Resultados para "Maria" en Cuentos de hadas

Sigfrido es recibido con honores en Aróos tras su resonante victoria sobre los hundingos y haber consumado así su venganza contra los asesinos de Sigmund. El joven disfruta de las mieles del triunfo entre los suyos, pero el enano Regin, su tutor, no se cansa de recordarle que debe cumplir la solemne promesa que le hizo en su día: ir al encuentro del dragón Fafnir, una bestia pavorosa que guarda un legendario tesoro. El joven volsungo, aguijoneado por su maestro y sediento de nuevas hazañas, se lanzará a una aventura repleta de peligros y sorpresas que acabarán forjando su carácter de héroe legendario.

"El experto observador de fantasmas sabe que debe optar por una mirada indiferente, nunca directa, aceptar esa percepción imprecisa, de costado, sin tratar de apropiarse de un significado evanescente que se deshace entre los dedos: textos translúcidos, medusas del sentido." Así arranca este espléndido volumen de micro-relatos de la mano de una de las mejores creadoras del género, la escritora argentina Ana María Shua. Van Gogh y Tarzán, sirenas y pájaros azules, filtros de amor y mapas del tesoro.

Cuentos de amor, de locura y de muerte es el resultado de esa vida atormentada de Horacio Quiroga y donde despliega todas sus dotes. En esta colección de cuentos, predomina el misterio inmerso en situaciones cotidianas, lo que aumenta su impacto. La locura y el amor se entrelazan de manera constante. Sus relatos producen una asfixiante tensión que sólo se ve liberada en los finales más imprevistos.

Set against the tropics and megacities of the Americas, Maria, Maria takes inspiration from wild creatures, tarot, and the porous borders between life and death. Motivated by love and its inverse, grief, the characters who inhabit these stories negotiate boldly with nature to cast their desired ends. Brimming with sharp wit and ferocious female intuition, these stories bubble over into the titular novella, "Maria, Maria"—a family drama set in a reimagined California rainforest that explores the legacies of three Marias, and possibly all Marias.

Johann "Father" Gunter and Robert Durling find themselves in the small town of Clemons because of a dream the news reporter Belinda Carstone had. The night they arrive in town, they know immediately something is amiss. The mayor of the town has died in a tragic accident in her home. Johann and Robert pose as members of the KMTN News crew to gain access to the house where the mayor died. Their investigation takes them down a wild and twisted path. They learn interesting things about the town and the people, and we learn a few interesting things about Johann and Robert.

Doc receives another task, only to discover that it is not so much a riddle to unravel but a family crisis to be averted.

The tale of The Princess and the Frog takes a decidedly darker turn as Doc sets out to investigate what truly happened between the king's daughter and the talking amphibian.

The Alternative Villains series opens with another look into the seemingly straightforward tale of Snow White and the bewitched apple. The piece of fruit in question turns out to have unexpected properties, and leads into an investigation of the less obvious aspects of this story.

Who came up with the idea that if a man is a prince, he must always marry a princess? Things come to a head when one rebellious royal decides to dispute this rule.

Fed up with Jack's beanstalk shenanigans, the ogre and his wife decide to turn the tables on him.

The tale of Little Red Riding Hood takes an unexpected turn when the wolf's intended prey turns the tables on him and changes the course of his life.

There are many versions of the Cinderella story. Not one of them, however, points out that one does not have to wear the glass slipper—even if it fits.

Alternative Endings series dips into the realm of alternative beginnings by pondering what might have really happened before the opening scene of the beloved classic Beauty and the Beast.

After being rescued from the greedy mole by her faithful swallow and brought to the tropical kingdom populated by elves, Thumbelina finds herself thrust into the intricacies of elvish court politics and facing yet another marriage no one had asked her about.

What if the Little Mermaid took a moment to reconsider her deal with the sea witch, and decided to change the course of her life her own way, on her own terms? Listen to this charming, alternative story!

This installment of the Alternative Endings series takes a fresh look at Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen", following Kai and Gerda in a somewhat different direction than the original.

Nicolas er bedemand, ligesom sin mor og sin morfar. Nicolas nedstammer i lige linje fra syv generationer af bedemænd. Nu har han fået et problem. Lig er begyndt at tiltale ham på en ny måde. I et forsøg på at forstå sig selv og sine egne skyggesider begynder han at optrevle familiens historie. "En lykkelig slutning" er en roman om døden i dens mange afskygninger - om nekrofili og medlidenhedsdrab, om overtro og kremering, om spøgelser og OCD, om teosofi og nazisme.

Maria Helleberg forener historisk viden, fantasi og fortælleglæde i disse 53 fortællinger, der strækker sig fra sagnkongerne og frem til 1960’erne. Hun formår at leve sig ind i hovedpersonerne og tegne overbevisende, psykologiske portrætter af så forskellige personer som Christian 4., Leonora Christine, Struensee, Thorvaldsen og Knud Rasmussen. "Hip, hip, hurra for Helleberg! Sådan burde historien altid fortælles - Med et levende, engageret sprog.

Antoine Breguet is an old watchmaker who wants to retire. One of his two apprentices is going to take his place, but which one? Who is better qualified and who will impress the watchmaker’s granddaughter more? The two men are ready to compete. Whoever comes up with the best, most exquisite and intricate creation will inherit Breguet's shop. However friendship and love stand in the way. What will happen with the two friends and their future as watchmakers? Find out in Lydia Child’s "The Rival Mechanicians". B. J.

Pubblicata nel 1932, questa raccolta di racconti brevi parla di storie passate, di ricordi propri e altrui, dipinti con breve e potenti pennellate di grande scrittrice.