Author: Sergio Pitol
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
ISBN: 1941920810
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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"One of Mexico's most culturally complex and composite writers." —Publishers Weekly From the renowned Mexican literary master and author of the Trilogy of Memory (Deep Vellum) comes Mephisto's Waltz, bringing together the best short stories from celebrated writer Sergio Pitol's oeuvre. The Xavier Villaurrutia award-winning collection includes the titular story, Pitol's personal favorite. Selected by the author, each story is a glimpse into the works that first gained Pitol his status as one of the greatest living Mexican writers and showcases the evolution of his unique literary style. Sergio Pitol (1933-2018) was one of Mexico's foremost writers and winner of the prestigious 2005 Cervantes Prize. He is the author of the three books in the Trilogy of Memory series: The Art of Flight, The Journey, and The Magician of Vienna, published in English by Deep Vellum. He is renowned for his intellectual career in both the fields of literary creation and translation.
Author: Frank Tallis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681777053
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 365
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Vienna, 1904. The body of a man—still sitting in a chair—is discovered in an abandoned piano factory on the outskirts of the city. He has been shot dead but his face has been horribly disfigured with acid, making identification impossible. In front of the body are three chairs positioned conspicuously in a straight line. Who were the former occupants? Had they sat in judgement and pronounced a sentence of death? Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt calls on his good friend, Doctor Max Liebermann—psychiatrist and disciple of Sigmund Freud—to assist in an investigation that draws them both into the shadowy and sexually unconventional world of fringe political activism.
Author: Fred Mustard Stewart
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 9780425053430
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Author: Roland Merullo
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307452972
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
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The new novel from the award-winning author of Breakfast with Buddha and Revere Beach Boulevard tells the story of a young Catholic woman jolted from a quietly devout life in pursuit of a mysterious calling. Cynthia Piantedosi lives a quiet, unassuming life outside of Boston, guided by her Catholic faith. When she loses her beloved grandmother, she begins experiencing “spells” of such intense spiritual intimacy that she wonders about her sanity. Devoted to her elderly father and not particularly interested in dating and socializing, she develops a deep friendship with her parish priest. His congregation sees him as provocative and radical, but he encourages Cynthia to explore her faith—however it presents itself. When he is killed in a mysterious accident, a message begins to emerge from Cynthia’s prayers: God is calling her to be the first female Catholic priest. Her revelation is met with ridicule by certain of the more reactionary officials she reaches out to within the Church. Unable to tune out the divine messages, she lets the power of unswerving faith drive her all the way to the Vatican in pursuit of a destiny she doesn’t fully understand—and a turn of events that will inevitably bring long overdue change to the Catholic Church. From the Hardcover edition.
Author: Frank Tallis
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0679644865
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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Frank Tallis, acclaimed author of the Edgar Award–nominated Vienna Secrets, returns with a new and masterfully woven tale full of deceit, love, and rich mystery. Set in fin de siècle Vienna, it’s perfect for fans of Boris Akunin, Alan Furst, and David Liss. Ida Rosenkranz is top diva at the Vienna Opera, but she’s gone silent for good after an apparent laudanum overdose. Learning of her professional rivalries and her scandalous affairs with older men, Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt and Dr. Max Liebermann suspect foul play instead. Their investigation leads them into dark and dangerous conflicts with Gustav Mahler, the opera’s imperious director, who is himself the target of a poison pen campaign, and Karl Lueger, Vienna’s powerful and anti-Semitic mayor. As the peril escalates, Rheinhardt grows further into his role as family man, while Liebermann finds himself at odds with his inamorata, Amelia, who’s loosening both her corset and her tongue in the new feminist movement. PRAISE FOR FRANK TALLIS’S VIENNA THRILLERS “[A] captivating historical series.”—The New York Times Book Review “[A] riveting read . . . with well researched and wonderfully imagined period detail.”—The Guardian (U.K.), on Vienna Twilight “Chock-full of tantalizing elements.”—The Austin Chronicle, on Vienna Secrets “Engrossing . . . immensely satisfying.”—The Boston Globe, on Fatal Lies
Author: Franz Liszt
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486312720
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 131
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Masterworks of the 19th-century composer include Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major, Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat major, La Campanella (Paganini Etude No. 3), and 9 others.
Author: Humphrey Searle
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486786404
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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The most authoritative English-language study of Liszt's oeuvre, this survey by a noted musicologist examines the works in chronological order. Subjects include romantic pieces, symphonic poems, songs, symphonies, and other compositions.
Author: Sergio Pitol
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
ISBN: 1646051149
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
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Following the chance discovery of certain documents, a historian sets out to unravel the mystery of a murder committed in his childhood Mexico City home in the autumn of 1942. Mexico had just declared war on Germany, and its capital had recently become a colorful cauldron of the most unusual and colorful of the European ilk: German communists, Spanish republicans, Trotsky and his disciples, Balkan royalty, agents of the most varied secret services, opulent Jewish financiers, and more. As the historian-turned-detective begins his investigation, he introduces us to a rich and eccentric gallery of characters, the media of politics, the newly installed intelligentsia, and beyond. Identities are crossed, characters are confounded; Pitol constructs a novel that turns on mistaken identities, blurred memories, and conflicting interests, and whose protagonist is haunted by the ever-looming possibility of never uncovering the truth. At the same time a fast-paced detective investigation and an uproarious comedy of errors, this novel cemented Pitol’s place as one of Latin America’s most important twentieth-century authors. Winner of the Herralde Prize in 1984, The Love Parade is the first installment of what Pitol would later dub his Carnival Triptych. “This novel is not only the best that Pitol has written, but one of the best novels in Mexican literature.” —Sergio González Rodríguez, La Jornada “Sergio Pitol in the splendor of his mastery. A great novel.” —Florian Borchmeyer, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Author: Fred Mustard Stewart
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rejuvenation
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Three aging, wealthy people come to a Swiss clinic, run by a distinguished gerontologist, for a series of treatments that will make them young again.
Author: Nathaniel Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903254042
Category : DVD-Video discs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The definitive, region free, guide to over 1000 DVD video releases from all over the globe, featuring the movies that matter, on the format that matters. Covering all-time classics, contemporary audience favourites and cult oddities, DVD Delirium celebrates the diversity of movie making, while focusing on the special movies that continue to fascinate and beguile fans. Incudes action, adult animation, comedy, drama, fantasy, film/noir, martial arts, suspense, sci-fi and westerns with plot summary and reviews plus a guide to internet sites.
