Abstract: O plimbare pe intuneric, la cinci dimineata, printr-o padure populata, zice-se, de mistreti. O conferinta internationala cu doua sute de femei si un singur barbat: interpretul. Un meniu frantuzesc intr-un oras populat de romani, germani, maghiari si sarbi. O idila cu o actrita pentru care rolul vietii este scoaterea partenerului din minti. O carte postala despre...

Abstract: Four Christmas short stories, two featuring poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh, that deal with some of the most unsettling aspects of human nature. Previously published in newspapers and magazines, they are collected here for the first time.

Abstract: "Seven short stories vividly depicting different facets of Belize's reality. From the country's rural areas to New York City, we accompany Belizean women and men as they go through the joys and hardships of life. Zoila Ellis demonstrates a definite ability to perceive and reproduce situations and characters, heightening the emotional impact of everyday events and rendering them into fine literature"--Page [4] of cover.

Abstract: L'Ombre chinoise (1932) : Au fond de la cour d'un immeuble parisien qui donne sur la place des Vosges, Raymond Couchet, directeur d'un laboratoire, est assassinò, son coffre-fort, vidé. Parmi « ses trois femmes » -Juliette, Germaine et Nine -, laquelle est la meurtrière ? A moins que ce soit Roger, son fils, qui vit d'expédients et lui emprunte souvent de l'argent ? Le Fou de Bergerac (1932) : Quand Maigret reprend conscience à l'hòpital de Bergerac, il a du mal à recon- naìtre les visages de ceux qui l'entourent. La veille, dans l'express de Bordeaux, l'homme qui partageait son compartiment avait profité d'un ralentissement pour sauter hors du train, et le commissaire l'avait suivi avant de recevoir une balle dans l'épaule. Entre meurtres, suicides et coups de feu, l'au-delà aura rarement autant hanté le cèlebre commissaire...

Abstract: Il y a un quart d’heure à peine que Mme Romond, la grosse toujours en négligé, a lavé son seuil de deux marches et sa portion de trottoir. Si bien que devant sa maison il y a un rectangle bien dessiné de pavés qui paraissent noirs et qui reluisent. La semaine passée, l’agent de police est allé de maison en maison pour rappeler aux gens qu’ils devaient arracher l’herbe entre les pavés et, pendant toute une journée, on a entendu le crissement des couteaux sur la pierre.

Abstract: WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE® IN LITERATURE 2013 A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction A Best Book of the Year: The Atlantic, NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Vogue, AV Club In story after story in this brilliant new collection, Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate. Her characters are flawed and fully human: a soldier returning from war and avoiding his fiancée, a wealthy woman deciding whether to confront a blackmailer, an adulterous mother and her neglected children, a guilt-ridden father, a young teacher jilted by her employer. Illum...

Abstract: "A translation of popular Russian short stories"

Abstract: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2009. At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn't always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive's own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse.

Abstract: In The Angel Esmeralda, DeLillo finds the freedom to represent the wide range of human experience in contemporary America and forces us to confront the uncomfortable shadows lurking in the background. His characters are exposed to their own deep, often unconscious, longings: one man exploits the vulnerability of a woman he's just met, following her home to her apartment and pushing her too far; another finds himself deceiving his wife and beginning an affair. They are subjected to shocking violations, unexpected acts of terror: a woman lives in constant fear of the earthquakes happening all around her; people bear witness to the mysterious abduction of a child from a small park by a stranger. No matter whether he is focused upon the slums of New York or astronauts in orbit around the Earth, DeLillo chooses not to turn away from the unsettling manner in which humans are often brought together, or the disquieting truth behind their emotional interactions. DeLillo's world is a timeless present, eerily perceptive and prophetic, in which he creates powerful stories of lust and obsession, of loss and remorse, of grief and ecstasy. For those unfamiliar with his work, this intense and articulate collection offers a wonderful introduction to one of America's greatest living writers. For those already acquainted, it will be a thrilling and significant addition.