The restless King Oliver VII of Alturia, an obscure Central European state whose only notable exports are wine and sardines, wants nothing more than an easy life: so, plotting a coup against himself, King Oliver VII escapes to Venice in search of...
O livro foi concluído pouco antes da morte do autor, em 1999, e mostra as famílias mafiosas sob um novo prisma: aposentados depois das perseguições do FBI, os chefões se ocupam agora de negócios legais e estão...
The first English translation of the self-proclaimed “Viscount” Emilio Lascano Tegui — a friend of Picasso and Apollinaire, and a larger-than-life eccentric in his own right—On Elegance While Sleeping is the deliciously macabre novel, part...
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In 1948, a 12-year-old boy named Fintan is sailing to Africa with his Italian mother to live with the British father he doesn't remember. At times, this French novel paints too precious a picture of the young Fintan and his...
Arthur Shelby, ein Plantagenbesitzer in Kentucky, sieht sich in seiner finanziellen Not gezwungen, seinen besten und treuesten Sklaven, Onkel Tom, und den fünfjährigen Harry an einen skrupellosen Sklavenhändler zu verkaufen....