Títulos em Literatura Mundial

Kristian Hadeland, newly arrived in London, seethes with ambition and contempt. Then he meets Hans, an eccentric Dutch artist. With Hans, the future Kristian yearns for is tangible. But success comes at a price. And when Kristian does the unthinkable, will he be prepared to pay it?

1360: Having left her days of rebellion behind, Jeanette of Kent has finally found contentment as a wife and mother. Then, she is delivered a new blow: her beloved husband, Thomas Holland, has died on duty overseas. Though broken, Jeanette readies herself once more to fight to protect what is hers. And when Prince Edward, heir to the throne and her longtime friend, unexpectedly steps forward and offers marriage, she accepts for the sake of her family. As their relationship deepens, love blossoms again for Jeanette, but it comes at a price.

Sultana’s Dream by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, published in 1905, is considered one of the earliest feminist science fiction works, especially in South Asian literature.

On the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, a large yellow moon hung low in the sky when the men came with dogs and guns and cricket bats. In front of his family’s small hut on the edge of a looming brick kiln, Lalloo’s brother was murdered. Unable to escape the memory of that horrible night, Lalloo’s parents and sisters remain trapped, the kiln chimney churning black smoke into the sky as the family slave, brick by brick, to pay off their debts. To rescue them, Lalloo must free himself from his past and carve out his own destiny.

China, the 1720s. Giuseppe Castiglione, a promising and ambitious Italian painter, is recruited by the Jesuits to serve the Emperor of China. But his painting style is rejected as inauspicious. Meanwhile, Niuhuru, a grey-eyed, too-tall girl is chosen as a concubine to a minor prince and sent to live in the Garden of Perfect Brightness, where Giuseppe meets her when he is tasked with turning the Garden into a wonderland for the Qianlong Emperor. But as the Garden changes and Niuhuru is swept upwards to ever-greater importance, is something precious being lost?

Rose Cutler defines herself by her exacting standards. As an anti-racist, Jewish secular feminist eco-warrior, she is convinced she knows the right way to do everything, including parent her six-year-old nephew Nathan. When Rose offers to look after him while his parents visit Mexico for a week, her brother and sister-in-law reluctantly agree, provided she understands the rules—routine, bedtime, homework—and doesn’t overstep. But when Rose’s Newfoundland attacks and kills a corgi at the park, Nathan starts acting strangely: barking, overeating, talking to himself.

When a major Pakistani political figure is hanged, OK Town erupts in protest. A few miles away, Sir Baghi is surprised by a knock at the door of the Rebel English Academy, his tuition center that offers affordable English lessons. An unexpected visitor, Sabiha, seeks refuge at the Academy—but she has a gun, her parents are political prisoners, her husband has just died in a suspicious fire, and she’s clearly hiding something. Baghi encourages Sabiha to write, and throughout the book her life unspools on the page.

After a hectic year sniffing out killers and chasing down leads, Louise and the rest of the Pack are relieved to finally have nothing more stressful on their plates than scent-training their dogs. Or at least, trying to. Then another body is found – a young homeless man murdered in the playground at their local park. With scant evidence leaving the police stumped, the Pack leap into action, determined to get justice even if they have to bark up every tree in the neighbourhood.

Since its first BBC broadcast in 1925, the Shipping Forecast has captured the nation's heart. Its practical use as a precise reading of the marine weather around the British Isles has been largely forgotten by its recreational listeners, who instead value its gentle rhythm and curious wording as a comfort, a charm, or fail-safe formula for inducing sleep.

In sixteen sparkling stories, Jan Carson introduces us to worlds and characters that feel real enough to touch. All of life is here: the thrill of growing up, the grief when youth is over; first love, mature love, parenthood and loss - all shot through with profound compassion, warm wit, and boundless imagination. In 'A Certain Degree of Ownership', a distracted couple on a beach fail to notice their baby crawl perilously towards the sea. In 'Troubling the Water', a rumor spreads at a public swimming pool and chaos ensues.

