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The Secret History
Donna Tartt • 1993
The Handmaids Tale
Margaret Atwood • 2017
El Retrato de Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde • 1890
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde from Coterie Classics <p> All Coterie Classics have been formatted for ereaders and devices and include a bonus link to the free audio book. <p>“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray <br> A man sells his soul for eternal youth and scandalizes the city in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.</p></p>
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov • 1955
1984
George Orwell • 1949
<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.
La Metamorfosis
Franz Kafka • 1915
El arte de la guerra
Sun Tzu • 2018
«Si conoces al enemigo y a ti mismo, tu victoria será segura; si conoces el Cielo y conoces la Tierra, puedes lograr que tu victoria sea completa». El arte de la guerra es el más reconocido tratado de estrategia militar de todos los tiempos. A pesar de haber sido escrito, presumiblemente, en el siglo V a.C., las ideas estipuladas por Sun Tzu mantienen plena vigencia y actualidad, puesto que los trece capítulos que componen la presenta obra transmiten una sabiduría difícilmente superable. Las enseñanzas de este libro son aplicables a todos aquellos ámbitos de la vida en los que los conflictos y las contradicciones tienen un especial protagonismo, como la política, la economía, la filosofía, las leyes o la psicología, entre otros, lo que lo convierte en un magnífico compendio de conocimiento de la naturaleza humana.
FARENHEIT 451
Ray Bradbury • unde
The Bradbury classic about a future crisis in intellectual freedom and book burning.
Dracula: The Original 1897 Edition (A Bram Stoker Classic Novel)
Bram Stoker • 2023
“There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights.” ― Bram Stoker, Dracula<br/><br/>Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.<br/><br/>Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. The novel touches on themes such as the role of women in Victorian culture, sexual conventions, immigration, colonialism, and post-colonialism.<br/><br/>Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form, and the novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television interpretations.<br/><br/>A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!
The Bell Jar (Modern Classics)
Sylvia Plath • 2005
<p><i>The Bell Jar</i> chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under -- maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made <i>The Bell Jar</i> a haunting American classic.</p> <p>This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.</p>
Poetry
Tarumba: Poems (Spanish Edition)
Jamie Sabines • 2007
Algo Sobre La Muerte Del Mayor (Spanish Edition)
Jaime Sabines • 2004
Poesía Completa
Alejandra Pizarnik • 2000
Cartas
Emily Dickinson • 2022
Product Description<br/><br/>Las cartas de la extraordinaria Emily Dickinson. Una aproximación única a su enigmática intimidad.<br/>Lejos de ser un mero complemento, las cartas de Emily Dickinson constituyen una parte esencial de su universo poético. La belleza de sus poemas se encuentra también en estos textos, a medio camino entre la poesía, la confesión y el diario íntimo.<br/>De las más de mil cartas que Emily Dickinson escribió a lo largo de su confinada #aunque intensísima# vida, Nicole d'Amonville ha seleccionado, anotado y traducido, con excelente criterio, fino oído y sabiduría, su personal canon, como ya hiciera con los poemas. El resultado es la edición más rigurosa y ambiciosa que se ha hecho en castellano del epistolario de la gran poeta norteamericana, una de las escritoras más extraordinarias y enigmáticas de todos los tiempos.<br/>La crítica ha dicho:<br/>«No hay, que yo sepa, una vida más apasionada y solitaria que la de esa mujer. Prefirió soñar el amor y acaso imaginarlo y temerlo. En su recluida aldea de Amherst buscó la reclusión de su casa y, en su casa, la reclusión del color blanco y la de no dejarse ver por los pocos amigos que recibía. Además de la escritura fugaz de cosas inmortales, profesó el hábito de la lenta lectura y la reflexión.»<br/>Jorge Luis Borges<br/><br/>«Una completa selección de misivas, y a su vez testimonial repaso por la vida y obra de un personaje que practicó la poesía como la condición más elevada del ser humano, punto de (resbaladiza) unión entre el misticismo y la verdad.»