The Invisible Collection - formato ePub

Stefan Zweig nació el 28 de noviembre de 1881 en Viena y es uno de los autores más importantes de Europa en la primera mitad del siglo XX. Siendo judío, fue perseguido por el nazismo y forzado al exilio....

Fouché, el genio tenebroso (también traducido al español simplemente como Fouché o como Fouché. Retrato de un hombre político) es un libro biográfico del escritor austríaco Stefan Zweig en el que se narra...

Sin capacidad para cualquier otra actividad intelectual, Mirko Czentovicz se reveló, ya desde niño, como un genio del ajedrez, del que ha llegado a ser campeón del mundo. Pero, en un viaje en barco de...

Momentos estelares de la humanidad nos invita a ser espectadores, de esos instantes dramáticamente cargados, donde, en un breve intervalo de tiempo escogido por el autor, a lo largo de distintos siglos...

"—¿Usted no encuentra, pues, odioso, despreciable, que una mujer abandone a su marido y a sus hijas para seguir a un hombre cualquiera, del que nada sabe, ni siquiera si es digno de su amor? ¿Puede usted...

"Sólo quiero hablar contigo, decírtelo todo por primera vez. Tendrías que conocer toda mi vida, que siempre fue la tuya aunque nunca lo supiste. Pero sólo tú conocerás mi secreto, cuando esté muerta y...

Una de las obras más conocidas de Stefan Zweig, traducida a más de cuarenta idiomas y una exitosa lectura escolar.Una pieza indispensable de la literatura universal.El 21 de febrero de 1942, dos días...

En 1518, un cuarto de siglo después de Cristóbal Colón, un exiliado portugués, Magallanes, logró convencer al rey de España, Carlos I, de que le proporcionara una flota con el fin de explorar el mar que...

María Antonieta nació en Viena en 1755, hija del emperador austríaco Francisco I y de María Teresa. En mayo de 1770 contrajo matrimonio, cuando tenía catorce años, con Luis XVI de Francia. De nuevo la...

"Viaje al pasado" (llamado también por su autor "Resistencia de la realidad" y publicado por Acantilado en el volumen "La mujer y el paisaje") narra la historia del reencuentro, al cabo de muchos años...

"Desde que existe el libro nadie está ya completamente solo, sin otra perspectiva que la que le ofrece su propio punto de vista, pues tiene al alcance de su mano el presente y el pasado, el pensar y el...

Los ojos del hermano eterno, libro curiosísimo en la obra de Stefan Zweig, está escrito como una leyenda oriental situada mucho antes de los tiempos de Buda. Narra la historia de Virata, hombre justo...

Montaigne es un libro biográfico del escritor austríaco Stefan Zweig. Es la historia de Michel Eyquem de Montaigne [mi??l ek?m d? mõ't??] (Castillo de Montaigne, Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, cerca de Burdeos,...

Novela de ajedrez (en alemán Die Schachnovelle, 1941) es la última novela del escritor austriaco Stefan Zweig escrita poco antes de su suicidio, ocurrido el 22 de febrero de 1942. Fue publicada de forma...

El mundo de ayer, subtitulado "Memorias de un europeo", es una obra autobiográfica del escritor judío austriaco Stefan Zweig. Fue escrita poco antes de su suicidio, en sus últimos años de exilio (1939-1941),...

Stefan Zweig se refirió al gran humanista Erasmo de Rotterdam como el primer "europeo consciente de serlo". Para él, Erasmo era el "maestro venerado", al que se sentía unido no solamente en lo espiritual...

A child who will be named Johannes is born. An old man named Johannes dies. Between these two points, Jon Fosse gives us the details of an entire life, starkly compressed. Beginning with Johannes's father's...

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,...

Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Love is the only sequel published to Charles Dickens’ beloved Christmas classic that follows Ebenezer Scrooge’s quest to rediscover true love after his harrowing...

From the bizarre and audacious imagination of horror author Andy Marino comes a harrowing tale of the insect that will herald the apocalypse…"The literary equivalent of swallowing a wasp that's crawled...

A wonderful surprise gift from Alan Bennett - a brand new story, set in a home for the elderly; a glorious, darkly comic treat.We have a choir and on special occasions a glass of dry sherry. It's less...

