Revolutionary Road - formato ePub

La novela en que se basó la aclamada película Revolutionary Road, con Kate Winslet y Leonardo DiCaprio.Los años 50 retratados por Richard Yates tienen demasiados parentescos con los tiempos que vivimos....

A su regreso de Europa, donde ha combatido durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el joven y ambicioso Michael Davenport sueña con convertirse en un gran escritor. Recién casado con Lucy, una adorable mujer...

La Nueva York de los años treinta a los setenta, a la que llegan los ecos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y del psicoanálisis, es el escenario de esta novela valiente y demoledora, profundamente humana.«Ninguna...

One of the greatest American novels of the twentieth century, Richard Yate's universally acclaimed debut novel is a masterful portrait of East Coast life in 1950s suburbia. This is the story of Frank...

Un magnifique roman choral sur l'adolescence, par l'auteur de La Fenêtre panoramique, à redécouvrir pour la première fois en poche" Des écrivains comme Yates, il n'y en a pas beaucoup. "Éric Neuhoff,...

New York, 1960. John Wilder è un insoddisfatto venditore di spazi pubblicitari con un sogno nel cassetto: diventare un produttore cinematografico di successo. Sposato con Janice e padre del piccolo Tommy,...

Michael Davenport è un poeta ambizioso, convinto che il proprio talento lo porterà alla fama, e insegue un'idea di arte lontana da ogni compromesso. Nonostante abbia scoperto, appena dopo le nozze, di...

«Se nella letteratura americana moderna ci vuole qualcos’altro per fare un capolavoro, non saprei dire cosa»: questo il giudizio di Tennessee Williams su Revolutionary Road, uno dei classici dimenticati...

In un’America alle soglie della seconda guerra mondiale, un romanzo crepuscolare sull’amore, la giovinezza, la crescita. Un collegio maschile del New England è il teatro delle avventure di William Grove...

Bobby è un giovane soldato che cerca di barcamenarsi sui campi di battaglia della seconda guerra mondiale; non si è rivelato l’eroico guerriero che immaginava di essere, e la sua esperienza è fatta solo...

Richard Yates è considerato dalla critica uno dei grandi classici del Novecento letterario. Nei suoi libri ha saputo rappresentare come pochi altri le ombre del Sogno Americano, ispirando generazioni...

A Cold Spring Harbor, cittadina residenziale di Long Island, nel corso di un'estate si incrociano i destini di due famiglie: il matrimonio dei giovani Evan e Rachel - lui rissoso, svogliato, appassionato...

Dopo la pubblicazione di Revolutionary Road, il primo romanzo di Richard Yates, il critico americano Alfred Kazin scrisse: «Questo romanzo riassume la nostra epoca con più spietatezza di ogni altro, ma...

Easter Parade, uscito originariamente nel 1976, è un romanzo esemplare della sensibilità di Yates: una saga familiare senza concessioni al romanticismo, un limpido ritratto di esistenze borghesi in bilico...

Richard Yates, autore di romanzi indimenticabili come il celebre Revolutionary Road, ha lasciato alla letteratura del Novecento anche un imponente corpus di racconti. Le sue raccolte, Undici solitudini...

La giovane moglie di un professore universitario, due bambini figli di madri divorziate, un'impulsiva prostituta londinese, un soldato in licenza a Parigi, una scultrice che sogna fama e gloria, un impiegato...

"A beautiful story of unfolding secrets and unforeseen consequences, filled with moments that are somehow restrained and astute and gorgeously written all at the same time."—Holly Gramazio, bestselling...

Discover the BookTok sensationKore, a lush romantasy retelling of the myth of Persephone and Hades as the original grumpy/sunshine pairing, perfect for fans of Lore Olympus. Before the Goddess of the...

 Twelve-year-old Toulouse “Tull” Trotter lives with his grandfather on a vast Bel-Air parkland estate and spends most of his time with young cousins Lucy, “the girl detective,” and Edward, a prodigy who...

The BookTok beloved Taking of Persephone series continues in Demeter, with more romance and myth from the point of view of the goddess of the harvest. Demeter's life is a delicate balance, tending to...

Following in the footsteps of Gaiman and Pratchett's Good Omens, the sequel to Abdul’s debut The Devil’s Advisor rushes headlong into a madcap, satirical masterpiece of supernatural misfortune.Sequel...