<br/>ABC Cultura<br/>«Las cartas de Dickinson son la única prosa que escribió, y constituyen un intrigante complemento de su velado y a menudo misterioso verso.»<br/>David O'Neill, The Paris Review<br/>«Su originalidad no ha sido igualada ni siquiera por la fuerza de sus descendientes poéticos: Wallace Stevens, Harr Crane, Elisabeth Bishop. Su canonicidad surge de su lograda extrañeza, de su misteriosa relación con la tradición.»<br/>Harold Bloom<br/>«En un poema de Emily Dickinson hay ese hechizo que nos devuelve al mundo perdido de los encantamientos verbales y las canciones de cuna, a los miedos y las maravillas secretas de la infancia.»<br/>Antonio Muñoz Molina<br/>«La poesía de Emily Dickinson nace de lo que su autora define como #diferencia#, y que lo es no solo de la sociedad patriarcal en que nace, sino de la norma literaria que esta misma sociedad impone y de la que ella, con valentía y firme voluntad, se aparta.»<br/>Jaime Siles, ABC Cultural<br/>«Una gran poeta cuya vida ha permanecido en el misterio.»<br/>The Guardian<br/>«Dickinson es conocida por sus peculiaridades, que se manifiestan sobre todo en sus versos. Pero es en sus cartas donde muestra rasgos como la feroz independencia con respecto a cosas importantes como la religión o el arte.»<br/>Sally D. Ketchum, New York Journal of Books<br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/>Emily Dickinson nació en 1830 en Amherst, una pequeña ciudad de Massachusetts, en el seno de una familia influyente (su padre, Edward, abogado eminente, era diputado en el Congreso de Estados Unidos). Después de haber estudiado en la Academia de Amherst, en 1847 entró en el Seminario femenino de Mount Holyoke, aunque interrumpió sus estudios al año siguiente, afectada por una fuerte nostalgia por su familia y el paisaje natal. Excluidas algunas breves estancias en Washington, Filadelfia y Boston, llevó una vida retirada y solitaria en la casa paterna de Amherst, ocupándose del jardín, escribiendo poesía y manteniendo una extensa correspondencia con amigos y tutores. Murió en 1886. Su obra, integrada por 1.775 poemas, de los cuales no llegó a publicar ni una decena en vida, hace de ella una de las voces más significativas de la literatura norteamericana.
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson • 2021
This complete compendium of Emily Dickinson's poetry offers the reader a vivid portrait of one of Massachusetts' most famous and enigmatic poets.<br/><br/>Although a greatly talented writer, Emily Dickinson lived most of her life in private seclusion, in contrast to the culture of the time which emphasized community and socializing. Throughout her life, Emily's family ensured her care and comfort; she lived a life characterized by quiet self-seclusion. Emily's early life ensured a great standard of education, with her aunts in particular noting her inclination toward musical and literary interests.<br/><br/>Contemporary scholars generally agree that Emily Dickinson's isolation was chiefly the result of a persistent depression. The death of a school principal she admired, and of several friends, plummeted her toward isolation during the prime of her life. Despite her illness, she managed to travel with her family to see life beyond her hometown of Amhurst and publish a few of her poems.<br/><br/>In later life, Dickinson spent much of her time looking after her ailing mother in complete seclusion. During these years she compiled all of her poetry from youth, redrafted many entries, and meticulously organized her work into manuscript books which her sister discovered shortly after her death at the home.<br/><br/>For its eloquence and beauty, Emily Dickinson's poems is regarded as one of the greatest examples of American verse, and today commonly comprises school syllabuses in the United States.
Lo que nunca quise escribir: POESIA JOVEN (Spanish Edition)
Marianela Dos Santos • 2022
¿Se extraña con la mente, con el corazón o con las manos?<br/>En su poemario más íntimo, Marianela se despide de la adolescencia y le abre la puerta a la nostalgia por dejar atrás su tierra de dos estaciones: «lluvia contigo, sequía sin ti».<br/>Dividido en tres partes (Cabeza, Tronco y Extremidades), este libro reúne 108 lágrimas inevitables sobre autodescubrimiento, amor y desamor que se convirtieron en poemas.<br/>Hay algo que tienes que saber antes de adentrarte en su refugio: en estas páginas no encontrarás solo poesía, sino también la llave para darle a tu corazón el cuidado que merece.
