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Un año en Sand CountyAldo Leopold is one of the mythical figures of contemporary environmentalism. From that time when he was very young, a wolf died in his arms - and he understood that the disappearance of the wild will bring the end of our world - until...
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ConfesiónIn 1879 Tolstoy came to believe that his achievements and existence were meaningless, plunging him into a state of extreme pain and restlessness that seemed to lead him fatally towards suicide. Written in a vital period that marks a change in his aesthetic trajectory...
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EL DIARIO DE ANNE FRANKAfter two years of German occupation of Amsterdam and harsh antisemitic repression, Edith and Otto Frank, a Jewish couple, decided to go into hiding with their two daughters, Anne and Margot, in a secret annex to Otto's offices. During those two years of seclusion,...
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AUTOBIOGRAFÍA DE UN YOGUI (OBELISCO)Considered one of the 100 best spiritual books of the 20th century, this work is the only autobiography of a yogi written by a yogi himself. With sincere wisdom and captivating humor, Paramahansa Yogananda sheds light on the greatest secrets of life and the...
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DE PROFUNDISFrom the shadows of cell 3. 3. 3 in Reading Prison, Oscar Wilde delivers his spiritual testament. An intimate letter that was never meant to be read by anyone else, where the brilliance of London's most famous dandy fades away to give way to...
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RETRATOS (COMPACTOS)Truman Capote was a master of the short form (as shown by some of the most beautiful and perfect stories he contributed to contemporary literature) and a sharp observer and chronicler of his times. The portraits reunited in this volume are a reminder of...
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Los ojos de mi princesa 2One of the most original and moving love stories in current literature. Sheccid is a young woman full of mysteries, a fascinating character whose destructive beauty hides a terrible secret; but José Carlos, who sees her as a muse, displays an incessant effort to...
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Los ojos de mi princesaOne of the most original and moving love stories in current literature. Sheccid is a young woman full of mysteries, a fascinating character whose destructive beauty hides a terrible secret; but José Carlos, who sees her as a muse, displays an incessant effort to...
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Breve aunque perfectamente humanaFor her clients and everyone who has been inspired by her humanity, Alua Arthur is a friend at the end of the world. As our country’s leading death doula, she’s spreading a transformative message: thinking about your death—whether imminent or not—will breathe wild, new...
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Más fuerte que el odioAt the age of three, his mother abandoned him in the middle of the forest, tied to a post. At the age of five, his father beat him nearly to death. After a long recovery in hospital, he entered an orphanage, where he discovered...
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La librera de TokioNanako Hanada's life is in crisis. Recently separated from her husband, living in youth hostels and internet cafes, her work is going no better. Book sales at the eccentric Village Vanguard bookstore in Tokyo, which Nanako manages, are dwindling. Fallen out of love in...
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Sé tu mismo (Navona)In the mid-nineties, 18-year-old Hua Hsu was designing fanzines and exploring record stores, while Ken, obsessed with Dave Matthews and Abercrombie & Fitch, was from a long-established Japanese-American family. Despite their differences, both felt excluded by American culture. Their friendship grew through deep conversations,...
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Los novios de FedericoJournalist Pablo-Ignacio de Dalmases presents a bold investigation that redefines Lorca’s iconic image. This essay explores Lorca's gay identity, revealing a new aspect of his life and the ideological shifts of his lovers—most of whom, unlike Lorca, aligned with Francoism. "Federico's Boyfriends" offers an...
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Vendrán a detenerme a media nocheA moving account of the brutal persecution of the Uyghur community in China and the author’s escape. Since 2017, the Uyghurs, a mostly Muslim Turkic group in Xinjiang, have faced horrific repression under a sophisticated surveillance system. Tahir Hamut Izgil, a Uyghur poet and...
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La llamada / Un retratoThis is a true story, full of edges and shadows, about the human condition. The protagonist is Silvia Labayru, an Argentine woman kidnapped in 1976, during the military dictatorship in her country, due to her membership in the Montoneros organization. She was nineteen years...
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Bruce Lee. Un artista de la vidaBruce Lee Artist of Life explores the development of his thoughts about Gung Fu (Kung Fu), philosophy, psychology, poetry, Jeet Kune Do, acting, and self-knowledge. Edited by John Little, a leading authority on Lee's life and work, the book includes letters that demonstrate how...
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Los ojos de mi princesa 3. Sheccid. Cuando el amor dueleSheccid has suffered a serious accident. She is alone, cut off from the world and her family. Her injuries have the signs of a suicide attempt, but she does not remember anything. / Sheccid ha sufrido un grave accidente. Tiene marcas de intento de...
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DICKENS Y PRINCEWhat do Charles Dickens and Prince, a 19th-century British writer and a 20th-century American musician, have in common? For starters, Nick Hornby is passionate about both. But there's more. Coincidences—perhaps curious, perhaps significant—that connect them.
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KOLJOSThe death of his mother, Hélène Carrère d’Encausse — major figure of French intellectual life and expert on the Soviet world — opens the narrative toward the family’s past across four generations, tracing exiles, revolutions, wars, and remarkable contradictions. Carrère creates something rare: a...
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INDIGNIDADA brilliant and moving account of the Ypi family and their struggle to maintain their dignity in a constantly changing world... Following the success of Free, Lea Ypi returns to unravel the past of her grandmother Leman, a past obscured by the Albanian secret...
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