Títulos en Culturales y regionales

La condizione delle donne negli anni del femminismo, e quella degli ebrei e dello Stato di Israele; la bellezza e l’orrore di Roma, e la fragilità di una democrazia (la nostra) sempre sotto minaccia; alcuni scrittori da amare; alcuni film visti con l’occhio di scrittrice; le biografie di alcuni amici (Cesare Pavese, Felice Balbo); e poi, ancora, la nostra incertezza e la nostra necessità di scegliere; la memoria dell’infanzia, da decifrare, e la vita dei figli adulti, che suscita meraviglia e insicurezza. Questi trenta testi costituiscono il più multiforme e battagliero libro di Natalia Ginzburg.

Francesco è il primo italiano perché è fondamentale nel costruire l'identità italiana. Perché scrive la prima, splendida poesia in italiano: il Cantico delle Creature. Perché percorre l'Italia, dalle grandi città alla campagna, e inventa il presepe. Cazzullo racconta la vita straordinaria di Francesco, la giovinezza piena di ideali cavallereschi, la rottura con il padre, la spoliazione, l'incontro con il Papa, fino al grande mistero: le stimmate.

From acclaimed author and playwright Hanif Kureishi comes an urgent and stunning memoir about rebuilding a new life in the wake of devastating physical loss. In late 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When he came to, he realized he could no longer walk. He could do nothing without the...

Nací en Lima, a los dieciocho años me fui a estudiar Diseño a Parsons School of Design en Nueva York. En ese momento, creía que iba a ser Diseñadora de Moda. Al año, me decidí por la ruta gráfica, y al siguiente, le agregué a la primera ruta una segunda: Literatura. Cuando me gradué, me prometí a mí misma escribir un libro cuando ya tenga algo interesante que contar.

In 1654, 23 Jewish families arrived in New Amsterdam (now New York) aboard a French privateer. They were the Sephardim, members of a proud orthodox sect that had served as royal advisors and honored professionals under Moorish rule in Spain and Portugal but were then exiled by intolerant monarchs. A small, closed, and intensely private community, the Sephardim soon established themselves as businessmen and financiers. They became powerful forces in society, with some, like banker Haym Salomon, even providing financial support to George Washington's army during the American Revolution.

Romance, biografia, argumento cinematográfico, 'O selvagem da ópera' tem como protagonista o compositor Antônio Carlos Gomes, autor de O Guarani e de outras óperas hoje esquecidas, como a Fosca, Salvator Rosa, Maria Tudor e Lo Schiavo. Acompanhando sua trajetória em capítulos breves, Rubem Fonseca leva o leitor à segunda metade do século XIX, revelando desde os bastidores da Corte no Rio de Janeiro, na qual o jovem e talentoso músico ganha os favores do imperador-mecenas e de sua amante, a condessa de Barral, até sua conquista do mundo operístico italiano.

«Il destino mi ha portato la musica, la grande tradizione napoletana e soprattutto le grandi canzoni umoristiche.» Renzo Arbore nel cuore ha da sempre Napoli, il luogo che lo ha ispirato come cantautore e come intrattenitore nel corso della sua lunga e brillante carriera. In queste pagine racconta se stesso attraverso la più intensa delle sue passioni: la canzone napoletana. Ripercorre così origini ed evoluzione di un genere intramontabile grazie alla rievocazione di artisti (alcuni dei quali conosciuti direttamente) come Maldacea.

Helene Hadsell was "the woman who won every contest prize she desired". In Contesting: The Name It & Claim It Game, she shares her winning secrets in the vibrant, warm, and folksy manner that was uniquely her.

Esta colección de textos navega entre el relato autobiográfico y la crónica. Con referentes culturales como Bob Dylan, Wilfrido Vargas, Karate Kid y Dylan Thomas, Frank Báez narra episodios que van desde su infancia hasta el presente y reconstruye, con la mirada fresca que lo caracteriza...

