Emilio recuerda cómo entrevió a través de la piel translúcida de la barriga de su madre la réplica de Murillo que colgaba en el hospital madrileño donde nació.
A modern fable based on the labyrinths created by us allBelius has led a peaceful if not uneventful existence until now, as far as minotaurs' lives go.
'Good-hearted and brutal at the same time, The Milkman in the Night is a complex, unsettling mixture of bleakness and warmth' Sunday TimesRead this eccentric epic from the author of cult classic Death and the PenguinSemyon is disturbed.
In early eighteenth-century Lisbon, Baltasar, a soldier who has lost his left hand in battle, falls in love with Blimunda, a young girl with visionary powers.
The second book in a new epic fantasy trilogy by British author Jane WelchSilas has fled with the broken Chalice of Ond, forcing the companions to flee into the surrounding forest, pursued and hunted by the remaining angry swarms of hobs.
The original Japanese international bestseller, The Cat Who Saved Books is a heartwarming story about finding courage, caring for others - and the tremendous power of books.
'The first great rock 'n' roll novel in the English language' The Times On Valentine's Day, 1989, Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, disappears in a devastating earthquake.
'A delightful book that combines the basic tug of the whodunit with the more elegant pleasures of the literary novel' Independent Sonokrom, a village in the Ghanaian hinterland, has not changed for hundreds of years.
'I am truly dazzled' TRACY CHEVALIER'A rich tapestry of African mythology and magic' CHERIE JONES'Bursting with magic, bright and visceral' JENNIFER SAINT'A feast of shimmering, beautiful prose' CHIKA UNIGWESoon you will become the thing all other beasts fear.
The stories collected in What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours are linked by more than the exquisitely winding prose of their creator: Helen Oyeyemi's ensemble cast of characters slip from the pages of their own stories only to surface in another.
Für den Kunststudenten Siyah erscheint das Leben wie ein bedrückendes Gemälde: chronische Kopfschmerzen, fern von Familie und unausgesprochene Gefühle gegenüber dem Mädchen seiner Träume.
'Rollicking, bawdy' People'Superbly controlled satire' Washington Post'Joyously madcap' Publishers WeeklyDiscover the bestselling novel that inspired the classic Oscar-winning film.
Journey through enchanted realms inhabited by dragons, vampires and incorrigible grandmothers, drawn from East Asian and Malaysian myth and folklore, in Zen Cho's magical Spirits Abroad .
'Funny, deep, shocking, wry, heartwarming and spine-chilling' - The GuardianMr Fox, by award-winning author Helen Oyeyemi, is a beautiful and immersive exploration of the labyrinthine world of imagination, storytelling and love.
THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING CHOCOLAT SERIES'Expertly crafted, typically mouthwatering' DAILY MAILWhen Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond the grave, she allows the wind to blow her back to the village in south-west France where, eight years ago, she opened up a chocolate shop.
