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From a reflection on what we cook and the culinary odd habits of great thinkers, La cocina de los filósofos invites us to see with new eyes the evolutionary origin of humans, the utopian tradition, the enlightened thought, psychoanalysis, the evolutionary future of our species, the present of our political relations and anything which has interested Western philosophy since it was born i
Clara, a young woman fallen on hard times, has suffered from agoraphobia since the sudden death of her father. Thanks to her amazing cookery she wins a position at the court of Castamar, and her arrival disrupts the lethargic life of Don Diego, the duke. Since he lost his wife in an accident, Don Diego has lived alone in his huge mansion with only his staff for company.
La colaboradora is the story of a woman who works as a ghostwriter at a publisher in Barcelona. With her own particular brand of humour, Empar Moliner constructs a surprising storyline, with characters who exemplify the world of contemporary publishing. La colaboradora is a book with multiple plot threads, full of humour and irony.
In this world, and in other possible ones, a man never knows the future awaiting him. The same is true of novels, all of them, and also of many of their characters.
Following the death of Prosper Merimée in Cannes in 1870, a number of literary sketches, first drafts and unfinished manuscripts were found in his study, with no certainty as to whether or not he intended to publish them.
Benítez Reyes' new novel sets us in a moving meeting of five conspiracy theorists, in the midst of the pandemic, who allow their theories to run wildly to exotic conclusions, in contradiction of official information which they consider to be flagrant breaches of reality.
In this first instalment, investigative journalist Magda Ventura uncovers what may be the most important case of her career. A case that could cost her life. Magda's life hasn't been easy, not only does her work often lead her into the dark margins of society, but she lost her partner, just before their wedding, and she herself was the victim of an attack in Afghanistan.
“This is a ground-breaking work by one of Spain’s foremost contemporary historians. It is based on extensive original research, which has uncovered material of clear international significance. “(Kirsty Hooper)
The author has collected in this book some of the essays he has written in the last ten years, the majority of them already published. His aim is a first attempt to articulate the preliminaries for a theory of the Constitution, that is, an account of some of its philosophical foundations.