This novel intricately weaves together narratives from various centuries, creating a seamless connection between past and future. The author, known for their Booker Prize-shortlisted work, explores themes of time and continuity, suggesting that different eras are merely a door apart. Through rich storytelling, the book invites readers to reflect on the interplay of history and its impact on the present and future.
Madeleine Thien Orden de los libros (cronológico)
Madeleine Thien elabora narrativas que profundizan en los intrincados hilos de la historia familiar y la resonancia perdurable de los acontecimientos históricos. Su escritura se caracteriza por una prosa lírica y una profunda exploración de personajes que navegan por complejos paisajes emocionales. Thien entrelaza magistralmente historias personales con contextos sociales y políticos más amplios, examinando la fragilidad de la memoria y el poder de la narración. Su obra ofrece una perspectiva única sobre cómo el pasado moldea el presente y el impacto duradero de las experiencias colectivas.







Time Without Keys
- 160 páginas
- 6 horas de lectura
A landmark collection of poetry by one of Latin America's most important living writers.
Byobu
- 110 páginas
- 4 horas de lectura
Byobu reveals a rich inner world, one driven by its meticulous attention to our rich outer one.
The Women Writers' Handbook
- 224 páginas
- 8 horas de lectura
A revised edition of the publisher’s inaugural publication in 1990, which won the Pandora Award from Women-in-Publishing. Inspirational in its original format, this new edition features poems, stories, essays and interviews with over 30 women writers, both emerging authors and luminaries of contemporary literature such A.S. Byatt, Saskia Calliste, April De Angelis, Kit de Waal, Carol Ann Duffy, Sian Evans, Philippa Gregory, Mary Hamer, Jackie Kay, Shuchi Kothari, Bryony Lavery, Annee Lawrence, Roseanne Liang, Suchen Christine Lim, Jackie McCarrick, Laura Miles, Raman Mundair, Magda Oldziejewska, Kaite O’Reilly, Jacqueline Pepall, Gabi Reigh, Djamila Ribeiro, Fiona Rintoul, Jasvinder Sanghera, Anne Sebba, Kalista Sy, Debbie Taylor, Madeleine Thien, Claire Tomalin, Ida Vitale, Sarah Waters and the great-niece of Virginia Woolf -Emma Woolf. Together with the original writing workshops plus black and white illustrations. Guest editor Ann Sandham has compiled the new collection to celebrate Aurora Metro’s 30th anniversary as an independent publisher; 20% of profits will to go to the Virginia Woolf statue campaign in the UK. -- Cheryl Robson ― Publisher
Non dite che non abbiamo niente
- 484 páginas
- 17 horas de lectura
Marie è nata in Cina ma è cresciuta con la madre in Canada. Il padre le ha abbandonate due volte: la prima quando se n’è andato di casa, la seconda quando si è ucciso gettandosi dal nono piano di un grattacielo a Hong Kong. Siamo all’inizio degli anni Novanta, e i fatti della lontana Cina irrompono nella vita di Marie e della madre quando Ai-ming, fuggita dopo il massacro di piazza Tienanmen, bussa alla loro porta. È con il suo aiuto che Marie inizia a ricostruire la storia di suo padre, una storia ricca di idealismo rivoluzionario, di musica e di silenzio, in cui tre musicisti del Conservatorio di Shanghai - il timido e talentuoso compositore Sparrow, il prodigio del violino Zhuli e l’enigmatico pianista Kai – combattono nella Cina dell’implacabile Rivoluzione culturale per rimanere fedeli l’un l’altro e alla musica verso cui hanno consacrato la propria vita. Dalle affollate sale da tè nei primi giorni della Rivoluzione fino agli eventi che portarono alle manifestazioni del 1989 a Pechino, seguendo le vicende di un misterioso taccuino passato di mano in mano durante gli anni di Mao, Madeleine Thien compone un affresco dolente e meraviglioso di un paese in continua trasformazione, e una riflessione di vasta portata sul ruolo della politica e dell’arte nella società.
Do not say we have nothing
- 480 páginas
- 17 horas de lectura
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016, 2017 Folio and Baileys Prizes, and winner of the 2016 Giller Prize: an epic and resonant novel about the far-reaching effects of China's revolutionary history, told through the stories of two interlinked musical families, from the 1940s to the present day.
Dogs at the Perimeter
- 272 páginas
- 10 horas de lectura
A Montreal woman searches for her friend, Hiroji, a neurologist, and the story of his and his brother's past unlocks buried memories of Cambodia, of her separation from her family under the Khmer Rouge, and her harrowing journey of escape from the "rehabilitation" camp where her mother and brother were taken with others.
In Madeleine Thien's internationally acclaimed and powerful debut novel, two parallel stories of intense love and loss - spanning Canada, Borneo, and the Netherlands - become intertwined as her characters struggle to accept the uncertain nature of the past, as well as the future.
Simple Recipes
- 240 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
Winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the City of Vancouver Book Award, and a Regional Finalist for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book Longing, familiarity, and hope suffuse these stories as they mine the charged territory of relationships – subtly weaving in conflicts between generations and cultures. Madeleine Thien’s characters in some way want to make amends, to understand the events that have shaped their lives. A young woman searches back in time for the pivotal moment when her family lost faith in itself. Two sisters keep a vigil outside their former house, hoping their long-absent mother will appear one last time. A wife helps her husband grieve for the woman he has loved since childhood. A daughter remembers the simple ritual she once shared with her father and the moment when her unconditional love for him was called into question. Compassionate and revealing, delicate and wise, these stories chart the uneven progress of love and lay bare the heartbreaking truths at the core of our closest bonds.

