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Normal People

Sally Rooney · 2019

NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (People) from the author of Conversations with Friends, “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan).   “[A] novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting.”—The Washington Post ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: People, Slate, The New York Public Library, Harvard Crimson 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. 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. Normal People 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.   WINNER: The British Book Award, The Costa Book Award, The An Post Irish Novel of the Year, Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Vogue, Esquire, Glamour, Elle, Marie Claire, Vox, The Paris Review, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country

The Night Got out of Hand

Max Ehrsam · 2021

«Lo tengo conmigo, de la mano, y no voy a dejar que se me vaya.»<br/><br/>Una mañana gélida, dos hombres se miran a través de la ventana de un café en Chicago. Se tocan ligeramente con los ojos, como si se conocieran de antes, de otra vida. No se hablan, sólo se graban la figura del otro y quedan a la espera de que un venturoso azar los haga coincidir de nuevo. Y sí: esa misma noche coinciden.<br/><br/>La atracción física es instantánea; el sexo, patentemente sabroso. Su deseo recíproco de tener una relación amorosa está en parte incitado por el uso de drogas recreativas. A pesar de que uno de ellos debe mudarse a la esquina opuesta del país y renunciar a su vida como escort y como sicoterapeuta, inician una vida en pareja, instalada exclusivamente en el presente; en un mundo sin historia y sin futuro. Sin embargo, tras un periodo de absoluta felicidad, el pasado irrumpe con fuerza devastadora y precipita esta historia de amor hacia un triste, casi trágico final.<br/><br/>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<br/><br/>"I have him by the hand, and I'm not going to let him go."<br/><br/>One freezing morning, two men look at each other through the window of a café in Chicago. They look each other up and down, as if they knew each other from before, from another life. They do not speak to each other; they only memorize the figure of the other and wait for a lucky chance to meet again. And yes: that same night they meet again.<br/><br/>The physical attraction is instantaneous; the sex, patently tasty. Their reciprocal desire for a sexual relationship is partly prompted by the use of recreational drugs. Despite the fact that one of them must move to the opposite corner of the country and give up his life as an escort and as a psychotherapist, they begin a life as a couple, exclusively ensconced in the present; in a world without history and without future. However, after a period of absolute happiness, the past erupts with devastating force and hastens this love story towards a sad, almost tragic end.

Le consentement (French Edition)

Vanessa Springora · 2020