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Nunca conviertas a alguien en poesía, porque tacharlo te costará mucho más que tinta...Lo que tienes entre las manos no es solo un poemario, es el exorcismo de un desesperado que escribiendo pretendía liberarse de los sentimientos que, precisamente escribiendo, había creado. En estas líneas encontrarás mucho corazón, poca coraza y nada de razón. Si esperas encontrar poemas que te recuerden que las rosas son rojas...Mejor déjalo y vete por donde has venido. Si estás buscando el punto exacto en el que las rosas y el mundo entero se tiñen de blanco y negro...Bienvenido.

Talkhiyan literally means ‘bitterness’ and was written in the poet’s student days. He discovered his unique style of expression by weaving his poetry with shades of bitterness that captured the decadence of the contemporary world. His romanticism was not in praising beauty or the consuming passion of love, but in sensitively urging the reader to empathise with other challenges of the world. His heart went out to the suffering of people in war, debt, poverty, homelessness, political conflict and gender inequality.

Akashic Books’ acclaimed series of original noir anthologies has set a high standard for portraying cities and their neighborhoods in all their dark and violent splendor. Now, Mexico City Noir surpasses that standard with phantasmagorical tales of double-dealing, corruption, violence and self-delusion.... This collection is such a varied literary feast.

In this "devastating debut" (Publishers Weekly), poet José Olivarez explores the stories, contradictions, joys, and sorrows that embody life in the spaces between Mexico and America. He paints vivid portraits of good kids, bad kids, families clinging to hope, life after the steel mills, gentrifying barrios, and everything in between. Drawing on the rich traditions of Latinx and Chicago writers like Sandra Cisneros and Gwendolyn Brooks, Olivarez creates a home out of life in the in-between.

A uniquely American story told in powerful, evocative prose, The Beauty of Your Face navigates a country growing ever more divided. Afaf Rahman, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, is the principal of Nurrideen School for Girls, a Muslim school in the Chicago suburbs. One morning, a shooter - radicalized by the online alt-right - attacks the school.

Ajay is fighting demons in his mind after losing his wife, Bhavna. Ten years of togetherness and a harsh twist of fate have thrown him into the pit of depression. With medication and therapy helping him fight his immense grief, there is only one ray of hope for him–he wants to immortalize his wife. Anisha lives life queen size. Making the most of each moment, she loves everything that she is blessed with. She is shocked when she meets Ajay. How can someone hate God so much? More than anything, what will that hatred do to him?

Álex Ayala escribe acerca de unos jubilados que cumplen heroicamente su última misión en la vida: vigilar una estatua de John Lennon para que nadie robe sus características gafas. Y también lo hace sobre los habitantes de un pueblo de Bolivia que comercian con sus recuerdos sobre las últimas horas de vida del Che Guevara. En otro capítulo se habla del sastre Sillerico, quien ha gozado del dudoso honor de ver en paños menores a la mayoría de los presidentes de su país.

Mick, ein charmanter Hasardeur, lebt ein Leben auf dem Beifahrersitz, frei von Verbindlichkeiten. Und er hat Glück - bis ihn die Frau verlässt, die er jahrelang betrogen hat. Gabriel, der seine Eltern nie gekannt hat, ist frei, aus sich zu machen, was er will: einen erfolgreichen Architekten, einen eingefleischten Londoner, einen Familienvater. Doch dann verliert er in einer banalen Situation die Nerven und steht plötzlich als Aggressor da - ein prominenter Mann, der tief fällt.

Poet, educator, and social activist Gwendolyn Brooks was a singular force in American culture. The first Black woman to be named United States poet laureate, Brook’s poetry, fiction, and social commentary shed light on the beauty of humanity, the distinct qualities of Black life and community, and the destructive effects of racism, sexism, and class inequality. A collection of 30 essays combining critical analysis and personal reflection, The Whiskey of Our Discontent presents essential elements of Brooks' oeuvre - on race, gender, class, community, and poetic craft.

Se solo lo volesse, Attilio Bonifazi, detto anche Ottavo re di Roma, potrebbe far cadere il governo. Il suo regno è l'immondizia, da cui ha spremuto negli anni potere e ricchezze. La figlia Marta, come ogni bambina del mondo, ha venerato il suo papà, ma molto presto qualcosa si è rotto e l'odio per il padre si è fatto acuto quanto lo è stato l'amore. Così Marta si è lasciata colare addosso strati di grasso, talmente tanto che ormai è una ventiduenne obesa che trascorre le sue giornate senza mettere il naso fuori di casa.

