The Polish Boxer - formato ePub

A través de textos y crónicas que juegan en la delicada línea entre lo completamente personal y aquello que es extrapolable a lo universal, Eduardo Halfon nos habla de la lectura, las bibliotecas y la...

¿Cuándo un hombre se convierte en escritor? Es la pregunta que ha desarrollado Eduardo Halfon en El ángel literario buscando claves y circunstancias en la vida de escritores que han marcado su literatura...

Regresa el mejor Halfon con una extraordinaria novela que bucea en su infancia en la Guatemala compleja y violenta del conflicto armado. A finales de 1984, dos jóvenes hermanos guatemaltecos, exiliados...

El nuevo libro de Eduardo Halfon, una exploración luminosa y valiente de su universo literario a través del filtro de la paternidad. «Escribí las historias que componen este libro durante los últimos...

Premio Nacional de Literatura de Guatemala Un abuelo polaco cuenta por primera vez la historia secreta del número que lleva tatuado en el antebrazo. Un pianista serbio añora su identidad prohibida....

Un escritor viaja a Italia para honrar la memoria de su abuelo polaco, prisionero en Auschwitz; recorre las costas de Guatemala, desde una playa de arena negra en el Pacífico hasta una playa de arena...

Volver a Polonia. Volver a Łódz´. Volver a donde todo empezó. Buscando una procedencia y una identidad perdidas en las calles de una ciudad que el odio convirtió en gueto, en muerte, en ceniza. Como...

Agotados tras quince horas de vuelo, dos jóvenes guatemaltecos esperan sus maletas en el aeropuerto Ben Gurión de Tel Aviv. Han llegado para asistir a la boda en Jerusalén de su hermana pequeña con un...

Las lluviosas calles de Harlem, en Nueva York, se vuelven testigos silenciosos del viaje al apartamento de Marjorie Eliot, donde algo extraordinario y conmovedor sucede cada domingo. Dos seres extraños,...

«Usted no escribirá nada sobre esto, me preguntó o me ordenó mi papá, su índice elevado, su tono a medio camino entre súplica y mandamiento. Pensé en responderle que un escritor nunca sabe de qué escribirá,...

La nueva novela de Eduardo Halfon Una fría mañana de enero de 1967, en plena guerra civil de Guatemala, un comerciante judío y libanés es secuestrado en un callejón sin salida de la capital. Nadie ignora...

Un chapín es un tipo de sandalia española con alzas, y "chapines" es como se conoce a los guatemaltecos en buena parte de América. Un apelativo de doble uso, a veces arrojado con desprecio, otras esgrimido...

Sepolta nelle acque di un lago, c’è una piccola morte. È un bambino caduto nell’ombra; un segreto di carne e tenebra che, senza venire mai rivelato, passa di padre in figlio a inquinarne i sogni. Lutto...

Dans Deuils, le narrateur éponyme d’Eduardo Halfon voyage au Guatemala à la recherche de secrets qui le hantent. Il tente de démêler le vrai du faux parmi les histoires contradictoires et interdites de...

À l'occasion d'un festival de musique dans la ville baroque d'Antigua, Eduardo et Lía, jeune couple de Guatémaltèques, font la connaissance de Milan Rakic, un pianiste serbe surdoué. Pour Eduardo, cette...

Épuisé par quinze heures de vol, en manque de sommeil et de nicotine, Eduardo attend ses bagages aux côtés de son frère, à l'aéroport Ben Gourion de Tel-Aviv. Les deux hommes sont venus du Guatemala assister...

In the tranquil embrace of Nausaq village, Clairabelle Keita is raised by her blind father amidst the vibrant fields of The Plainlands—a vast stretch of swaying grass and rolling hills within The First...

Step into Marine World, where paradise hides predators & KK's thirst for revenge is unquenchable…KK devoted her life to saving marine animals until poachers turned her sanctuary into a crime scene.  From...

Electric is the uniquely charged story of Chris, a young man with epilepsy, who strives to cope with and quell his seizures even as he completes his academic studies and tackles a professional freelance...

When wealthy businessman Max Barnes takes in two orphans to rear as his own, he has no idea that the governess he hires to care for them will change his life.Grace Martin has spent years protecting her...

Magic school is about to begin!Twins Zyn and Ren are eager to start, until Zyn struggles to connect with her magic. Soon after the new students arrive, an enchanted mirror shard appears and Ren collapses...

Her thirst for revenge becomes unquenchable when her dolphin sanctuary becomes a deadly battleground with enemies lurking in plain sight.KK's world shatters when a murdered poacher washes up on her beach.Her...

