Títulos em Ensaios

¿Quién es el verdadero Vladímir Putin? ¿Qué es lo que quiere? ¿Qué hará a continuación? A pesar de los millones de palabras que se han escrito sobre la Rusia de Putin, Occidente sigue sin comprender realmente a uno de los políticos más poderosos del mundo, cuya influencia se extiende por todo el planeta y cuyas redes de poder llegan al corazón mismo de nuestra vida cotidiana.

Las historias moldean lo que somos, desde nuestro carácter hasta nuestra identidad cultural, nos impulsan a realizar nuestros sueños y ambiciones y dan forma a nuestra política y nuestras creencias. Las utilizamos para construir nuestras relaciones, para mantener el orden en nuestros tribunales, para interpretar los acontecimientos en nuestros periódicos y medios de comunicación social. Contar historias es una parte esencial de lo que nos hace humanos.

Cámaras secretas se compone de lecturas, anécdotas y testimonios que buscan ahondar en la manera en que el cuerpo doliente nos ofrece una forma de narrarnos, de redescubrir la identidad aun a pesar de las pérdidas. En este lúcido ensayo, tan erudito como personal, Luis Jorge Boone nos ofrece una aproximación a diversos aspectos de la enfermedad y del dolor en la literatura para desvelarnos su enorme potencial transformador.

著者の北京での子ども時代を描いたエッセイ 絵本「100万回生きたねこ」が大ベストセラーになった著者が子ども時代に過ごした北京での暮らしを描いた珠玉のエッセイ。

Spanning more than thirty five years of Lawrence Wright’s reporting for The New Yorker, Texas Monthly, Rolling Stone and other magazines, these pieces remind us what a brilliant observer Wright has been of institutions, of political maneuverings, and of people—dangerous, eccentric, or beloved.

In this engaging and erudite essay, critically acclaimed writer Julian Barnes explores what is involved when we change our minds: about words, about politics, about books; about memories, age and time.

Du Mouvement de libération des femmes à l'après MeToo, de l'affaire Weinstein aux mille autres secouant le cinéma et les médias, jusqu'à son intime expérience, Caroline Fourest dissèque les ombres et lumières d'un séisme qui a changé nos vies. Un éclairage indispensable pour ne pas transformer une révolution en terreur, et garder le cap : celui de la lutte contre les abus de pouvoir. Cinquante nuances en zone grise. Pour sauver MeToo de ses excès

Ce livre est un vagabondage, une balade géographique, des instants vécus, des rencontres avec des femmes dites « ordinaires », des conversations avec des jeunes filles, des enquêtes dans le milieu associatif où chaque jour, des femmes remarquables aident des femmes en difficulté. C'est aussi un voyage littéraire et historique pour tenter d'éclairer ce que fut être femme et ce que veut dire être femme aujourd'hui.

An ode to one man's enduring love affair with hunting, The Fragrance of Grass stands as a testament to Guy de la Valdène's deep affection for and abiding respect of the natural work and all its inhabitants. Set in places as far afield as France and Montana, Saskatchewan and Florida, this beautifully written memoir is a treatise on dogs, birds, and wildlife; food, wine, and women.

もうあかんくなったら、読んでください　家族が終わりそうなので、あなたに頼みたいことがあります。母・ひろ実の大手術を機に、家族の日常が一変する。

元朝日新聞の記者が定年後，バルセロナで豆腐店を開業した．修業の日々，異国での苦労，新しい出会いと交流，ヨーロッパから見た日本の姿──ジャーナリストならではの洞察力で，「蛮勇」のカミさんと二人三脚の日々を綴った小気味よいエッセイ．

仕事、成功、世の中、自分、死の圧倒的現実を、静かに説き明かす対談！「やりたいことっていうのは仕事じゃねえよ」「死んでんのかな、ほんとに」―養老孟司

Con leggerezza e una certa dose di autoironia Larsson trasporta i suoi temi classici, come il viaggio, lo sradicamento e il bisogno di libertà, dal mondo avventuroso dei mari a quello più quotidiano e urbano del trasporto pubblico, offrendoci un racconto che susciterà immediata simpatia in tutti quelli che hanno vissuto, anche solo brevemente, la frustrante esperienza del pendolarismo.

With their powerful blend of political and aesthetic concerns, Edward W. Said's writings have transformed the field of literary studies. This long-awaited collection of literary and cultural essays, the first since Harvard University Press published The World, the Text, and the Critic in 1983, reconfirms what no one can doubt—that Said is the most impressive, consequential, and elegant critic of our time—and offers further evidence of how much the fully engaged critical mind can contribute to the reservoir of value, thought, and action essential to our lives and our culture.

The sport of surfing has a mystique and allure that has transformed many of these icons into mythical figures. Surfer Stories brings them together in one definitive collection that will appeal to those who surf and those who don’t!

What does it take to escape the plotlines mapped onto us? Searching for clues in the work of her literary foremothers, Lipson untangles what it means to be a girl, a woman, a lover, a partner, a daughter, and a mother in a world all too ready to reduce us to stock characters.

The essays in Does This Make Me Funny? introduce us to Zosia Mamet in all her glory—from her early days growing up in literary and dramatic circles, to her years as a young adult pining for acceptance and love, to her first attempts to make it as an actor, to where she and Shosh are now. A gripping, funny, and earnest look at what it means to be a girl in the world and how to define yourself amid the bustle of show business, Does This Make Me Funny? is a captivating debut from a natural-born storyteller.

For over half a century, Werner Herzog has challenged, enriched, and expanded our understanding of the truth. His films and books have mixed fiction and nonfiction, documentary and drama, reality and imagination. Invariably, Herzog goes beyond the appearance of what is true in search of a higher truth, or what he has often referred to as the “ecstatic truth.” In The Future of Truth, a great artist essays an answer to one of humanity’s deepest, most eternal questions.

La guida per imparare a stare bene nel nostro corpo e nel nostro presente L'ansia, la rabbia, la paura, la frustrazione, ma anche la felicità, l'amore, la serenità, sono emozioni che sentiamo anche (forse soprattutto) nel corpo, oltre che nell'animo. E chi ha portato nella propria vita lo yoga, una disciplina che unisce il corpo e la spiritualità, lo sa bene. Alice Degl'Innocenti, l'insegnante di yoga e mental coach nota sui social come @alix_loto, ci conduce allora in un percorso di scoperta della nostra natura più profonda.

A collection of insightful and uproariously funny non-fiction by the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST—one of the most acclaimed and adventurous writers of our time. A SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING... brings together Wallace's musings on a wide range of topics, from his early days as a nationally ranked tennis player to his trip on a commercial cruiseliner. In each of these essays, Wallace's observations are as keen as they are funny.