Calibre 39

50 extremely short (the longest is three pages) and dark tales. Astonishing transformations and unexpected twists take place: an angel, ill with acrophobia, cannot use his wings and must turn to other forms of transportation; a chess match between a mediocre worker and a tyrant boss changes into a medieval duel; a scientist decimates all the birds in the world while trying to record everything he can about these creatures' behavior. Some of Rubiano Vargas' tales are grouped by themes: five concern the art of writing. In "Sufrimiento" ("Suffering"), for instance, the Muse really exists and is...

The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, it tells the story of two young boys who were born on the same day and are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive, alcoholic father in Offal Court off Pudding Lane in London, and Edward VI of England, son of Henry VIII of England.

Déjate enamorar por estas tres deslumbrantes sonrisas y por sus dulces y románticas historias de amor. La trilogía «Socios irlandeses» de Begoña Gambín ya ha cautivado a miles de lectoras... ¡no te la puedes perder! Algo más que una luminosa sonrisa irlandesa Connor es un economista tímido y huraño, socio de una empresa de creación de videojuegos desbordado de trabajo debido al auge de la empresa. Marta ha vuelto a su añorada Irlanda tras graduarse en Burgos, ciudad en la que ha vivido el último año para alejarse de una mala experiencia. Regresa llena de fuerza y con la...

Los intereses de las grandes corporaciones mueven a los personajes de esta novela. Uno de ellos es un escurridizo y atractivo hombre americano, tranquilo y sin conciencia, pero que caerá bajo el hechizo de una joven arqueóloga neozelandesa que trabaja en el Cementerio de los Artistas y de los Poetas de Roma. Un pequeño ejército de manipuladores se pone en marcha para ayudar a los poderosos, bajo pago de grandes sumas, a que nada cambie en un mundo en el que el control de las Energías mueve a los personajes en una especie de juego de ajedrez. Un thriller con diversas tramas que fluctúan...

This overwhelming novel, which enshrines Rita Indiana as narrator, contains many layers and fascinating twists that eludes all synthesis. The story begins in the apartment of saint and advisor to the Dominican President, Esther Escudero, better known as Omicunle. His young maid, Alcide Figueroa, whom Esther helped leave a life of prostitution thanks to the collaboration of Eric Vitier, is about to become plagued by the past, present and future that seems dizzying and nearly impossible at times. Including deities that inhabit the Caribbean Sea, political interests, Goya s prints, gender...