On Connection

Kawakami, Hiromi

In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of the Mothers. Some children are made in factories, from cells of rabbits and dolphins; some live by getting nutrients from water and light, like plants. The survival of the race depends on the interbreeding of these and other alien bei...

O`farrell, Maggie

Florence, the 1560s. Lucrezia, third daughter of Cosimo de' Medici, is free to wander the palazzo at will, wondering at its treasures and observing its clandestine workings. But when her older sister dies on the eve of marriage to Alfonso d'Este, ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: the duke is quick to request her hand in marr...

De Saint-Exupéry, Antoine

Here is my secret, which couldnt be simpler. It is only with the heart that one can rightly see; what is essential is invisible to the eyes. ...

Austen, Jane

‘You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone forever.'Anne Elliot is persuaded to reject a marriage proposal from handsome Captain Wentworth because he lacks rank or fortune. But when he returns home from the Navy, more than seven years later, Anne realises she still has strong feelings for him, despite th...

Tolkien, J.r.r

Begin your journey into Middle-earth. A New Legend Begins on Prime Video, in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The first part of J.R. R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS.In a quiet village in the Shire, young Frodo is about to receive a gift that will change his life forever. Thought lost centuries ago, it is the One Ring, an object of terrifying power on...

Scott Fitzgerald, Francis

The Great Gatsby is one of the most recognized texts by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, considered a classic of American literature, whose exquisite work maintains all its relevance and freshness.Gatsby, the gentleman who reigns over West Egg, the host of the restless nights, but also the winner marked by the tragic fate of an unintended loneliness, is the archetype of those twenties...

Tempest, Kae

El esperado regreso de Kae Tempest al panorama literario: una novela luminosa y liberadora sobre el poder transformativo del amor. «Una novela maravillosa, conmovedora y reveladora sobre el estado de Gran Bretaña repleta de personajes memorables, que describe la lucha de un individuo por la autorrealización en una sociedad que castiga a quienes se niegan a encajar en sus moldes...

Tempest, Kae

Kae Tempest es poeta, letrista, performer y artista musical. Ha publicado obras, poemas, una novela, un ensayo, varios discos y ha girado por todo el mundo, agotando entradas desde Reykjavik a Río de Janeiro. Ha recibido nominaciones a los Mercury Music Prize por los discos Everybody Down y Let Them Eat Chaos, y dos nominaciones a los premios Ivor Novello por su escritura de ca...

Tempest, Kae

Edición bilingüe traducido por Violeta Gil. "Que se coman el caos" es un canto a la actual generación perdida, personalizado por varios personajes situados en Londres que sufren las consecuencias de la globalización, el cambio climático y otros problemas actuales como la falta de oportunidades laborales. Kae Tempest siempre encuentra algo absolutamente magnético en su trabajo h...

Tempest, Kae

«Ya no quiero cambiar las opiniones de nadie. Sólo quiero conectar», nos dice Kae Tempest, una de las figuras más destacadas del rap en la actualidad, en este libro lleno de urgencia, sabiduría y belleza. Hay muchas formas de apearse del ritmo desenfrenado y la insensibilidad a los que nos aboca nuestro estilo de vida, con su cóctel destructivo de enajenación e individualismo e...