Títulos en Psicológica

In Thomas Mann's novella Death in Venice, a distinguished writer's holiday from the burdens of his work turns out very differently from what he expected. By means of the story, Mann explores the relationships between disciplined intellect and ungoverned passion, and between decaying age and youthful beauty, against a background that resonates today in a time of pandemics. It was first published in German (as Der Tod in Venedig) in 1912.

Emma, Aiden and Gina stand on the brink of a new life. After the trauma of Aiden’s abduction and return, they are slowly healing and returning to a fragile normality. Emma is desperate to protect her children, but the world is fascinated by Aiden, the silent child who is finally learning to speak for himself. Against her better judgment, Emma allows her son to attend a talk show. Her worse nightmare comes true when her daughter, Gina, is snatched from the studio and a chilling game begins.

Fran finds her standing by the swings. A little girl, Esther, no older than seven years old, by herself in the dead of night, her pretty but old-fashioned yellow dress covered in grass stains and her hair dishevelled. She says she's waiting for Father, and that strikes Fran as particularly odd. After Esther is reunited with her family, Fran can't stop thinking about this pious child whose imaginary friend is God. Fran's instincts tell her something is very wrong. Why does Esther keep running away from home, and how did she get that bruise on her leg?

For Jim Nashe, it all started when he came into a small inheritance and left Boston in pursuit of a "life of freedom." Careening back and forth across the United States, waiting for the money to run out, Nashe met Jack Pozzi, a young man with a temper and a plan. With Nashe's last funds, they entered a poker game against two rich eccentrics, "risking everything on the single blind turn of a card."

Ignorant of civilization and cautioned against its evils, nineteen-year-old Wren and her two sisters, Sage and Evie, were raised in off-the-grid isolation in a primitive cabin in upstate New York. When the youngest grows gravely ill, their mother leaves with the child to get help from a nearby town. And they never return. As months pass, hope vanishes. Supplies are low. Livestock are dying.

Bright, willful Maggie Tulliver longs for acceptance from Tom, her obstinately responsible brother whom she cherishes above all. As their father falls ill and loses Dorlcote Mill in a lawsuit, Maggie and Tom are forced down two divergent paths in life, each dictated by familial and societal expectations. Wasting away in the Tullivers' home, Maggie is soon inspired to follow her heart and lead a life of passion and impulse, which results in her brother renouncing her. As the siblings drift apart, only tragedy along the River Floss can bring them together again.

In the cholera-ridden Naples of 1884, Fabio Romani is prematurely buried and awakes to find himself in a coffin. After managing to free himself, Fabio rushes home to reassure his wife and child. While he expected to find his family deep in mourning, he instead discovers that his wife has been unfaithful to him and is having an affair with his best friend. Utilizing a disguise and adopting a new identity, Fabio slowly works his way back into the trust, and home, of those who betrayed him, culminating in a frightful finale of revenge.

Una mattina d'estate, la giornalista e madre single Suzy Hamilton riceve una telefonata, e scopre che l'influencer venticinquenne Tracey Doran, su cui aveva incentrato la sua ultima inchiesta investigativa, si è uccisa durante la notte. Nel corso di quell'estate appiccicosa a Sydney, però, Suzy inizia a ricevere oggetti appartenuti alla defunta accompagnati da biglietti rancorosi, e viene perseguitata da una donna che vuole, come in una sorta di giustizia sommaria, raccontarle la storia di Tracey, ma questa volta nel modo giusto.

A timeless story of isolation and inner torment, Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human follows Yozo Oba, a man who hides behind laughter while drifting toward self-destruction.

Gabriel ha renunciado a la normalidad de la vida para perderse en una dolorosa búsqueda de su lugar en el mundo. A sus treintaiún años inicia esta narración en la que vuelve sobre sus pasos para intentar descifrar cómo ha llegado a convertirse en el hombre que es ahora.

Was macht dich wirklich glücklich? Victoria, genannt Toja, illustriert Buchumschläge. Ihre Gedanken kann sie oft besser in Bildern als in Worten ausdrücken. Seit einer Lebenskrise lebt sie in einem Haus am Stadtrand, wo sie zwischen alten Obstbäumen und Blumenbeeten wieder zu sich gefunden hat. Als am Gartenzaun die vierzehnjährige Vica auftaucht, die eigentlich ebenfalls Victoria heißt, erkennt Toja sich in dem introvertierten Mädchen wieder. Sie fühlt sich an ihre eigene Vergangenheit erinnert und an das beklemmende Gefühl, nicht richtig zu sein.

Doemi es el descenso mental hacia la locura de una adolescente que lidia con sus tendencias suicidas. Sin embargo, no piensa irse de este mundo sin antes experimentar su primer beso.

Mentes tortuosas es un thriller psicológico que se desata tras una serie de eventos que llevarán a la protagonista al límite.

Winner of the Prix Goncourt, this dizzying literary page-turner ingeniously blends crime, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller as it plumbs the mysteries surrounding a Paris-New York flight. In June 2021, a senseless event upends the lives of hundreds of men and women, all passengers on a flight from...

For five years, the remains of a young woman lie undisturbed in dark woodland on the outskirts of Birmingham. The gold necklace round her neck reads ‘Molly’. Now, watching the post-mortem, forensic psychologist Kate Hanson knows in a heartbeat that she’s looking at Molly Elizabeth James. She was only eighteen when she disappeared from a shopping centre in Solihull. DCI Bernie Watts’ team unearths more long-buried bodies in the area. Kate realises they’re dealing with a serial killer. One who abducted young women, torturing them for days before finally killing them.

Bo ha ottantanove anni ed è arrabbiato con il suo corpo che non obbedisce più, con le sue braccia un tempo forti che ora non riescono a fare più nulla. Ma, soprattutto, Bo è arrabbiato con Hans che vuole portargli via Sixten, il suo cane, perché si è convinto che un quasi novantenne non sia in grado di prendersene cura. Delicato e potente, questo ritratto dell'ultima età della vita, protagonista invisibile della ma nostra epoca, è un romanzo sovversivo che ci riguarda tutti.

Esta obra narra a história de dois amigos que se separam e voltam a se encontrar onze anos depois. Durante todo esse tempo, muita coisa mudou. Pilar se tornou uma mulher forte e independente e ele se tornou um líder espiritual extremamente carismático, capaz de influenciar multidões. O que para Pilar, a princípio, seria um rápido encontro, se transforma em um novo relacionamento que vai fazer que ambos tenham que enfrentar seus próprios obstáculos interiores.

Agualusa es un traductor de sueños. La sociedad de los soñadores involuntarios es una novela tejida con los más delicados materiales de la poesía" Mia Couto. Aunque lleva muchos años separado, a Daniel Benchimol, periodista y gran lector, le llega el momento de firmar el divorcio. El...

Um casal foi de férias para o Rio de Janeiro, numa viagem que prometia ser inesquecível. Depois de dias encantadores, banhados pelo sol e pelo espírito leve e sempre em festa carioca, aproveitam uma das últimas noites para irem jantar fora. Quando terminam a refeição, satisfeitos e apaixonados, decidem ir a pé para o hotel, mas não se recordam se o caminho mais perto é pela esquerda ou pela direita. Como é que a vida pode mudar tanto, apenas assim, por uma escolha irrisória?

Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, whose Dostoevsky translations have become the standard, give us a brilliantly faithful edition of this classic novel, conveying all the tragedy and tormented comedy of the original. This audio edition of Notes from Underground is the only recording of Pevear and Volokhonsky's translation of Dostoevsky’s classic work.