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Zeina Hashem Beck writes at the intersection of the divine and the profane, where she crafts elegant, candid poems that simultaneously exude a boundless curiosity and a deep knowingness. Formally electrifying—from lyrics and triptychs to ghazals and Zeina's own duets, in which English and Arabic echo and contradict each other—O explores the limits of language, notions of home and exile, and stirring visions of motherhood, memory, and faith.

O avesso da pele é a história de Pedro, que, após a morte do pai, assassinado numa desastrosa abordagem policial, sai em busca de resgatar o passado da família e refazer os caminhos paternos. Com uma narrativa sensível e por vezes brutal, Jeferson Tenório traz à superfície um país marcado pelo racismo e por um sistema educacional falido, e um denso relato sobre as relações entre pais e filhos.

I was an out-of-work rugby coach who was soon to be divorced. My old dear was sliding away in a nursing home in a certain suburb of West Dublin. And my old man had brought the country to the verge of, like, nuclear annihilation. And if that wasn’t bad enough, my teenage daughter was in love again. My sister-in-law was about to give birth to a baby that was possibly mine. And Castlerock College was about to go – I can’t even say the word – co-ed.

Phoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet their first month at prestigious Edwards University. Phoebe is a glamorous girl who doesn't tell anyone she blames herself for her mother's recent death. Will is a misfit scholarship boy who transfers to Edwards from Bible college, waiting tables to get by. What he knows for sure is that he loves Phoebe. Grieving and guilt-ridden, Phoebe is increasingly drawn into a religious group--a secretive extremist cult - founded by a charismatic former student, John Leal. He has an enigmatic past that involves North Korea and Phoebe's Korean American family.

An old man lies alone and sleepless in London. Before dawn he is taken by an image from his childhood in the West of Ireland, and begins to remember a migrant’s life. Haunted by the faces and the land he left behind, he calls forth the bars and boxing booths of England, the potato fields and building sites, the music he played, and the woman he loved.

O arco é a vida: dele vem toda energia; a flecha é o intento; o alvo é o objetivo a ser alcançado. Através de uma parábola sobre arquearia, Paulo Coelho nos ensina a persistir em nossos objetivos, buscar paz de espírito e sermos gratos pela jornada que percorremos. Após receber uma visita inesperada, Tetsuya, o melhor arqueiro do país, transmite seus conhecimentos a um jovem da aldeia onde vive. Assim, conhecemos o caminho do arco, que nos inspira a seguir nossa intuição e a viver plenamente.

The twice Booker-shortlisted author returns with his third novel, THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY, about a young man, Tunde, whose brother is involved in an accident and stranded just as the Biafran war begins. Tunde spends the novel travelling through a war zone to be reunited with his brother - to bring him home and to ask for forgiveness for the part he played in the accident, a part his brother has no knowledge of.

Set in the underground bar and club scene of 1970s Tokyo, Set My Heart On Fire tells the story of Izumi in her turbulent twenties. Through a series of disarmingly frank vignettes, author Izumi Suzuki presents an unforgettable portrait of a young woman encountering missteps and miscommunication, good music and unreliable men, powerful drugs and disorientating meds. Izumi usually keeps her relationships short but complicated, until she meets Jun.

What if words were the ultimate weapon? Welcome to The G.R.I.O.T. (The Gods Revel In Our Talents)—a groundbreaking cinematic spoken word journey where poetry fuels revolution, mythology meets reality, and truth is forged in the heat of battle. In the legendary Tournament of Ascension, warriors don’t fight with swords—they fight with their voices. 'The Nubian', an unknown poet with no rank or history, steps into the Celestial Coliseum, where gods, spirits, and oppressive systems await his challenge. With every verse, he shatters illusions, topples false kings, and reclaims lost narratives.

My secret double-life was finally catching up with me. Sorcha wanted a divorce. I was facing jail time for taking my orse out in a pub in Cork. And there was a very good chance that my sister-in-law's surrogate baby was actually mine? One by one, all of the goys turned their backs on me. Then came an unexpected plot twist. From beyond the grave, Fr Fehily - the M and the Q to our Leinster Schools Senior Cup-winning team - sent us all on one final mission... To walk the Camino - or die trying!

Grace Harkness looks like she has it all - two beautiful children, four cookbooks under her belt, and an idyllic beachside home #blessed. But add another baby on the way (oops), a spouse that is nowhere to be seen, and a relentless list of things she "should" be doing, and Grace is starting to unravel. When the madness of modern-day motherhood finally pushes her to the brink, Grace and her friends decide to ditch the men in their lives, move in together, and create a "mummune" - sharing the load of chores, school pick-ups/drop-offs, and endless Life Admin.