A gripping courtroom drama that explores the struggle between morality vs. professional obligation, Devil’s Defense will appeal to fans of female-lead courtroom dramas like The Good Wife.Jessica Fischer...

Force Majeure was called a “smashing debut novel” by the Kirkus Reviews upon its original publication in 1991. A sardonic and absurdly dark, yet hilarious take on the “business as usual” of Hollywood’s...

Malini has claimed her rightful throne as the empress of Parijatdvipa, just as the nameless gods prophesied. Now, in order to gain the support of the priesthood who remain loyal to the fallen emperor,...

Devil Take It is a sharp, darkly comic satire set against the backdrop of Trump-era Washington, D.C.  In this clever and timely moral fable, Satan arrives on the scene disguised as Dr. Grippin Fall, a...

Another sexy, high-stakes holiday spinoff installment of the New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Nothing warms a cold heart like true love, and in this newest Black Dagger Brotherhood...

Readers of Stephanie Drey and Allison Pataki will enjoy this highly anticipated sequel, an epic saga of love set during the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt that explores loyalty, cultural failures, and a...

I locked away my magic and ran from home for a good reason. So why am I ready to undo everything when my demon ex finally tracks me down?  You can’t outrun your demons—McKenna Ellerbeck knows this all...

The ninth exhilarating and original Firefly novel tying into the critically acclaimed and fan-beloved series, from creator Joss Whedon, follows Mal, Book and the rest of the crew mounting a madcap heist...

For fans of B. K. Borison and Sarah Adams comes a cheeky, small-town romantic comedy about finding yourself in the weeds . . . only to find love, too. It took exactly twenty-four hours for Atlanta publicist...

A small-town baker faces off against her longtime nemesis on a reality TV competition in this delightful romantic comedy. Magda Miller’s feud with rival baker Mackenzie Newton is so old, folks in tiny...

USA Today bestselling author Kennedy Ryan's Audie award-winning novel launches a passionate series exploring the wild ambition, artistic obsession, and unrelenting love in Hollywood.One moment in the...

'An affecting novel by a literary urbanologist in top form' Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)In this electrifying novel, Richard Price, the author of Clockers and a writer on The Wire, gives us razor-sharp...

"In her astonishing thriller, Sarah Sparrow has joined the ranks of Shirley Jackson and Stephen King. A warning: there is no safe place to read this book." –David Cronenberg  Originally Published under...

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author, the 6:20 Man returns, this time sent to the Pacific Northwest to aid in a complicated FBI case—and he’s about to come face-to-face with his nemesis, the girl...

THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO THE GROUNDBREAKING AND RENOWNED LAST KING OF OSTEN ARD SERIES.'Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy. It's one of my favourite fantasy series' GEORGE R. R. MARTIN'A master...

From the author of The North Wind comes a darkly reimagined tale of forbidden love, inspired by the Greek myth of Hero and Leander and the Scottish ballad Tam Lin.Brielle of Thornbrook has dedicated her...

From PEN Award­­–winning author Sergio de la Pava comes an existential detective novel about a private investigator who flees New York City for Colombia after a personal tragedy and finds himself entangled...

The BookTok beloved Taking of Persephone series continues in Hades, the epic love story of the king and queen of the underworld. "Careful what you say, Goddess," he breathed, "I may not let you leave."A...

Based on a true story, Trail to Treason is an evocative historical drama set during WWI, where a mother's sacrifice and clandestine espionage test the bounds of love and duty.In a world where love and...

In this "rare feast" of a novel, a young Indian American book editor inherits her estranged family’s ancestral home–and their long-buried secrets (Rachel Lyon, author of Self-Portrait With Boy). It is...

Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in December 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, is described in the opening paragraph as "handsome,...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES 'Clavell never puts a foot wrong . . . Get it, read it, you'll enjoy it mightily' DAILY MIRRORThis is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne,...

La luz es peligrosa y temible; la oscuridad significa calma, paz, tranquilidad…, Shiro lo sabe mejor que nadie. La luz es sinónimo de hikaris. Los demonios del pasado campan a sus anchas bajo ella y,...

-THE DOUBLE- centers on a government clerk who goes mad. It deals with the internal psychological struggle of its main character, Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin, who repeatedly encounters someone who is his...

Little Women or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Written and published in two parts in 1868 and 1869, the novel follows the lives of four sisters — Meg,...