Títulos em Literatura Mundial

Reports are coming in that an unidentified woman was in the car with James Wilshire (24), the Earl of Rossex, when it crashed in Fenshire late on Tuesday evening and killed him. She died from her injuries later in hospital. The police have not named the woman, but sources at Francis Court, where the earl lived with his wife Lady Beatrice (21), claim the dead woman was the wife of a member of staff.

Brought to life by YouTube superstar David Dobrik, Frankenstein is one of the earliest examples of science fiction, introducing the prototypical “mad scientist” who creates a monster who destroys everyone and everything that is dear to him. The scientist is the eponymous character of the novel but the name, Frankenstein, has become popularly attached to the creature itself, who has become one of the best-known monsters in the history of motion pictures and a constant reference point in popular culture.

With promises of new jobs and millions in revenue, the Wind River Reservation agrees to use their land for a nuclear storage site. But Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden is not willing to let this happen. And with help from Father John O'Malley, she sets out to protect the land and her people. But someone involved wants to keep Vicky—and anyone else who stands in the way—quiet. When a man is murdered and two attempts are made on Vicky's life, she knows the stakes have been raised.

Nathalie arrives at the circus in Vladivostok, Russia, fresh out of fashion school in Geneva. She is there to design the costumes for a trio of artists who are due to perform one of the most dangerous acts of all: the Russian Bar. As winter approaches, the season at Vladivostok is winding down, leaving the windy port city empty as the performers rush off to catch trains, boats, and buses home; all except the Russian bar trio and their manager. They are scheduled to perform at a festival in Ulan Ude, just before Christmas.

Agatha Christie is a global bestseller. Her work has been translated into over 100 languages and adapted for stage and screen. Christie's writing life ran from 1920 to the 1970s, and she didn't just write puzzles, she wrote plays, supernatural stories, thrillers, satires, and domestic noir. She also commented obliquely but perceptively on the social and cultural changes of a troubled century. Christie's work tells the story of a changing Britain, but perhaps her greatest achievement is not to be limited by that national context.

Father John O'Malley comes across the corpse lying in a ditch beside the highway. When he returns with the police, it is gone. The Arapahos of the Wind River Reservation speak of Ghost Walkers—tormented souls caught between the earth and the spirit world, who are capable of anything. Then, within days, a young man disappears from the Reservation without a trace. A young woman is found brutally murdered. And as Father John and Arapaho lawyer Vicky Holden investigate these crimes, someone—or something—begins following them.

In Otherworld, historian and novelist Lisa M. Bitel offers lively retellings of these Irish original myths using her expertise in Irish history and literature to guide modern listeners. She traces themes and characters that link the nine magical tales, explains customs and locations, and brings out the humor.

Lo Propio. Difficile est proprie comunia dicereHoracioPodría decirse que el poeta tiene únicamente dos temas: el amor y la muerte. Pues nacer es anticipar el morir, la traición no es otra cosa que el asesinato de la amistad, la vida no es sino el espacio donde acontecen la muerte y el amor. Al menos en Occidente, son los poetas quienes han dialogado con la muerte: la propia y la de todos; la individual, la colectiva y la cósmica.

母親４人が語り合うのは、中学受験対策と犯罪計画！？年代も仕事も家庭環境も異なる母親4人が出会ったのは、進学塾の保護者説明会だった。それをきっかけに、定期的に集うようになるが、ある日、詐欺事件に巻き込まれ……。

A simple phone call disrupts Nell Williams’s well-ordered life. Her mother, Mary, is in a hospital in Vermont. But her mother is supposed to be safely tucked away in an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, so Nell can’t fathom why she would be so far from home.

Songs from Fern’s Pond is a collage of poetry, letters, and prose that captures the universal resilience of the human spirit through the humor and courage of a woman who fearlessly pursued the life she dreamed of. A duet of text between mother and daughter, it’s a transcendent vision of the rough, wild, and beautiful landscape of the heart—and a reminder that every chapter is worth living to its fullest.

