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«Tanizaki quizás sea el más notable novelista japonés del siglo XX y Las hermanas Makioka, su libro más importante.» New York Times Book Review Pocos años antes de comenzar la Segunda Guerra Mundial,...

La señora Kakiuchi, una mujer culta de Osaka, quedó viuda siendo joven, pero su historia resulta inquietantemente reñida con su apariencia. Se trata de una historia de amor obsesivo y engaño, de maldad...

Los celos, el voyeurismo y el deseo sexual hacen de esta novela de 1956 una de las obras maestras de la literatura erótica japonesa. Brillante, elegante, oscuramente irónica, La llave es la historia...

Conmovedora y poderosa, esta novela es el diario de Utsugi, un hombre de setenta y siete años, de gustos refinados, que se sabe en los últimos meses de su vida a causa de una enfermedad. Utsugi cuenta...

Con su despiadado sentido del humor, Naomi expresa espléndidamente el entusiasmo con el que la mayoría de los japoneses de las ciudades se enfrentaron a las «maravillas» de la cultura occidental. Naomi...

Una insólita historia de amor entre una bella y culta mujer y su joven «discípulo». Retrato de Shunkin (1933) cuenta la historia de Mozuya Koto, también llamada Shunkin, una bella y culta mujer perteneciente...

Una pequeña obra maestra. Una historia de amor triangular, donde la pasión se nutre de renuncias y connivencias. El cortador de cañas, publicado en 1932, entre Naomi (1924-1925) y el Retrato de Shunkin...

En La madre del capitán Shigemoto (1949), el autor se inspira en la literatura clásica japonesa y recrea una conocida historia de comienzos del siglo X: la madre del capitán Shigemoto, nieta del gran...

La publicación en Occidente de Elogio de la sombra (1933) (uno de los ensayos de estética más sugerentes y sutiles del siglo XX, en el que Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) devana con sabiduría y sutileza...

En La madre del capitán Shigemoto (1949), el autor se inspira en la literatura clásica japonesa y recrea una conocida historia de comienzos del siglo X: la madre del capitán Shigemoto, nieta del gran...

Un perturbador relato sobre la búsqueda del placer.Sensual, perverso e inquietante, Junichirô Tanizaki relata aquí sin tapujos ni censura la obsesión retorcida de un hombre por los bellos pies de una...

Uno de los mejores relatos del maestro Junichirô Tanizaki, en el que el dolor, el sadismo, la sexualidad, la sumisión y la devoción van de la mano.«En lo profundo de su corazón, el joven tatuador ocultaba...

Déjate llevar por Tanizaki a través de un viaje de burdeles, el alcohol y el adulterio.K siempre ha sido el centro de atención, los hombres le envidiaban y las mujeres le deseaban. Sin embargo, no todo...

En Occidente, el más poderoso aliado de la belleza ha sido siempre la luz. En cambio, en la estética tradicional japonesa lo esencial es captar el enigma de la sombra. Lo bello no es una sustancia en...

Para conmemorar los cincuenta años de la muerte de Junichiro Tanizaki, once relatos de amor de asombrosa belleza y refinado erotismo, muchos de ellos inéditos, todos traducidos del japonés: once caminos...

'A tour de force – catnip.' -- New York Times Considering all I've sacrificed, is it too much to ask for one little cat in return? Shinako has been ousted from her marriage by her husband Shozo and...

In the heart of Meryton, a grand masquerade ball offers Elizabeth Bennet an unexpected escape from society's expectations, while Mr. Darcy sees it as a tiresome obligation. Yet, hidden behind elaborate...

Welcome to Lakeside, Montana, a small town nestled on the shores of Flathead Lake.With its tight-knit community, small private college, and an eclectic mix of locals, college students, and summer visitors,...

Picture the classic story of Job, reimagined as a Princess Bride fractured fairy tale, co-written by C.S. Lewis and Monty Python, and you'll have a picture of the warm, witty and wonderfully romantic...

Hally, an exiled elf, thought the worst was behind her…but the fae have other plans. After a century hiding among humans, her life was upended by an elven mage seeking to exploit her magic. As Hally settles...

When scientist Luke Ashburton arrives to open the Earl of Bexley's new museum, the last thing he expects to find is the building on fire.Luke is tasked with overseeing its salvage, but needs the late...

