An extraordinary novel set in China before, during and after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989-the breakout book we've been waiting for from a bestselling, Amazon.ca First Novel Award winner.
Madeleine Thien's new novel is breathtaking in...
Mientras Laurel Estabrook practica ciclismo en una carretera solitaria, sufre el ataque de unos hombres que tratan de violarla, pero, por suerte, consigue aferrarse a su bicicleta y salvarse de milagro. Sin embargo, el choque emocional es muy fuerte...
Książka jest zbiorem felietonów niedawno zmarłej pisarki, publikowanych na łamach magazynu Elle. Lekkie, dowcipne teksty poruszają m.in. tematy mediów, mody, obyczajów i rodziny.
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"El esfuerzo de escribir un cuento corto es tan intenso como empezar una novela. Pues en el primer párrafo de una novela hay que definir todo: estructura, tono, estilo, ritmo, longitud, y a veces hasta el carácter de...
Docherty is a survivor of an impoverished life of hardship in the Scottish town of Graithnock. Conn is the son in whom he invests all hope for a far different future. Docherty may dream of escape, but he emerges as an unelected leader. This novel...
Eliza travels to Sydney to deal with the estate of her Aunt Dodge, and finds Maxine occupying Dodge's apartment. Soon enough, the young women's lives are consumed by absurd legal complications, as well as their own mounting boredom and squalor. Not...
Dodgers is a dark, unforgettable coming-of-age journey that recalls the very best of Richard Price, Denis Johnson, and J.D. Salinger.
It is the story of a young LA gang member named East, who is sent by his uncle along with some other teenage...
Set in an archly comedic, alternate-reality Indianapolis that is completely overrun by Big Pharma, James Tadd Adcox's debut novel chronicles Robert and Viola's attempts to overcome loss through the miracles of modern pharmaceuticals. Their marriage...
In the tradition of Richard Ford, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf comes a dazzling debut story collection by a young writer from the American West who has been published in The New Yorker, Granta, and The Best American Short Stories.
A construction...
In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he’ll find action — and profit — by getting involved in a big-time drug deal. But back in the States, things go horribly wrong for him.
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