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  • Una dama en juego
    Lady at stake
    Author:
    Carla Montero Manglano
    Publisher: CÍRCULO DE LECTORES, S.A.U.
    1913. The great European powers are taking sides in what seems an inevitable war. A young Spanish woman, Isabel de Alsasua, is the new arrival in the countyshire of Brunstriech - here, at the heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, she starts a new life under the tutelage of her aunt. It is a life more turbulent than she could have ever imagined.
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  • Una duende en el Thyssen
    An Elf in the Thyssen
    Thessen-eko iratxo (en euskera)
    Author:
    Rafael Mendoza
    Publisher: Editorial Saure
    The protagonist of this story is born out of a legend. In the times of Philip V, the gardeners of the Retiro spoke of an elf who swapped the flowers they planted for others. In this story the elf has woken up angry and will have to make a trip to get her good mood back. She achieves this thanks to the influence of art which, in its diversity, assimilates and embellishes everything.
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  • Una família exemplar
    An exemplary family
    Author:
    Genís Sinca
    Publisher: Columna Edicions S.A.
    'Una familia ejemplar' is a hilarious satire, a tragicomedy that takes a look at the disproportionate ambition that sometimes makes reasonable people lose their heads, and also a searing critique of great family sagas.
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  • UNA HABITACIÓN EN BABEL
    A room in Babel
    Author:
    ELIACER CANSINO
    Publisher: Grupo Anaya
    The Tower is the largest building in the village, an inhuman block inhabited by as many people as live in the rows of houses that have just been built on the outskirts. People are installed in shelves in the air, like books, each one with their own story, some good and others bad, some about to open up and others to be closed.
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  • Una historia inmoral
    An Inmoral Story
    Una historia inmoral
    Author:
    Victor Alexandre
    Publisher: Edicions Proa
    Is it possible for a man secretly to hire sex professionals so as to revive his desire for his wife? Is it not paradoxical for a husband to go to a third party to reestablish his sexual life with his partner? Is jealousy love or wounded vanity? What boundaries are we prepared to cross for the sake of love? What revelations are we prepared to hear about the person we love?
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  • Una historia sencilla
    A Simple Story
    Una historia sencilla
    Author:
    Leila Guerriero
    Publisher: Editorial Anagrama S.A.
    In January 2011, Leila Guerriero travelled to a small town in the interior of Argentina to tell the story of a dance competition: the Laborde National Malambo Festival. The malambo is a traditional dance of the Argentinian gauchos and the festival ends with the crowning of a champion.
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  • Una idea peregrina
    The Idea of a Pilgrimage
    Author:
    Alfonso Biescas
    Publisher: Ediciones Luciérnaga
    'It was snowing that January afternoon, it was cold, very cold. My heart was frozen; the north-east wind frosted my footsteps. Walking along the seaside, I remembered. It had been a difficult year, hard, very hard. Both my parents had just died after long, debilitating illnesses which prolonged their agony. I thought about death, my present sadness, my future loneliness.'
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  • UNA MADRE
    A Mother
    Una madre
    Author:
    Alejandro Palomas
    Agent: Sandra Bruna Agencia Literaria S.L
    The portrait of a city that is welcoming and uncommunicative in equal measure, of a family united by the fragile bonds of necessity and love and the unique gaze of a marvellous woman at an extraordinary moment. At the age of 65, and after several failed attempts, Amalia has succeeded in seeing her dream come true: getting her whole family together for a New Year's Eve dinner.
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  • UNA MANADA DE ÑUS
    A Herd of Gnus
    Author:
    JUAN BONILLA
    Publisher: EDITORIAL PRE-TEXTOS
    We have all seen that documentary in which gnus migrate in search of fresh pastures and are forced to cross a river infested with crocodiles. Every year the herd crosses this river, but not without leaving behind some of its members: thanks to these victims, who satisfy the crocodiles' hunger, the herd can continue on its way.
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  • UNA MOCHILA PARA EL UNIVERSO
    A Backpack for the Universe
    Author:
    ELSA PUNSET
    As Elsa Punset suggests in clear, simple language, to transform our lives and relationships ‘we don’t need as much as we think: in a light backpack you can fit the things that help us to understand and manage the reality around us.
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