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Antón Chéjov está considerado como el representante más destacado de la escuela realista en Rusia y su obra es una de las más importantes de la dramaturgia y la narrativa de la literatura universal, considerándosele dentro del teatro ruso como el representante fundamental del naturalismo moderno. Es uno de los escritores rusos más importantes del siglo XIX, maestro en matices emocionales y en el retrato psicológico de personajes, con inclinación al enfoque crítico en textos llenos de sensibilidad y sentido del humor. Se han realizado numerosas versiones cinematográficas de sus obras.

Una nueva antología de los mejores cuentos de Joseph Conrad, centrada en sus grandes temas y en su vigencia como cronista de un mundo globalizado Prólogo y traducción de Martín Schifino El presente volumen reúne quince de los mejores cuentos de Joseph Conrad, una selección concebida para reflejar la variedad y la evolución de su narrativa breve, escrita entre 1897 y 1917. Se recogen clásicos ambientados en el mar y en el archipielago malayo, dos ámbitos con su sello indeleble, pero tambien textos que examinan la memoria de Europa o las promesas de Sudamerica, sin que falten las críticas del colonialismo ni las condenas de los extremismos nacidos en el siglo XIX. El conjunto revela a un autor de una enorme modernidad, atento no solo a las aventuras individuales, sino tambien a la multiplicidad etnica, política y cultural de un mundo globalizado que parece predecir el nuestro.

When two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Mears begins to realize that something sinister is at work. In fact, his hometown is under siege from forces of darkness far beyond his imagination. And only he, with a small group of allies, can hope to contain the evil that is growing within the borders of this small New England town. With this, his second novel, Stephen King established himself as an indisputable master of American horror, able to transform the old conceits of the genre into something fresh and all the more frightening for taking place in a familiar, idyllic locale.

At the dawn of their adolescence, on the eve of the summer solstice, four young girls–Helena, Leonie, Niamh and Elle–took the oath to join Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, established by Queen Elizabeth I as a covert government department. Now, decades later, the witch community is still reeling from a civil war and Helena is the reigning High Priestess of the organization. Yet Helena is the only one of her friend group still enmeshed in the stale bureaucracy of HMRC. Elle is trying to pretend she’s a normal housewife, and Niamh has become a country vet, using her powers to heal sick animals. In what Helena perceives as the deepest betrayal, Leonie has defected to start her own more inclusive and intersectional coven, Diaspora. And now Helena has a bigger problem. A young warlock of extraordinary capabilities has been captured by authorities and seems to threaten the very existence of HMRC. With conflicting beliefs over the best course of action, the four friends must decide where their loyalties lie: with preserving tradition, or doing what is right.

They were sisters and they would last past the end of time. Sam and Elena dream of another life. On the island off the coast of Washington where they were born and raised, they and their mother struggle to survive. Sam works on the ferry that delivers wealthy mainlanders to their vacation homes while Elena bartends at the local golf club, but even together they can’t earn enough to get by, stirring their frustration about the limits that shape their existence. Then one night on the boat, Sam spots a bear swimming the dark waters of the channel. Where is it going? What does it want? When the bear turns up by their home, Sam, terrified, is more convinced than ever that it’s time to leave the island. But Elena responds differently to the massive beast. Enchanted by its presence, she throws into doubt the desire to escape and puts their long-held dream in danger. A story about the bonds of sisterhood and the mysteries of the animals that live among us—and within us—Bear is a propulsive, mythical, richly imagined novel from one of the most acclaimed young writers in America.

She said, We needed a tool. So I asked the gods. There have always been whispers. Legends. The warrior who cannot be killed. Who’s seen a thousand civilizations rise and fall. He has had many names: Unute, Child of Lightning, Death himself. These days, he’s known simply as “B.” And he wants to be able to die. In the present day, a U.S. black-ops group has promised him they can help with that. And all he needs to do is help them in return. But when an all-too-mortal soldier comes back to life, the impossible event ultimately points toward a force even more mysterious than B himself. One at least as strong. And one with a plan all its own. In a collaboration that combines Miéville’s singular style and creativity with Reeves’s haunting and soul-stirring narrative, these two inimitable artists have created something utterly unique, sure to delight existing fans and to create scores of new ones.