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Ens trobem al mateix bloc de pisos del número 7 de la rue Grenelle de L'elegància de l'eriçó, custodiat per la portera Renée. El veí del quart, monsieur Arthens, el crític gastronòmic més important del món, s'està morint a la seva habitació, i un únic pensament el té capficat: "Moriré, i no aconsegueixo recordar aquell sabor que em tenallava el cor". En les poques hores que li queden de vida, monsieur Arthens viatjarà a través dels sentits a la recerca d'aquell únic sabor oblidat que encarna la veritat primera i última i l'essència dels plaers més purs, aquells que conformen la bellesa autèntica de les petites coses: el perfum de les sardines a la brasa que cuinava el seu avi, les olors de les platges, els horts i els jardins, les cassoles de la seva infantesa, els primers licors...Amb el seu estil ric i precís i una sensibilitat tendra i plena d'humor, Muriel Barbery esbossa el retrat d'un home i el balanç de tota una vida plena de llums i ombres, i aconsegueix excitar fins al límit les nostres papil·les gustatives. Una llaminadura per al nostre paladar de lector que cal que assaborim des de la primera pàgina."Pierre Arthens, el crític gastronòmic del quart, és un oligarca de la pitjor espècie ... ¿Es pot ser tan dotat i tan cec davant la presència de les coses? Sembla que sí. Certes persones són incapaces de copsar en el que contemplen allò que en constitueix la vida i l'alè intrínsecs". L'elegància de l'eriçó."Novel·la amb diverses veus, Una llaminadura dibuixa amb una llengua perfumada i gustosa el retrat d'un home i d'una vida complexa feta alhora de generositat i d'egoisme. Amb la seva primera obra, Muriel Barbery ha escrit una petita joia". Céline Darner







En la maltrecha vivienda de las Rosarios -la abuela, la madre y la nieta- tres mujeres sobreviven a la precariedad y la falta de recursos mientras un demonio vive en un agujero del techo, las palomas hablan a las personas o una niña muerta pasea en bañador por el pasillo. Pero Aguaviento no es, ni por asomo, una novela de terror, sino un retablo lírico y perturbador en el que, con una prosa brillante y asombrosa, se combina un costumbrismo sucio y deslumbrante con cierto realismo mágico lleno de desazón y poesía. Y, como telón de fondo, el conflicto de la infravivienda, la especulación inmobiliaria y el proceso de turistificación de muchas de nuestras ciudades, que en este caso es Cádiz, pero que podría ser cualquier otro lugar. O quizás no.





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Fresh back from her youngest daughter's destination wedding in the Bahamas, Evelyn Winters is ready to celebrate her 50th birthday and get her life back. Finally it was her time to start living for herself instead of Nelson and the girls. Except that part of her life is not over yet, unexpectedly she's gets another baby to raise and Nelson isn't happy about it. From the start Elijah wasn't like her other babies, he was so happy and peaceful. Thinking he might be challenged she discovers he has special gifts, and as he gets older she begins to think he is truly the second coming. Elijah teaches Evelyn and her family that life is full of new beginnings.