The Lottery in Babylon - formato ePub

Borges: el autor infinitoElAleph es un libro icónico de Jorge Luis Borges, el gran autor argentino admirado por García Márquez, Vargas Llosa, John Banville, Michel Houellebecq y tantos otros escritores...

125.º ANIVERSARIO DE BORGESUna de las obras fundamentales de Borges, «el libro que cambia todo en la literatura argentina» (Roberto Bolaño).«Realmente no imagino la literatura del siglo XX sin Borges»....

Según Borges, su libro más íntimo. Veinticinco poemas y seis textos en prosa que reúnen sus temas más caros: la eternidad, los espejos, los tigres, el amor, el tiempo, los cuchilleros, lo que es frente...

Uno de los libros más personales del autor: una miscelánea de géneros y temáticas.En El hacedor confluyen las simbologías de Oriente y Occidente, el cosmos y las cosmogonías, los siglos, las dinastías,...

125.º ANIVERSARIO DE BORGESToda la poesía de Borges en un solo volumen.«El escritor en español más importante desde Cervantes. [...] Uno de los artistas contemporáneosmás memorables. [...] La deuda que...

125.º ANIVERSARIO DE BORGESEl libro que revela a Borges en su faceta docente, imprescindible para los amantesde su obra y de la literatura.«No lo cite:léalo.[...] Urge no ya leerlo o releerlo, sino, como...

El sueño como el más antiguo y no menos complejo de los géneros literarios. Una asombrosa recopilación de la mano de Jorge Luis Borges.En este volumen, Borges presenta relatos de paisaje onírico de distintas...

Reunidos en un solo volumen los mejores ensayos y críticas de Jorge Luis Borges.«Novalis, memorablemente, ha observado: "Nada más poético que las mutaciones y las mezclas heterogéneas". Esa peculiar atracción...

Se reúnen por primera vez en su solo volumen los textos Inquisiciones y Otras inquisiciones, que abren algunos de los temas que serán recurrentes en la estética del autor.Este feliz volumen, inédito como...

Segundo de los tres libros que recogen la obra miscelánea e inédita del maestro Borges.«De una a siete de la tarde -mis horas oficiales o "teóricas" de trabajo- me confieso un impostor, un chambón, un...

Primero de los tres libros que recogen la obra miscelánea e inédita del maestro Borges.«Alguna noche, suelo ubicar mis horas en la serenidad del barrio de Almagro: empresa que tiene su poco de catástrofe...

Cómo escribe Borges un poema o un cuento? ¿Cómo escribe una obra o una traducción en colaboración? ¿Qué diferencia reconoce entre cuento y novela? ¿Por qué nunca escribió una novela? ¿Cuál es el deber...

Tercero de los tres libros que recogen la obra miscelánea e inédita del maestro Borges.«Hacia 1957 reconocí con justificada melancolía que estaba quedándome ciego. La revelación fue piadosamente gradual....

Cincuenta años después de pronunciadas, cuatro conferencias inéditas de Borges sobre el tango que abordan, a puro ingenio, desde sus orígenes en los arrabales de la Buenos Aires de antaño, sus raíces...

Ya en sus ochenta años y convertido en una personalidad de enorme notoriedad pública a nivel mundial, Borges emprende un viaje a diversas universidades de los Estados Unidos en las que mantiene conversaciones...

Un volumen que recoge once cuentos directos, desnudos y sencillos, fruto de la lenta madurez del gran escritor que es Borges.«En aquel momento sentí que algo estaba ocurriéndonos o, mejor dicho, que ya...

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...