzyć, aby przenieść się w czasie i przestrzeni. W ten sposób rodzeństwo poznaje losy Frycka Chopina. Towarzyszy mu od pierwszych dni nauki gry na fortepianie. Obserwuje jego wzloty i upadki, młodzieńczą miłość oraz wyjazd do Wiednia i sukcesy w Paryżu.

En el invierno de 1780, Farinelli, el castrato más famoso de su tiempo, decide dejar constancia con la pluma y sobre el papel de todo cuanto ha aprendido, de todo cuanto ha vivido, de todo cuanto ha amado. A sus 75 años, retirado en su villa de Bolonia, rememora sus inicios, sus maestros, sus amores y desamores, y sobre todo sus horas de gloria en los teatros de Europa entera, cuando la gente desfallecía de emoción ante el simple sonido de su voz. Pero donde colmó todos sus sueños fue en España, donde llegó de la mano de la reina Isabel de Farnesio.