El enigma inaugural

A los lectores habituales de John Irving , conocido por sus complejas y largas novelas, quizá les sorprenda descubrir en La novia imaginaria a un autor de narraciones breves, de una simplicidad y de una concisión extraordinarias. Dividido en tres partes — Relatos autobiográficos , Narraciones y Homenajes —, este volumen reúne doce piezas literarias que cubren treinta años de escritura. Y en todas ellas está presente, con su proverbial ironía y malicia —esta vez referidas a sí mismo— y con modestia y sinceridad inesperadas, el autor que ha cautivado ya con sus novelas a tantos...

The New York Times–bestselling author of The Keep tells the real and fictional origins of the mysterious man who battles criminals and the supernatural. In 1984, Repairman Jack debuted in F. Paul Wilson’s horror thriller The Tomb. Jack would go on to star in twenty-three novels, ten short stories, and a graphic novel. But how did the antithesis of James Bond and Jason Bourne get his start in the battle between good and evil? In this essay, Wilson lets his readers in on how his beloved hero came to be. Wilson begins his personal story after he scored a hit with The Keep, when he found his...

The first authorized biography of the Dalai Lama - an alternately inspiring and shocking story - of an acclaimed Tibetan scholar, with privileged access to the subject of his book. The Dalai Lama's message of peace and compassion resonates with people of all faiths and those of no faith. However, due to all his fame around the world, he is often evasive. Alexander Norman - an acclaimed Oxford-trained scholar of Tibetan history - offers the definitive biography, unique and unforgettable. The Dalai Lama recounts an incredible odyssey from a remote Tibetan village to his global position as...

Una mujer que en la cúspide de su carrera se casó con un torero, Rafael El Gallo, el hombre a quien amaba y por quien renunció a todo. Su regreso fue en olor de multitudes. La generación del 98 le regaló el nombre de Pastora Imperio.