Ficción moderna y contemporanea

Bergson'un felsefesi, pozitivizm ile ?e?itli izafiyeci (relativiste) felsefe sistemlerinin yÕkÕcÕ etkileri altÕnda, mutlak hakikatÕ elde etmenin ?mit ve imanÕnÕ kaybeden 19. y?zyÕlÕn insanlÕ?Õna, bu asrÕn sonlarÕnda sezgi metodunu oraya koymakla, bir ?mit ve imanÕ getirmi?ti. Bu sebepten her memlekette ilgi ve takdirle kar?ÕlandÕ. Tesirleri az zamanda b?t?n d?nyaya yayÕldÕ. Hen?z ya?amakta iken onun kadar takdir ve alaka g?ren ve ?ylesine anla?Õlan filozof belki de yoktur. AsrÕmÕzÕn ba?larÕnda yine birbirini takibeden r?lativist felsefelerin kar?ÕsÕnda Bergsonculuk, insanlÕk vicdanÕnÕn ?mit cephesinin adeta bek?isi oldu. HayatÕnÕn sonlarÕnda mistisizmi ?ahane tahlillerle m?dafaa eden tezini ortaya koyarken onda, Allah'Õna kavu?mak isteyen inanmÕ? bir ruhun hamlelerini hissediyoruz. Her bakÕmdan betbaht asrÕmÕzda mutlakÕ arama yolunda belki bir ye'sin ifadesi olan varolu? (existentialisme) felsefesi, hala Bergsonculu?un tesir sahasÕnÕ doldurmu? sayÕlamaz. BazÕ sathi taraflarÕna ra?men Bergsonculuk, insanlÕ?Õn her asÕrda g?z?n? ?ekebilecek ?mit ve ilham kapÕlarÕnÕ a?mÕ?tÕr.

Una mujer que consiguió todo cuanto quiso a pesar de los inconvenientes de que fue objeto durante parte de su vida y aunque llegó a sufrir un aborto cuando aún era muy joven esta mujer nunca se amilanó y siguió con su plan previsto trabajando duro y al final y con solo 35 años. Incluso llegó a ganar más dinero que el presidente del gobierno. La novela relata la historia de una mujer que lo consiguió todo en sus propósitos a pesar de los inconvenientes que tuvo que superara lo largo de su corta vida, y que al final consiguió tener más ingresos anuales que el propio presidente del gobierno.

When Bloch, a popular London novelist, starts writing a fictionalized story featuring his unremarkable friend Oscar, the invented details from the story start to come true. Gradually, Oscar embarks on a surreal odyssey into fame, while Bloch descends into the dark places of his soul. Oscar falls in love with Najette, a bewitching painter, but their relationship hangs in the balance as his myth balloons out of all proportion. At the centre of the hype and spin stands the demon-like publicist Ryan Rees, whose power enables him to manufacture the truth, and the story builds to an unforgettable, startling climax.The Fabrications is a novel possessing peculiar relevance to our tumultuous times. It addresses the myths of celebrity, the power of the internet and the media to disfigure and distort, and the madness of our culture, in which prophets, truths and legends can all be invented. Part satirical comedy; ?part meditation on synchronicity, sex and identity; and part love story, The Fabrications is unclassifiably new, abandoning realism to create a strange parallel world. It is a wildly inventive work, with a va

This is a sad story about love and longing in America. This is a funny story about stumbling across America. This is a falling down barn. This is what happens in between innings. This is a picture of America hanging crooked on the wall. ? Fernweh?is the story of Jackson Hoffman, the phone call he answers, and the road trip he takes with Ana Riviera. ?A love story, an ode to baseball, a progressive defense of religion, and a journey through an America that doesn?t quite work,?Fernweh?is filled with living, breathing characters and pitch-perfect dialogue. ?At once angry and confident, lost and bewildered, smitten and heartbroken, Jackson?s heart beats through the pages as he fights to make sense of a life he worries is going down the drain.

