Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history, the author tells the story of an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, in which prostitutes, beggars and bandits establish Canudos, a new republic, a libertarian paradise.[...]

Unravelling the life and career of the Peruvian Jew, Saul Zurates, this book tells the story of his transformation from conscience-stricken liberal, obsessed with the survival of the pre-modern peoples of the Amazon, into a member of the tribe itself, their chronicler and finally their voice.[...]

Includes recipes for fruit-, nut-, herb-, and cream-based liqueurs, coffee liqueurs, and flavored brandies, vodkas, and rums[...]

"My name is Chavela Vargas. I am ninety years old. I have lived because there is so much to live for, so much to love, I can shout that I am alive, like life, like the color red, like the red thoughts that taste like bread." This is an emotional testimony of an extraordinary woman. It chronicles an [...]

Den nyeste romanen av nobelprisvinneren i litteratur 2010. Nå i pocket.Kelterens drøm er en rik historisk roman om en usedvanlig fargerik mann, den irske frihetskjemperen Roger Casement (1864?1916). Historien er fortalt fra dødscellen, der Casement i 1916 ventet på en benådning.Som ung reiste h[...]

Mario Vargas Llosa's classic early novel takes place in a Peruvian town, situated between desert and jungle, which is torn by boredom and lust. Don Anselmo, a stranger in a black coat, builds a brothel on the outskirts of the town while he charms its innocent people, setting in motion a chain reacti[...]

Offers answers to your questions about Spanish grammar. This title contains exercises that focus on improving practical communication. It includes a CD-ROM (PC only). It contains exercises that provide cultural context to give a full picture of the Spanish-speaking world.[...]

The opera singer Sophia Simeonidis wakes up one morning to discover that a tree has appeared overnight in the garden of her Paris house. Intrigued and unnerved, she turns to her neighbours: Vandoosler, an ex-cop, and three impecunious historians, Mathias, Marc and Lucien - the three evangelists. The[...]

MORE THAN 7 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE. Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is not like other policemen. His methods appear unorthodox in the extreme: he doesn't search for clues; he ignores obvious suspects and arrests people with cast-iron alibis; he appears permanently distracted. In spite of all this his[...]

Between 1943 and 2003 nine people have been stabbed to death with a most unusual weapon: a trident. In each case, arrests were made, suspects confessed their crimes and were sentenced to life in prison. One slightly worrying detail: each presumed murderer lost consciousness during the night of the c[...]