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«In this second part, a woman has been found strangled in front of a local church. On her lap, a bag full of coins and a note «For masses for her soul» is found. In a nearby convent for young society ladies, the chaplain is having «unconventional» encounters with his novices. Captain Alatriste will soon discover how these two facts are connected by an entangled net of power, faith, and death.» |
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Using the name Lucas, a certain Julio Cortazar presents a collection of short stories: about his favorite pianists, about the life of eccentric artists, about the customs of certain Argentinean families, about love and friendship. Inexhaustibly rebellious and oddly wise, he also offers advice about how to shine your shoes, write reversible poems, give conferences, get kicked out of a concert, or swim in a pool of porridge. Utterly essential, this is an authoritative manual against solemnity and boredom. |
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Bajo la apariencia de un folletín por entregas y encabezando cada capítulo con una receta, esta historia mágica convierte la gastronomía en un código de sensualidad cargado de penetrantes aromas, de colores deslumbrantes. Under the guise of a serial serials and heading each chapter with a recipe, this magical story turns gastronomy into a sensuality code charged with pungent aromas of dazzling colours. |
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Offers a collection of short stories written between 1991 and 1995, most of which were created on commission, and reflect the ways the author responded to the challenges of length and theme which were set for him. |
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En un turbulento siglo XII, Leola, campesina adolescente, desnuda a un guerrero muerto en un campo de batalla y se viste con sus ropas de hierro, para protegerse bajo un disfraz viril. Así comienza el vertiginoso y emocionante relato de su vida, una peripecia existencial que no es sólo la de Leola sino también la nuestra, porque esta novela de aventuras con ingredientes fantásticos nos está hablando en realidad del mundo actual y de lo que todos somos. |
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Ricardo, at an early age, sees his life-long dream fulfilled: to live in Paris. But an encounter with a past love will change everything. The young girl, adventurer, pragmatic, wicked, calculating, and mischievous, will drag him out of his small world of ambitions. This is the story of the intimate love that occupies more than three decades of Ricardos life, and it is also a fascinating tale traveling through Europe, South America, and Japan. |
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An exciting story about the paradises and hells lost parents and children, lovers and friends, meetings and goodbyes that weave throughout a life, between the fleeting nature of time and the moorings of memory. A university professor, who has breezed around Europe like a tumbleweed, returns to Ibiza, where he spent his best years in his youth, to attend the meteor shower of the magical Night of San Lorenzo with his estranged son. The contemplation of the night sky, the smell of the countryside and the sea, and the memory of days past stir up not only melancholy, but also imagination. |
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A must-have classic of Latin American literature. Horacio Oliveira is an Argentinean writer who lives in Paris and later returns to Buenos Aires after a series of tragedies. Rayuela is the dazzling, free-wheeling account of Oliveira's astonishing adventures. |
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