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
Lana Del Rey • 2020
The New York Times bestselling debut book of poetry from Lana Del Rey, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass.<br/><br/>“Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is the title poem of the book and the first poem I wrote of many. Some of which came to me in their entirety, which I dictated and then typed out, and some that I worked laboriously picking apart each word to make the perfect poem. They are eclectic and honest and not trying to be anything other than what they are and for that reason I’m proud of them, especially because the spirit in which they were written was very authentic.” —Lana Del Rey<br/><br/>Lana’s breathtaking first book solidifies her further as “the essential writer of her times” (The Atlantic). The collection features more than thirty poems, many exclusive to the book: Never to Heaven, The Land of 1,000 Fires, Past the Bushes Cypress Thriving, LA Who Am I to Love You?, Tessa DiPietro, Happy, Paradise Is Very Fragile, Bare Feet on Linoleum, and many more. This beautiful hardcover edition showcases Lana’s typewritten manuscript pages alongside her original photography. The result is an extraordinary poetic landscape that reflects the unguarded spirit of its creator.<br/><br/>Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is also brought to life in an unprecedented spoken word audiobook which features Lana Del Rey reading fourteen select poems from the book accompanied by music from Grammy Award–winning musician Jack Antonoff.
DIARIOS DE ALEJANDRA PIZARNIK
Alejandra Pizarnik • unde
The Poems of Sappho
Sappho • 2023
Donde viven las musas / Land of Muses (Spanish Edition)
Marianela Dos Santos • 2024
¿Qué tienen en común las historias más románticas de la mitología griega con tu propio dolor convertido en poesía?<br/><br/>Nueva edición especial con poemas e ilustraciones inéditos<br/><br/>Acompaña a la autora en un poemario sincero y emocional que te llevará desde los mitos atemporales más conocidos, hasta su propio corazón desbordado de versos.<br/><br/>Una experiencia literaria que te ayudará a salir en busca de la inspiración incluso en tus momentos más oscuros, porque en este viaje las musas susurran a aquellos que creen en la magia... y solo cuando creemos, la magia nos encuentra.<br/><br/>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<br/><br/>How can stories from Greek mythology help you turn your pain into poetry?<br/><br/>A special new edition with never-before-published poems and illustrations.<br/><br/>This sincere and moving volume will take you on a voyage in verse from timeless myth to the depths of your own heart.<br/><br/>A literary experience that will help you find inspiration even in your darkest moments. Because on this journey, the Muses share their secrets with those who believe in magic… and magic can find us only when we believe.
Young-adult
Icarus and Apollo
Jay Bell
Have you ever wondered why that 13-digit number on the back of a book costs $125 in the United States but is completely free in Canada and India? This book, The Global ISBN Handbook, is your 2025 guide to the International Standard Book Number. It explains everything about this global "fingerprint" for books. The ISBN is the most important cornerstone of the publishing industry. It started as a simple warehouse tool in the 1960s. Now, it is a complex digital identifier used in over 200 countries. This handbook deconstructs the entire system. It uses 15 distinct national case studies to do this. You will learn how the old 10-digit system changed to the new 13-digit one. We break down the five parts of the ISBN, from the "Bookland" prefix to the final check digit. The book explores the global governance framework, starting with the International ISBN Agency. Then, it dives deep into how different countries run their systems. You'll see the privatized, high-cost model in the United States. You'll compare it to Canada's free, government-run system. We explore the industry-led models in Brazil and Germany. We look at government-run systems in Mexico and India. We even cover the unique case of China, where the ISBN is not a simple identifier but a state-controlled publication license. The book also examines the systems in the UK , France , Russia , Japan , Australia , South Africa , Nigeria , and Egypt. Many books and websites can tell you how to get an ISBN. This handbook is the only resource that explains why the process is so different everywhere you look. It moves beyond a simple "how-to" and provides a true global analysis. It directly compares the privatized, for-profit models in the US and UK against the free, public-good systems in Canada and South Africa. You won't just learn the price; you will understand the cultural policies, market structures, and legal philosophies that shape that price. This book shows how the ISBN is a "global mirror". It reveals how a simple number can be a commercial product in one nation , a tool of cultural policy in another , and an instrument of state control in a third. This comparative insight is the missing piece for any author, publisher, or researcher trying to navigate the complex international publishing market. Disclaimer: This handbook is an independently produced resource for commentary and analysis. The author has no affiliation with the International ISBN Agency, R.R. Bowker, Library and Archives Canada, the National Press and Publication Administration, or any other national ISBN agency. This work is independently produced under the principle of nominative fair use.