Suposem una dona que s`acaba de separar del marit, un triomfador. Suposem una jove actriu vivint a París on se suïcida i ressuscita. Suposem una professora enamorada d`un compositor a qui tanmateix és infidel. Suposem una aventurera volant amb jets privats a països exòtics. Suposem l`amistat amb la Sílvia, nits boges de joc a Las Vegas, festes a Nova York amb García Lorca, una illa idíl·lica, el pas del temps, les obsessions i els deliris del segle XX?A través d`una sàvia narració amb múltiples inflexions, que fulmina l?argument tradicional, Sorres blanques ens relata l`itinerari d`una vida que es fa difícil reconèixer. Perquè si és veritat que som el que hem viscut, potser encara ho és més que també som el que imaginem haver estat i el que som capaços de recordar?.Amb Sorres blanques Jordi Coca ens ofereix un retrat esplèndid de l?ànima femenina; una novel·la madura, complexa i apassionant que afronta amb ambició senders narratius poc habituals. Jordi Coca (Barcelona, 1947) recupera amb Sorres blanques un antic projecte momentàniament aparcat i ens brinda una novel·la ambiciosa que no deixarà ningú indiferent. Poeta, assagista, dramaturg, director teatral i novel·lista prolífic, Jordi Coca ha rebut, al llarg de la seva excepcional trajectòria literària, premis del prestigi del Nacional de la Crítica, el Josep Pla, el Ciutat de Palma, el Ramon Muntaner de Literatura Juvenil i el Sant Jordi i és autor, entre d`altres obres, de La japonesa (1992), Louise, un conte sobre la felicitat (1995), El cor de les coses (1995), Paisatges de Hopper (1995), Dies meravellosos (1996), Sota la pols (2000), Lena (2002) i Cara d?àngel (2004), moltes de les quals han estat editades per Edicions 62.

Un dels cataclismes propis del segle XXI, sigui en forma de catàstrofe natural, d'accident o d'atemptat terrorista, plana des de les primeres pàgines damunt el càmping Internacional Pirineus, ocupat en plena temporada turística per més de mig miler de persones. El desastre dividirà els campistes en dos grups: víctimes i supervivents. Més enllà de la bona o de la mala sort, hi ha algun altre factor que empenyi una determinada persona cap a la mort o cap a la vida?Nius és una novel·la coral, dinàmica, que presenta un ventall de vides encreuades que es trobaran, de sobte, cara a cara amb el misteri de la vida i de la mort. Pep Coll ha escrit una novel·la de ritme cinematogràfic que és una reflexió original sobre la precarietat de la vida i les crosses de la rutina, la solidaritat i l'egoisme, l'atzar, el dolor i les ganes de viure.

New firefighter, Rocky Hill, arriving at his first fire is confronted by a frantic mother shouting, "Save my Baby, Save My Baby." While his crew attacks the fire, Rocky, his heart pounding with the urgency of the situation, crawls through the upstairs searching for the baby trapped in her crib. Called "Good Books for Young Boys" Uncle Rocky, Fireman is a series of children's illustrated story books about the adventures of a firefighter and his two nephews. Apart or together they fight fires, rescue people, and help neighbors. The stories are free of bad behavior and the characters are kind, friendly people who enjoy helping others, so parents may confidently read Uncle Rocky, Fireman to their children. Uncle Rocky, Fireman emphasizes service to others and devotion to duty with each story ending with the trademark statement, "Glad to do it!

Teniu a les mans un llibre que és un originalíssim retrat de grup amb Catalunya de fons. Xavier Muñoz, home d'una llarga trajectòria tant en la cosa privada com en la pública, compromès des de fa dècades amb el país, s'ha proposat de reinventar-se la història de la seva família des de 1714, amb elements reals i amb elements inventats. L'objectiu: escriure un fresc de la Catalunya moderna i contemporània en què es vegin representats els episodis cabdals de la nostra història col·lectiva des de la desfeta de 1714 fins a la presidència de José Montilla passant per la Renaixença, la Guerra Civil i el restabliment de la democràcia. És la biografia d'una nissaga familiar? És una novel·la històrica? És una història de Catalunya? Una mica de tot: al capdavall, el país és la família gran. Un llarg hivern és un llibre diferent i extraordinàriament entretingut en què, al costat de la família Muñoz Alabau i els seus representants, cadascun amb el seu tremp i no tots ells reals, hi veiem desfilar, en cameos plens d'informació i , alguns personatges com Felip V, Carrasclet, el mariscal de Berwick, Ferran VII, Bonaventura Carles Aribau, Valentí Almirall, el bisbe Torras i Bages, Alejandro Lerroux, Francesc Macià, l'abat Escarré, Jordi Pujol i Pasqual Maragall.



