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Vincenzo Consolo è stato una delle voci più originali e autorevoli della cultura italiana negli ultimi decenni. Le sue "narrazioni", che rifiutano la forma standard del romanzo e la lingua vuota del nostro tempo, sono lette, ammirate e studiate in Europa e nel mondo. Come i suoi maestri Vittorini e Sciascia, Consolo si è dedicato a un'instancabile attività militante, su quotidiani e periodici. Questo volume raccoglie cinquantadue brevi scritti, tra cui alcuni preziosi inediti, racconti - come li definiva l'autore - che coprono un arco di più di cinquant'anni.

Risa sbarca ad Awashima in un mattino freddo di primavera, con sé ha una sacca misteriosa gonfia di buste. L'isola è bellissima, piena di luce, ma si sta spopolando: le scuole chiudono e gli abitanti invecchiano. Eppure proprio lì c'è un minuscolo ufficio postale davvero unico. Raccoglie tutta la corrispondenza che, da ogni parte del Giappone e del mondo, viene imbucata ma non è possibile recapitare al destinatario. "Awashima è l'indirizzo che ha preso in carica tutti gli indirizzi perduti della terra".

Lucrezia e Antonia sono cugine, ma non potrebbero essere più diverse l’una dall’altra. La prima è bellissima, dedita a una cura morbosa del corpo e "maestra dell’immondo, eroina di una vita di scempiaggini". La seconda è bruttina, trascurata da tutti, "uno scarabocchio con l’incarnato olivigno" che a ventisette anni non ha ancora baciato nessuno. A irrompere nelle loro esistenze contrapposte, anche se legate dalla stessa necessità di riscatto, sarà Manfredi, un pianista di trentadue anni che si muove nella realtà come un fantasma, forse perché da bambino è stato un prodigio.

尊敬する物理学者の父・哲泰を文化大革命で亡くし、人類に絶望した中国人エリート女性科学者・葉文潔。彼女が宇宙に向けて秘密裏に発信した電波は惑星〈三体〉の異星人に届き、驚くべき結果をもたらす。現代中国最大のヒット小説にして《三体》三部作の第一作

In the wake of his wife's murder, agent Grady Shields turned his back on the FBI - and everything else-to retreat into the vast solitude of Montana, grieve for his lost love, and forget the world. But after years in seclusion, his sister's wedding draws him to St. Dennis, a peaceful town on the Chesapeake Bay. Though he swears he isn't interested in finding love again, Grady can't ignore the mutual sparks that fly when he meets Vanessa Keaton.

In I Almost Forgot About You, Dr. Georgia Young's wonderful life--great friends, family, and successful career--aren't enough to keep her from feeling stuck and restless. When she decides to make some major changes in her life, including quitting her job as an optometrist and moving house, she finds herself on a wild journey that may or may not include a second chance at love. Georgia’s bravery reminds us that it’s never too late to become the person you want to be, and that taking chances, with your life and your heart, are always worthwhile.

Told through the eyes of Tish, a 19-year-old girl in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and is imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions - affection, despair, and hope.

It is the story of 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove--a black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others--who prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different. This is the story of the nightmare at the heart of her yearning and the tragedy of its fulfillment.

Carrie Slayton, a big-city society-page columnist, longs to write more serious news stories. So her editor hands her a challenge: She can cover any topic she wants, but only if she first scores the paper an interview with Finn Dalton, the notoriously reclusive author. Living in the remote Alaskan wilderness, Finn has written a mega best-selling memoir about surviving in the wild. But he stubbornly declines to speak to anyone in the press, and no one even knows exactly where he lives. Digging deep into Finn's past, Carrie develops a theory on his whereabouts.

The quiet 1960s midwestern life of the Land family is upended when son Davy kills two marauders who have come to harm the family. The morning of his sentencing, Davy (a hero to some, a cold-blooded murderer to others) escapes from his cell, and the Lands set out in search of him. Their journey is touched by serendipity and the kindness of strangers, and they cover territory even more extraordinary than the Badlands, where they search for Davy from their Airstream trailer.

