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In the evolution of Homo Sapiens, there are certain markers which indicate structural changes and qualitative leaps. One of these is the appearance and development of Art as the most obvious manifestation of the capacity of our species for conceptualisation and abstract thought.
The brutal murder of a woman puts police in the peaceful city of Berlai on alert. Next to the body there is a press cutting which links the murder to Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer and, firmly believing that they are dealing with a serial killer, the police contact the person that they think best knows the great love poet.
When an old man dies in strange circumstances in the home where his grandfather lives, Daniel realises that he is the only one who sees traces of an unsolved crime and not a simple unlucky accident. What was that man doing at the window in the early hours of morning? What is the meaning of the mysterious mountain of dead birds that suddenly appears in the home?
M.Y., contract killer and great hypochondriac, is to kill Eduardo Blaisten. His mysterious client remains in the shadows, but this doesn't worry Mr Y, who defines himself as a Kantian style assassin, killing scrupulously, with efficiency and elegance, while always respecting the privacy of his paymaster.There is just one small problem: Mr M.Y. is going to die that very day.
He's been fascinated by the stars for as long as he can remember. His passion leads him to undertake an incredible journey full of surprises and discoveries, also about himself.
We've all fantasised about visiting the asteroid B-612. We know the Little Prince was bitten by the snake and that he left for ever. But did he really die? Sadly, we have never known until now how the pilot could have grown old in his absence. What wouldn't he give to meet him again? Could he accept his leaving? Did he find the way to his Rose?
The ship Beagle sets sail from England in 1831 to make a voyage around the world which will change history. On board are Charles Darwin, a 22 year old naturalist, and 15 year old cabin boy Syms Covington who will work for Darwin hunting animals, dissecting and labelling them.
A story of adventurers who are, simultaneously, the heroes of some of the most brilliant events in the history of 20th century art. A mixture of fact and fiction.
El azul sobrante is a collection of short stories by José Jiménez Lozano, Cervantes Prize for Literature. Jiménez Lozano created adventures that journey to the lands of human passion or pause in the wounds opened by a higher form of love. The Avila resident describes what is hidden in the folds of the human heart and the secret sewn into the last openings of the interlining of history.
Constantino Augusto de Moreas has received an invitation to visit Zaragoza University, after having spent his entire life in Cuba devoted to the scholarly investigation of the poet José Martí. But he decides to skip the congress and travels instead to Barcelona.