Shimmering with sensuous ecstasy, dark with terror and mystery, this is the extraordinary novel of a "happy trinity of lovers." The diplomat Piers, his sister Sylvie, and the English doctor Bruce are at the heart of Durrell's new creation, as is the medieval walled city of Avignon. And haunting them all is Monsieur, Prince of Darkness, whose ancient satanic rites still flourish in the modern world.
Trópico de Capricornio es una novela semi-autobiográfica del escritor estadounidense Henry Miller, publicada en París en 1938. Se trata de una secuela de Trópico de Cáncer, de 1934. Ambientada en la Nueva York de la década de 1920, la novela es la historia del despertar espiritual de su protagonista y narrador, Henry V. Miller, empleado de la división de personal de la compañía telegráfica «Cosmodemonic». Gran parte de la trama gira alrededor de sus años conflictivos con su mujer June Miller, y el proceso de encontrar su voz como escritor. No obstante, aunque las experiencias de su alter ego narrador, con el que comparte el nombre, son muy cercanas a las que pudo tener el propio Miller cuando trabajó para la compañía telegráfica Western Union, la novela se considera una obra de ficción. Trópico de Capricornio estuvo prohibida en Estados Unidos hasta que el Departamento de Justicia en vigor declaró que su contenido no era obsceno.
The groundbreaking novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Pastoral that originally propelled its author to literary stardom: told in a continuous monologue from patient to psychoanalyst, this masterpiece draws us into the turbulent mind of one lust-ridden young Jewish bachelor named Alexander Portnoy. "Deliciously funny...absurd and exuberant, wild and uproarious...a brilliantly vivid reading experience." —The New York Times Book Review "Touching as well as hilariously lewd.... Roth is vibrantly talented." —New York Review of Books Portnoy's Complaint n. [after Alexander Portnoy (1933- )] A disorder in which strongly-felt ethical and altruistic impulses are perpetually warring with extreme sexual longings, often of a perverse nature. Spielvogel says: 'Acts of exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism, auto-eroticism and oral coitus are plentiful; as a consequence of the patient's "morality," however, neither fantasy nor act issues in genuine sexual gratification, but rather in overriding feelings of shame and the dread of retribution, particularly in the form of castration.' (Spielvogel, O. "The Puzzled Penis," Internationale Zeitschrift für Psychoanalyse, Vol. XXIV, p. 909.) It is believed by Spielvogel that many of the symptoms can be traced to the bonds obtaining in the mother-child relationship.
Set against the backdrop of Texas blue-blood society, this novel delves into the intrigues and complexities of its elite members. Linda Francis Lee weaves a tale filled with scandal and drama, revealing the secrets that lie beneath the polished surface of high society. Through engaging characters and a captivating narrative, readers are invited to explore the extravagant lifestyles and hidden truths of this exclusive world.
A sharp and humorous debut novel reimagines Animal Farm for the 21st century, focusing on a teddy bear caught in the turmoil of America's war on terror.