あの日なら、僕はすべてを捨ててしまうことができた。仕事も家庭も金も、何もかもをあっさりと捨ててしまえた。

"Hundreds of years in the future, after the Something that Happened, the world is an alarmingly different place. Life is lived according to The Rulebook and social hierarchy is determined by your perception of colour.Eddie Russett is an above average Red who dreams of moving up the ladder by marriage to Constance Oxblood. Until he is sent to the Outer Fringes where he meets Jane - a lowly Grey with an uncontrollable temper and a desire to see him killed.

A obra-prima de Graciliano Ramos coloca o leitor no árido sertão nordestino e na dura realidade de uma família de retirantes. Com uma prosa seca e crua, retrata a luta diária pela sobrevivência, a sede insaciável e a busca por um lugar ao sol. Com a Narração de Vinícius Léscio, acompanhamos a jornada de Fabiano, Sinha Vitória, os filhos e a cachorra Baleia em uma saga de injustiças sociais e de desumanização do sujeito em face das adversidades. Personagens tão reais que nos emocionam e nos fazem refletir sobre as desigualdades e a natureza humana.

Jede Tat hat eine Geschichte. Ein smartes Hörbuch voller Unruhe, das uns bis zum Schluss in Atem hält. Eva Herbergen ist Strafverteidigerin mit ganzer Seele. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, Menschen vor Strafe zu bewahren: die berühmte Schriftstellerin, den gebrechlichen Millionär, die überforderte Stiefmutter. Sie weiß, es braucht nicht viel, dass aus einem Menschen ein Verbrecher wird, vielleicht sogar ein Mörder. Es genügt ein dunkler Moment, der ein Leben für immer überschatten kann. Ein dunkler Moment, der die Wendung markiert – zum Opfer oder zum Täter.

Eine poetische Bilanz. Eine Frau lernt fern von zu Hause einen Mann kennen, Katalane und Schriftsteller, und hat mit ihm eine Affäre. Diese Liebe bringt alles ins Wanken – nicht nur die Beziehung zu ihrem Ehemann, auch ihre Sicht auf die Dinge, ihre Arbeit. Was sie erlebt, lässt eine Entscheidung in ihr reifen, die mit Risiken verbunden ist: ganz bei sich zu sein und künftig als Schriftstellerin zu leben. Aber kann jemand, der ganz bei sich ist, noch bei anderen sein? Bei einem Ehemann, bei Kindern?

"A escrita da Natalie esbanja carisma e tem aquela sensibilidade que só uma mulher muito dona de si e das suas verdades consegue pôr na página. Dona de mim é divertido, surpreendente e sensual -- o cenário histórico e todas as suas regras sociais servem apenas pra deixar mais interessante a protagonista que quebra todas elas." Beatriz D'Oliveira, editora de aquisições. Antônia, uma jovem ambiciosa do início do século XX, vê seus sonhos de casar com um bom partido arruinados pela morte prematura dos pais.

The New York Times best-selling novel from Garth Stein - a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope - a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life...as only a dog could tell it.

Growing up in a world of physical and emotional poverty, Ruth believes her shrewish mother's assessment of her - that she is dimwitted and worthless. When she marries an emotionally unstable ne'er-do-well, her troubles only multiply. Her job at the dry cleaners can't afford her little family the luxury of moving out of her mother's house. As the incessant bickering between her troubled husband and her abusive mother reaches a violent climax, Ruth must find a way to survive.

Charming and heroic, there’s nothing about Gabriel Woodruff that Avery Burke doesn’t love. His warm brown eyes, his generosity, that small scar above his lip. The newspaper photo of him carrying her from a burning home only adds to the romance of it all. A fairytale beginning and a picture-perfect marriage practically guarantees Avery and Gabriel a ride into the sunset. But every relationship has flaws, and what they ignored while they were busy being flawless eventually surfaces. The unraveling begins with the smallest tug on the tiniest string.

The 2:00 a.m. call is the first time Lexie Vidler has heard her sister's voice in years. Annie is a drug addict, a thief, a liar - and in trouble, again. Lexie has always bailed Annie out, given her money, a place to sleep, sent her to every kind of rehab. But this time, she's not just strung out - she's pregnant and in premature labor. If she goes to the hospital, she'll lose custody of her baby - maybe even go to prison. But the alternative is unthinkable.