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'One of our finest living authors ... propulsively entertaining' New York Times 'Sly, profound ... Electrifying' Observer 'Wonderfully strange and alive' Jon McGregor

Owls Do Cry is the first novel of one of New Zealand's most acclaimed classic writers, Janet Frame. Hailed as a masterpiece on first publication in 1957, it is comparable to Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey.

Una fascinante fantasía étnica. Doce amigos estadounidenses emprenden un viaje a las selvas inexploradas de Birmania, para profundizar en su arte y su cultura. Los diez amigos van a parar a un poblado secreto donde se oculta una tribu medio extinguida que ve en uno de ellos a su salvador, el líder que han estado esperando p

Ruth Young and her widowed mother, LuLing, have always had a tumultuous relationship. Now, before she succumbs to forgetfulness, LuLing gives Ruth some of her writings, which reveal a side of LuLing that Ruth has never known. . . . In a remote mountain village where ghosts and tradition rule, LuLing grows up in the care of her mute Precious Auntie as the family endures a curse laid upon a relative known as the bonesetter. When headstrong LuLing rejects the marriage proposal of the coffinmaker, a shocking series of events are set in motion–all of which lead back to Ruth and LuLing in modern San Francisco. The truth that Ruth learns from her mother’s past will forever change her perception of family, love, and forgiveness.

Amsterdam i 1630'erne: Sophia Sandvoort sidder model sammem med sin meget ældre mand. Da hun forelsker sig i maleren, breder ulykkerne sig som ringe i vandet

Written with sinuous grace and intellectual acuity, "The Horned Man" is an unforgettable excursion into the lethal battleground of desire and repression.

Bichos y demás parientes prosigue la crónica de la estancia de Gerald Durrell y su familia en la isla mediterránea, así como la narración autobiográfica, sembrada de divertidas anécdotas, de una infancia envidiable, con el campo y el mar como única escuela, y sin más clave de explicación de la alarmante racionalidad de los seres humanos que la que proporciona la contemplación atenta y curiosa de esos «parientes» supuestamente irracionales que son los miembros de la familia animal.

Billy Lynch's family and friends have gathered to comfort his widow, and to pay their respects to one of the last great romantics. As they trade tales of his famous humor, immense charm, and consuming sorrow, a complex portrait emerges of an enigmatic man, a loyal friend, a beloved husband, an incurable alcoholic. Alice McDermott's striking novel, "Charming Billy," is a study of the lies that bind and the weight of familial love, of the way good intentions can be as destructive as the truth they were meant to hide. "Charming Billy" is the winner of the 1998 National Book Award for Fiction.

Stories on being Jewish set in various parts of the world. In the title story, a sex-starved husband in New York is authorized by his rabbi to visit a prostitute. The story, "In this way we are wise", concerns the nonchalant attitude of the inhabitants of Jerusalem to terrorism while Reb Kringle is a Jew who works as Santa Claus in a department store

In Zebra, Chaim Potok racconta l'«età difficile» di sei adolescenti, tre ragazzi e tre ragazze colti in un momento di crisi. Incontriamo un ragazzo che per un incidente ha perso l'uso di una mano, un altro che vede il padre abbandonare la casa mentre la mamma dà alla luce il fratellino, un terzo che è invidioso del fratellino adottivo appena arrivato dal Pakistan. E poi una ragazza tormentata da una gang e un'altra che vede la madre vedova risposarsi...

Een jonge vrouw in New York beseft niet in welk gevaar ze verkeert wanneer in haar buurt een vrouw wordt verkracht en vermoord.

El 35 años Robert Fleming es propietario de una tienda de discos que no va muy bien y acaba de ser dejado por su exitosa novia Laura debido a su falta de dirección y motivación, ya que se niega a madurar. Su vida gira en torno a la música pop, y no respeta a quienes no poseen al menos 500 discos. Tras la partida de Laura, busca consuelo reorganizando su colección de discos de manera autobiográfica. Rob intenta hacer un balance de su vida y se pregunta por qué sus relaciones siempre fracasan. Para responder a esta pregunta, busca y se reúne con las cinco mujeres que más dolor le han causado en el amor. A pesar de sus intentos de convencerse de que el desamor a su edad no es significativo, sino solo una molestia, y que la vida de soltero tiene sus ventajas, se enfrenta a sus emociones y reflexiona sobre su pasado.

The 1993 Booker Prize winner. Paddy Clarke, a ten-year-old Dubliner, describes his world, a place full of warmth, cruelty, love, sardines and slaps across the face. He's confused; he sees everything but he understands less and less.