Las hermosas cuenta la historia de Violetta, condenada o quizás salvada por su belleza, que es reclutada como esclava sexual en el burdel del campo de concentración de Ravensbrück; de Kãrlis, un médico letón consumido por la culpa, que se hace cargo de ella y de su hija Mabel, fruto de una violación; de Magdalena, antigua amante de Kãrlis y madre de su hijo, que permanece en Letonia bajo el régimen totalitario soviético y se cruza con Ilze y Lidija, que regresan tras años de deportación en Siberia.
"Shafiq Gharbal" was able here to put in our hands a biography of one of the controversial men during the French occupation of Egypt; He dealt with the stories of "General Yaqoub", who collaborated with the French and led a military division fighting in their ranks, then he went out with them upon their departure from Egypt, forming with the soldiers of his band "The Egyptian delegation", which carried the "Egypt Independence Project" from the Ottoman Empire, lengthening at times "France And at the other hand, "England", using the French teacher, "The Knight of the Knight", who translated the speeches of the Egyptian delegation of the Englishman "General Edmonds".
'A page-turning journey to uncover a past of heroism, betrayal, love, and loss'Heather Morris, bestselling author of TheTattooist of Auschwitz'A gorgeous debut' Heat';A standout novel of heartbreak, survival and hope in time of war' Rachel HoreTwo lovers caught at the crossroads of historyA daughter's search for the truthGermany, 1929.
'A gripping account of how Shakhtar Donetsk came to represent embattled Ukraine's hopes for the future' Sunday Times'We want to show to the world that we are alive.
DISCOVER THE LATEST DIRK PITT ADVENTUREFrom the shadow of war comes an enduring historical mystery and a present-day explosive plot'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail----Normandy, 1940: A decrepit steamer flees the shore under German fire.
Russell Working's satirical novel The Insurrectionist, Chicago Bullet newspaper editors renege on their promise to send reporter Ian Landquart to the Paris bureau.
Ce livre est une création de Manuel Garcia, une véritable mine de plaisirs interdits et de rencontres passionnées, spécialement conçue pour satisfaire les appétits érotiques les plus audacieux des lecteurs gays adultes.
**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023****SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022**Discover an exhilarating novel about power and corruption set in a nation trapped in a cycle as old as time.
*THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER *WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION*A wondrous, exhilarating novel about nine strangers brought together by an unfolding natural catastrophe.
The ground-breaking memoir by acclaimed rapper and podcast host, George the PoetBorn to Ugandan parents on the St Raphael's Estate in Neasden, north-west London, George has always been an ambitious storyteller.
This early work by Richard Harding Davis was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
**Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature**A sumptuous and surreal historical reimagining of one of South America s best-known trans men, Antonio de ErausoThe new novel from the International Booker-shortlisted author of The Adventures of China Iron'Luminous' SAMANTA SCHWEBLIN Bold and compassionate Financial TimesFrom deep in the wilds of the New World, Antonio de Erauso writes a letter to his aunt, the prioress of the convent he escaped as a young girl.
Eine Gereiztheit und eigentümlich bösartige Stimmung grundiert von Anfang an die Atmosphäre eines Ferienaufenthaltes in Italien, die ihren Höhepunkt in den Darbietungen des Zauberers Cipolla findet.
Else Feldmanns Berichte und Reportagen aus der Zwischenkriegszeit sind eine Schatzkiste voll mit den wundervollsten, traurigsten und wahrhaftigsten Geschichten, die das Leben in der Großstadt zwischen 1919 und 1938 schreiben konnte.
'In der russischen Stadt Baku, auf der Grenze zwischen Orient und Okzident, verlieben sich am Vorabend der Russischen Revolution der temperamentvolle Muslim Ali und die schöne Christin Nino ineinander.
»Für eine neue politische Kultur«Fake News, Corona-Demos, Klimawandel – und nun auch noch Krieg: In den letzten Jahren hat sich einiges ereignet, das nicht gerade dazu führte, den Beruf des Politikers aufzuwerten oder die Demokratie als politisches Konzept zu stärken.
Medio siglo después de la misteriosa muerte de Buenaventura Durruti, una periodista francesa pretende esclarecer quién disparó la bala que acabó con el mítico anarquista.
George Orwell - Farm der TiereGeorge Orwell - Farm der TiereFarm der Tiere (Animal Farm) ist eine dystopische Fabel von George Orwell, erschienen im Jahr 1945.
Con La trampa, novela publicada en 1957, Magda Portal deja testimonio de su militancia política y, a través de un canto coral, retrata las diversas luchas por alcanzar el poder en el Perú de mediados del siglo XX.
Tres personajes: dos Hermanos Maristas y un seminarista se ven involucrados en un intento de asesinato a Juan Pablo Segundo, en su visita a Chile en el parque O'Higgins en 1987, una delirante historia sobre la Iglesia Católica, sus miserias, sus virtudes, la educación chilena y la amistad en el marco de la dictadura cívico-militar chilena.