La sangre del Olimpo
RIORDAN • 2017
The Raven Boys
Maggie Stiefvater • 2013
El ritmo de la noche
Michelle Durán • 2023
Etéreo
Joana Marcús
"Caleb no es un chico corriente. Ha tenido una vida complicada, quizá por las habilidades especiales que lo convierten, a sus ojos, en un monstruo. El destino lo ha llevado a trabajar para gente de moral dudosa, a hacer cosas que le han manchado las manos y el alma. Entonces, una de sus misiones se complica y se le asigna vigilar a Victoria, una humana tan normal como cualquier otra, con un trabajo rutinario, un apartamento pequeño y un gato extraño. Debería ser el trabajo más fácil del mundo, pero termina teniendo que elegir entre el mundo que conoce y la única persona que alguna vez le ha importado. Y tú, ¿serías capaz de enamorarte de alguien que desconoce el significado del amor?"--
The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, 1)
Lynette Noni • 2022
“Lynette Noni is a masterful storyteller. A must-read for any fantasy lover!” — SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author<br/>Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer.<br/>When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals.<br/>Then a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containing a single order: “Don’t let her die. We are coming.” Aware that the Trials will kill the sickly queen, Kiva risks her own life to volunteer in her place. If she succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom.<br/>But no one has ever survived.<br/>With an incurable plague sweeping Zalindov, a mysterious new inmate fighting for Kiva’s heart, and a prison rebellion brewing, Kiva can’t escape the terrible feeling that her trials have only just begun.<br/>From bestselling author Lynette Noni comes a dark, thrilling YA fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, and Sabaa Tahir.
Girls Like Girls
Hayley Kiyoko • 2023
<p><b>*INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*<br></b><br><b>Trailblazing pop star, actor and director, Hayley Kiyoko debuts her first novel, a coming-of-age romance based on her breakthrough hit song and viral video, GIRLS LIKE GIRLS.</b><br><br>It’s summertime and 17-year-old Coley has found herself alone, again. Forced to move to rural Oregon after just losing her mother, she is in no position to risk her already fragile heart. But when she meets Sonya, the attraction is immediate.<br><br>Coley worries she isn't worthy of love. Up until now, everyone she's loved has left her. And Sonya's never been with a girl before. What if she's too afraid to show up for Coley? What if by opening her heart, Coley's risking it all? <br><br>They both realize that when things are pushed down, and feelings are forced to shrivel away, Coley and Sonya will be the ones to shrink. It’s not until they accept the love they fear and deserve most, that suddenly the song makes sense. <br><br>Based on the billboard-charting smash hit song and viral music video GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, Hayley Kiyoko's debut novel is about embracing your truth and realizing we are all worthy of being loved back.</p>
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
Una Perfecta Confusión
America Rodas
Se busca novio
Alexis Hall • 2021
SE BUSCA: Novio (falso)<br/><br/>Perfecto en todos los sentidos<br/><br/>Luc pertenece a una familia de estrellas del rock. Su padre se ha pasado veinte años entrando y saliendo de programas de desintoxicación. Ahora que ha regresado, Luc vuelve a estar en el ojo público y una foto comprometedora lo estropea todo.<br/><br/>Para limpiar su imagen, Luc debe encontrar una relación bonita y normal... y Oliver no podría ser más bonito y normal. Es abogado, vegetariano y no ha provocado un escándalo en su vida. Por desgracia, no tienen nada en común, así que Luc y Oliver hacen un pacto para ser (falsos) novios de cara a la galería.<br/><br/>Pero el problema de los noviazgos falsos es que pueden parecerse mucho a uno real. Te acostumbras a alguien, empiezas a enamorarte y no quieres soltarlo nunca.