Son muchos los personajes y muchas las anécdotas que recorren como corrientes subterráneas Sombras en la hierba: el comercio en Nairobi, la caza de leones homicidas, el mundo de los sueños, las danzas rituales en la granja y una multitud de pequeños acontecimientos extraordinarios vividos entre gentes más extraordinarias aún. Pero, a pesar de todo, no se puede hablar de autobiografía: de una u otra forma, la autora permanece al margen de la narración y cede el papel protagonista a quien nunca ha dejado de tenerlo: la vida, siempre persa, indomable, cruel y tierna.

This powerful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety is a profound “testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit” (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans). Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb’s childhood...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A glorious chronicle of a life like none other—enlightening, entertaining, surprising, empowering—and a testament to the world-changing power of Black motherhood “A beautiful and brave story of strong women, fierce mothering, and the power of...

From the ancient pulse of Persian atmosphere to modern Iran, Currents of Being – Volume I: The River of Life guides listeners through a deeply personal journey exploring history, identity, and transformation. Born into a country shaped by thousands of years of culture and an era of revolutionary change, Shahin Samadi recalls a childhood filled with adventure, warmth, and a deep connection to his heritage.

In Take It Where You Find It: The American Dream, Earned and Stolen, Heinz H. Bartesch takes listeners on a deeply personal journey through the turbulence of 20th-century history. Born in a refugee camp in Austria, Heinz’s story begins with his family’s escape from the ravages of war-torn Transylvania, where they were caught in the chaos of World War II. The Bartesch family, rooted in the resilient community of the Siebenbürger Saxons, faced unimaginable hardships as they navigated displacement, survival, and the weight of historical trauma.

Lange Jahre hat die Bestsellerautorin Sabine Thiesler den italienischen Wahnsinn in der Toskana live erlebt – nun berichtet sie urkomisch und frappierend zugleich über die Absurditäten im deutschen Sehnsuchtsland Nummer 1.

Fahima Ali, a Brown girl raised in the UK, works as a therapist in the South Asian community. Also known as 'The Brown Therapist', she draws on her own lived experience to give a voice, validation and practical support to the often-overlooked struggles women face in the Brown community. As a society, we often fail to acknowledge or understand that people from different cultural backgrounds experience different lived-in circumstances. Our upbringing shapes and impacts our mental health in distinctive ways.

Unstoppable is the ultimate immigrant story and an epic David-and-Goliath adventure. While American teens were socializing in ice cream parlors, Siggi was suffering beatings by Nazi hoodlums for being a Jew and was soon deported along with his family to the darkest place the world has ever known: Auschwitz. Siggi used his wits to stay alive, pretending to have trade skills the Nazis could exploit to run the camp. After two death marches and near starvation, he was liberated from camp Mauthausen and went to work for the US Army hunting Nazis.

In The Tapestry of My Ancestry, Susan Lorraine Kadera weaves together threads of Cherokee, Lumbee, African, European, and countless other lineages into a poetic journey of remembrance and gratitude. Through DNA revelations and quiet reflection, she uncovers the silent stories of her ancestors—those whose names may be lost but whose presence endures.

Överstelöjtnant Kim Yong har oerhörda privilegier med nordkoreanska mått mätt. Han äger en importerad bil och kan åka var han vill i landet. Men förräderianklagelser raserar hela Yongs tillvaro. Han döms till Nordkoreas mest ökända arbetsläger, nr 14 i Hamgyong-provinsen–en värld av våld och tortyr. Medan han tvångsarbetar i en gruva två kilometer under marken blir dagsljus Kims enda lyx. Allt eftersom månaderna går blir han bekant med politiska fångar, omänskliga lägervakter och en apokalyptisk hungersnöd.

Após o sucesso da edição de 2017, a coletânea de crônicas, que marcou a estreia do autor nas publicações e se tornou um cult, volta a navegar pelos "intervalos" da vida entre o trabalho precarizado, a periferia e as andanças pela cidade de São Paulo. Nessas viagens, o narrador-autor, que se descreve como um "nerdão, lerdão de briga, bicho acuado", mostra uma perspectiva crua e bem-humorada do cotidiano e das experiências humanas.