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Also sprach Zarathustra was conceived and written by Friedrich Nietzsche during the years 1881-1885; the first three Parts were published in 1883 and 1884. The book formed part of his "campaign against morality", in which Nietzsche explored the ethical consequences of the "death of God".

This is one of the defining novels of English writer Julian Barnes. An entertaining melange of stories starting with a contemporary account of the launch of Noah's Ark takes us into unexpected areas of human foibles, activities, and tendencies.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for - but took his own life. In the aftermath, his widow, Jane Hawk, does what all her grief, fear, and fury demand: find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people admired and happy and sound of mind, have been committing suicide in surprising numbers. When Jane seeks to learn why, she becomes the most-wanted fugitive in America. Her powerful enemies are protecting a secret so important - so terrifying - that they will exterminate anyone in their way.

After losing his wife and two young sons in an airplane crash, professor David Zimmer spends his waking hours in a blur of alcoholic grief and self-pity. Then, watching television one night, he sees a clip from a lost film by the silent comedian Hector Mann. Zimmer soon finds himself embarking on a journey around the world to study the works of this mysterious figure who vanished from sight in 1929.

Je voulais dire à mon grand-père que je l'aimais, mais je n'y suis pas parvenu. J'ai si souvent été en retard sur les mots que j'aurais voulu dire. Je ne pourrai jamais faire marche arrière vers cette tendresse. Sauf peut-être avec l'écrit, maintenant. Je peux le lui dire, là.

In this simple but profound tale, four colleagues meet a remarkable gardener whose unique philosophy will forever change their lives. That philosophy is equally powerful for the listener. The wisdom within this book comes in the form of a straightforward message that is accessible to all who will open their hearts to it.

There were plans for an official welcome. It was to take place the following Sunday. But those who came to the rectory on Father Pennant's second day were the ones who could not resist seeing him sooner. Here was the man to whom they would confess the darkest things. It was important to feel him out. Mrs. Young, for instance, after she had watched him eat a piece of her macaroni pie, quietly asked what he thought of adultery. André Alexis brings a modern sensibility and a new liveliness to an age-old genre, the pastoral.

There are millions of stories. Some magical, some tragic, others terror-filled or triumphant. Jonah Kirk’s story is all of these things as he introduces his indomitable ‘piano man’ grandfather; his single mother, a beautiful, struggling singer; and every day saints and sinners who will change the course of Jonah’s life. Welcome to The City, a place where enchantment and malice entwine, and the way forward lies buried deep inside the heart.

Spanning six decades of the 1800s, this mesmerizing story is a fictional biography of Marie Laveau - one of the most haunting characters in New Orleans’ history. Part of a long line of voodoo priestesses and healers, Marie tells of the mystery, passion, and violence that pattern her life. Like her grandmother, Marie sees visions from an early age. She never knew her mother, who practiced a spiritualism so potent she was murdered by those who feared her.

Hailed by Thomas Pynchon as "graceful, dark, authentic, and funny," George Saunders gives us, in his inventive and beloved voice, this best-selling collection of stories set against a warped, hilarious, and terrifyingly recognizable American landscape.

An American woman is summoned by a remote tribe of nomadic Aboriginals who call themselves the “Real People” to accompany them on a four-month-long walkabout through the Outback. While traveling barefoot with them through 1,400 miles of rugged desert terrain, she learns a new way of life, including their methods of healing, based on the wisdom of their 50,000-year-old culture. Ultimately, she experiences a dramatic personal transformation.

Neste conto de fadas moderno, melancólico e sensual, Paulo Coelho narra a transformação de Maria, uma brasileira que sai de casa ainda jovem determinada a entender o papel do sexo nas relações amorosas e, principalmente, em sua própria vida. Desiludida com o amor, ela decide ir à Suíça em busca de sucesso e acaba por se tornar prostituta, a mais requisitada de um cabaré de luxo. Nesta odisseia de autoconhecimento, Maria faz profundas descobertas sobre a natureza humana e a liberdade, colocando à prova sua visão do amor.

A chilling and visionary tale set in 1950s London, The Recycling of Nathan Scrzimshaw is a literary psychic thriller that explores the boundaries of consciousness, identity, and the paranormal. Eighteen-year-old Nathan Scrzimshaw struggles to make sense of his life under the stern gaze of his father and the strange guidance of enigmatic outsiders. Haunted by a mysterious glow, Nathan finds himself entangled with the spirited Alice Argzand, the alluring Mayzee de Bruin, and the cryptic Danie — figures who draw him ever deeper into a web of displacement, transformation, and unsettling truths.

A short, exquisitely moving novel about finding beauty, hope, and meaning in the brevity of life, as narrated by the one who knows it best: Death. Travis is Death in the modern world. He wears jeans and a t-shirt and lives in a small, grey town. His job is to offer people comfort in their final...

A pacifist in a time of drafts, an exile in a time of war, a young man once fled with nothing but a tea tin of memories. From those scraps was born the Plushling Bear—a soft, absurd creature wandering through grotesque landscapes where bottles are empty, folk devour themselves, and the gentle are always hunted. This is no ordinary fable. It is an adolescent tale stitched from childhood images: scraps of paper, torn toys, grandmother’s voice, lemon-juice tears.

Jules solo quería jugar una última partida de billar, olvidar lo ocurrido con Moira y tal vez encontrar algo de paz. Pero la culpa no se deja atrás tan fácilmente. Un relato íntimo y desgarrador sobre el duelo, la memoria, y ese instante final en el que ya no queda escapatoria.

Follow a Ministry of Defence aerospace engineer as he breaks free from the ordinary, embarking on a transformative quest to uncover his spiritual destiny. Along the way, he crosses paths with enigmatic rebels who defy society’s rules, leading him to a secretive Wiccan coven. There, under the spell of a mysterious Priestess, he’s thrust into a realm of wonder that defies reality.

Could a robot ever show true creativity? Is it wise to trust self-driving cars? Will robotic body parts transform human beings into machines? Will organic technology allow robots to become human? Featuring Dr. Susan Calvin, Donovan and Powell, and the detective Elijah Baley, hero of the Robot novels, this is the ultimate collection of short stories from a genius of the genre.

Edmund Gunderson—former Terran governor of the colony world of Belzagor—returns eight years after the planet has gained independence, drawn back for reasons he can’t quite explain. Things have changed significantly since he left, and he plays his part well—slightly pompous former government official—for the tourists he encounters on the way down. But this is more than a simple sight-seeing visit. As Gunderson comes face-to-face with the consequences of his former attitudes and actions, he finds himself on a journey—both physical and spiritual—to the legendary mountain of rebirth.

En El hacedor confluyen las simbologías de Oriente y Occidente, el cosmos y las cosmogonías, los siglos, las dinastías, lo universal y lo profundamente local: Heráclito, Homero, Dante con Rosas, Facundo y Juan Muraña. Tal diversidad de temas se corresponde con una multiplicidad de géneros. Así, los relatos, poemas y ensayos de estas páginas terminan configurando uno de los libros más personales del autor; una miscelánea que da cuenta de las preocupaciones que recorren toda la obra borgiana.