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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.

Een groep Amerikaanse toeristen op kunstreis in Myanmar verdwijnt spoorloos. Hun kort voor de reis vermoorde reisleidster reist als geest met hen mee en vertelt wat hen overkomt.

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.

Already sold in eight countries, these nine energized stories from Nathan Englander showcase a remarkable new talent. In "The Twenty-seventh Man," an error lands earnest, unpublished Pinchas Pelovits in prison with twenty-six writers facing execution under Stalin. In a moment of torture, he composes a mini-masterpiece, reciting it before both he and his audience meet annihilation. "The Gilgul of Park Avenue" depicts a Protestant's religious awakening in a New York taxi. The title story humorously explores a Hasidic man's frustration with his wife's prolonged menstrual cycle, leading him to seek a prostitute with rabbinical permission. These tales are inventive and haunting, deeply rooted in Jewish history and Orthodox customs. They reflect a spirit that finds faith in doubt and depth in despair. Englander imagines Polish Jews on their way to Auschwitz, transforming them into acrobats evading danger, and he gives an elderly wigmaker a fleeting moment of beauty. Time and again, he uncovers hope beyond death's reach. This collection is a stunning blend of authority and imagination, offering a wondrous yet wrenchingly sad experience that announces the arrival of a profoundly gifted storyteller.

When the first brutal murder rocks her neighborhood, Frannie is propelled into a sexual liaison that tests the limits of her safety and desires, as she begins a descent into dark places. "In the Cut" is a masterfully written thriller that will keep readers tense with its mounting sense of terror.

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.