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1) Mrs. Caliban
It all starts with the radio. Dorothy’s husband, Fred, has left for work, and she is at the kitchen sink washing the dishes, listening to classical music. Suddenly, the music fades out and a soft, close, dreamy voice says,...
4) Set in stone
5) Pew
ONE OF VULTURE'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
FINALIST FOR THE L.A. TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN FICTION
“A modern classic.” —The New York Times Book Review
A young man's close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes...
10) Too Small Tola
Three delightful tales from a renowned Nigerian storyteller introduce a chapter-book heroine who is every bit as mighty as she is small.
In a trio of droll stories, award-winning author and storyteller Atinuke debuts an endearing and enduring character with plenty to prove. Tola lives in an apartment in the busy city of Lagos, Nigeria, with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmommy, who
14) Shoeless Joe
15) La Tercera
18) Taxi
La fuerza narrativa, el ritmo hipnótico imbuido de ecos musicales y el profundo calado psicológico de Taxi suponen un salto cualitativo en la obra de Carlos Zanón. Los avatares de Sandino configuran un personaje inigualable que permanecerá en la memoria de quienes degustan la buena literatura.
«Tenemos que hablar», le dice Lola a su marido durante el desayuno. Él le responde que lo harán por la noche,
...Two novellas set in Aliette de Bodard's award-winning, critically acclaimed Xuya universe, a timeline where Asia became dominant, and where the space age has Confucian galactic empires of Vietnamese and Chinese inspiration
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls was a great wonder; a perfect meld between cutting-edge technology and esoteric sciences—its inhabitants capable of teleporting themselves anywhere,
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