The Emperor of Portugallia - format ePub

L’Imperatore di Portugallia è un romanzo sull’amore, la sua nostalgia, le sue proiezioni, la sua vera o apparente follia. Dal momento in cui la piccola Klara Gulla viene al mondo, il cuore del padre Jan...

Una foresta innevata che si trasforma a Natale in un meraviglioso giardino, impervie montagne che rivelano miniere d'argento, schiere di anime perdute che penano tra i ghiacci eterni, accudite da una...

Qualsiasi storia tocchi Selma Lagerlöf diventa un racconto che ci riguarda, che siano fiabe, miti o, come in questo caso, i vangeli apocrifi e le leggende raccolte nei suoi viaggi in Italia e in Oriente....

Alla fine dell'Ottocento, la quasi totalità del piccolo villaggio svedese di Nås si trasferisce a Gerusalemme per unirsi a una colonia fondata da una setta americana. Affascinata dalla "follia romantica...

Dalla fantasia di Selma Lagerlöf, la prima donna ad aver vinto il Premio Nobel, il classico per l’infanzia più amato nel Nord Europa finalmente in versione integrale e in una nuova traduzione.Nils Holgersson...

Bello, giovane e alcolizzato, il sacerdote Gösta Berling è costretto a lasciare la sua parrocchia e a vivere di elemosina finché, a un passo dal suicidio, viene salvato dalla "Signora di Ekeby" e accolto...

Selma Lagerlöf (20.11.1858 - 16.3.1940) war eine schwedische Schriftstellerin deren Werke noch heute zur Weltliteratur gehören. Sie erhielt 1909 als erste Frau den Nobelpreis für Literatur. Lagerlöfs...

"The Emperor of Portugallia" by Selma Lagerlof was first published in 1914 in Sweden and in 1916 in English. The story is set in Vaermland around 1860 or 1870 and centers on Jan of Ruffluck Croft. He...

"The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" is a work of fiction by the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf. It was originally published in two books, "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" in 1906 and "Further Adventures...

Invisible Links (Osynliga länkar) is a collection of short stories with an underlying theme about the links that influence and guide people’s actions and lives. It was first published in 1894 and the...

At the bottom of the dried out Svartsjö lake (Black Lake) there lies the Lövdala Parsonage with its stables and outhouses. There resides the goodhearted, widowed, Pastor Lyselius and his beautiful daughter....

The Story is set in Vaermland around 1860 or 1870. In the centre is Jan of Ruffluck Croft. He loves his daughter more than anything, but when she moves to Stockholm and never sends a word home about her...

Opowieść o miłości ojca do córki. Jan bezgranicznie kocha Klarę od momentu, w którym po raz pierwszy ją zobaczył, staje się ona najważniejszą osobą w jego życiu. Upływają lata, aż wreszcie przychodzi...

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Orig. Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige) is a famous work of fiction by Selma Lagerlöf, published in two parts in 1906 and 1907. The background for publication...

This Classic Collection of Selma Lagerlöf brings together the most beloved novels and stories of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Lagerlöf's works blend folklore, history, and moral...

Édition enrichie (Préface et notes)Pour avoir voulu se jouer d’un tomte, sorte de lutin du folklore suédois, le jeune Nils devient pareil à sa victime, c’est-à-dire à peine plus haut que la main.Voulant...

Ce classique de la littérature pour la jeunesse raconte les aventures de Nils Holgersson, un jeune garçon dissipé qui fait le désespoir de ses parents et martyrise les animaux de la maison et de la ferme....

Selma Lagerlöf, d’origine suédoise, est la première femme à recevoir le prix Nobel de Littérature (en 1909).LA LÉGENDE D'UNE DETTE, RACONTÉE AU BANQUET NOBEL : C'était il y a quelques jours. J'étais...

Nourris de légendes suédoises, huit récits de Noël, auxquels le talent de conteuse de Selma Lagerlöf confère un charme incomparable.

Selma Lagerlöf compte parmi les écrivains les plus importants de Suède. Elle fut la première femme à recevoir le prix Nobel de littérature, en 1909, et à être élue à l'Académie suédoise, en 1914. Si ses...

Recueil de nouvelles, de souvenirs et de contes. Dans le premier récit, "L'Anneau du pêcheur", l'auteur du "Merveilleux Voyage de Nils Holgersson à travers la Suède" choisit pour toile de fond Venise...

Dans "Le Livre des Légendes", Selma Lagerlöf tisse une mosaïque de récits inspirés du folklore suédois, mêlant mythes, contes et histoires populaires. L'écriture de Lagerlöf se distingue par son lyrisme...

Le pauvre Jan de Skrolycka entend un jour Claire-Belle, son unique fille adorée, chanter de joie car elle va quitter l'humble toit paternel pour occuper un emploi de femme de ménage à Stockholm. Quand,...

Le célèbre roman d’aventures de Selma Lagerlöf dans une édition tout en couleurs, adaptée à tous les profils de lecteurs et enrichie de nombreux outils pédagogiques. En  lien avec plusieurs objets d’étude...

Selma Lagerlöfin teos 'Sadun satu: ynnä muita satuja' on lumoava kokoelma, joka yhdistää perinteiset kansansadut ja kirjailijan oman ainutlaatuisen kerrontatyylin. Kirja on täynnä fantasian ja realismien...

Das Werk "Die Silbergrube und andere Erzählungen" ist eine Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten, geschrieben von Selma Lagerlöf. Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (geboren 20. November 1858 auf Gut Mårbacka in der...

Quando Sven Elversson torna a casa in Svezia, dopo anni di aristocratica educazione inglese e una spedizione al Polo Nord, ad accoglierlo trova solo diffidenza e disgusto: per quanto si metta al servizio...

Una foresta innevata che si trasforma a Natale in un meraviglioso giardino, impervie montagne che rivelano miniere d'argento, schiere di anime perdute che penano tra i ghiacci eterni, accudite da una...

Il Natale con le sue leggende, il buio dell’inverno svedese, il calore delle storie accanto al fuoco, la nostalgia di antichi ricordi, l’immensità della natura, ma anche la piccola dose di crudeltà tipica...

I reami della fantasia e le pieghe più sottili dell’animo umano: è tra questi due orizzonti che si muove l’affascinante universo narrativo di Selma Lagerlöf. Che racconti di creature fatate dei boschi...

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From the author of TikTok sensations and global bestsellers The Love Hypothesis and Love on the BrainRival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully...

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“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...

A burned-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can't help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armour - the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop - in this charming slice of romance...

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When the owner of the local flower shop in Rome, Kentucky, makes a questionable agreement with a tattooed bad boy, a delightful friends-to-lovers romance begins to bloom - from the author of When in Rome...

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...

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This volume collects the complete writings of Virginia Woolf: 8 novels, 3 'biographies,' 46 short stories, 606 essays, 1 play, her diary and some letters. Contents: THE NOVELS The Voyage Out Night...

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When her former governess finds happiness as the bride of a local widower, the brilliant and beautiful Emma Woodhouse — one of Jane Austen’s immortal creations — flatters herself that she alone has secured...

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