Felix Hart, a tragic orphan, is expelled from school, cast onto the British high street, and forced to make his way in the cut-throat world of wine retailing. Thanks to a positive mental attitude, he is soon forging a promising career, his sensual adventures taking him to the vineyards of Italy, South Africa, Bulgaria and Kent. His path to the summit is littered with obstacles, however. Petty office politics, psychotic managers and the British Board of Wine & Liquor prove challenging enough. But when Felix negotiates the world?s biggest Asti Spumante deal, he bites off more than he can chew and is plunged into a terrifying world of Mafiosi, people smuggling and ruthless multinationals.? ? Part thriller, part self-help manual and part drinking companion, Corkscrew is a coruscating critique of neo-liberal capitalism, religious intolerance and the perils of blind tasting.? ? "An astonishing debut. Bed-wettingly funny."? - The Little Chalfont Gazette? ? "Not suitable for young adults. Or most old ones, frankly."? - Buckinghamshire Bookworm Monthly? ? "A wholly inappropriate gift for any wine lover."? - American



Miles Trout is dubious when cousin Lucky Tarpitz keels over in public a second time?and the corpse disappears. A bizarre memorial in the local combo Pizza and Crematorium launches the socially confused Napa Valley tour guide Miles on a yearlong crusade to uncover what really happened. In his search, Miles is drawn into a dark world of money launders and government agents. He?continually tangles with Lucky?s scheming mother Angelina, the high-voltage rebellious daughter of the dynastic DellaContorni wine family and the woman known as the Reptile. She defies staid Napa Valley traditions when she opens her Wild West themed tasting room at Reptile Wines. Angelina also bankrolls Emelina, Lucky?s stepsister, who repeatedly guns for Miles in her SUV to spice up a soon-to-be-published book on relationship revenge. Miles?s search for Lucky includes a stint as owner of the?lazy Thoroughbred horse?Love Blisters, an encounter with the witch China Rose, his halting love affair with the former exotic dancer and jockey Pixie Limber, and his shocking discovery of the once vaporized winemaker Victor Koz, long ridiculed for

During the day Norman Muggeridge runs a struggling and second-rate music shop with his sidekick and best friend, Brian. Having turned his Neil Diamond tribute show from a dream into a career, at night he transforms himself into Nearly Diamond and woos clubland audiences from Bolton to Grimsby (in between the bingo and the tombola, of course). The nice - but deluded - Norman hails from the cobbled streets of Lancashire. He was raised on pies and peas, and works the northern working men?s club circuit? a vastly different culture to that of New York City, whose skyline his hero Neil Diamond was born under. When he begins to blame his woes on a telepathic connection with Neil Diamond he soon has more to worry about than squeezing into his tight leather trousers. Then a fateful journey beckons? There is never a dull moment, from the fisticuffs with a rival Neil Diamond tribute performer to the Spanish holiday with Cherry, Cherry - and from the unfortunate encounter with a policewoman named Sweet Caroline - to when he meets the angelic Holly Holy at a church in Chorley. Perhaps we are guided by a higher force, or

Jesse Reverchon is desperate to fix things.? A ruptured marriage and a slumping literary reputation compel Jesse to a leap of faith. He transplants his corporate wife, Rebecca, and snarky adolescent son, Travis, to the far reaches of West Texas?the mythic Big Bend. Jesse's attempts to acclimate from urban sophistication to Alpine, Texas yield mixed and often comic results as his turbulent personality clashes with the cantankerous, wind-blown eccentrics rooted to the stark, desert mountains as stubbornly as its scrub mesquite.? While Rebecca invests herself into a challenging remodel of the ramshackle family home with the same ambition that built her investment capital firm, Jesse shirks small town contractors and his stalling novel to coach his son?s little league baseball team, which consists mostly of alienated, fatherless boys. The obsessive commitment he makes to any project leads to conflict with parents, rival coaches, and most every cowboy he encounters, but especially with the local baseball commissioner, the fiery, free-spirited artist and bar owner, Luz Reyes. Her temperament reflects the daily t

Lionel Messi ha irromput en el últims anys en el món del futbol amb una força que contrasta amb la seva timidesa fora del camp. Cada vegada que salta a la gespa amb la pilota als peus, Messi es transforma en un superheroi capaç de deixar bocabadats tant els fans com els seus rivals. El periodista italià Luca Caioli ha seguit la seva trajectòria vital i esportiva, des dels camps de terra de la seva Rosario natal fins a l'Olimp futbolístic i mediàtic on s'ha donat a conèixer al món sencer. L'edició que teniu a les mans incorpora quatre capítols inèdits que relaten tots els moments de glòria viscuts pel futbolista durant el 2009, com el Barça de les sis copes i l'atorgament de la Pilota d'Or al millor futbolista de l'any. La de Messi és la història apassionant d'un petit gran jugador destinat a ocupar un lloc privilegiat en la memòria de tots els amants del futbol del segle XXI.