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Marbella, 1956. En la terraza del exclusivo Hotel Marbella Club, dos agentes de inteligencia –uno británico y otro estadounidense– conspiran para convencer a un hombre de hacer historia. Censurado por el régimen soviético, Pasternak es consciente de que su obra podría ser la grieta que resquebraje el muro de la URSS, pero también sabe que desafiar al poder absoluto tiene un precio: su vida y la de su familia. Mientras la CIA y el MI6 mueven sus piezas en la Guerra Fría, el escritor se enfrenta a la decisión más peligrosa de su carrera.

George Fotheringay, un hombre corriente con una vida sin demasiados sobresaltos, se encuentra con una habilidad asombrosa: puede hacer milagros con sólo un pensamiento. Lo que comienza como un juego se transforma en una serie de eventos que podrían cambiar el destino de la humanidad.

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Cuando Gottfried Plattner, un simple profesor de escuela, ingiere por accidente una misteriosa sustancia, su vida se transforma en un giro asombroso e inexplicable. Durante nueve días desaparece del mundo conocido, y lo que descubre al otro lado desafía toda lógica: dimensiones ocultas, sombras inquebrantables y un espacio donde lo humano se encuentra con lo extraño.

Última entrega del ciclo narrativo y obra cumbre de la literatura universal, A la busca del tiempo perdido, de Marcel Proust. Desde la infancia del Narrador, desde Combray y cerca de Swann, todo ha cambiado. Es hora de hacer balance. En el claroscuro del París de la Gran Guerra, bajo un cielo de bombardeos, emergen monstruos, figuras irreconocibles del pasado.

Tras el centenario de Proust, la quinta entrega del ciclo "A la busca del tiempo perdido", en una edición para hacer ya ineludible este verdadero reto lector. Guiados por la edición de Mauro Armiño, que culmina su trabajo de treinta años sobre este clásico, presentamos esta edición totalmente puesta al día del ciclo A la busca del tiempo perdido, de Marcel Proust, considerado una de las cimas de la literatura universal.

Bloomsbury presents The Last Apartment in Istanbul by Defne Suman, read by John Moraitis. I was writing to her, so that she would know me not as this old person whose joints creaked when he rose from a chair, but as the real Pericles: the man who dreamt, deceived, envied, loved… Pericles...

'રામ મોરી'. ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય સાથે જોડાયેલું એક એવું નામ છે જેને વાચકો અને વિવેચકોએ એકી અવાજે વધાવી લીધા છે. અનેક...

Spend some time exploring Singapore and you are bound to stumble upon a tree shrine. They are not always the largest trees or the most exotic, but you know them when you see them. White Styrofoam packets surround their gnarly trunks, and you might notice the distinct odour of incense, rising...

We know that an undercut requires work to pull off, but we struggle with the idea that this degree of effort is something a man should concern himself with. The undercut forces its wearer to care. And what kind of guy cares the most about his appearance? Yup, the fuckboys and the douchebags...

Do you know exactly what it means to be an 'auntie'? Who qualifies to be one? Is there an age range, a set of behaviour, a certain look? Choping seats at the hawker centre? Auntie. Scanning the Health Promotion Board Healthier Choice QR code for points to exchange for vouchers? Auntie. Skipping...

For most, the name 'Lucky Plaza' alone is inseparable from its association with the local Filipino community; to say the words 'Lucky Plaza' is to mean 'Little Manila'. It's a place most Singaporeans would rarely think to visit, other than as another place to eat at when in Orchard Road (and...

Despite its ubiquity and popularity, Mala Xiang Guo's history and origins are unknown. Search results on Google or Baidu throw up approximately 9 million recipes but not a single reliable account of how the MLXG was invented, or by whom. Find out how this spicy dish arrived on the sunny shores...

Finding pleasure in wandering the supermarket seems to be an unusually common emotional experience. Even in the age of online grocery shopping, where RedMart will send ten pints of ice cream to your door free of judgement, Exploring the supermarket in other countries is practically a tourist...

One of the most peaceful spots in Singapore is hidden in plain sight. On Google maps, it's listed as "Shuang Long Shan Wu Shu Ancestral Hall", but a quick search reveals it's also known as "Shuang Long Shan Cemetery", "Yin Foh Kuan Hakka Cemetery" or "Holland Close Graveyard". Meet Teo Ee Koon...

For 70 years, the Gurkha Contingent has been Singapore's elite guard and counter-terrorism force. To ensure their neutrality, they live in their own compound in Mount Vernon Camp, which caters to their housing, necessities, and recreation. Gurkha children are born and raised in Singapore, with...

There's nothing special about speaking to your barista in English, nor is there anything unique about speaking Mandarin to your colleagues. But have you ever experienced the joy of asking the cai png auntie what she had for lunch, in Hokkien?...

'Irresistibly fascinating' MARIE CLAIRE GREECE 'Essential' VICTORIA HISLOP 'Brilliantly conceived' PAUL CARTLEDGE An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeology Two strangers meet in a trapped elevator. One is an...

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024 LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION, AND THE FT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD The trillion-dollar battle for the resources to power our future. Oil and gas defined the twentieth century. Now...

The unmissable account of how science can help us live better and longer - loved by Bill Bryson, Stephen Fry, Siddhartha Mukherjee and more 'Changed my perspective on the whole living world' - Chris Van Tulleken We are living through an exciting revolution in biology. Giant strides are being...