It is a popular belief that the Ramayana is idealistic while the Mahabharata is realistic. Yet these two epics have identical building blocks, identical themes, and identical history. In this groundbreaking book, Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s most popular mythologist, explores the similarities and dissimilarities between the two epics in a ‘playful analaysis’. Whether it is the family structure, forest exile, or war, the comparison between the two epics prove a startling point - the Mahabharata is in fact a reaction to the events in the Ramayana.

Dr. Bashir Badra is considered an poet of such stature, who has not only transcended into his readers' hearts and minds through the fame of his published couplets but also into the literary hall of fame of well-received poets. For his contribution to Urdu and Hindi literature, he was awarded the prestigious Padma Shree in 1995. Dr. Badra has been a part of many prestigious mushayraas world over. Dr. Badra's style of poetry resonates with the common man and demystifies the world of Urdu shayari while staying true to its essence.

On Shirley Hazzard is a vibrant and personal tribute in which the Miles Franklin Award-winning novelist Michelle de Kretser offers a masterclass in writing and reading. She celebrates the precision and musicality of Hazzard’s prose and illuminates the humour and humanity in her work. This exhilarating book is both a brilliant introduction to Hazzard and a gift for her longtime readers. On Shirley Hazzard reveals Michelle de Kretser’s lively intelligence at work and her distinctive wit.

Nainai has lived in Shanghai for many years, and the time has come to find a wife for her adopted grandson. But when the bride she has chosen arrives from the countryside, it soon becomes clear that the orphaned girl has ideas of her own. Her name is Fu Ping, and the more she explores the residential lanes and courtyards behind Shanghai’s busy shopping streets, the less she wants to return to the country as a dutiful wife. As Fu Ping wavers over her future, she learns the city through the stories of the nannies, handymen, and garbage collectors of postwar Shanghai....

Devant la chute drastique de la fécondité, la république de Gilead, récemment fondée par des fanatiques religieux, a réduit au rang d'esclaves sexuelles les quelques femmes encore fertiles. Vêtue de rouge, Defred, "servante écarlate" parmi d'autres, à qui l'on a ôté jusqu'à son nom, met donc son corps au service.

Daisy Jones & The Six... Le groupe de rock le plus mythique de tous les temps. Leurs concerts remplissaient les stades aux quatre coins de la planète et ils ont enflammé les nuits de toute une génération. De leurs débuts dans les bars miteux d'une Sunset Strip écrasée de soleil californien à la gloire, leur histoire est celle d'une ascension fulgurante.

In 410 CE, arrogant 16-year-old Magonus Sucatus Patricius denounces Christianity as a religion for cowards when the Roman legions withdraw, leaving Britain vulnerable to raiders from the west. Determined to wield a sword despite being the grandson of a priest, the affluent young man is taken captive by barbarians and sold into slavery to a cruel Irish king. On a mountaintop in Eire, a shepherd strips him of his grand Roman name and calls him Padraic, marking him a man of no consequence.

Nesta obra, o autor Ricardo Macedo dos Santos cria um inusitado encontro entre Jeca Tatu, de Monteiro Lobato, e Macunaíma, de Mário de Andrade. Percorrendo o espaço e o tempo, Macunaíma, para surpresa de todos, vai bater na porta da humilde casa de Jeca Tatu. Dois personagens distintos e cativantes da literatura brasileira encontram-se nesta divertida história intertextual. Um diálogo inusitado e divertido que prenderá a atenção do ouvinteleitor até o final.

Twelve-year-old Amos Ferguson is a blond, blue-eyed boy of mixed Cherokee and Scottish heritage, the son of a physician and the grandson of a gentleman farmer. Despite wealth and education, however, the family has no recourse when a drifter forges a bill of sale to their plantation: Georgia state law forbids anyone with Native American blood from testifying in court.

Tras terminar sus estudios de arquitectura en Europa, Lavinia regresa a Latinoamérica para emprender su camino como mujer independiente. Pero sus planes cambian cuando conoce a Felipe, con quien establece una profunda relación sentimental. A su lado le llega la oportunidad de implicarse en las luchas populares y los movimientos de liberación de la dictadura de su país, conectando de ese modo con Itzá, una indígena que luchó contra los invasores españoles y que ahora despierta reencarnada en un naranjo para acompañar, apoyar e inspirar a Lavinia.