Book type: fiction (6211)
2802.
Macbeth by William Shakespeare EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Offers explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play, as well as an introduction to Shakespeare's language, life, and theater.
2803.
Macunaíma by Mário de Andrade ES
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Este libro, hecho Para la cr tica, re ne lecturas contempor neas y originales. Sit a e interpreta la obra de este escritor brasile o a trav s de ensayos de grandes investigadores como: Darcy Ribeiro, Alfredo Bosi, Silviano Santiago, Ra l Antelo, Eneida Mar a de Souza, Haroldo de Campos, H ctor Olea y Pierre Rivas, entre otros. Se incluye en esta edici n un dossier de fotograf as sobre el autor, una cronolog a y una bibliograf a comentada.
2804.
MAD COUNTRY by Samrat Upadhyay EN
NepalDescription:
If you see Orwell and Kafka together walking down a street, you are in the world of Samrat Upadhyay's Mad Country. The editor of an investigative magazine contends with the trauma of a disappeared colleague, a political tragedy that vies for her attention with a more domestic crisis: a friend who's suicidal over a divorce. An American hippie in Kathmandu in the 1980s undergoes a drastic identity change, only to discover that the metamorphosis brings its own heartbreak. A young man forms a bond with an African woman who has inexplicably appeared on the streets of the city. A wealthy Nepali boy-... continue
2805.
Madam Crowl's Ghost : And Other Stories by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu EN
IrelandDescription:
In 1888 Henry James wrote 'There was the customary novel by Mr Le Fanu for the bedside; the ideal reading in a country house for the hours after midnight'. Madam Crowl's Ghost & Other Storiesare tales selected from Le Fanu's stories which mostly appeared in The Dublin University Magazine and other periodicals, and their haunting, sinister qualities still have an enormous appeal for the modern reader. The great M.R. James, who collected and introduces the stories in this book, considered that Le Fanu 'stands absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories.'
2806.
Madama Sui by Augusto Roa Bastos ES
Country: South America / 
Paraguay
Paraguay
Description:
Esta historia, tomada del natural, con personajes reales y auténticos, es menos que un relato y más que una invención», advierte Augusto Roa Bastos en las primeras páginas de Madama Sui. De hecho, la protagonista vivió en Paraguay, en los años sesenta y setenta, y su imagen perdura en la memoria colectiva de aquel país. Fue una muchacha excéntrica, mezcla de japonesa y criolla, ante la cual nadie permanecía indiferente. Murió con veinte años. Admiradora de Eva Perón, fue favorita de un extraño dict... continue
2807.
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert EN
FranceDescription:
Emma dreams of sophistication, wealth, and romance, but what she gets is a marriage to Charles Bovary, a provincial, middle-class doctor who is a devoted but boring husband. She tries her hardest to be a loyal and loving wife, even as she grows to resent him more and more for his insufferable dullness. Soon, though, she is seduced by the dashing Rodolphe and gives into her desires. In their affair, Emma believes she has finally found true, passionate love. She borrows money to lavish Rodolphe with expensive gifts, and the neighbors begin to gossip about her indiscretion. When the moneylender c... continue
2808.
Madame Curie und die Kraft zu träumen by Susanna Leonard DE
GermanyDescription:
Träume dir dein Leben schön, und mach aus diesen Träumen eine Realität.“ Marie Curie
Paris, 1891. Schon als Kind träumte Marie davon, eines Tages der Enge ihrer von Russland besetzten polnischen Heimat zu entfliehen. Nun, 20 Jahre später, erfüllt sich dieser Traum: Marie darf an der Sorbonne studieren. Dafür musste sie hart kämpfen, denn eine Frau ist in der Welt der Wissenschaft nicht gern gesehen. Doch Marie weiß, was sie will. Trotz aller Anfeindungen stürzt sie sich in die Forschung – und ins Leben. Als sie dem charmant... continue
2809.
Made You Up by Francesca Zappia EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Reality, it turns out, is often not what you perceive it to be—sometimes, there really is someone out to get you. For fans of Silver Linings Playbook and Liar, this thought-provoking debut tells the story of Alex, a high school senior—and the ultimate unreliable narrator—unable to tell the difference between real life and delusion. Alex fights a daily battle to figure out what is real and what is not. Armed with a take-no-prisoners attitude, her camera, a Magic 8 Ball, and her only ally (her little sister), Alex wages a war against her schizophrenia, determined to stay sane long enough to get ... continue
2810.
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans EN
Description:
Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.