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Origami is the art of paper folding. According to Eastern philosophy, Origami brings calm and teaches patience to whoever practices it. In the West the practice is inspired by the creation of ‘nothing or ‘almost nothing’. It is an educational art through which people can develop their skills for artistic and intellectual expression.
Paper folding, or origami (oru: fold, kami: paper) is the ancient art of representing the things we see around us by making folds in paper. Origami is first and foremost a pastime and a diversion. Furthermore, working with our hands helps to develop our skills.
Ana met the writer Carlos Pacheco when she was scarcely a teenager and shared twenty years of her life with him. Amoral, passionate and brilliant, Carlos was, for better or worse, the most extraordinary thing that happened to Ana. After an intense, torturous relationship, Ana wants to be normal. This goal will be the true adventure of her life.
Childhood has not been easy for Pedrito Ochoa. He has grown up in a hospice run by extremely strict nuns, without contact with the outside world and the great transformation Spain underwent in the 1970s. His destiny will change when he is unexpectedly adopted by his grandparents and he begins to study alongside the children of the most important families during the end of Francoism.
A delightful gift-album recounting, in simple language suitable for young readers, the life of Pope Francis from his birth to being chosen as Pontiff. The narrative thread is embellished by moving quotes that reflect the Pope's character and strength. The impressive illustrations are tenderly realistic.
Situated on the border between life and death, High Heaven is an unusual site of pilgrimage, an abandoned town which holds a mysterious attraction for the suicidal. There a man dressed as a scarecrow plays the part of angel (and gravedigger) and acts with the innocence and ineptitude typical of silent cinema comedies.
Adriana is a young daydreamer who lives in the strict, grey world of her parents, who no longer show any affection to each other. They live in a big house in Madrid where Adriana searches for hiding spots so she can spy on the adults, who are “giants” in her eyes.
Eliah Al-Saud is a charming young man related to the Arab royal family, a powerful millionaire who heads a French security company that in reality offers clandestine defence and espionage services to the highest bidder. Matilde Martínez is a young Argentine paediatrician who dreams of going to Africa with an NGO.
1890. Bastian and Hugo Fortuny leave for Tahiti in search of opportunity after losing their jobs as glass blowers in their native Mallorca. During the crossing they meet Laia Kane, daughter of a corrupt English consul in Menorca who has been exiled to the Polynesian island. This meeting will mark the lives of Laia and the Fortuny brothers forever. 1930.
In September 1930, Aleister Crowley appears in Lisboa unexpectedly. Expelled from Italia by Mussolini himself, Crowley was well-known for being very sinister. His detractors thought of him as the most evil person in the world; they said he worshiped the devil as well as practised black magic.