Títulos en Ficción contemporánea

Povest' Kuprina "Yama"- plod mnogoletnih razmyshlenij pisatelya-gumanista nad problemoj prostitucii. Kuprin risuet dusherazdirayushchie istorii padshih zhenshchin,v kazhdoj iz kotoryh on vidit lichnost',stradayushchuyu i obezdolennuyu.

Paris, 2022: Die einzige Leidenschaft des Literaturprofessors François gilt dem dekadenten Schriftsteller Huysmans. Tiefergehende Beziehungen interessieren ihn ebenso wenig wie die gegenwärtige Politik. Sein ruhiges Leben gerät aus den Fugen, als in Frankreich gewählt wird. Um einen Sieg des Front National abzuwenden, unterstützen die bürgerlichen Parteien den liberalen Moslem Mohammed Ben Abbes, der nun Frankreichs neuer Präsident wird. Das Land durchlebt einen Wandel und auch François muss neue Wege gehen.

Najgorsze, że ta historia zdarzyła się naprawdę. Przeczytałam jej krótki opis od tej pory prześladuje mnie nocami. Nie uwolnię się od niej, póki jej sobie nie wyobrażę w najdrobniejszych szczegółach. Póki Wam jej nie opowiem. Składam ten świat po kawałku, ponieważ lustro, w którym się kiedyś odbijał, rozsypało się w drobny mak. Bo wystarczy, że zabraknie jednego kawałka puzzli, a obraz nigdy nie będzie kompletny. Długo się zastanawiałam, jaka powinna być ta książka. Odpowiedź znalazłam podczas rozmowy z pewnym narkomanem.

Katie Carr, Mutter zweier Kinder und frustrierte Ehefrau des zynischen Kolumnisten David, tut ihr Bestes. Doch das reicht nicht.

Stories to help you sleep, guest writers from around the world. Share with your friends, family, sit solo, or in a group. Become the words and let them melt into your imagination for a moment. Take their essence with you and call upon them when you need.

Ada, la protagonista está en el hospital esperando ser informada sobre el estado de su hermano Darío, que dicen que se ha pegado un tiro con su propia arma y está en coma. Todos creen que ha sido un intento de suicidio, pero Ada sabe que su hermano jamás pensaría en matarse porque se quiere demasiado: ¿quién pensaría en suicidarse por la tarde si se ha pasado toda la mañana poniéndose en forma el gimnasio?

俺たちは踊れる。だからもっと美しい世界に立たせてくれ！

鳴りやまぬ拍手と眩しいほどの光、人生の境地がここにある。

休職中の刑事、本間俊介は遠縁の男性に頼まれて彼の婚約者、関根彰子の行方を捜すことになった。

警察職員二十六万人、それぞれに持ち場がある。刑事など一握り。

Douglas Petersen’s family is on the brink of dissolution. His marriage of twenty-one years to Connie is almost over. When autumn comes around, their son Albie will leave for college. Connie has decided to leave soon after. But before everything falls apart, there's still the summer holidays to get through - a Grand Tour of Europe's major cities - and over the course of the journey, Douglas devises a plan to win back the love of his wife and repair his troubled relationship with his son.

This audio edition of Paulo Coelho's Christmas Stories includes various Christmas tales written in the period between 1998-2008. The stories speak of the joy, generosity, humility, and small-yet-large miracles that we experience in our day-to-day lives.

La realizzazione di questa Commedia di Dante si deve al contributo appassionato di diversi attori:Ivano Marescotti ha prestato la sua voce profonda...

Pietro Rinaldi ha ottant'anni e vuole essere lasciato in pace. Ormai è convinto che la sua vita sia arrivata al capolinea e, mentre mangia penne all'arrabbiata, riflette su quanto i libri siano meglio delle persone. Se già fatica a sopportare se stesso, figuriamoci gli altri! Non ha proprio intenzione di avere a che fare con l'umanità... fino a quando, un giorno, nel suo mondo irrompe Diego, il nipotino quindicenne.

Luke O'Brien has left Dublin to live a quiet life on his family land on the bend of the River Sullane. Alone in his big house, he longs for a return to his family's heyday and turns to books for solace. One morning a young woman arrives at his door and enters his life with profound consequences. Her presence presents him and his family with an almost impossible dilemma.

Non era rimasto nulla, niente di niente. Non solo i gioielli: i ladri si erano portati via proprio tutto, forno con arrosto, moquette, abiti e persino il rotolo della carta igienica. Un appartamento completamente ripulito è quello che si trovano di fronte i signori Ransome al rientro da una serata all'opera; un riazzeramento della vita che porta l'agiato avvocato londinese e la sua pacata signora a reazioni esilaranti e diametralmente opposte. E ancora una volta Bennett si conferma maestro del comico e dell'arte del narrare.

Matteo Bussola riconosce ciò che di straordinario si annida nelle cose ordinarie perché le guarda come se accadessero per la prima volta, come se sentisse sempre la vita pulsare in ogni cellula. Ed è con quello sguardo che racconta di relazioni sentimentali, l'istante in cui nascono, il tempo che abitano. Lo fa mettendosi a nudo, ricordando gli amori passati, per ripercorrere la strada che lo ha portato fino a qui, alla sua esistenza con Paola e le loro tre figlie.

Ashcombe was the most beautiful house Saskia had ever seen as a little girl, providing a perfect sanctuary to hide from the tragedy which shattered her childhood. Now an adult, Saskia is still living at Ashcombe and, as a book restorer ,devotes her days tending to broken, battered books. When she discovers a notebook carefully concealed in an old Bible, Saskia finds herself drawn into a heart-rending tale of wartime love....

A fateful car crash sets in motions a series of events for Floriana, Esme. Floriana gathers the courage to attend the wedding of her one true love, and Esme journeys with her to Lake Como to find the man who stole her heart many years ago. It’s time for Esme and Floriana to face the past - and the future - on the shore of the most romantic and enchanting of lakes.

When journalist Ellie looks through her newspaper's archives for a story, she discovers a letter from 1960, written by a man asking his lover to leave her husband.... In 1960, Jennifer wakes up in hospital after a car accident with no memory. And then, when she returns home, she uncovers a hidden letter, and begins to remember the lover she was willing to risk everything for.