Un scriitor căruia nu i se cunoaște numele vine la o „cină artistică" găzduită de un compozitor și de soția lui bogată, cu o viață socială activă – un cuplu pe care l-a admirat cândva și pe care a ajuns să-l deteste. Invitatul de onoare al serii, un distins actor de la Burgtheater, întârzie peste măsură. În timpul îndelungatei așteptări, ceilalți oaspeți, cei mai mulți aduși laolaltă de înmormântarea Joanei, o veche prietenă comună, sunt văzuți prin ochiul critic al scriitorului, care se lansează într-o tiradă tăcută, dar frenetică și pe alocuri ambiguă, împotriva lor.

On a rainy hike by Loch Lomond, Eve Waldman stumbles upon a perfectly preserved journal in a hidden cave. The time-worn lettering details the illicit affair of two Jewish lovers that sent a shiver of shame through a Scottish family — and echoes down the bloodlines.

ഭാവനയിലൂടെ ചരിത്രത്തെ പുനഃസൃഷ്ടിക്കുന്ന ഒ.വി. വിജയന്‍ ജാതീയതയെ പുതിയൊരു കാഴ്ചപ്പാടില്‍ സമീപിക്കുന്നു. ജാതികള്‍ക്കിടയിലുള്ള അതിസൂക്ഷ്മമായ വ്യത്യാസങ്ങളെയും വൈരുദ്ധ്യങ്ങളെയും മൂന്നു ഘട്ടത്തിലൂടെ- ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യം നേടാനുള്ള തീവ്രശ്രമം, അതു നേടിയെടുത്തപ്പോള്‍ തോന്നുന്ന നിഷ്പ്രയോജനത, കഠിനയാതനകളിലൂടെ നേടിയെടുത്ത ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യത്തോടുള്ള തികഞ്ഞ അവജ്ഞ- തലമുറകളില്‍ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുകയാണ്.

Antes da chegada dos colonizadores europeus, os habitantes do Brasil eram organizados, tinham sua vida estruturada e tiravam proveito da exuberante natureza que os cercava. Nessa narrativa cheia de aventura, poderemos imaginar um pouco sobre quais eram seus amores, seus dramas e suas ansiedades em relação ao futuro. Daniel Munduruku diz que: "Este romance procura reconstituir um pouco da cultura pré-cabraliana. Não está completa. Há muitos estudos científicos que podem ajudar-nos a compreender melhor o que aqui foi contado. Caberá ao ouvinte completarem essa história.

Humoristický román ze středomořského ostrova Korfu, kde anglický přírodovědec strávil pět let se svou rodinou. Očima desetiletého hrdiny pozoruje autor zvyky různých živočichů, ale i příslušníků rodinného společenství. Pro budoucího zoologa s literárním talentem to bylo ideální splynutí. Díky jeho zálibě v čemkoli živém se všichni dostávají do zábavných, i když občas hororových scén. Příběh založený na typicky anglickém humoru, se vzrušujícím pohledem na středomořskou faunu a flóru. Dýchne na nás radost ze života na řeckém ostrově s typickým durrellovským humorem.

A finales de los años ochenta, la designación de embajadores entre cárteles que ayudaran a solventar negocios y desacuerdos permitió establecer las reglas para el trasiego ilegal entre México y Colombia. Estos embajadores eran llamados emisarios. En esta novela un hombre finge ser su...

A Storytel tem a honra de apresentar uma série original para quem está em casa, para quem está lutando, para quem enxerga além. A cada sexta-feira, cinco grandes autores terão suas histórias publicadas em áudio, ficções que trazem esperança e novos horizontes. Ouça histórias...

"Precisa-se de um professor de língua javanesa." A partir deste anúncio Castelo, indivíduo em um momento de miséria, decide se apresentar como professor de javanês. Sem qualquer conhecimento da língua, ele estuda freneticamente sobre Java e seu idioma nativo para enganar o cliente. Alimentando-se do fascínio de todos quanto à sua suposta extraordinária habilidade, Castelo constrói uma bem sucedida carreira a partir do engodo criado, ironizando a valorização de aparências sobre competência.

O despertar, romance em que uma mulher casada desperta para a busca da sua liberdade, foi massacrado pela crítica na época da sua publicação em 1899. Ao abordar temas como sexualidade feminina e infidelidade, além de questionar mitos da maternidade, a obra foi considerada vulgar e caiu no ostracismo, só voltando a ser publicada na década de 1970, quando descoberta pelo movimento feminista.