The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button And Six Others

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...

Fitzgerald, Francis Scott

Nick acaba de mudarse a un distrito residencial exclusivo en West Eggs (Nueva York) donde, inesperadamente, su misterioso vecino Jay Gatsby organiza extravagantes fiestas nocturnas en su mansión sin que ninguno de sus invitados conozca con exactitud ni la identidad ni la historia del anfitrión. Cierto día, Nick es invitado a conocer y entender los deseos y la gran ambición de G...

Fitzgerald, Francis Scott

«El gran Gatsby fue un tour de force, pero Suave es la noche es una confesión de fe.»Francis Scott Fitzgerald Dick y Nicole Diver, una glamurosa pareja norteamericana, llegan a la Riviera francesa de los felices años veinte, época en que allí se daba cita la beautiful people de todo el mundo. Son ricos, inteligentes, elegantes, irresistiblemente atractivos. Pero algo se oculta ...

Fitzgerald, Francis Scott

La figura de Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1890-1940), el escritor más brillante de la llamada "generación perdida", parece extraída de sus propias novelas, que retrataron como ningunas otras la "época del jazz" y la profunda crisis de valores experimentada por la sociedad norteamericana a lo largo de los años veinte, que culminó con el crack económico de 1929. Ambientada en la Uni...

Fitzgerald, Francis Scott

Esta intensa y reveladora colección de escritos describe la trayectoria de un hombre cuya personalidad nos sigue cautivando, cuya alegría y genio temerarios lo convirtieron en un símbolo viviente en la época del jazz. A los que crecieron con El gran Gatsby o con Suave es la noche, esta extraordinaria recopilación de escritos autobiográficos les ofrece una mezcla única y persona...

Fitzgerald, Francis Scott

Escrito por el autor estadounidense F. Scott Fitzgerald y publicado por primera vez en la revista Collier's el 27 de mayo de 1922, fue publicado dentro del libro Tales of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald se inspiró en un comentario de Mark Twain. Benjamin Button nace con una extraña enfermedad, que provocaba que naciera con 80 años y fuera rejuveneciendo con el paso de los años. Una a...

Fitzgerald, Francis Scott

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I?ve been turning over in my mind ever since. ?Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,? he told me,?just remember that all the people in this world haven?t had the advantages that you?ve had.? The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of char...