A Demanda do Visionário
10 best books like A Demanda do Visionário (Robin Hobb): In the Heart of the Heart of the Country and Other Stories, Hearts of Stone, Clavícula, Kanada, La danza de los demonios, Fenomenul Pitești, The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios, Jurnalul Convertirii (De la Zeiţa Morţii la Împăratul Vieţii), Barbe bleue, The Eagle's Prophecy
| Author | William H. Gass |
| ISBN | 0879233745 |
IN THIS SUITE of five short pieces -- one of the unqualified literary masterpieces of the American 1960s -- William Gass finds five beautiful forms in which to explore the signature theme of his fiction: the solitary soul’s poignant, conflicted, and doomed pursuit of love and community. In their...
| Author | Simon Scarrow |
| ISBN | 0755380223 |
1938. A perfect summer on the Greek island of Lefkas for three young people untroubled by the simmering politics of Europe. Peter, visiting from Germany while his father leads an archaeological dig, has become close friends with locals Andreas and Eleni. As the world slides towards conflict and Peter...
| Author | Marta Sanz |
| ISBN | 8433998293 |
Durante un vuelo, a Marta Sanz le duele algo que nunca le había dolido. Un mal oscuro o un flato. A partir de ese instante crece el cómico malestar que desencadena Clavícula: «Voy a contar lo que me ha pasado y lo que no me ha pasado. La posibilidad de que no me haya pasado es lo que más me estremece.» Aquí,...
| Author | Juan Gómez Bárcena |
| ISBN | 8416677387 |
Kanada comienza donde la mayoría de las novelas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial terminan: con el fin del conflicto. Porque en 1945 se interrumpen las matanzas, pero se inicia otra tragedia que ha suscitado mucha menos literatura: el imposible regreso a casa de millones de supervivientes.
El protagonista...
| Author | Esther Singer Kreitman |
Publicada en Polonia en 1936, La danza de los demonios constituye un gran redescubrimiento literario. En esta novela autobiográfica, Esther Singer Kreitman, hermana de los escritores Israel Yehoshúa y del Premio Nobel Isaac Bashevis Singer, retrata vívida y apasionadamente el mundo de los...
Ceea ce s-a petrecut la inchisoarea din Pitesti intre 1949 si 1952 merita un loc aparte in inspaimantatorul repertoriu al ororilor concentrationare ale veacului al XX-lea. "Fenomenul Pitesti" apartine aceluiasi registru, la care vine insa cu o trasatura specifica: utilizarea sistematica a torturarii...
The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios
| Author | Dionysios Farasiotis |
| ISBN | 1887904166 |
This powerful memoir tells the story of a Greek youth who, out of a desire to know the truth empirically, began to experiment in yoga, hypnotism, and various occult techniques. Eventually drawn back to the Faith of his forefathers Orthodox Christianity he visited the ancient monastic republic of Mount...
Jurnalul Convertirii (De la Zeiţa Morţii la Împăratul Vieţii)
"Jurnalul convertirii" este o reţetă de vindecare pentru mulţi dintre cei ce, robi fiind, se cred liberi. (Pr. Nicolae Burlan)
Acest deja faimos "Jurnal al convertirii" este o carte abisală despre întuneric şi lumină, moarte şi viaţă, sens şi nonsens. Şi, mai ales, o carte adevărată....
| Author | Amélie Nothomb |
| ISBN | 2226242961 |
Saturnine cherche une colocation car vivre sur le canapé du tout petit appartement de sa copine, c’est bien gentil mais ce n’est pas une solution durable. C’est alors qu’elle tombe sur une offre des plus alléchantes : une grande chambre dans un super quartier et pour un loyer des plus modestes....
| Author | Simon Scarrow |
| ISBN | 0755301188 |
It is AD 45, and Macro and Cato are in Rome, waiting for their involvement in a fellow officer’s death to be investigated. But is is not just their future that hangs in the balance. Ruthless pirates have captured three scrolls vital to the future of Rome. The devious Imperial Secretary, Narcissus, orders...
