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This is a strange novel, a mixture of the old collections of Oriental tales that were so common during the Middle Ages and 20th century adventure novels. Like Scheherazade in the Thousand and One Nights, Zhair must go through many stories, some cruel, some fabulous, to discover the secret jealously guarded by Shibam Kabir, the strange king of the city.
After several years living in Paris, Alfredo Gastiasoro returns to Bilbao when he learns that Izarbe has died. His return is meant to be the last homage to the woman he loved, but it will become an investigation of the unsettling circumstances surrounding her death.
The crossroads of chance; the troubles of thwarted love but also the catastrophic shared passion when updating a celebrated story by Cervantes; memory and its treacheries; these are just some of the protagonists that make up the eight stories of La ciudad desplazada.
At times Clara can be impulsive and, as a result, her actions sometimes have negative consequences. Chic the fairy is by her side to help her consider and reflect on her mistakes. In short: a guide to reflection in order to avoid similar situations in the future. The key themes dealt with in "The Little Artists' Class" are self-esteem, respect and impulsiveness.
La cocina de la salud demonstrates how to have a healthy diet and enjoy eating. The book follows the life of a family over a normal day to illustrate how to improve, among other things, breakfast, food shopping, storing food at home and how to cook it.
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.