Resultados para "Control" en Narrativa literaria

This hilarious novel describes one year spent on a small university campus in the United States by an Indian student. His English is comically Indian, and his initial notions of America are absurdly inadequate and stereotyped. The theme of the novel is his comic discovery of America and his own growth and maturing through the diverse adventures he encounters.

Fat People is an entirely unique fictional look at the emotions and experiences of those who live to eat: the estrangement, loneliness, embarrassment, fear, defeated sexuality, unresolved anger, but also the simple pleasure of food.

Is Sydney gun city? It certainly seems so when Cliff Hardy is hired by entrepreneur and one-time pistol-shooting champion Timothy Greenhall to investigate the violent death of his troubled son. Soon Hardy is pitched into a world of crooked cops - former members of the Gun Control Unit - outlaw bikies and honest police trying to clean the stables quietly. Two more murders raise the stakes, and relationships are stretched to the breaking point.

Brought to you by Penguin. FROM GRANTA BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST AND WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE Ray wants the perfect body. But how far is too far? When his training turns extreme, Ray is pulled into a dark gym culture that promises results at any cost. As his body changes, so does...

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK: Finalist The Folio Prize 2022 & The Orwell Prize 2022. Naratoarea din Adunare este o tânără britanică de culoare. Ea se pregătește să participe la o petrecere extravagantă în grădina familiei iubitului său, situată într-o regiune rurală îndepărtată, în Anglia. În același timp, se gândește cu grijă la piesele din care este alcătuită. Pe măsură ce trec clipele și viitorul bate la ușă, nu se poate gândi decât la o întrebare: oare e timpul să renunțe la toate? Adunare este povestea poveștilor pe care le trăim.

'It wasn't long before my wet and sticky fascination with life beyond the walls of our home could be read all over my face like soot' Gabrielle has inherited the ability to change the colour of her skin from her mother, Tallulah. They guard their power carefully within the walls of a home that's...

WINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD AND THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE AND THE WOMEN’S PRIZE The moving, powerful and urgent English-language debut from one of the brightest young stars in world literature Suppose you and Pa were gone, and we were lost. What would...

Richard North Patterson’s masterful portrayals of law and politics at the apex of power have made him one of our most important writers of popular fiction. Combining a compelling narrative, exhaustive research, and a sophisticated grasp of contemporary society, his bestselling novels bring...