<br/><br/>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<br/><br/>AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH<br/><br/>Named a best book of the year by Oprah Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Goodreads, The Washington Post, and more!<br/><br/>WANTED:<br/><br/>One (fake) boyfriend<br/>Practically perfect in every way<br/><br/>Luc O'Donnell is tangentially—and reluctantly—famous. His rock star parents split when he was young, and the father he's never met spent the next twenty years cruising in and out of rehab. Now that his dad's making a comeback, Luc's back in the public eye, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin everything.<br/><br/>To clean up his image, Luc has to find a nice, normal relationship…and Oliver Blackwood is as nice and normal as they come. He's a barrister, an ethical vegetarian, and he's never inspired a moment of scandal in his life. In other words: perfect boyfriend material. Unfortunately, apart from being gay, single, and really, really in need of a date for a big event, Luc and Oliver have nothing in common. So they strike a deal to be publicity-friendly (fake) boyfriends until the dust has settled. Then they can go their separate ways and pretend it never happened.<br/><br/>But the thing about fake-dating is that it can feel a lot like real-dating. And that's when you get used to someone, start falling for them, and eventually don't ever want to let them go.<br/><br/>Discover the LGBT romance about exact opposites falling in perfectly imperfect love that New York Times and USA Today bestselling author CHRISTINA LAUREN calls "hilarious, witty, tender, and stunning."
Carry On (Simon Snow Trilogy Book 1)
Rainbow Rowell • 2015
<p><b>#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author!<br></b><b>Booklist Editors’ Choice 2015 - Youth!</b><br><b> Named a "Best Book of 2015" by Time Magazine, School Library Journal, Barnes & Noble, NPR, PopSugar, The Millions, and The News & Observer!<br><br></b>Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.<br><br>That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a<i> complete git</i>, but he's probably right.<br><br>Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here -- it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up.<br><br><b><i>Carry On</i> </b>is a ghost story, a love story and a mystery. It has just as much kissing and talking as you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell story - but far, far more monsters.</p>
Fantasy
Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky (The Seckry Sequence)
Joseph Evans • 2012
Wolfsong (Green Creek Book 1)
TJ Klune • 2022
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 1)
Sarah J. Maas • 2020
<p><b>The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from </b><b>global phenomenon</b><b> Sarah J. Maas.</b><br><br>When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. <br><br>At least, he's not a beast all the time. <br><br>As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin-and his world-forever.<br><br>From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.</p>
The Cruel prince
Holly Black
Fiction
Todos Somos Villanos -V2
M. L. Rio • 2023
El cuchillo en la mano (Chaos Walking 1)
Patrick Ness • 2022
Mistery
Siempre hemos vivido en el castillo
Shirley Jackson • 2017
«Me llamo Mary Katherine Blackwood. Tengo dieciocho años y vivo con mi hermana Constance. A menudo pienso que con un poco de suerte podría haber sido una mujer lobo, porque mis dedos medio y anular son igual de largos, pero he tenido que contentarme con lo que soy. No me gusta lavarme, ni los perros, ni el ruido. Me gusta mi hermana Constance, y Ricardo Plantagenet, y la Amanita phalloides, la oronja mortal. El resto de mi familia ha muerto.» Con estas palabras se presenta Merricat, la protagonista de Siempre hemos vivido en el castillo, que lleva una vida solitaria en una gran casa apartada del pueblo. Allí pasa las horas recluida con su bella hermana mayor y su anciano tío Julian, que va en silla de ruedas y escribe y reescribe sus memorias. La buena cocina, la jardinería y el gato Jonas concentran la atención de las jóvenes. En el hogar de los Blackwood los días discurrirían apacibles si no fuera porque algo ocurrió, allí mismo, en el comedor, seis años atrás.
