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THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Anne Frank · 2020
In 1940, After Germany Invaded The Netherlands, Anne And Her Family Couldn't Leave The Country, So They Decided To Hide In A Warehouse In An Attempt To Escape The Persecution Of Jews By The Nazis. For Over Two Years, Anne Wrote In Her Diary With An Awareness That Was Extremely Mature For Her Age. She Detailed Her Experiences And Insights While She And Her Family Were In Hiding, Living In A Constant Fear Of Being Arrested. The Diary Of Anne Frank' Is A Record Of Her Understanding Of The War And Showcases Her Incredible Storytelling Abilities In Such Horrific Circumstances. In 1944, The Franks Were Found And Sent To Concentration Camps. Anne Died Before She Turned 16, And Her Father, Otto Frank, Was The Only Family Member To Survive The Holocaust. After The War, Otto Returned To Amsterdam, Where He Found His Daughter's Diary And Then Published I As The Diary Of A Young Girl. The Diary Of Anne Frank Is Among The Most Enduring Documents Of The Twentieth Century. Since Its Publication In 1947, It Has Been Read By Tens Of Millions Of Peopleall Over The World. It Remains A Beloved And Deeply Admired Testament To The Indestructible Nature Of The Human Spirit.
My Policeman
Bethan Roberts · 2014
Inspired by the life of E.M. Forster and his relationship with his long-time companion Bob Buckingham and his wife, this is an exquisitely told, tragic tale of thwarted love<br/>It is in 1950s' Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. He teaches her to swim in the shadow of the pier and Marion is smitten—determined her love will be enough for them both. A few years later in Brighton Museum Patrick meets Tom. Patrick is besotted with Tom and opens his eyes to a glamorous, sophisticated new world. Tom is their policeman, and in this age it is safer for him to marry Marion. The two lovers must share him, until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed.
The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka · 2009
"The Metamorphosis" (original German title: "Die Verwandlung") is a short novel by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is widely studied in colleges and universities across the western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into an insect.
Pride and Prejudice: (Special Edition) (Jane Austen Collection)
Jane Austen · 2018
In a publishing career that spanned less than a decade, Jane Austen revolutionized the literary romance, using it as a stage from which to address issues of gender politics and class-consciousness rarely expressed in her day. The Collection included 'Sense and Sensibility', 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Mansfield Park', 'Emma', 'Northanger Abbey', 'Persuasion', and 'Lady Susan' - represent all of Austen's mature work as a novelist, and provide the reader with an introduction to the world she and her memorable characters inhabited. Also added to this beautiful collection the readers can find the Letters of Jane Austen and a Memoir made by James Edward Austen-Leigh.
Normal People
Sally Rooney · 2020
<b>NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (<i>People</i>) from the author of <i>Conversations with Friends,</i> “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan).</b><br> <br><b>“[A] novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting.”—<i>The Washington Post</i></b><br><br><b>ONE OF <i>ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY</i>’S TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE</b><br><br><b>TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: <i>People, Slate,</i> The New York Public Library, <i>Harvard Crimson</i></b><br><br>Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation—awkward but electrifying—something life changing begins.<br><br>A year later, they’re both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back together. And as she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go to save the other.<br><br><i>Normal People</i> is the story of mutual fascination, friendship, and love. It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find that they can’t.<br> <br><b>WINNER: The British Book Award, The Costa Book Award, The An Post Irish Novel of the Year, <i>Sunday Times </i>Young Writer of the Year Award</b><br><br><b>BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, Time,</i> NPR, <i>The Washington Post, Vogue, Esquire, Glamour, Elle, Marie Claire, Vox, The Paris Review, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country</i></b>
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak · 1998
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde · 2021
Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; he believes that Dorian's beauty is responsible for the new mood in his art as a painter. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, and he soon is enthralled by the aristocrat's hedonistic world view: that beauty and sensual fulfilment are the only things worth pursuing in life.<br/>Newly understanding that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than he, will age and fade. The wish is granted, and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful; all the while, his portrait ages and records every sin.