In the abandoned valley of Bezidu Nou, the dam was meant to save them—until it became their greatest threat.Mihai, the dam keeper, struggles to protect his family as relentless rains push the reservoir...

Kari Blake was a high-level executive with now dating or sex life. Her mother was pushing her to take time to date, so to shut her mom up, she hires an escort as her Christmas date to her family's house...

🕊️ A Light Fantasy Unlike Any OtherSome revolutions begin with fire. Others begin with feathers.Weirdo was no ordinary hen. Born from a strange egg and raised in a quiet corner of Texas, she defied nature's...

The Stone King's City has a ruler for the first time in centuries. Revived and renamed, Clevehold has become a refuge for magic users. Lena is busy coordinating restoration, learning magic, and considering...

Fate is a cruel mistress, something I learned after a one-night stand in Vegas.The same week I discovered I was pregnant; I landed this new job that was supposed to change my life.To my horror, the man...

Sometimes magic is simple—coffee grounds and salt, red pepper and castor oil. An old pair of glasses, a new deck of cards, a snippet of hair and the whisper of a crow's wing.Other times, it's far harder—mountain...

Bask in a sunbeam with three cozy fantasy novellas of the Catsprowl, a busy neighborhood brimming with cats and cat-goddesses, book-keepers and bath-houses, piping hot chai, and pouncing kittens' mischief. The...

Some cabins whisper secrets; this one screams them.Deep in the heart of the forest lies a cabin, its timbers rotting and its shadows alive with untold horrors. Once a refuge, it now feeds on the fears...

The Yellow Road Not Taken is NOT your momma's Wonderful Wizard of Oz. If you're looking for the heartwarming, sugary simplicity of the original L.Frank Baum story, run. Run now. Run far away. If you're...

JOSEPH Oldest son in the Rossi family. Heir to the empire. Loyal to the family, over and above anyone else. Even when it comes to murder. War. Kidnapping my best friend. Sloane Brennan, daughter of the...

A terrible sickness rages through the Eyrie, demanding all of Fionn's skill and magic as a healer, and leaving him no time to pine after the prince of Morven Forest.Far to the north, Kiernan awaits whatever...

After a nearly fatal encounter with a vampire, a new entity has captured the attention of Detective Graves. Although it is unclear what exactly the being is, Graves believes he is dealing with a far more...

Freedom has its own cost. And depending on who seeks it, life will find something to take as a price. Michael escaped with nothing but Anna; the woman who he could open up to. And when life took her away...

14 Lone WolvesThey get along with no one. They travel alone, they fight alone, they live alone. They take on lost causes, impossible tasks, and fight battles no one else could win.From college reunions...

Tinsel, treachery and toxins… the perfect Christmas cocktail.Acclaimed for success in a career where sight is considered essential for detection, blind private investigator Steve Smiley has always relied...

"This was how it had been in the old days, when I had befriended others as easily as a child might blow seeds off a puff-flower. Those days seemed long ago."Dolan is a quiet young man who spends his days...

A tale of family, betrayal, and destiny unfolds as four siblings uncover their bloodline's extraordinary powers—each tied to the primal forces of nature. When an ancient artifact, the Chalice of Unveiled...

In the year 2124, the world stands on the edge of renewal—or ruin.After centuries of reckless consumption and technological ambition, humanity faces the irreversible consequences of its choices. Rising...

Betrayal cuts deeper than any wound, leaving scars that never truly fade. Michael, a devoted soldier, returned home to discover the unthinkable—his wife's infidelity with five men during his time in the...

Corrupt politicians and crooked contractors plan to build a new road through the ancient beech and oak woodlands of Higgins Bottom.Opposed to the project are a mixture of hippies, environmentalists and...

Ishiq is engaged to Atif Abbas in a union arranged to strengthen business ties between their families. However, her growing connection with Sinan, challenges her loyalty to her family's plans. As Ishiq...

When teenager Ben discovers an old, leather-bound journal hidden in his family's dusty attic, he has no idea it will unravel a mystery buried for decades. The journal belonged to Lila Graves, a passionate...

In the rain-soaked streets of Barkington City, where shadows stretch long and secrets linger, Rex Barkley, a grizzled bloodhound detective, finds himself on a peculiar case that's anything but ordinary....

When Ella Carter returns to her small hometown of Blythewood, she finds the beloved local library—a place that shaped her childhood—on the brink of closure. The once-vibrant Blythewood Public Library,...