The haunting new folk horror novel from Lucie McKnight Hardy Astrid Aspden is a young and talented artist who has just secured her first solo exhibition. But in the weeks leading up to the exhibition her house is flooded and her paintings damaged. Overcome with despair and not knowing what to do, Astrid is thrown a lifeline by her best friend Flora who invites her to stay at a chapel she and her partner are renovating in the Brecon Beacons. While staying there Astrid learns about the unsettling history of the chapel and what lies beneath the nearby reservoir.

Rasta Man Love, Rasta Man Music, Rasta Man Revolution takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through the life of a legendary reggae musician known as Rasta Man. His rise to fame wasn’t just a musical triumph—it was a call for justice, a revolution born in the heart of the Caribbean. Alongside Empress, the love of his life, Rasta Man navigates the highs and lows of fame, love, and social upheaval. Their love story is one of passion, conflict, and deep connection, with their music becoming the soundtrack to a revolution that would shake the world.

Dolores and Mita grow up in rural Brazil in lockstep, speaking their own secret language, leading the carnival parade in matching dresses, even sleeping curled around each other. But when Mita develops a degenerative illness, their parents decide to send her to a hospital in their father’s native London. There is no Dolores without Mita and now Mita is gone, with no goodbye and no promise as to when they will see each other again.

For Barrett Cavanaugh, being a hero is inescapable. He just can't help himself. Barrett, Rowena and their friends head to Peru to document the excavation of El Valle de las Lagrimas, a village buried in the rain forest for nearly a thousand years. When a black cat saunters through the encampment, the local diggers consider it bad luck and the bringer of espiritus malignos. The practical Americans respect the locals beliefs, but put no stock in their superstitions. They soon learn that perhaps the little black gato isn't as innocent as he seems.

The Poetry of Law is a collection of 25 narrative poems about the human experience of an international lawyer. In a general sense, such a practice deals with laws applying to the movement of people and goods and services across national boundaries. The title seems an apparent oxymoron, but the poetry is in the people. The poetry is in the author’s journey from a wilderness log cabin beginning as the Northernmost lawyer in Michigan at the dawn of the Internet and ending with a practice in Manhattan.

An epic take on the white slave trade by Barbary pirates, centreing on the most famous buccaneer of the Salle Rovers—Jan Janszoon Van Haarlem. This novel-length narrative poem is set over six books, all interconnected but each telling its own separate and unique story.

Crystal has worked as a Registered Nurse in the city for more than 30 years, caring for many of the homeless during her career. She has written this collection of small poems to share in snippets, the complexities and consequences of homelessness.

Dive into a world where secrets whisper louder than words in this captivating romance set against the backdrop of Sydney’s corporate jungle. Jean Arnarson, a struggling assistant at Mercado Enterprises, discovers a startling gift—she can hear the unspoken thoughts of her boss, Alex Mercado. What begins as a mere curiosity transforms into a dangerous game of hidden desires and unspoken truths, as Jean navigates his scathing inner critiques and veiled vulnerabilities. Can she wield this mysterious power to secure her future, or will it unravel the fragile thread of her career—and her heart?

This marvelous collection opens with the practical wisdom and unforgettable wit of the poet’s grandmother, who said (among other things) “Turmeric can heal anything / but a broken heart” and “Read that to me at / my funeral, boy, right now my show is on.” From the foundation of the matriarchal, Majmudar turns to the impact of women as lovers and partners, exploring the contours of passionate, romantic, and married love; he and his wife are “two fireflies/ scooped out of the same evening” to meet in the jar where their constancy contains and sustains them.

Novella set in the Portals of Yahweh universe. A stone-age girl is stolen in a raid from her first family, made a daughter then sold by her second family to the mythical star-faring Earthlings. Strength of character and good fortune will take her further than human eyes can see on a cold winter's night. Her destiny will be written in the stars. Her first love is also taken but by alien slavers. Slavers who will find out about First Valley warriors and what it means to rain havoc. Among the stars and strange new worlds who will these stone-age youths become?