Can two people heal together to find love with each other?When Josh Livingston is left at the altar, all that remains is his surgical career in New York City. After a near-fatal mishap occurs, he is forced...

Scarred. Broken. Alone. Until an angel shows up and proves I'd only been waiting… for her.Elena -- I lost my parents as a kid, but a reverend and his wife took me in. They were good to me, even if there...

The four of us were inseparable. Until we weren't. Until that day that changed everything. The race that took him away from us, from me. The day that tore us apart. Now, six years later, the two that...

From Kindle #1 bestselling author of Wall of Silence comes a gripping psychological thriller where dark family secrets and chilling winter mysteries lie just beneath the surface.Some promises can kill.Then:...

No rest ye frightened gentlemenFull of horror and dismay…When the St. Wenceslas Episcopal Church choir bus gets trapped in a snowdrift on the way to a Christmas Eve competition, the eleven members find...

Death. That was the omen that the crows and ravens brought to Inkeri, a half-Fae wielder of the elemental power of Water.Deep in the desert Idros Ahdreide, men had lost their lives in battle against a...

When a man Violet Campbell never thought to see again arrives in Silver Falls claiming she agreed to marry him, she denies it immediately. When the persistent man won't take no for an answer and has no...

Dylan's life began humbly in a small town in the Netherlands in 1984. The youngest of three brothers, he was an exceptionally bright child with a high IQ and highly sensitive personality. While his intelligence...

Life isn't going well for forty-something Josie Roberts. Her marriage has dissolved, and the narcissistic songwriter ex-husband who took everything just happens to be the current darling of the music...

  I thought waking up accidentally married to the man I hate was the worst thing that could happen to me.I was wrong.Because now I have a stalker, which is unthinkable in my small town.Did I mention the...

Tiff hates her job, where her boss tears her down every chance he gets. Her mother always has something to say about how she lives her life. Running is her escape from her constant anxiety, until four...

Embark on a captivating journey through time with our Renaissance Bride Anthology, where tales of love and destiny unfold against the rich tapestry of the 15th and 16th centuries. Delve into the stories...

Hope Walker's world is turned upside down when a medical report reveals her dream of motherhood is slipping away. With her biological clock ticking loudly, she's willing to settle for a loveless marriage...

This world—and the others that exist on different planes and time—have numerous running stories of treachery, evil, deceit, magic, and exhaustion. Some lines are bending and twisting with others. Some...

The POTO quartet returns for more adventures in 1889! Christine goes on an inspiring visit to the new Eiffel Tower, Meg realizes how chaotic babysitting can get and Raoul is forced to face the sour music....

Travel to exciting and dangerous Dimensions with us...Get Me OutThe day after the Fourth of July, Shaya receives a panicked call from her father: "Come and get me out of here!" His voice trembles with...

Twilight's Brightest Star, the final chapter of the Winds of Change Trilogy, follows Starla Silverson from a small town in California to an epic global adventure, transforming her life in ways she never...

From USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Xavier Neal comes the second installment in this MMF, age-gap, dark romance series!One determined female with lifechanging news.Two protective, small-town best friends...

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Bologna, 1575.A talented seamstressA powerful merchantA fierce battle of willsElena Morandi has gained a fragile foothold in the workshop of a master tailor, despite the profession being officially barred...

TThere is something sinister about Drumdalloch Woods in the Black Isle near Inverness. It is a place of tangled growth and shadowy darkness, and it has business opportunists, biological scientists and...

‘Loved this clever and funny novel’ Anna Mazzola 'A heartwarming depiction of female friendship as a bond stronger than any other' The Times 'Moving' Daily Mail 'A thought-provoking...

Curl up this winter with a heart-warming Christmas romance for fans of The Crown and Downton Abbey! 'A page-turning festive read, full of will they/won't they romance, intriguing...

April, 1941. At the former Whitechapel Road Underground station, repurposed as an air raid shelter since the onset of the Blitz, the body of a woman has been discovered, stabbed and eviscerated. With...

'Grady's style is loose, colorful, challenging and fun. I sometimes thought of Orwell's novel 1984, sometimes of the Dylan song 'Desolation Row'' Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post'Grady is a master...