The Beautiful Summer - format ePub

'An astonishing portrait of an innocent on the verge of discovering the cruelties of love... there are whispers here of the future work of Elena Ferrante' Elizabeth Strout, from the introduction'Life...

Fünfzehn Jahre lang hat Cesare Pavese – einer der wichtigsten Vertreter des Neorealismo – in einem Tage¬buch sein Leben und seine Literatur reflektiert. Es sind die Jahre, in denen Paveses Werke erscheinen,...

Der Roman führt ins Piemont, Ende der Vierzigerjahre. Der Erzähler, gut zwanzig Jahre zuvor aufgebrochen, sein Glück in Amerika zu machen, kehrt in sein Dorf zurück. Die Landschaft der Kindheit liegt...

Sie nennen ihn Pablo, weil er Gitarre spielt. Alle in der Osteria rühmen sein Talent, doch einst für Geld aufzutreten, hat Pablo keine Lust. Ebenso wenig sieht er seine Zukunft hinter der Theke des Tabakladens...

Einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der modernen italienischen Literatur, in der Neuübersetzung von Maja Pflug. Turin, Juni 1943. Nächtliche Luftangriffe der Alliierten bedrohen die Stadt. Wer kann, rettet...

Die Romane führen ins Turin der vierziger Jahre, wo jugendliche Erwartung und Lebensgier, das übermütige Bedürfnis, die Norm zu übertreten, in Desillusionierung und gescheiterte Leidenschaft münden. "Damals...

La vita di Ginia, una giovane apprendista sarta, cambia drasticamente con l’incontro di Amelia. È proprio quest’ultima, infatti, a introdurre Ginia nell’ambiente bohemien della Torino degli anni quaranta....

La spiaggia e la collina, la città e la campagna. Amici di vecchia data, amori vuoti, la noia dell’inverno e l'entusiasmo dell’estate, così pura e calda, traboccante di speranza. 'La spiaggia’ accarezza...

Il ritorno a casa, alle origini, all’infanzia. Anguilla è tornato a visitare il suo paesino di origine, nelle campagne piemontesi, dopo aver trovato il successo in America. Lì ritrova molte di quelle...

Berto e Talino si sono conosciuti in carcere. Tornati in libertà, i due si recano in campagna insieme, a casa dei genitori di Talino. Lì, Berto conoscerà Gisella, la sorella minore dell'ex compagno di...

A chi non è mai successo di stare sveglio, la notte, con qualche amico, a parlare di tutto e di niente, fuori dalle osterie, dal cinema, per le vie e le strade sterrate di campagna, sotto la luna, nei...

Anni quaranta. Clelia riesce a tornare da Roma alla sua città natale, Torino. Lì apre un atelier di moda, e ha così modo di affacciarsi, per la prima volta date le sue origini operaie, nel mondo della...

'Insinuating, haunting and lyrically pervasive' The New York Times Book ReviewA new translation by Tim ParksTwenty years after making his fortune in America, Eel is drawn back to the closest thing he...

Obwohl Silvia Giovanni vor ein paar Monaten verlassen hat, bittet sie ihn, nach Süditalien mitzukommen. Ein dringendes Telegramm ihrer Familie hat sie erreicht. Im Dorf blickt man zu Boden, als man Silvia...

Un été sur la Riviera italienne. Un professeur d’une trentaine d’années rejoint pour les vacances Doro, un ami de jeunesse marié depuis peu. Durant ce séjour ligure où le soleil contraint aux temps longs...

Cesare Pavese (1908-1950) est l’une des figures les plus importantes de la littérature italienne du XXe siècle. S’il est d’abord connu, notamment en France, pour son œuvre romanesque (Le bel été, La Lune...

La vita di Ginia, una giovane apprendista sarta, cambia drasticamente con l’incontro di Amelia. È proprio quest’ultima, infatti, a introdurre Ginia nell’ambiente bohemien della Torino degli anni quaranta....

