The last resident of the Pyrenean village of Ainielle faces death as the first snows fall. In his final moments, his fading memories are filled with the presence of friends and neighbors, sharing in his solitude.
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Margaret Jull Costa est une traductrice renommée, qui fait découvrir des trésors littéraires d'auteurs espagnols et portugais à un public anglophone. Son style de traduction se distingue par sa capacité à saisir les nuances subtiles et la beauté poétique des œuvres originales. Les traductions de Costa permettent aux lecteurs de découvrir et d'apprécier la diversité et la richesse de la littérature ibérique. Son travail est essentiel à la reconnaissance internationale de ces traditions littéraires.
Marias casts a knowing eye on the secrets that bring couples together and break them apart - the admissions that conceal, the lies that reveal - and the infinite capacity for self-deception in pursuit of love.
After killing his brother Abel, Cain must wander for ever. He witnesses Noah's ark, the destruction of the Tower of Babel, Moses and the golden calf. He is there in time to save Abraham from sacrificing Isaac when God's angel arrives late after a wing malfunction. Written in the last years of Saramago's life, Cainwittily tackles many of the moral and logical non sequiturs created by a wilful, authoritarain God, forming part of Saramago's long argument with God and recalling his provocative novel The Gospel According to Jesus Christ.
A vibrant collection of classic Spanish short stories and hidden gems alike, compiled by celebrated translator Margaret Jull Costa A Penguin Classic This exciting collection celebrates the Spanish short story, from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable work being written today. Featuring over fifty stories selected by revered translator Margaret Jull Costa, it blends hidden gems and old favorites, surprising new voices and giants of Spain's literary culture, from Emilia Pardo Bazán and Leopoldo Alas, through Mercè Rodoreda and Manuel Rivas, to Javier Marías. Brimming with romance, horror, history, farce, strangeness and beauty, and showcasing alluring hairdressers, war defectors, vampiric mothers, and talismanic mandrake roots, the daring and entertaining assortment of tales in The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories will be a treasure trove for readers.
A breathtaking collection of reflections from one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho.
Un magnifique petit livre à offrir aux lecteurs inconditionnels de Paulo Coelho pour la Saint Valentin. On y retrouve de nombreux extraits d'oeuvres, citations ou courts dialogues, tous placés sous le thème de l'amour. Les illustrations, hautes en couleurs, de Catalina Estrada font de cet ouvrage une véritable invitation à l'imagination.
The Relic
- 294pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Teodorico Raposo, the novel's anti-hero, is a master of deceit, one minute feigning devotion to his rich, pious aunt in order to inherit her money; the next, indulging in debauchery. Spurred on by the desire to please his aunt, and in order to get away from his unfaithful mistress, Teodorico embarks on a journey to the Holy Land in search of a holy relic. The resulting fiasco is a masterpiece of comic irony as religious bigotry and personal greed are mercilessly ridiculed.
L'Alchimiste
- 188pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Pour des millions de lecteurs dans le monde, ce livre a été une révélation : la clef d'une quête spirituelle que chacun de nous peut entreprendre, l'invitation à suivre son rêve pour y trouver sa vérité. L'histoire est celle de Santiago, jeune berger andalou parti à la recherche d'un trésor enfoui au pied des pyramides. Dans le désert, initié par l'alchimiste, il apprendra à écouter son cœur et à déchiffrer les signes du destin. Merveilleux conte philosophique, souvent comparé aux classiques du genre - Le Petit Prince, Jonathan Livingstone le goéland -, ce livre, devenu un best-seller international, a valu en France le Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle à l'auteur du Pèlerin de Compostelle et de La Cinquième Montagne.
Death at Intervals
- 196pages
- 7 heures de lecture
In an unnamed country on the first day of the new year, people stop dying. Amid the general public, there is great celebration: flags are hung out balconies and people dance in the streets. They have achieved the great goal of humanity - eternal life. Death is on strike. Soon though, the residents begin to suffer. For several months undertakers fake bankruptcy, the church is forced to reinvent its doctrine, and local 'maphia' smuggle those on the brink of death over the border where they can expire naturally. Death does return eventually, but with a new corteous approach - delivering violet warning letters to her victims. But what can death do when a letter is unexpectedly returned?
