Resultados para "The Artist" en Literatura de género

Joyce hizo un recuento autobiografico de su juventud en Irlanda, donde trozos conmovedores alternan con partes de gran humor y satira. Los acertados bocetos psicologicos de los personajes, asi como el interes de los pasos en la formacion de un gran artista, hace de esta otra obra fundamental.

She draws criminals for a living. Now one of them is watching her. Harper Leighton has built a career sketching the most dangerous people in the room—capturing their tells, their guilt, the truth they try to hide. But when her aunt dies under suspicious circumstances, Harper inherits something...

Este es un relato corto de Franz Kafka que explora la naturaleza de la pasión, el sufrimiento y la búsqueda de la perfección artística. La historia sigue a un artista del hambre que se presenta como un espectáculo de entretenimiento para el público. A medida que la historia avanza, se revela la verdadera naturaleza de su arte: ayunar hasta la muerte. A pesar del sufrimiento extremo y la agonía física, el artista se aferra a su arte como una expresión de su identidad y su devoción absoluta a su oficio.

El esperado regreso de Pedro Ángel Palou a la ficción. A finales de los años setenta, Tamara de Lempicka se instala en una Cuernavaca liberal y cosmopolita para concluir la construcción de la casa Tres Bambús y, junto con ello, quizá también la de su propia memoria. Rodeada de artistas...

Scritta tra il 1943 e il 1944, durante la sua militanza nel Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale, viene pubblicata nel 1945, a guerra ormai conclusa...

In the shadow of the London Blitz, artist Elsie Turner clings fiercely to her canvases, refusing to let war dim the colors that define her. The bombs test her nerve, but the struggle also stirs memories of her golden youth in India and of the long-lost love of her life.

Stephen Dedalus is a boy on the edge of transformation—questioning his strict Irish Catholic upbringing, the confines of his family, and the weight of tradition. As he comes of age, his inner world brims with restless ambition and a desire to escape conformity through the power of art. In this bold, lyrical, and deeply introspective novel, James Joyce traces Stephen’s journey from obedient child to fiercely independent thinker, exploring the messy, passionate formation of an artist's identity in a world that demands obedience.

Olivia is supposed to be floating through her honeymoon—not plotting revenge. But when the past turns up in Venice, all bets are off in this irresistible short story from Sunday Times bestselling author Veronica Henry. November in Venice, and amid the rose-gold rooftops and canals, Olivia is...

Aflat la varsta senectutii, pictorul si profesorul de arta Masuji Ono porneste intr-o odisee de recuperare a biografiei personale, silit de schimbarile radicale dintr-o Japonie abia iesita din ruinele celui de-al Doilea Razboi Mondial, care incearca sa-si exorcizeze trecutul militarist si sa-si...

Me dijeron que amara con la boca llena de barro y sal es un canto íntimo al amor que resiste: pequeño, tenaz, imperfecto. Hay un borde frágil en el que el amor ofrece más preguntas que respuestas. Desde allí, Virginia P. De León escribe cuentos que respiran como heridas abiertas y poemas...

A thrillingly weird novel about art, obsession, and the feral nature of female creativity. Sabine is a conceptual artist whose latest show, Fuck You, Help Me, is about to launch, when her world begins to unravel. Stalked by a mysterious figure whose approaches grow increasingly threatening, she...

Ellery, a freshman at a New England college far from her California home, feels every bit the outsider—until she meets Camp and Danny. Soon, they’re an inseparable trio. But as Ellery begins to question Camp and Danny’s relationship, she also must consider her feelings for them as they navigate friendship, first love, and what’s at risk.

Retratos de siete mujeres imprescindibles en la cultura mexicana: Frida Kahlo, Nahui Olin, Pita Amor, Rosario Castellanos, María Izquierdo, Elena Garro y Nellie Campobello. Bárbaras, bravísimas, locas para algunos y, por lo mismo, únicas. Artistas, pintoras, escritoras y musas, sus vidas se...

Diario de AzuLES es el reflejo de una pasión cromática, pero también el relato cotidiano de Ales, apelativo con el que llaman a Alejandra G. Remón las personas más cercanas. En estas páginas la autora nos ofrece un paseo íntimo por su universo más personal, libre y verdadero (no en vano...

The first novel by James Joyce, this semi-autobiographical narrative depicts the life of Stephen Dedalus, a character created as an allusion to Daedalus, a craftsman in Greek mythology. Beginning by depicting the early stages of Stephen's life, the language of the novel grows with the main character as he awakens sexually and rebels against religion. When he realizes that Ireland is restricting him, he commits to a self-imposed exile and travels elsewhere to grow as an artist - but not before declaring Ireland his homeland.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Still Standing is a raw, personal hip-hop journey from E. D. Lewis, tracing decades of music, setbacks, incarceration, family, rebuilding, and the determination to keep creating when life keeps testing you. At its core, it’s about survival, identity...

“A magic spell of a book.” —Julie Buntin “Heavy Cream is funny, deeply felt, and positively effervescent, brimming with life and color and texture—I was repeatedly struck by its humor, its compassion, and its candor.” —Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most...

As a con woman who has spent her entire life fending for herself on the streets of London, Rose Wakefield knows how to scam a gentleman out of his money without ever getting caught. That's until she knocks on the wrong earl's door and is faced with Carver Ashburn Earl of Kensworth and not the notorious rake she thinks she is approaching. Carver is a good man, but even a good man will not pass up an opportunity to escape his grief. What better way to avoid his feelings than to play into a con woman's ruse and offer to marry her?

This quintessential coming-of-age novel describes the early life of Stephen Dedalus. It is set in Ireland during the 19th century, which was a time of emerging Irish nationalism and conservative Catholicism. Highly autobiographical in nature, the work is also notable for its being the first one in which Joyce uses innovative “stream of consciousness” writing style. A Portrait... follows Stephen Dedalus from his babyhood into early adulthood.

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