Beginning in 1930s Germany and based on their real lives, four cousins as close as siblings—Bettina, Trudi, Gustav, and Gertrud—share the experiences of the young, including first loves, marriages, and children. Bettina, the oldest, struggles to help her parents with their failing business. Trudi dresses in the latest fashions and tries to make everything look beautiful. Gustav is an artist at heart and hopes to one day open a tailoring shop. Gertrud, the youngest, is forced by her parents to keep secrets, but that doesn’t stop her from chasing boys.

Cristina Martino is twenty-eight and adrift. Underemployed at a university library in Turin, Italy, she still lives at home with her parents, in the shadow of her successful, married elder sister, Elena. One night, listlessly scrolling through Instagram, Cristina decides to delete her social media profiles.

Alone and adrift in Barcelona, an unnamed narrator is haunted by the death of her teenage brother, Diego. Diego, the little boy she helped raise in Mexico while their mother struggled to make a living in Spain. Diego, who loved Vampire Weekend and dreamed of becoming a pilot. Diego, who hated Madrid as much as she did.

Una mattina di aprile, in uno chalet in mezzo alle montagne, un uomo si sveglia, abbraccia la sua amante, si infila il costume e va a fare la solita nuotata. La donna si alza, prepara la colazione, caffè, formaggio, pane, poi lancia uno sguardo verso lo specchio d'acqua lì davanti e vede una sinistra macchia bianca. Corre fuori, si tuffa, è una pessima nuotatrice, raggiunge il corpo a fatica, lo trascina a riva, ma la sua pelle è di ghiaccio. Un istante prima M. era vivo, adesso è morto.

Quando Cara Romero perde il suo posto in fabbrica a causa della Grande Recessione, ha ormai più di cinquant'anni e deve, una volta ancora, ricominciare tutto daccapo. Costretta alla trafila degli uffici di collocamento, in una torrenziale confessione riversa la storia della sua vita su un'anonima consulente del lavoro: le turbolente vicende sentimentali; la nostalgia per la Repubblica Dominicana da cui è fuggita; le relazioni in un condominio newyorkese assediato dalla gentrificazione; la lotta continua per sopravvivere alle difficoltà economiche e alla burocrazia americana.

Vivimos en cambio constante, con miedo a decir «te quiero» por las consecuencias que podría traer. Pero debemos arriesgarnos, tenemos que perdernos para poder encontrarnos, aprender del daño y seguir soñando. Quiere, quiere mucho. Pero nunca te olvides de quererte a ti. Cuando Manu Erena empezó a escribir poesía en sus cuadernos, no podía imaginar que se convertiría en un fenómeno de ventas gracias a la publicación de su primer libro, Consecuencias de decir te quiero, con el que ha llegado a lo más alto de las listas de best sellers.

Johannes Vermeer emerge come un maestro indiscusso, capace di trasmettere l'essenza dell'arte pittorica nella sua forma più pura. Con una tecnica impeccabile, ritrae la società olandese del Seicento, immergendo lo spettatore in un mondo di luce e silenzio. Le vicende legate alle opere di Vermeer si intrecciano con le storie di uomini e donne che, in modi diversi, hanno interagito con il suo genio, dallo studioso Théophile Thoré-Bürger, allo scrittore Marcel Proust, fino al falsario Han Van Meegeren.

捜査本部より速くＳＮＳで犯人特定？遺体を発見したのは南アジア国籍の男性。インターネットでは彼の写真や住所が晒され、犯人だと断定して死刑を求める声まで上がる。情報が錯綜するなか、捜査員たちは――。ヒーローは必ずしも一匹狼じゃない！同僚とも家族とも絆が深い名刑事を描く傑作警察小説。

Anthony C. Yu’s translation of The Journey to the West, initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chinese novel in its entirety for the first time. Written in the sixteenth century, The Journey to the West tells the story of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China’s most famous religious heroes, and his three supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures.