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Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne EN
FranceDescription:
Journey to the Center of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snaefellsjokull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano. From a scientific point of view, this story has not aged quite as well as other Verne stories, since most of his id... continue
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Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne EN
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Written almost a century before the daring flights of the astronauts, Jules Verne’s prophetic novel of man’s race to the stars is a classic adventure tale enlivened by broad satire and scientific acumen. When the members of the elite Baltimore Gun Club find themselves lacking any urgent assignments at the close of the Civil War, their president, Impey Barbicane, proposes that they build a gun big enough to launch a rocket to the moon. But when Barbicane’s adversary places a huge wager that the project will fail and a daring volunteer elevates the mission to a “manned” flight, one man’s dream t... continue
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Karitas Untitled by Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir EN
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A portrait of an artist trapped by convention and expectations but longing for the chaos that can set her free. Growing up on a farm in early twentieth-century rural Iceland, Karitas Olafsdóttir, the youngest of six siblings, yearns for a new life. An artist, Karitas has a powerful calling and is determined to never let go of her true being, one unsuited for the conventional. But she is powerless against the fateful turns of real life and all its expectations of women. Pulled back time and again by design and by chance to the Icelandic countryside--as dutiful daughter, loving mother, and fishe... continue
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'Kristjansson takes the reader along at a breakneck speed, and it doesn't let up until the final very end' Historical Novel Society First came Scandi-crime and Nordic Noir - now it's time for Viking Crime! Make way, Lisbeth Salander and Sarah Lund, for Helga Finnsdottir. Lies. Manipulation. Murder. There's nothing quite like family . . . Everyone loves a family reunion . . . It is the summer of 970. Adopted daughter Helga awaits the arrival of Unnthor Reginsson's children, who are coming for the regular family gathering at their remote family farm. Unnthor, once a fearsome Viking warlord, now ... continue
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La excepcion by Audur Ava Olafsdottir ES
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"Mi marido lo repite de nuevo y esta vez lo oigo con claridad.
- Perdona, pero lo amo. Tu serás la última mujer de mi vida."
María y Flóki conforman un matrimonio feliz, con once años de casados y dos mellizos de dos años.
Hasta que Flóki le anuncia que la va a abandonar porque se ha enamorado de otro hombre, y el mundo de María estalla en pedazos. ¿Porqué? ¿Qué pasó? ¿Qué hice mal? ¿Cómo competir, como mujer, contra otro hombre? "Has sido la excepción... continue
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La mujer de verde by Arnaldur Indridason ES
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Unos obreros de la construcción descubren un esqueleto humano mientras trabajan en una urbanización de Reykiavik. Años antes, esa parte de la ciudad era todo colinas, y Erlendur y su equipo esperan que se trate de un caso típico de desaparición; quizá alguien una vez se perdió en la nieve y ha permanecido enterrado durante décadas. Pero las colinas tienen más de una trágica historia que contar: relaciones fallidas y angustias, la ira, la violencia doméstica y el miedo, la lealtad familiar y la vergüenza de la familia. Pocas personas quedan aún con vida que puedan contar la historia, y los secr... continue
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La pietra del rimpianto by Arnaldur Indridason IT
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«Più passa il tempo e più Indriđason sembra assumere il ritmo di un Simenon venuto dal freddo.» Le Figaro Magazine «Con grande maestria, Indriđason compone un ritratto dell'Islanda dando vita a un ampio cast di personaggi sfaccettati, tutti perseguitati dal loro passato.» Kirkus Reviews «Il re indiscusso del thriller islandese.» The Guardian Reykjavík, un quartiere residenziale dove i palazzoni si alternano a placide villette e le strade sono ben illuminate. Davanti a uno dei condomini arrivano pattuglie a sirene spiegate, un’ambulanza, il furgone della Scientifica. Una donna è stata trovata s... continue
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Las marismas by Arnaldur Indridason ES
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Holberg, un camionero de sesenta y nueve años, aparece asesinado en el sótano de su casa en el barrio de Las Marismas, en Reikiavik, junto a una nota incompleta de lo que aparenta una confesión -"Yo soy el..."-, que sólo cobrará sentido para Erlendur y su inseparable Sigurdur Óli cuando encuentran la foto de la tumba de una niña. Sin embargo, esa niña, fallecida hace más de cuarenta años, no fue asesinada. ¿Qué significa entonces el mensaje del misterioso Holberg, a quien nadie parece conocer? El drama que esconde la biografía del viejo y la exhumación del cadáver de la niña provocará el regre... continue