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Miguel Domínguez, known as "El Cautivo" is the last of a class of knights, the brown knights, who controlled a vast territory known as La Extremadura del Duero by Christians, or Al-Sarrasín in Muslim chronicles, and not controlled by the Christian kings of the north nor the Muslims of the south.
A novel with two stories set in Mexico, both violent and full of irony. Daniela, a private investigator, goes to Mexico to find a painting by Frida. Meanwhile Freddy, a journalist who writes about the Mafia, is laid out at home after being beaten up. He, too, is a student of Frida.
Based on facts and drawing on the messages that Jules Verne hid in some of his books, the novel reveals the best-kept secret of the author of Extraordinary Journeys books. Three stories come together in a surprising ending that reveals Verne's true face.
Okinawa, Japan, World War II. Momoko Akiyama is the daughter of an intellectual couple. Her only worries are: the political dissidents who arrive at the house by night and leave by night; her brother's escapades on early Wednesday mornings and bullying at school. Jun Kobayashi, a grave-digger's daughter, is cripplingly shy and can hardly speak a word without stammering.
From Franco's prisons to Nazi extermination camps, Mercedes Núñez Targa, a twentieth-century woman of conviction, (Barcelona 1911-Vigo 1986), tells her incredible odyssey. The story is told in the first person with sincerity and talent, mixing autobiography with sociological analysis, and her testimony is made especially interesting by the female perspective of the narrative.
Nowadays, especially in sectors entering liberalised markets such as energy or telecommunications, strong competition means that clients flow from one business to another. In these circumstances businesses need to have their clients correctly classified, protecting the "key" ones who bring value and letting others go, who are not strategically worth it.
The Vampire Ladislau has a problem: his teeth are not sharpened and without them he can’t scare anyone or bite succulent necks. The life of a vampire can be very hard!
"I can kill. I can make people kill for me" Juan Borrás, the dominant voice and character of this book, is accused by his lovers, and even the police, of being a vampire, which he doesn't understand but ends up accepting. His only crime, as he sees it, is his desire, and pursuit, of beauty.
In the city of Arcila, a mysterious letter held by the rebel Guennum is intercepted. Its content, seemingly innocent, detail the state of health of the Caliph and insinuate the existence of a spy in the court of al-Hakan II. The eunuch Faiq al-Nizami informs the prime minister about the findings and they both decide to open an investigation.
Teodolinda has just been named president of Fairyland. She should be writing the speech she will give on her first day in office, but instead of this she can't stop thinking of the dress that she is going to wear.