Author: Flavio Cruz
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312231947
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 91

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Author: Emma Wildes
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101514566
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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Click here for Emma Wildes' brand-new novella, available as an exclusive eBook! Lady Cecily Francis is resigned to become the wife of Lord Drury, the man she suspects her sister is pining for. But upon her first scandalous encounter with the exotic Earl of Augustine-the American whom everyone is whispering about- Cecily is intrigued by the possibility of a more exciting life. If only she could contrive some way to marry the unconventional earl instead.... Around town he's known as Earl Savage. Although he inherited his title legitimately-and, with it, responsibility for his three half sisters-Augustine is half American and part Iroquois. He can't wait to settle his father's estate, marry his sisters off, and return to his native soil. Until charming Lady Cecily has him considering a prolonged stay in England...

Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150

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In Evil Hour is the thrilling story about the smears, defamations, infidelities, and torrential rains that afflict a small Colombian town, and the sacrifice of a boy that brings torment and chaos to an end, from the masterful Gabriel García Márquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera. One morning, slanderous posters start appearing all over the town, revealing family secrets and maligning individuals. Ghosts of the past reappear, along with old feuds and infidelities. Torrential rains then flood the town and chaos is everywhere. Neighbors suspect each other, yet no one knows who is responsible. Finally, a boy is made the scapegoat and tragedy ensues. In Evil Hour contains vivid characters who reflect the humor and pathos of everyday life. This brooding novel clearly points the way to the flowering of García Márquez’s genius in his later One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Author: Alan Moore
Publisher: Wildstorm
ISBN: 9781401206208
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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Comics narrate the story of university student Sophie Bangs as she fights mystical places and spirits to unveil the truth behind mythical warrior woman, Promethea.

Author: Luís de Albuquerque
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Navigation
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 712

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Author: Luis Berrocal-Rangel
Publisher: Real Academia de la Historia
ISBN: 9788495983916
Category : History
Languages : es
Pages : 366

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Author: Sanni Metelerkamp
Publisher: Literatura Livre – Sesc São Paulo
ISBN: 6599075215
Category : Fiction
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 170

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Quando Sanni Metelerkamp publicou Histórias do tio Karel, em 1914, a África do Sul tentava superar um período de grandes turbulências: anos de conflito entre os colonos holandeses, os zulus e os britânicos. A chegada de povos de todo o mundo em busca de ouro e diamantes, juntamente com o advento das ferrovias, abria o país e mudava a sociedade. Metelerkamp temia que muitas das antigas tradições e histórias se perdessem e, portanto, registrou algumas delas para a posteridade. "Esses contos são propriedade comum de todas as crianças da África do Sul", declarou a autora no prefácio, "e o são desde a primeira vez em que a região foi povoada, há milhares de anos". São contos folclóricos do extremo sul da África, narrados por tio Karel, personagem quase arquetípico que ilustra o povo san e sua sabedoria resignada por séculos de conflitos, conquistas tribais e a colonização europeia. A figura de Karel, embora exerça o protagonismo da obra, também revela indiretamente a visão colonialista da época em que o livro foi escrito e nos oferece um retrato das relações raciais na África do Sul do início do século 20. Submisso e carinhoso para com a família para a qual trabalha, o velho san descortina, através das proezas dos personagens de suas histórias, a sagacidade típica de seu povo. O livro traz também alguns contos da mitologia hotentote que, quando documentados pela primeira vez, encantaram os leitores com suas versões para a origem das estrelas e planetas. Além disso, é impossível não traçar um paralelo entre a sabedoria do sul do continente africano, em sua maneira simples e divertida de ensinar a enfrentar as adversidades da vida, com a história de resiliência dos africanos que foram arrancados de sua terra e trazidos a ferro e força para o continente americano. Acima de tudo, o livro celebra uma das formas mais antigas e prazerosas de se transmitir e perpetuar culturas: histórias em volta do fogo, repletas de magia e mistério, repassadas de geração a geração. Título original: Outa Karel's Stories: South African Folk-Lore Tales (1914)

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Category : Portugal
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 636

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Author: Emma Wildes
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101444983
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269

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Betrothed to one brother, then married to another, Julianne Sutton finds herself a pawn in an unknown game. The enigmatic new Marquess of Longhaven knows all about the art of deception but he's baffled by innocence. His new wife is trusting, lovely, and utterly bewitching. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that she has secrets of her own. As he battles a ruthless enemy, he quickly learns that love has an entirely different set of rules.

Author: Margaret Beissinger
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520210387
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Fourteen essays on epic, oral and literary, from ancient to modern, from the Americas to India.