Bel-Ami (Cronos Classics) - formato ePub

Este volumen reúne siete historias que Guy de Maupassant escribió entre 1882 y 1889, a saber: “La adormecedora”, “El ciego”, “La loca”, “Paseo”, “El niño”, “Un cobarde” y “Suicidas”. En estos relatos...

«Bola de Sebo» es el título del cuento que encumbró al autor francés Guy de Maupassant, quien emplea una sutil ironía para relatar su historia.

«Maupassant, a quien se ha llamado maestro del mot juste, nunca ha sido un mero tratante de palabras. Sus mercancías no han sido cuentas de vidrio sino pulidas gemas: quizá no las más raras y preciosas,...

«Soy demasiado moderna»: Michèle de Burile, viuda de un «varón brutal», ha tomado la «decisión de no volver a comprometer nunca su libertad». Ahora es una de «esas elegidas que París adula» y en su salón...

Una herencia inesperada cae en el tranquilo y retirado hogar de la familia Roland en Le Havre: un antiguo amigo de París, donde el señor Roland era joyero, deja toda su fortuna al menor de sus dos hijos,...

Georges Duroy, un ex suboficial que ha servido en Argelia, malvive en París con un empleo sin futuro. Tres francos con cuarenta céntimos es lo que tiene en el bolsillo al empezar la novela, lo que equivale...

El ebook tambien contiene una biografía del autor. Huyendo de Ruan se dispone una diligencia para 10 personas que obtienen un salvoconducto para ir a El Havre; en ellas se disponen tres ricos matrimonios...

<p>Huyendo de Ruan se dispone una diligencia para 10 personas que obtienen un salvoconducto para ir a El Havre; en ellas se disponen tres ricos matrimonios que huyen de la ocupación prusiana preservando...

Luego de dos años sirviendo al ejército en Argelia, George Deroy, un joven apuesto y sin escrúpulos, llega a París en busca de un futuro mejor. Rápidamente, su gran atractivo físico y encanto personal...

- Esta edición es única; - La traducción es completamente original y se realizó para el Ale. Mar. SAS; - Todos los derechos reservados. Los 13 volúmenes de la colección completa de Guy De Maupassant,...

- Esta edición es única; - La traducción es completamente original y se realizó para el Ale. Mar. SAS; - Todos los derechos reservados. Maestro en detallar el comportamiento social, Fuerte como la muerte,...

"El Horla" es un cuento de horror psicológico del escritor francés Guy de Maupassant, publicado en 1887. Narra la experiencia de un hombre que se ve atormentado por la sensación de que está siendo acechado...

- Esta edición es única; - La traducción es completamente original y se realizó para el Ale. Mar. SAS; - Todos los derechos reservados. Bel-Ami (Querido amigo) es una novela del escritor francés Guy De...

Una selección de cuentos con dos temas en común: la guerra y la prostituciónLos relatos que forman este volumen, bajo el nombre de uno de ellos, pertenecen a la primera época de escritura de Maupassant....

El amor a la vida y a la juventud, melancólicamente representada por un viejo pintor que anhela volver vivir su amor por la condesa a través de su hija, es la historia que Guy de Maupassant relata en...

Bola de Sebo no es sólo un cuento fascinante plagado de imágenes, también es una crítica a la sociedad moral y de clase alta. Relata el viaje hecho por aristócratas franceses para salvaguardarse de las...

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Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn - powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies - Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before...

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,...

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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...

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,...

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