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Did the surprising events in the 30 tales by Carles Bosch really take place?In the words of the author: 'they swirled around in my stomach, passed briefly through my imagination or, due to how true they were, left a mark that can be seen in the light of intimacy.'His stories display a cinematic language in which the rhythm of the narration and the emotions are what bring about the work's framin
The story of a feral boy who survives alone in the mountains for more than ten years in the land of the wolves. When Marcus was just seven his father sold him to a landowner to watch over a herd of goats, alone, surrounded by mountains, in the land of the wolves.
I was very small, six years old, when one day, before it got dark, a man turned up I had never seen before. He gave my father some money, took my arms and lifted me onto his horse. We left.
My father had sold me like you sell a goat.
A story of a wild child who survived alone in the mountains for 10 years, in the land of the wolves.
This title goes focuses on wizards and witches in Spanish Golden Age literature, but begins by taking a look at Greek and Latin depictions of related characters, with the twin aim of determining the literary origins of the wizard and elucidating the slow development of witches as a presence, little discussed in the Spanish tradition.
Laura suffers from a strange illness that means she can't experience colours, but if her life is all in grey, it's not just because she suffers achromatopsia. She has just broken up with her boyfriend and her parents haven't stopped fighting since their divorce. That's why she decides to get away from it all and get on the first plane to leave the airport. Fate takes her to Reykjavik, Iceland.
As the battle between Heaven and Hell reaches its climax, three young people live their lives in ignorance of their true destiny as chosen ones. Tanya competes in a talent contest to demonstrate that there is a higher than average IQ behind her Lolita look. Erik acts as a double in the most dangerous scenes in an action film. And Mauro survives as a misfit.
Black Grass tells the story of a group of young people who discover a secret organisation that plans to put an end to civilisation using a new species of plant. Starting with a new species of grass, modified in a laboratory and commercialised as a kind of drink, the organisation wants to take control of society.
In the medieval world of the Caers, where magic is more important than science, Llyra's survival depends on her skill as a thief and warrior.
Her encounter with The Shadow, an exiled prince with unimaginagle powers, marks the beginning of a new life full of adventures fighting the Lord of the Wolves.
Humour, intrigue and love are at the heart of this frenetic comedy full of misunderstandings where nobody is who they claim to be. When blonde and perfect Ángela is too ill to travel to Ireland, her sister Marina, forever beset by problems and disasters, goes in her place.