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Pleasure by Gabriele D'Annunzio EN
ItalyDescription:
Putting the sex back in Pleasure, here is the first new English translation since the Victorian era of the great Italian masterpiece of sensuality and seduction Like Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray, Andrea Sperelli lives his life as a work of art, seeking beauty and flouting the rules of morality and social interaction along the way. In his aristocratic circles in Rome, he is a serial seducer. But there are two women who command his special regard: the beautiful young widow Elena, and the pure, virgin-like Maria. In Andrea’s pursuit of the exalted heights of extreme pleasure, he plays them against e... continue
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EnglandDescription:
BESTSELLER - "Terrific... gripping... A literally shattering climax." -- The New York Times Book Review All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The world’s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum, and Pompeii. But the carefree lifestyle and gorgeous weather belie an impending cataclysm, and only one man is worried. The young engineer Marcus Attilius Primus has just taken charge of the Aqua Augusta,... continue
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Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz EN
PolandDescription:
"An epic saga of love, courage and devotion in Nero's time, Quo Vadis portrays the degenerate days leading to the fall of the Roman empire and the glory and the agony of early Christianity. Set at a turning point in history (A.D. 54-68), as Christianity replaces the era of corruption and gluttony that marked Nero's Rome, Quo Vadis brims with life."--Publisher description.
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Quo vadis? by Henryk Sienkiewicz DE
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Das dekadente Rom Kaiser Neros im Widerstreit mit der unwiderstehlichen sittlichen Kraft des aufstrebenden Christentums und dazu eine von melodramatischen Elementen nicht freie, großartige Liebesgeschichte zwischen dem Römer Vinicius und der Christin Lygia - aus diesen Essenzen schuf der polnische Schriftsteller Henryk Sienkiewicz den Welterfolg 'Quo vadis?'. Das opulente Werk basiert auf intensiven Quellenstudien. Seinem Autor geht es aber nicht nur um die Beschreibung der römischen Welt, sondern, 'weil er dem Volk ins Herz schaut', auch um die Schilderung etwa des Martyriums der Christen ode... continue
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Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith EN
AustraliaDescription:
Winner of the Texas Institute of Letters Jesse H. Jones Award for Fiction A Best Book of the Year: BookPage A Must-Read: The New York Post and The Christian Science Monitor “A story of love, loss, and the enduring power of hope. I was transfixed from page one.” ―Lara Prescott, New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets We Kept From the bestselling author of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, Dominic Smith’s Return to Valetto tells of a nearly abandoned Italian village, the family that stayed, and long-buried secrets from World War II. On a hilltop in Umbria sits Valetto. Once a thriving v... continue
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Roman Lives : A Selection of Eight Lives by Plutarch EN
GreeceDescription:
Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power.
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare EN
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In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud.In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers' final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.The authoritative edition of Romeo and Juliet from The Folger S... continue
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Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore by Italo Calvino IT
Country: North America / 
Cuba
Cuba
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È un romanzo sul piacere di leggere romanzi nel quale il protagonista è il lettore, che per dieci volte comincia a leggere un libro che per vicissitudini estranee alla sua volontà non riesce a finire. Italo Calvino ha dovuto dunque scrivere l'inizio di dieci romanzi d'autori immaginari, tutti in qualche modo diversi da lui e diversi tra loro.
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