ADICIONES PALERMITANAS (EBOOK)

The six stories that make up this book are all set in the islands of the South Pacific. Whether it be on the islands of Samoa, in Tahiti, or in Honolulu, all of these stories feature the development of tensions between the worldview and the lifestyle of the natives and those of the white men, representing an even more essential confrontation: the one between East and West. Maugham masterfully narrates political stories, stories of frustraded economic ambition, of incomplete or unrequited love, all of which share his talent for exposing the most elemental human passions, those which lead men...

A collection of stories features characters who turn to love as a sublimation of their solitudes and feign bonds with the world, providing an overall depiction of a crucial period in argentine literature.

Another dazzling novel by the author of the best-selling novel, Girl With A Pearl Earring. Chevalier draws a picture of family life that exposes the prejudices and flaws of a changing time, set against a backdrop of social and political turbulence in early twentieth-century London. "In her New York Times best-selling follow-up, Chevalier once again paints a distant age with a rich and provocative palette of characters. Graced with the luminous imagery that distinguished Girl With a Pearl Earring, Falling Angels is another dazzling tour de force from this "master of voices" /The New York Times ...

En un futuro cercano el ser humano ha dejado las riendas de su gestión política a Cónclave, una inteligencia artificial que vela por su bienestar. Cónclave ha creado también a los androides Adán, que están en todas las casas como ayuda para cualquier tipo de tareas. Con este planteamiento se ha podido despuntar en el desarrollo de la industria del ocio, como los videojuegos, entre ellos Bachelor, un videojuego en el que los personajes jugadores han entrado en guerra con los personajes no jugadores, que son los controlados por el cerebro del juego. En esta novela, Carlos Sisí explora...