Títulos em Gênero Ficção

Às vezes, tudo que queremos é que nossos problemas se resolvam num passe de mágica. Na falta disso, porém, um gatinho (ou vários) vem bem a calhar: basta uma visita à Clínica Kokoro, onde os pacientes recebem um tipo de remédio que com certeza não se encontra em qualquer farmácia — gatos! — e, quando voltam para casa, veem sua vida se transformar para sempre.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

A festa do Bode é um dos romances mais importantes de Mario Vargas Llosa, laureado com o Nobel de Literatura em 2010 . Com uma pesquisa histórica rigorosa e uma preocupação flaubertiana pelos detalhes, ele recria uma República Dominicana de meados do século XX para recontar a história do general Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina—o "Bode"—e a implacável ditadura que implantou no país durante seus 31 anos de governo.

Lançado originalmente em 2008, O Fazedor de Velhos conta a história de Pedro, um garoto inteligente que está às portas da vida adulta. Com o amadurecimento, chegam questões fundamentais: que profissão escolher? Como lidar com os amores frustrados, os amigos deixados pra trás, os sentimentos confusos que teimam em perturbar?

Read by the critically acclaimed actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. When Esther Greenwood wins an internship at a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control. She finds herself spiralling into depression and eventually a suicide attempt as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take women's aspirations seriously.

Helena nunca esqueceu o verão que passou na mágica Pandora, a casa de seu padrinho no Chipre, onde, cercada por oliveiras e pelo verde-esmeralda do Mediterrâneo, ela se apaixonou pela primeira vez, aos 15 anos. Mais de duas décadas depois, tendo herdado a antiga propriedade, ela retorna a Pandora para mais um verão, dessa vez em companhia do marido e dos filhos. No entanto, Helena sabe que voltar àquele lugar pode trazer à tona segredos que ela preferia esconder.

Durante uma viagem de fim de semana, a filha mais nova de Mack Allen Phillips é raptada e evidências de que ela foi brutalmente assassinada são encontradas numa velha cabana. Após quatro anos vivendo numa tristeza profunda causada pela culpa e pela saudade da menina, Mack recebe um estranho bilhete, aparentemente escrito por Deus, convidando-o a voltar à cabana onde acontecera a tragédia. Apesar de desconfiado, ele vai ao local numa tarde de inverno e adentra passo a passo o cenário de seu mais terrível pesadelo. Mas o que ele encontra lá muda o seu destino para sempre.

Lorna nasceu e foi criada na ilha escocesa de Mure, um lugar tranquilo onde todos ajudam uns aos outros e existe um forte senso de comunidade. Quando o médico local precisa se aposentar, parece impossível arranjar alguém para ficar em seu lugar. Longe dali, em um campo de refugiados, Saif é o único médico presente quando um menino sofre um corte feio na mão. Ele quer ficar longe de problemas, mas a ética profissional e a compaixão o levam a se voluntariar para tratar o machucado.

The story starts on a train, when the narrator looks up from her newspaper ​and sees the woman seated in front of her. The sadness in the woman's face ​shapes up the narrator's own life and it's meaning.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

Set in the Yorkshire moors, the ill-fated, passionate love story of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff is beautiful, haunting, and sometimes harrowing.

Kew Gardens is a story of four pairs of people and shows the oddness in the decisions that shape human lives.

Immerse yourself in the enchanting prose which makes Mrs Dalloway a timeless classic, celebrated globally as one of Virginia Woolf's greatest novels. While Mrs Dalloway meticulously prepares for a grand evening soirée, she is interrupted by the arrival of an old admirer, who unknowingly ignites a cascade of memories and reflections that threaten to consume her. Weaving you in and out of her characters' minds, Mrs Dalloway will leave you convinced that Virginia Woolf possesses an unparalleled understanding of human nature.

Viena, 1938. Samuel Adler tem cinco anos quando seu pai desaparece durante a Noite dos Cristais—a noite em que sua família perde tudo. À medida que a segurança de seu filho se torna cada vez mais difícil de garantir, a mãe de Samuel consegue uma vaga para ele no trem Kindertransport, da Áustria nazista para a Inglaterra. Sozinho, o menino embarca levando apenas seu violino e o peso da solidão e da incerteza, que o acompanharão ao longo de sua vida.

Between the Acts is often an overlooked work in her oeuvre because she did express her intention to revise it before publication, though in the event this never happened. So it comes as a surprise to find that, while it probably would have benefited from revision, it is something of an unpolished gem, at times sparkling and actually very engaging. The writing is subtle, varied in tone and purpose; at times serious and complex and at others lighthearted and even downright funny. And unpredictable.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this decade the equality of the sexes is now law. In real life it’s patchy. Power refuses to ebb or cede. In literary terms though women are again second to none with writing that strides confidently forward addressing the issues, the characters and the stories in unique and individual ways.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh has spent years exploring the Outer Rim as a Wayseeker, answering to no authority but the Force itself. When the Jedi Council orders her to return to Coruscant, Vernestra ignores the summons, feeling that her priority is the beings she’s already serving. So the Council dispatches Jedi Knight Indara to track down Vernestra to deliver the urgent message that a Republic senator has formally requested Jedi assistance, asking for Vernestra’s aid by name.