The hitman hero of the acclaimed Cinemax series comes out of retirement when his daughter, a true-crime writer, is abducted by the subject of one of her books. A nail-biting suspense thriller from the...

A royal princess. A dress lost for decades. A love story waiting to be uncovered...London, 1988: Meredith has landed her dream job at London's most prestigious fashion house, creating beautiful gowns...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect comes an expanded edition of The Temporary Roomie - a witty and relatable romantic comedy about finding joy in the unexpected, with...

'An absolute treat of a read!' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal H3> 'Once again Katy Watson delivers the perfect cosy: Atmospheric, ingenious and fun!' Ian Moore'The perfect mix of cosy, festive,...

SMALL FORTUNES. BIG FEELINGS.Fleeing a troubled past, immigrant fortune teller Tao roams the dusty countryside with only her mule for company, telling small fortunes, for small prices. Big fortunes come...

Revenant-X is the terrifying second novel in a new trilogy of survival and exploration in deep space, from Clarke Award-nominated author David Wellington. FEAR THE DARK.The crew of the Artemis - led by...

JACK KEROUAC: 'I loved him ... He just got me'ARTHUR MILLER: 'The first to let it all hang out and write like a child in wonderland.'KURT VONNEGUT: 'Still the greatest.'JOSEPH HELLER: 'My primary inspiration.'STEPHEN...

For fans of Nghi Vo, P. Djèlí Clark, and Alix E. Harrow: a new stand-alone set in the world of the critically acclaimed Murder and Magic series during Prohibition. The Improvisers is the tale of Velma,...

He's been naughty, and she's always been nice. Until now. . . For Sydney, being in love with Kyler isn't anything new. They'd been best friends ever since they were kids. But somewhere over the years,...

A thrilling epic of duty, magic and vampyres set in the Third Age that looks at why Lord Drakan invaded Hallowvale. Sure to delight RuneScape fans old and new, this stunning tale shows how and why Hallowvale...

One special cottage brings together two fixer-uppers in this delightfully sweet small-town romance. ​ As the youngest of three sisters, CeCe Shipley is eager to make her own space in the world. She even...

From a New York Times bestselling author, a heartwarming story about secrets, sisters, and the enduring power of family ties.   Zoey Hillcrest thought the hard part was over once she and her fiancé, Cooper,...

Hunger devours. Takeaway food and human flesh. Sexual humiliation or humanity's survival. Smooth, unblemished skin.It cannot be sated. But people try. They push eager hands into their own gaping...

Collected together for the first time, this omnibus brings new authors to the Alien universe. Across three epic novels, discover the origins of fan-favorite character PFC Jenette Vasquez and her family,...

20 years later… United by promise. Divided by hate. Karna, the King of Anga, is distraught after the recent demise of a closed one. And to achieve salvation, he seeks to hurt the ones who are closest...

A stunning tour de force of a novel based on the true story of a fourteen-year-old boy’s harrowing experience fleeing a Hitler youth camp with his best friend in the last days of the Second World War—perfect...

A new Star Trek adventure based on the thrilling Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! When Una Chin-Riley and Christopher Pike meet at Starfleet Academy after one of his lectures, they...

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,...

It is the year 1854 and witch hunts are taking place. Violet lives with her father and cat Widow deep in the forest, far away from the villagers responsible for her mother's death. She was suspected of...

Stefan "Charly" Bach is asked by Karen "Carry" Lund to help her search for a missing friend. Together they experience adventures that endanger both their lives and their love. Experience the two of them...

Germany and Europe are facing numerous challenges. Financial problems, climate change, war and other problems threaten the stability of the democratic system and social cohesion. To avert the impending...

Imagine it's Thursday morning. You are going about your work outside when it starts to rain. A storm is approaching. You want to finish quickly. You get into a rush. An accident happens. Your leg is injured....

Particularly today, it is of great importance to draw children's attention to the diverse life in the forest, to help them develop their love for flora and fauna and to show them the vital symbiosis between...

When summer vacation begins in the lively town of Sonnenau, Mia, Ben, Emma and Lukas dream of unique adventures. The five fabulous friends Starko, Koordia, Speedo, Maya and Flexo offer their unique skills...

Like Cinderella, Alice MacJextey also suffers from the bullying of an evil stepmother and a no-less-mean stepsister. The differences between Alice's loving mother and the father's new wife get so out...