Alan Pauls Argentina, años setenta. En el contexto de alta tensión política, un alto ejecutivo de una siderúrgica muere al desplomarse en el delta del Tigre el helicóptero que lo transportaba hacia la fábrica. Los buzos de la Prefectura encuentran todo menos la valija llena de dólares que llevaba consigo. ¿Accidente o atentado? Historia del…
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Lorenzo Luengo Un thriller psicológico protagonizado por la detective Daniella Mendes. A esta policía recién enviudada le confían el caso de la desaparición de tres niños de entre once y doce años. David Mulkern y Jon Rosario son unos apasionados de las ciencias, mientras que Latrena Dersimonian es diferente, una niña que juega a ser…
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David Lodge Esta deliciosa novela corta de David Lodge examina con perspicacia e ingenio la cultura contemporánea de la celebridad y el conflicto entre la solitaria actividad de la escritura y las exigencias del circo mediático. Dos amigos, un novelista distinguido y su amigo de la universidad, deciden vengarse de una reportera “agresiva”, aunque en…
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Nina Stibbe The novel is about the daughters’ quest to find a man (a “man at the helm”) for their mother. Alone, unhappy, 31, with three kids and a labrador, the mother emerges as feckless, glamorous, literary and unsuited to English village life. The girls write letters impersonating their mother, in which they invite men…
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Khaled Hosseini The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility…
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Ben Okri The narrator, Azaro, is an abiku, a spirit child, who in the Yoruba tradition of Nigeria exists between life and death. The life he foresees for himself and the tale he tells is full of sadness and tragedy, but inexplicably he is born with a smile on his face. Nearly called back to…
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Padgett Powell Two ageing male friends, somewhere in the USA, sit on their porch and watch the world go by while keeping up a constant dialogue about their past, their likely future and the state of the world. Sound depressing? It’s not! A short entertaining read, very funny at times. How did you like this…
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William Beckford Beckford’s Gothic novel, Vathek, an Arabian tale is the story of Caliph Vathek, whose eye can kill at a glance, who makes a pact with the Devil, Eblis. How did you like this book? Please send us your comment and we will publish it on our website! Orders per mail info@il-libro.it
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Jean-Paul Dubois Cela fait deux ans que Paul Hansen purge sa peine dans la prison provinciale de Montréal. Il y partage une cellule avec Horton, un Hells Angel incarcéré pour meurtre. Retour en arrière : Hansen est super intendant a L’Excelsior, une résidence où il déploie ses talents de concierge, de gardien, de factotum, et…
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Anne Goscinny et Catel “Je m’appelle Lucrèce et le monde m’émerveille.” Entre copines, bestioles de compagnie et drôle de famille, la vie loufoque et tendre d’une nouvelle héroïne pleine de malice. Pour votre commande, envoyez un mail à info@il-libro.it
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