Títulos em Literatura Mundial

Sophie, professeure de philosophie à Paris et d’origine grecque par ses grands-parents, reçoit un appel mystérieux en provenance d’Athènes. L’inconnu au bout du fil lui révèle l’existence d’un secret familial enfoui depuis des générations, un secret qu’elle ne pourra découvrir qu’en se rendant sur place avant une date butoir. Méfiante, craignant un canular ou une manipulation, elle choisit de garder cette révélation pour elle, sans en souffler mot à son conjoint, Christophe.

« Au début ça ne fait pas de bruit. Tu as l’impression que c’est possible, que les différences ne seront rien d’autre que ce que tu en feras, contre la société, contre ta propre famille. Tu ne vois que des obstacles mensongers, des fossés artificiellement creusés par d’autres...

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.

From USA Today bestselling author Peyton Corinne comes a second-chance hockey romance between the team's antihero and the new assistant coach's daughter filled with Peyton's trademark "deliciously angsty" (Publishers Weekly) storytelling. Toren Kane has always been a magnet for trouble. Branded...

Can two very different women put aside their differences to save the bookstore they love? The Japanese bestseller that kicked off a seven-book series - adapted for TV and 200,000 copies sold Riko Nishioka is assistant manager of the flagship Pegasus bookstore in Kichijoji. After working her way...

In his third life, Kinnosuke belonged to a famous author. Now, in his ninth, he wants nothing more to do with humans, who bring nothing but trouble and suffering. Drawn to the city in search of food, he comes across the Hokuto-do Bookshop, owned by a curious woman who has already given a home to...

Kyoko Tanihara still loves books. Just about. But life at the Musashino Bookstore is starting to get her down. Instead of promoting her favorite stories, she finds herself distracted, tearing her hair out at the mere sight of her infuriating manager, who can't seem to do anything but get in her...

THE WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED POET AND PROVOCATEUR An iconic, must-read novel of incels, influencers and AK-47s I mute the audio. I replay the video four times. It is my fucking face. 'Best book of the year' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS 'I'm a big, big fan' NICOLA STURGEON 'Fearless and brilliant' LEMN...

Buenos Aires, 1978. A dos años del golpe de Estado, miles de personas son recluidas en centros clandestinos de detención. Julio, joven hijo de un poderoso industrial, es uno de ellos, un «desaparecido» más. Madrid, 2000. Julio se llama ahora Jorge Luis. Durante una salida fortuita, se encuentra con Morales y despierta en él la voz de Julio, que exige venganza. Se introduce en la vida del exmilitar para destruirlo, y desarrolla hacia el hombre que debe matar un afecto que no tuvo por su propio padre.

Es 1873 en Santander, al norte de España. Magdalena y Juan son un matrimonio sin muchos recursos, cuyo deseo de tener hijos no se cumple. Un aborto fractura sus esperanzas y transforma a Magdalena en una figura sombría e incómoda. Al empeorar la situación, Juan decide tomarle la palabra a su tío y viajan a los Altos de Jalisco, en México, para cambiar su futuro. Este es el punto de partida de una narrativa que explora la migración, la revuelta revolucionaria, la subalternidad femenina y la resistencia de los oprimidos.

Ambition. Sorcery. Treason. How far will one woman dare to go? Eleanor Cobham arrived at court with nothing — her greatest hope was simply to marry well. But her ambition carried her further than any woman before her had dared. She wanted to rule her own destiny. To rule England itself. They...

Things are heating up for the archaeologists digging at Hamblin's Fort, an ancient Native American settlement in Arkansas. The local sheriff tries to involve them in his drug dealing. A mysterious black dog is shadowing their excavations. The marriage of "Boss Man," the crew chief, is unraveling, and Cecelia, one of the crew, claims she can see a menacing dark red energy vortex flowing up from the temple mound.

Yoksul, umutsuz bir ülkeden eğitim ve kültürle yükselen bir topluma dönüşüm hikâyesi. Grigory Petrov, Finlandiya’nın yeniden doğuşunu anlatırken “bir kişinin bile fark yaratabileceğini” hatırlatıyor. “Bataklıkta bile beyaz zambaklar açar.” Eğitim, idealizm ve toplumsal bilinç üzerine ilham veren, nesiller boyu yol gösterici bir klasik.

Issız bir fundalıkta, rüzgârın hiç dinmediği bir ev… Uğultulu Tepeler, aşkın en karanlık yüzünü anlatan sarsıcı bir klasik. Merkezinde Heathcliff ile Catherine Earnshaw’in birbirini hem var eden hem de yıkan bağı vardır: tutku, gurur ve sınıf farkı birleşir; sevgi zamanla öfkeye, öfke intikama dönüşür. Bu roman, romantik bir hikâye gibi başlayıp hızla bir hesaplaşmaya evrilir; acı yalnız iki kişi arasında kalmaz, nesiller boyu sürer. Gotik atmosferi, şiirsel dili ve unutulmaz karakterleriyle Uğultulu Tepeler, “bazı aşklar iyileştirmez—yarayı büyütür” cümlesini dinleyenin içine işler.

Dans l’immensité du ciel, des aviateurs s’élancent vers une idée plus grande qu’eux: la liberté. À chaque décollage, l’inconnu; à chaque retour, le prix des choix. Entre le grondement des moteurs et le silence des altitudes, ils apprennent la fraternité, affrontent la peur et découvrent ce que signifie tenir bon quand tout vacille. Un récit à la fois ample et intime, où l’adrénaline de l’envol côtoie la délicatesse des liens qui se tissent, et où l’espoir ne cesse de prendre son essor.

Moved to honour a form of relation often subordinated to romantic and familial ties, and to explore a part of her own history, Hélène Giannecchini pieces together an alternative genealogy of queer ancestors. In searching and sensitive prose, she sifts the past to bring existences deemed 'marginal' into communion with each other, traces of which may remain only in memory and archival fragments.

Yoksulluk, gurur ve karanlık bir fikir… Genç bir öğrencinin işlediği bir cinayet, onun iç dünyasında yavaş yavaş çözülen bir vicdanın kapılarını aralar. Dostoyevski’nin başyapıtı Suç ve Ceza, yalnızca bir polisiyeden ibaret değildir; insan zihninin derin korkularını, büyük yalnızlığını ve adalet arayışını anlatan benzersiz bir psikolojik yolculuktur. Gerçek ceza, insanın içinden yükselir.

Haikus are poems that are formulated in five to seven syllables and are primarily used in the Asian cultures.

Suecia, 1434. En una época de conspiraciones y secretos oscuros, una familia se enfrenta a su destino. Dinamarca, Suecia y Noruega llevan un siglo fusionadas en la Unión de Kalmar, pero ahora está a punto de desmoronarse. Puede que el rey Erico controle los reinos escandinavos con puño de hierro, aunque hay muchas familias reales que recuerdan su antigua grandeza y tienen dificultades para tolerar su yugo. Entre ellas, el linaje de Sten Bosson, con su blasón de azur y oro, sueña con recuperar su antiguo esplendor.

Este libro reúne los mejores poemas de amor escritos por Mario Benedetti, uno de los poetas más innovadores, divertidos, ambiciosos y modernos de la literatura en español.