Nel 1935 Cesare Pavese viene condannato a tre anni di esilio a Brancaleone Calabro per aver tentato di proteggere la donna che amava, militante nel Pci. "Il carcere", pubblicato nel 1948, nasce così da...

In 27 racconti brevi dialogano le più importanti figure mitiche dell’antica Grecia. Parlano di ciò che a Pavese è più caro, parlano di amore, poesia e destino. Lo fanno con malinconia, rassegnazione e...

Quand’è che finisce la giovinezza? Con la fine del primo amore o con l’inizio dell'amore della vita? Pablo di notte va nelle osterie di Torino. Con i suoi amici canta e suona la chitarra, spensierato....

La spiaggia e la collina, la città e la campagna. Amici di vecchia data, amori vuoti, la noia dell’inverno e l'entusiasmo dell’estate, così pura e calda, traboccante di speranza. 'La spiaggia’ accarezza...

Berto e Talino si sono conosciuti in carcere. Tornati in libertà, i due si recano in campagna insieme, a casa dei genitori di Talino. Lì, Berto conoscerà Gisella, la sorella minore dell'ex compagno di...

Anni quaranta. Clelia riesce a tornare da Roma alla sua città natale, Torino. Lì apre un atelier di moda, e ha così modo di affacciarsi, per la prima volta date le sue origini operaie, nel mondo della...

È in una casa in collina che Corrado, un professore di Torino in preda a una crisi esistenziale, cerca rifugio e sollievo da una città bombardata dalla Seconda Guerra Mondiale. E in un’osteria di campagna,...

Il mare, la città e la vigna sono i tre luoghi che scandiscono questa raccolta di racconti di Pavese. Ogni novella, frammento o capitolo dell’opera rappresentano un pezzo del viaggio introspettivo nell'animo...

Il ritorno a casa, alle origini, all’infanzia. Anguilla è tornato a visitare il suo paesino di origine, nelle campagne piemontesi, dopo aver trovato il successo in America. Lì ritrova molte di quelle...

A chi non è mai successo di stare sveglio, la notte, con qualche amico, a parlare di tutto e di niente, fuori dalle osterie, dal cinema, per le vie e le strade sterrate di campagna, sotto la luna, nei...

'Pavese's novels are works of an extraordinary depth where one never stops finding new levels, new meanings' Italo CalvinoJune, 1943. Allied aircraft are bombing Turin; fascist Italy is on its knees....

Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom...

Readers love The Ingredients for Happiness! ‘A gorgeous summer read’ ‘Uplifting, funny, romantic and charming’...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

"'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'"When the Knight Bus crashes...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE'An utterly mesmerising novel..I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...

Is it ever too late to leave the friend zone? Friends-to-lovers TikTok sensation, The Cheat Sheet, is the rom-com that has readers laughing and rooting for these lovable best friends from the first page!...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...

"There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building… wherever they had murdered…"...

"'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.'"As he climbs...

Fame. Fashion. Friendship. Hollie can't catch a break. She's broke, she's back living with her family, and her career prospects are precisely zero. So when the chance arises for her and her best friend...

Jonathan Harker, a young London solicitor travels to Transylvania to help a rich nobleman, Count Dracula, purchase an estate in England. Dracula is planning to immigrate to England, and wants Harker to...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil...

In the vast expanse of the treacherous ocean, a legendary tale unfolds, gripping the hearts of readers for generations to come. Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of "Moby Dick," a literary masterpiece...

As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being...

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."Harry Potter has never even heard...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

An enchanting collection containing the first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton series set in Regency England—The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me,...

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"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

The Brothers Karamasov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the “wicked and sentimental” Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov...

The series that inspired the Netflix show. This collection contains 38 Arsène Lupin stories (the biggest and greatest Arsène Lupin collection in the eBook world), including: - Arsène Lupin, Gentleman...

Mrs. Dalloway chronicles a June day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway–a day that is taken up with running minor errands in preparation for a party and that is punctuated, toward the end, by the suicide...