Ficción - Literatura en otros idiomas

Eugene Kachnarsky grips your full attention by flinging widely open a few of the infinite portals of perception and awareness to consider why we feel the things we do, as he takes a "kid's-eye-view" look...

Shattered Dreams is a journey taken by a woman and her family during a period of extreme hardship in Zimbabwe. As the country, her home, began to fall apart at the seams, there were two choices: stay...

In the year 3000 Perry Rhodan is the ambassador of mankind with his research vessel Khrest III underway in space. The crew of the Khrest includes humans, aliens and mutants, among them the twin-headed...

"Fast-paced and entrancing psychological thriller"—Booklist"A portrait etched in acid of a Buenos Aires society menaced by economic and political crisis. Without value judgement but with light irony,...

"Boisterous black comedy . . . funny and goodhearted, with much incident and expert enthusiasm for sex, food and drink."—The Literary Review"Much to enjoy in the clash of cultures and superstitions, even...

Mami Wata - Short Stories in Nigerian Pidgin English seeks to facilitate the use of Pidgin English as a National Language in Nigeria, and to create dialogue among young people in Nigeria. Also, the purpose...

« Pay otherwise you die » ! This condemnation exercised in the medical community is unfortunately the experience of people like Cassandra and Violène.Cassandra; single mother; descended into drugs and...

Intrigues & Passions is the ultimate RPG for creating stories and campaigns set in a soap opera! Here, the Game Master (called the Director) has the mission of leading a soap opera series in a game...

I wished...to be an Indian Scout...ridding wild mustangs...feeling the prairies air on my face...being one with the horse... To be and Astronaut...exploring far distant Worlds...meeting new species...Perhaps...

Life is a strategy at all levels andyour life is your personal project, and what a nice one it is! If you don?ttake the risk to search and find answers, if you never dare yourself to doanything that feels...

Parties are the major actors democracies. They have been acknowledged repeatedly as the critical link between voters, representatives and guarantors of democratic governance. Without them, a democracy...

Chaos in Transit Systems is a work in progress inspired by the everyday experiences people face when driving through the city. Why is it that traveling times between the same locations can vary so much...

This edition in three volumes of Mythopoetics: The Symbolic Construction of Human Identity, maintains basically the structure and contents of its Spanish counterpart in one volume. The present one, Mythic...

This is a virtual elective course for university students who need to use English in their academic work. This means that this subject is not related to a particular degree course (engineering, biology,...

Any analysis of the current state of international affairs would require devoting a great deal of its efforts to the examination of the People’s Republic of China, its policies, its capabilities, its...

The entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty poses anew the question of whether, from now on, it will be more likely for the European Union to use this mechanism, or, conversely, the new institutional, jurisdictional...

Since the end of the 20th Century, due to its great size, power and evermore growing omnipresence in global affairs, China´s integration into and subsequent role in the international system has been a...

It has now been almost two years since the Treaty of Lisbon took effect. The time was characterized

Few men have had in their hands the privilege of being able to change the fate of history, and those have done so through the war, spreading his time of death, destruction and pain. However, John Paul...

Our patient did not show any vascular risk factors that would have justify the medical condition. Besides, symptoms were progressive and the neuroimages were atypical for a vascular etiology. A more continuous...

The objects that surround us are so much a part of our daily lives that we often forget they have not always been around.

They run, jump, crawl, skate or climb. On land, under the ground, on the water, in the water, in the air or in the trees, they display incredible dexterity and ingenuity. Some of them travel 35,000 kilometers...

What can the Siberian tiger, the army ant, the white pelican, the blue whale and the koala bear possibly have in common? Not their size or strength, of course, but their need for food. And whether they...

A little tune for some, a colorful mask for others. Plays for women only and funny-face contests for mature males. These are not part of a carnival of animals, but rather genuine means of communication....

How do animals seduce each other? How are baby animals conceived? What do they look like when they’re born? These are just some of the questions answered in the colorful and fascinating pages of this...

• A one-of-a-kind treasure hunt • An exhilarating adventure that lets you decide which way to go • An encyclopedia that reads like an adventure novel • An amazing time machine • A world of knowledge...

Los relatos agrupados bajo el título Si yo fuera un hombre, componen un puñado del mejor exponente del trabajo y la idea que mantuvo la vida de Charlotte P. Gilman: preocupación por la situación de las...

José Gregorio is a teenager affected by Down Syndrome who beleives he is an eagle. His greatest illusion is to become part of a mischievous gang where his sister belongs. They reject him and are always...

The explosion was extremely violent. I saw a flash and was blown off my feet. All around me, it was raining stones and sand, a cloud of dust and smoke. Immediately after the explosion, total silence....