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From French literary talent and Prix Goncourt winner Jean-Baptiste Andrea, a “sprawling fresco and star-crossed love story” (The New York Times) following a dwarf and skilled sculptor as he recounts the moments in his life that inspired his mysteriously powerful masterpiece—perfect for...

During a demonstration in Hyde Park, Communist bus driver Jim Drover acts on instinct to protect his wife by stabbing to death the policeman set to strike her down. Sentenced to hang—whether as a martyr, tool, or murderer—Drover accepts his lot, unaware that the ramifications for the crime, and the battle for his reprieve, are inflaming political unrest in an increasingly divided city. But Drover's single, impulsive act is also upending the lives of the people he loves and trusts.

From bestselling author, broadcaster, journalist and Book Club champion Judy Finnigan comes an unputdownable and wonderfully moving story of the enduring power of a mother's love. Do not stand at my grave and weepI am not there; I do not sleep. Five years ago, Molly Gabriel lost her 20-year-old...

Set during the height of World War II, a powerful and unsettling tale about a woodcutter and his wife, who finds a mysterious parcel thrown from a passing train. Once upon a time in an enormous forest lived a woodcutter and his wife. The woodcutter is very poor and a war rages around them...

Numa crítica hilária às autoridades brasileiras, o conto "Como o 'homem' chegou" tem por enredo a viagem excêntrica e surreal de um condenado de Manaus ao Rio de Janeiro. Lima Barreto aqui faz uso de verdadeiras caricaturas para alfinetar diversos níveis de poder, denunciando os males de seu abuso por meio de uma narrativa irônica.

"Ensinava para vestir-se e comer. E todos que o conheciam desde menino admiravam-se que, ao infante galhardo dos seus primeiros anos, se houvesse substituído nele um rapaz macambúzio, isolado, amargo" – eis a descrição de Harakashy, o personagem cuja vida é contada pelo narrador neste conto de Lima Barreto. O autor o faz com boa dose de ironia, já que, na descrição da sociedade javanesa, faz referência às própria mazelas do meio universitário brasileiro de sua época.

Este livro reúne narrativas curtas de autoria de Lima Barreto, que trafegam entre o conto e a crônica. Com ironia e as demais características de sua genial escrita, ele versa sobre política, escravidão, entre outros temas. São estes os contos aqui reunidos: "Uma conversa", "A cartomante", "Na janela", "Despesa filantrópica" e "O caçador doméstico".

Este livro reúne seis narrativas curtas de autoria de Lima Barreto, que trafegam entre o conto e a crônica. Com ironia e as demais características de sua genial escrita, ele versa sobre política, escravidão, eleições, entre outros temas. São estes os contos aqui reunidos: "O anel de perdicas", "Os Kalogheras", "Conservou o fez", "Arte de governar", "Boa medida" e "Hóspede ilustre".

In this eye-opening political allegory, Donald Trump is cast as the Sith Lord of American democracy—a master of illusion, fear, and unchecked ambition. Through history, analysis, and undeniable fact, this book reveals the cost of loyalty, the collapse of institutions, and the danger of a nation placing too much faith in one man.

Imogen is a classic left-wing student. War is bad, minorities are good, and I don’t care if I’m ruining Christmas, Mum, it’s important! But when she accidentally falls foul of campus orthodoxy, she finds herself alone, dejected, and friendless. Until a firebrand right-wing news station...

Elston Amos learns the truth about Brenda Vander’s murder, and his family’s fate is in his hands. Elston didn’t know what he should do until tragedy struck and the decision to do the right thing was clear. Elston’s family came face to face with a devastating loss and it left Elston, Mr. Amos, and Latham looking at their family bond differently. Mr. Amos is ready to accept the son he cannot change and change his perspective on how the world has changed. Elston is running for Mayor in an attempt to redeem his conscience and provide a better future for the young people in Baltimore City.

Provence, Mitte der 1980er: Während in der politisch aufgeheizten Bundesrepublik die RAF Terror verbreitet, verschlägt es die junge Hamburger Fotografin Alex auf ihrer Europa-Reise ins Lubéron-Gebirge – ebenso Mikrokosmos aus Künstlern und Intellektuellen wie Versteck für jene, die nicht gefunden werden wollen. Alex trifft auf Berühmtheiten wie Leonard Cohen, Peter Mayle und Isabelle Adjani. Aber auch auf die mysteriöse Mado, Mitglied einer Gruppe Straßenkünstler. Immer auf der Suche nach außergewöhnlichen Gesichtern, ist Alex fasziniert von Mado.

यह किताब डायरी, नोट्स और टिप्पणियों की शैली में अपने समय की तफ्तीश करती है। इसमें समाज और राजनीति की बड़ी परिघटनाएं हैं तो इसके बीच बनते हुए एक प्रबुद्ध नौजवान की कहानी भी है। यह आज़मगढ़ के पिछड़े किसान परिवार में पैदा होता है। इलाहाबाद और दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय से पढ़ायी करता है। दशक भर से ज़्यादा दिल्ली के एक कॉलेज में अध्यापन करता है। उसके कंधों पर गरीब परिवार की अपेक्षाओं और अपने सपनों का वज़न है। वह अकेला है। वह असमंजस, असुरक्षा और अनिश्चितता से घिरा हुआ है। वह डरा हुआ है।

In the land of Tisandre, a country on the brink of transformation, the battle between religious fervor and the thirst for scientific discovery rages beneath the surface. As the authoritarian ruler, Caius Magnus Torvok, tightens his grip on power, the nation plunges into a new age of dogma and control, where truth itself becomes a weapon. Luke Thorne, a former military officer turned political adviser, is drawn into a web of lies, loyalty, and internal conflict.

Michael Symmons Roberts’ full-cast dramatisation of Thomas More’s classic work, plus an accompanying documentary exploring its legacy Thomas More's classic work of speculative fiction, Utopia, was published over 500 years ago, yet has entered the culture so deeply that the name of his...

Nadie responde en la casa de los comandantes en jefe de las Fuerzas Armadas y todo indica que el golpe de Estado está en marcha. Salvador Allende se dirige a palacio. Y Rufino, asistente personal del residente, viejo compañero de un taller anarquista, gran amante del tango—afición que comparte con el mandatario—escribe en un cuaderno escolar la historia de la tragedia que se avecina.

In this compassionate, poignant novel set in contemporary India, a young professor searches for connection and love during a time of political and cultural upheaval. As political tensions rise precipitously across India, Rohit returns to Delhi University to teach and gets caught in a web of...

Einen Kampf mit einem unsterblichen Nekromanten zu überleben, hätte Garrett eigentlich Ruhe verschaffen sollen, aber als die totgeglaubte Prinzessin vor seiner Tür auftaucht, ist jede Chance auf eine ruhige Zeit dahin. Zusammen mit der Familie Klein muss Garrett sich einer Gefahr stellen, die weitaus größer ist als jede, die er in der Traumwelt erlebt hat. Erschwerend kommt hinzu, dass sein Vater nun weiß, dass er lebt und Garrett für seine eigenen ruchlosen Pläne benutzen will.

Full-cast productions of five plays by the celebrated Russian author, plus a reading of one of his most famous short stories Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, known under his pseudonym Maxim Gorky, was one of Russia's greatest Soviet writers and the founder of the ‘socialist realism’ literary...

Главная героиня, 23-летняя Прим возвращается в родительский дом после университета, мечтая о писательской карьере. Вот уже много лет он пытается раскрыть зловещие тайны аналитического центра, основанного в Кембридже в 1980-х годах. Созданный выпускниками университета, этот центр теперь тайно управляет британской политикой, подталкивая ее к экстремизму.