La guerra no tiene rostro de mujer/ The Unwomanly Face of War (Spanish Edition)
Svetlana Alexievich · 2017
Список Шиндлера / Schindler’s List
Thomas Kinilli · 2020
Around the World in Eighty Days (AmazonClassics Edition)
Jules Verne · 2017
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Dover Thrift Editions)
Jules Verne · 2005
LITTLE WOMEN : PENGUIN CLASSICS / ELAINE SHOWALTER EDIT
ELIZABETH GASKELL · 2014
One of the best loved books of all time. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read<br/><br/>Lovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy: these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during the Civil War. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle of sisters to be married at the end of Part I. Part II, chronicles Meg's joys and mishaps as a young wife and mother, Jo's struggle to become a writer, Beth's tragedy, and Amy's artistic pursuits and unexpected romance. Based on Louisa May Alcott's childhood, this lively portrait of nineteenth- century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers.<br/><br/>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
Madeline Miller · 2012
A New York Times Bestseller<br/>“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House<br/>A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe<br/>A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller’s monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction’s brightest lights—and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.<br/>“A captivating retelling of The Iliad and events leading up to it through the point of view of Patroclus: it’s a hard book to put down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of antiquity.” — Donna Tartt, The Times
La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert (Spanish Edition)
Joël Dicker · 2013
El Mayor Fenómeno Editorial De Los últimos Años: Un Joven Suizo De 27 Años Con Un Thriller Monumental. Quién Mató A Nola Kellergan Es La Gran Incógnita A Desvelar En Esta Incomparable Historia Policíaca Cuya Experiencia De Lectura Escapa A Cualquier Tentativa De Descripción. Intentémoslo: Una Novela De Suspense A Tres Tiempos -1975, 1998 Y 2008- Acerca Del Asesinato De Una Joven De Quince Años En La Pequeña Ciudad De Aurora, En New Hampshire. En 2008, Marcus Goldman, Un Joven Escritor, Visita A Su Mentor -harry Quebert, Autor De Una Aclamada Novela- Y Descubre Que éste Tuvo Una Relación Secreta Con Nola Kellergan. Poco Después, Harry Es Arrestado Y Acusado De Asesinato Al Encontrarse El Cadáver De Nola Enterrado En Su Jardín. Marcus Comienza A Investigar Y A Escribir Un Libro Sobre El Caso. Mientras Busca Demostrar La Inocencia De Harry, Una Trama De Secretos Sale A La Luz. La Verdad Solo Llega Al Final De Un Largo, Intrincado Y Apasionante Recorrido. El Mejor Libro Del Año Para Los Lectores De El País. Número 1 En Ventas En Francia. Más De 2.000.000 De Lectores. Derechos De Traducción Vendidos A 33 Idiomas. Premio Goncourt Des Lycéens. Gran Premio De Novela De La Academia Francesa. Premio Lire A La Mejor Novela En Lengua Francesa. La Crítica Ha Dicho... «el Furor Despertado Por El Jovencísimo Dicker Y Su Magistral Novela Es Un Furor Real, Porque Estamos Ante El Gran Thriller Que Todo El Mundo Esperaba Desde Millenium De Larsson, Ante Una Voz Napoleónica, Que No Escribe, Boxea.» Laura Fernández, El Cultural De El Mundo «hay Algo Fantástico En La Precisión Cinematográfica Con Que El Narrador, El Joven Markus Goldman, Transcribe Lo Que Ocurrió Hace 33 Años... La Novela De Joël Dicker Pertenece A Ese Tipo De Literatura Que Genera Literatura, Es Decir, Que Invita A Continuar Inventando Novelas.» Justo Navarro, Babelia «esta Novela Se Aplaudirá Y Estudiará En Los Talleres De Escritura. Un Thriller Modélico, Con La Solvencia De Larsson... Lea Este Libro.» Enrique De Hériz, El Periódico De Catalunya «todo El Mundo Hablaba Del Libro. Esta Es La Primera Frase De La Verdad Sobre El Caso Harry Quebert: Una Profecía Autocumplida, Pues El Libro De Joël Dicker Ya Se Ha Transformado En Un Fenómeno Mundial.» Le Monde
UN Mundo Feliz
HUXLEY · 2013
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La bailarina de Auschwitz (Spanish Edition)
Edith Eger · 2018
Quien te salvó, también puede destruirte. La historia de una mujer inspiradora.<br/>Un libro sobrecogedor, potente e inspirador que busca ayudar a todos aquellos cuyos traumas les impiden vivir en plenitud. Como su mentor Viktor Frankl, Edith Eger es una superviviente cuya experiencia vital y trayectoria como psicóloga ha permitido ayudar a personas que viven incapacitadas por sus cicatrices emocionales.
