Considerada una de las mejores obras ling��sticas de la historia, es una de las novelas que dieron principio a la narrativa moderna. Gustave Flaubert nos muestra su punto de vista sobre la vida de la alta sociedad en la Francia de principios del siglo xix a trav�s de Emma Bovary, mujer infelizmente casada, cuyos sue�os chocan cruelmente con la realidad. El autor rompe con todas las convenciones morales y literarias de la burgues�a de la �poca, tal vez porque nadie antes se hab�a atrevido a presentar un prototipo de hero�na de ficci�n tan rebelde y poco resignada al destino. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION... continue
"The pain of losing something precious can be forgotten over time. But our missed opportunities never leave us, and every time they come back to haunt us, we ache.' A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade and discover life in 1920s Berlin. There, amid the city's bustling streets, elegant museums, passionate politics and seedy cabarets, a chance meeting transforms his life forever. Caught between his desire for freedom and his yearning to belong, he struggles to hold on to the new life he has found."
A semi-autobiographical romance between a French engineer and the daughter of a Hindu family with which he stayed in India. A case of East meets West with all the joys and woes that such encounters bring.
Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick. What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane. Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that. What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colou... continue
Amélie und Vincent treffen sich in jungen Jahren an der Sorbonne in Paris. Aus tiefen Blicken wird eine Nacht, in der sie an der Seine entlangspazieren. Im Morgengrauen verabreden sie sich für den nächsten Tag. Vincent kommt, Amélie nicht. Zerfressen von Unsicherheit befürchtet sie, Vincents Interesse könne nicht ernst gemeint sein. Als sie schließlich doch zum Treffpunkt eilt, ist Vincent fort. Jahre vergehen, Vincent und Amélie erleben andere Leidenschaften und andere Ernüchterungen. Sie gehen Ehen ein, bekommen Kinder und warten auf ein Fa... continue
Moartea la Veneția (în germană Der Tod in Venedig) este o nuvelă scrisă de autorul german Thomas Mann și publicată în 1912.[1] Opera literară prezintă un mare scriitor care vizitează Veneția și este eliberat, înălțat sufletește și apoi obsedat din ce în ce mai mult de vederea unui tânăr uimitor de frumos.
Tadzio, băiatul din nuvelă, este porecla pentru numele polonez Tadeusz și se bazează pe un băiat pe care Mann îl văzuse în timpul vizitei sale la Veneția în 1911.
A deceptively low-key glance at love and death, from the acclaimed young author of the Booker-longlisted and Costa-shortlisted Normal People and Conversations with Friends.