La venganza de la vaca
SERGIO AGUIRRE • 2015
Catedrales
Claudia Piñeiro • 2020
Una adolescente aparece quemada y descuartizada en un descampado. Treinta años después, el crimen sigue sin aclararse y su familia y entorno se han desmoronado.<br/><br/>Hace treinta años, en un terreno baldío de un barrio tranquilo, apareció descuartizado y quemado el cadáver de una adolescente. La investigación se cerró sin culpables y su familia -de clase media educada, formal y católica- silenciosamente se fue resquebrajando. Pero, pasado ese largo tiempo, la verdad oculta saldrá a la luz gracias al persistente amor del padre de la víctima.<br/><br/>Esa verdad mostrará con crudeza lo que se esconde detrás de las apariencias; la crueldad a la que pueden llevar la obediencia y el fanatismo religioso; la complicidad de los temerosos e indiferentes, y también, la soledad y el desvalimiento de quienes se animan a seguir su propio camino, ignorando mandatos heredados.<br/><br/>Como en Las viudas de los jueves, en Elena sabe y en Una suerte pequeña, Claudia Piñeiro ahonda con maestría en los lazos familiares, en los prejuicios sociales y en las ideologías e instituciones que marcan los mundos privados, y nos entrega una novela conmovedora y valiente, certera como una flecha clavada en el corazón de este drama secreto.
Horror
Los peligros de fumar en la cama (Spanish Edition)
Mariana Enriquez • 2018
Doce cuentos en los que lo terrorífico se infiltra en lo cotidiano. Doce relatos perturbadores que llevan el género de terror a una nueva dimensión.<br/>Una niña desentierra en el jardín unos huesos que resultan no ser de un animal; la bucólica escena veraniega de unas chicas que se bañan en un paraje natural acaba convertida en un infierno de celos de inquietantes consecuencias; un mendigo despreciado siembra la desgracia en un barrio pudiente; Barcelona se transforma en un escenario perturbador, marcado por la culpa y del que es imposible escapar; una presencia fantasmal busca un sacrificio en un balneario; una chica siente una atracción fetichista por los corazones enfermos; un rockero fallecido de un modo atroz recibe un homenaje de sus fans que va más allá de lo imaginable; un chico que filma clandestinamente a parejas haciendo el amor y a mujeres con tacones altos caminando por las calles recibe una propuesta que le cambiará la vida.<br/>En los doce soberbios cuentos que componen este volumen Mariana Enriquez despliega todo un repertorio de recursos del relato clásico de terror: apariciones espectrales, brujas, sesiones de espiritismo, grutas, visiones, muertos que vuelven a la vida... Pero, lejos de proponer una mera revisitación arqueológica del género, reelabora ese material con una voz propia y radicalmente moderna. Tirando del hilo de la mejor tradición, la lleva un paso más allá, con historias que indagan en lo siniestro que se agazapa en lo cotidiano, despliegan un turbio erotismo y crean imágenes poderosísimas que dejan una huella indeleble.<br/>Quienes descubrieron a Mariana Enriquez con Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego tienen ahora en sus manos un libro anterior, en el que ya aparece perfectamente dibujado el universo de una escritora que conecta con maestros modernos de la literatura de terror como Shirley Jackson, Thomas Ligotti o su compatriota Cortázar. Enriquez se asoma a los abismos más recónditos del alma humana, a las soterradas corrientes de la sexualidad y la obsesión...
Comics
Lore Olympus: Volume One
Rachel Smythe • 2021
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring a brand-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel Smythe.<br/><br/>HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • “What Scott Pilgrim did for Canadian slackers, Lore Olympus does for the Greek pantheon, while being so beautiful that you know Aphrodite is just staring daggers in its direction.”—Kieron Gillen, co-creator of The Wicked + The Divine<br/><br/>Persephone, young goddess of spring, is new to Olympus. Her mother, Demeter, has raised her in the mortal realm, but after Persephone promises to train as a sacred virgin, she’s allowed to live in the fast-moving, glamorous world of the gods. When her roommate, Artemis, takes her to a party, her entire life changes: she ends up meeting Hades and feels an immediate spark with the charming yet misunderstood ruler of the Underworld. Now Persephone must navigate the confusing politics and relationships that rule Olympus, while also figuring out her own place—and her own power.<br/><br/>This edition of Smythe’s original Eisner-winning webcomic Lore Olympus brings Greek mythology into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel.<br/><br/>This volume collects episodes 1–25 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.
Punk Rock Jesus
_ • 2018
Scientific dissemination
Reverberación: Haz todo mejor con música
Keith Blanchard
