Un Baruch para Spinoza

"This new English translation of Canaima should be welcomed by all readers of Gallegos. In addition to Kirkland's translation (based on Charles Minguet's 1991 critique of the novel in Spanish), work contains his engaging and provocative translator's essay

This book is virtually the only source of knowledge concerning its author's early life. He was born in Montemor-o-Velho some ten or twelve years before the death of King Manuel in December 1521. About the time of the latter event he to Lisbon and intered 'the service or relatives.'

Izzy is always shuffling, jiggling, squirming and twitching. She just can't keep still! So when Izzy's school go on a trip to the zoo, her teacher warns her to behave. She must never wriggle, she must never fidget and she must certainly NEVER TICKLE A TIGER! But does Izzy listen? She does NOT - and what happens next throws the zoo into complete chaos. With eye-catching illustrations by the internationally acclaimed bestselling illustrator, Marc Boutavant, Never Tickle a Tiger will amaze and delight children and parents alike! It includes a spectacular double gatefold for the grand chaotic...

«Las leyes de la antigüedad dictaban que una vida se pagaba con otra, y yo tengo una deuda con ella que he de saldar». Tras atropellar conduciendo ebrio a una joven llamada Léa, Michael Weber, un escritor venido a menos, acaba embarcándose, por una serie de casualidades, en una iniciativa de lectura promovida por el hospital en el que la joven víctima de su atropello se debate entre la vida y la muerte. Aquí comenzará para él una tortuosa travesía por los rincones más oscuros de su propia culpa, una odisea que acabará causando estragos y que le hará necesitar a Léa de un modo...