La Sombra del Viento
Carlos Ruiz Zafón · 2016
«Todavía recuerdo aquel amanecer en que mi padre me llevó por primera vez a visitar el Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados.»<br/>Un amanecer de 1945, un muchacho es conducido por su padre a un misterioso lugar oculto en el corazón de la ciudad vieja: el Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados. Allí, Daniel Sempere encuentra un libro maldito que cambia el rumbo de su vida y le arrastra a un laberinto de intrigas y secretos enterrados en el alma oscura de la ciudad. La Sombra del Viento es un misterio literario ambientado en la Barcelona de la primera mitad del siglo xx, desde los últimos esplendores del Modernismo hasta las tinieblas de la posguerra.<br/><br/>Aunando las técnicas del relato de intriga y suspense, la novela histórica y la comedia de costumbres, La Sombra del Viento es sobre todo una trágica historia de amor cuyo eco se proyecta a través del tiempo. Con gran fuerza narrativa, el autor entrelaza tramas y enigmas a modo de muñecas rusas en un inolvidable relato sobre los secretos del corazón y el embrujo de los libros cuya intriga se mantiene hasta la última página.
LAS INTERMITENCIAS DE LA MUERTE
José Saramago · 2013
Sabremos cada vez menos qué es un ser humano.»En un país cuyo nombre no será mencionado, se produce algo nunca visto desde el principio del mundo: la muerte decide suspender su trabajo letal, la gente deja de morir. La euforia colectiva se desata, pero muy pronto dará paso a la desesperación y al caos. Sobran los motivos. Si es cierto que las personas ya no mueren, eso no significa que el tiempo se haya detenido. El destino de los humanos será una vejez eterna.Se buscarán maneras de forzar a la muerte a matar aunque no lo quiera, se corromperán las conciencias en los acuerdos de caballeros» explícitos o tácitos entre el poder político, las mafias y las familias, los ancianos serán detestados por haberse convertido en estorbos irremovibles. Hasta el día en que la muerte decide volver...Arrancando una vez más de una proposición contraria a la evidencia de los hechos corrientes, José Saramago desarrolla una narrativa de gran fecundidad literaria, social y filosófica que
1984
George Orwell · 1961
<b>Written more than 70 years ago, <i>1984</i> was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...<br><br><b>• Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s <i>The Great American Read •</i></b><br></b><br>“<i>The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.</i>”<br><br>Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching...<br><br>A startling and haunting novel, <i>1984</i> creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel’s hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions—a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.
FARENHEIT 451
Ray Bradbury
The Bradbury classic about a future crisis in intellectual freedom and book burning.
Dead Poets Society
N.H. Kleinbaum · 2012
Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to "make your lives extraordinary! Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect the Dead Poets Society--a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school and parents, they let their passions run wild. As Keating turns the boys on to the great words of Byron, Shelley, and Keats, they discover not only the beauty of language, but the importance of making each moment count. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams? But the Dead Poets pledges soon realize that their newfound freedom can have tragic consequences. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams?
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Tan poca vida
Hanya Yanagihara · 2024
Quatre graduats d'una universitat de Massachusetts es traslladen a Nova York per construir el seu futur, amb pocs diners i molts dubtes, però sostinguts per la seva amistat i les seves ambicions. Hi ha en Willem, un aspirant a actor amable i atractiu; en JB, un pintor nascut a Brooklyn, ràpid de paraula i a vegades cruel; en Malcolm, un arquitecte frustrat que comença a treballar en una empresa prominent; i en Jude, un advocat introvertit, brillant i enigmàtic, què és el centre de gravetat del grup .- Prové de l'editor.
