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Moartea la Veneția by Thomas Mann RO
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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.
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International Latino Book Award Winner Edward Lewis Wallant Award Winner Kirkus Prize Finalist Neustadt International Prize Finalist Balcones Fiction Prize Finalist PEN Translation Prize Longlist "A feat of literary acrobatics." --New York Review of Books In Mourning, Eduardo Halfon's eponymous narrator travels to Poland, Italy, the U.S., and the Guatemalan countryside in search of secrets he can barely name. He follows memory's strands back to his maternal roots in Jewish Poland and to the contradictory, forbidden stories of his father's Lebanese-Jewish immigrant family, specifically surround... continue
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Mr. Lepron's Mystery Soup by Giovanna Zoboli EN
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Stunning artwork from the acclaimed illustrator of The Midnight Fair illuminates a sweet cautionary tale about a rabbit whose fabled soup-making gets away from him. Mr. Lepron is a rabbit who lives in a cozy burrow with many offspring. Every year on the first day of autumn, he reaps vegetables from the farmer's garden--carrots, onions, celery, beans, aromatic herbs, and much more--and makes the best soup on earth, adored by his family. As it simmers, he dozes and dreams of being a famous cook, hosted by kings. And sure enough, his soup is so good that it starts drawing creatures from all over-... continue
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Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare EN
EnglandDescription:
FOLGER Shakespeare Library The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies Each edition includes: Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play Scene-by-scene plot summaries A key to famous lines and phrases An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books Essay by Gail Kern Paster The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washingt... continue
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Muntele vrăjit by Thomas Mann RO
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Una dintre capodoperele literaturii din secolul XX, Muntele vrăjit strânge laolaltă într-o frescă intelectuală toate forţele care acţionează asupra omului modern. În acest roman, Thomas Mann descrie societatea europeană înainte de Primul Război Mondial - o lume bolnavă care se năpusteşte spre catastrofă.
"Ce v-aş putea spune despre această carte şi despre felul în care ar trebui ea citită? Cred că modul deosebit în care este construită compoziţia ei face ca plăcerea lecturii să fie mai mare şi mai profundă când o citeşti a doua oară - aşa cum şi ... continue
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Napoleon's Beekeeper by José Luis de Juan EN
SpainDescription:
Winner of the prestigious ‘Premio Novela Breve Juan March Cencillo’ May 1814. On the island of Elba, the beekeeper Andrea Pasolini awaits the arrival of the defeated, exiled emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte. Pasolini is a self-taught disciple of the Enlightenment, whose first love is reading books on philosophy and apiculture – a secret, illicit activity he undertakes in his cellar at night. The defeated emperor is likewise fascinated, with the swarming of bees and the beauty of honey. From a distance, an obsessive interest develops between the two men, as anticipation builds around a visit by the ... continue