Bogotá 39: Jóvenes escritores latinoamericanos
By: Carlos Manuel Álvarez
3.53
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Estas historias quieren que el mundo sea uno solo y uno solo el origen, y su fuerza surge de la con…
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1. The Lifecycle of Software Objects
By: Ted Chiang
3.92
Format: 150 pages, Hardcover
What's the best way to create artificial intelligence? In 1950, Alan Turing wrote, "Many people thi… read more
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"recession after the latest flu pandemic,"-Ted Chiang, The Lifecycle of Software Objects
"Experience is algorithmically incompressible."-Ted Chiang, The Lifecycle of Software Objects
"[S]kill at debate isn't the same as maturity."-Ted Chiang, The Lifecycle of Software Objects
"Temporary becomes indefinite becomes permanent."-Ted Chiang, The Lifecycle of Software Objects
2. Los cuerpos del verano
By: Martín Felipe Castagnet
3.79
Format: 114 pages, Paperback
Los cuerpos del verano pertence a esa familia de grandes obras de ficción imaginativa. Aquellas que… read more
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"We float like gourds on the current of the stream."-Martín Felipe Castagnet, Los cuerpos del verano
"It's good to have a body again, even if it's the body of a fat woman that no one else wanted."-Martín Felipe Castagnet, Los cuerpos del verano
"Technology isn't rational; with luck, it's a runaway horse, foaming at the mouth, ready to throw itself off a cliff in desperation. Our problem is that culture's tied to that horse."-Martín Felipe Castagnet, Los cuerpos del verano
"You would think that living more than a hundred years would strengthen your character, but no. We are still the same primitive animals from the time we're born to the moment we die, and then after we…"-Martín Felipe Castagnet, Los cuerpos del verano
3. Las primas
By: Aurora Venturini
3.91
Format: None pages, pocket
Cuatro mujeres orbitando eternamente en el vacio. La premiadisima primera novela de la octogenaria … read more
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4. The Body Artist
By: Don DeLillo
4.81
Format: 539 pages, Paperback
The Barnes & Noble Review In whatever form Don DeLillo chooses to write, there is simply no other A… read more
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5. Things We Lost in the Fire
By: Mariana Enríquez , Megan McDowell
4.06
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
In these wildly imaginative, devilishly daring tales of the macabre, internationally bestselling au… read more
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"El problema es que no nos creen."-Mariana Enríquez, Things We Lost in the Fire
"Hace años que Lala decidió ser mujer y brasileña, pero había nacido varón y uruguayo."-Mariana Enríquez, Things We Lost in the Fire
"Me acuerdo de la risa de mi madre, de lo joven que era esa tarde de verano, del olor a champú de limón de su pelo y de la carcajada de chicle de menta."-Mariana Enríquez, Things We Lost in the Fire
"Apagábamos las luces y jugábamos en la oscuridad con inciensos encendidos; parecían luciérnagas y a mí me hacían llorar, me hacían acordar a una casa de tejas con parque lejos de la ciudad, una casa …"-Mariana Enríquez, Things We Lost in the Fire
6. Cronopios and Famas
By: Julio Cortázar , Paul Blackburn
4.39
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
"The Instruction Manual," the first chapter, is an absurd assortment of tasks and items dissected i… read more
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7. The Second Sex
By: Simone de Beauvoir , Deirdre Bair , H.M. Parshley
3.60
Format: 253 pages, Paperback
Newly translated and unabridged in English for the first time, Simone de Beauvoir's masterwork is a… read more
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8. Suite for Barbara Loden
By: Nathalie Léger , None , Cécile Menon
4.23
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
First published in France in 2012 to critical and popular acclaim, this is the first book about the… read more
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9. Timbuktu
By: Paul Auster
3.90
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Mr. Bones, the canine hero of Paul Auster's astonishing new book, is the sidekick and confidant of … read more
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10. Seeing
By: Margaret Jull Costa , José Saramago
2.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
On election day in the capital, it is raining so hard that no one has bothered to come out to vote.… read more
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11. The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles
By: Bruce H. Lipton
4.10
Format: None pages,
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12. The End of Eddy
By: Édouard Louis , None
3.82
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The most talked-about European novel since My Struggle--a sexually frank, brutally honest coming-of… read more
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13. The Jungle Book
By: Rudyard Kipling
3.90
Format: 277 pages, Paperback
'There is no harm in a man's cub.' Best known for the 'Mowgli' stories, Rudyard Kipling's The Ju… read more
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"Mark my trail..."-Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book
"Each dog barks in its own yard."-Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book
"It is better to lie quiet in the mud than to be disturbed on good bedding."-Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book
"Go, and peace go with thee. Only, another time do not meddle with my game."-Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book
14. Umami
By: Laia Jufresa
3.95
Format: None pages,
Umamiconstituye una propuesta literaria original en su afan por explorar la amplia gama de sensacio… read more
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15. The Island of Dr. Moreau
By: H.G. Wells
4.67
Format: 46 pages, Paperback
Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettab… read more
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16. Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1)
By: John Updike
3.58
Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition
Rabbit, Run is the book that established John Updike as one of the major American novelists of his—… read more
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"You were never in Texas,"-John Updike, Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1)
"They’ve not forgotten him: worse, they never heard of him."-John Updike, Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1)
"If you have the guts to be yourself, other people'll pay your price."-John Updike, Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1)
"The only way to get somewhere, you know, is to figure out where you’re going before you go there."-John Updike, Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1)
17. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
By: Claire Dederer
3.79
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the New York Times best seller Poser and the acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble, … read more
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"Biography used to be something you sought out, yearned for, actively pursued. Now it falls on your head all day long."-Claire Dederer, Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
18. Kairos
By: Jenny Erpenbeck
3.46
Format: 379 pages, Hardcover
Die neunzehnjährige Katharina und Hans, ein verheirateter Mann Mitte fünfzig, begegnen sich Ende de… read more
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"She would like a shallow life, swift and shallow, till some day she can start again. Get through her time fast until then. And when will that be? Then."-Jenny Erpenbeck, Kairos
19. Our Share of Night
By: Mariana Enríquez
4.28
Format: 588 pages, Hardcover
A woman’s mysterious death puts her husband and son on a collision course with her demonic family. … read more
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"Los fantasmas son reales. Y no siempre vienen los que uno llama."-Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night
"They sought me out, here I am. I don’t know how to let go of the dead."-Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night
"Nothing can hurt you now, how long was now, how long did the present last?"-Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night
"Detestaba cuando la gente se reía de esas fiestas donde la gente trataba de ser feliz."-Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night
20. Seven Empty Houses
By: Samanta Schweblin
3.71
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The seven houses in these seven stories are empty. Some are devoid of love or life or furniture, of… read more
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21. Jawbone
By: Mónica Ojeda
3.71
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Fernanda and Annelise are so close they are practically sisters: a double image, inseparable. So ho… read more
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"Una bala que sale y luego regresa para darte en el corazón: eso es una hija."-Mónica Ojeda, Jawbone
" A veces me gusta imaginar que el universo es el cadáver de Dios descomponiéndose , le dijo Annelise durante una tarde de clases extra. Imagine, Miss Clara, que fuéramos solo eso: la enorme y flotant…"-Mónica Ojeda, Jawbone
22. El verano en que mi madre tuvo los ojos verdes
By: Tatiana Țîbuleac
4.35
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Plena de emoción y crudeza, Tatiana Ţîbuleac muestra una intensísima fuerza narrativa en este bruta… read more
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"De ce nu începuse mama să moară mai devreme?"-Tatiana Țîbuleac, El verano en que mi madre tuvo los ojos verdes
"Te he querido, Aleksy, te he querido como he podido."-Tatiana Țîbuleac, El verano en que mi madre tuvo los ojos verdes
"Ni rien ni personne ne m'intéressait, et je ne pensais ni à l'avenir ni au présent. Je vivais du passé, comme les pauvres vivent de pain rassis."-Tatiana Țîbuleac, El verano en que mi madre tuvo los ojos verdes
"La imposibilidad de morir cuando tenía la necesidad absoluta de hacerlo fue la injusticia más grande que se ha cometido conmigo, y conmigo se han cometido muchas injusticias."-Tatiana Țîbuleac, El verano en que mi madre tuvo los ojos verdes
23. The Details
By: Ia Genberg
3.90
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
An acclaimed Swedish author makes her English language debut with this intoxicating novel in the ve… read more
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"La fiducia resta lettera morta, se non la si sente nelle ossa."-Ia Genberg, The Details
"L'io , o meglio, il cosidetto "io", non è altro che questo: ciò che resta delle persone a cui ci siamo stretti."-Ia Genberg, The Details
"La vita mi ha regalato la mia buona dose di magia, e il più delle volte è successo all'incontro con gli altri. Lì c'è qualcosa. Lì, soltanto lì."-Ia Genberg, The Details
"Per i morti la successione del tempo non ha importanza, l'unica cosa che conta sono i dettagli, la densità, il come e il cosa e tutto ciò che riguarda il chi."-Ia Genberg, The Details
24. Las gratitudes
By: Delphine de Vigan
4.30
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
«Hoy ha muerto una anciana a la que yo quería. A menudo pensaba: "Le debo tanto." O: "Sin ella, pro… read more
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"A veces conviene aceptar el vacío que deja la pérdida. Renunciar a la distracción. Aceptar que ya no hay nada que decir. Permanecer sentado, a su vera. Cogiéndola de la mano."-Delphine de Vigan, Las gratitudes
"Tras sus miradas borrosas, sus gestos inseguros, sus cuerpos encorvados o doblados por la mitad, busco al muchacho o a la muchacha que fueron como quien pretende descubrir el esbozo original de un di…"-Delphine de Vigan, Las gratitudes
25. In Ascension
By: Martin MacInnes
3.79
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
An astonishing novel about a young microbiologist investigating an unfathomable deep vent in the oc… read more
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"I questioned what else I had already missed so far, in my own life, simply through the limits of my character."-Martin MacInnes, In Ascension
"Once he had committed to this life, there was no way he could get out of it. He was angry at us, his daughters, because the financial demands of our existence bound him to it."-Martin MacInnes, In Ascension
"I kind of love it. It's so macabre. The reason we haven't seen or heard from anything off-world is that reaching off-world status is a civilisational death knell. Life either gets stuck there or dest…"-Martin MacInnes, In Ascension
"The air was thick with teeming life, just as the oceans and the rivers were. A spoonful of seawater or a pinch of soil between your fingers held billions of living things. We were blind to this out o…"-Martin MacInnes, In Ascension
26. Little Eyes
By: Samanta Schweblin
3.60
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A visionary novel about the collision of technology and play, horror and humanity, from a master of… read more
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"Regulation has nothing to do with setting standards; it meant putting rules in place that worked in favor of a few."-Samanta Schweblin, Little Eyes
"The animal's camera was installed behind its eyes, and sometimes it spun around on the three wheels hidden in its base, moving forward or backward. Someone was controlling the creature from somewhere…"-Samanta Schweblin, Little Eyes
27. The Netanyahus
By: Joshua Cohen
3.80
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Corbin College, not-quite-upstate New York, winter 1959-1960: Ruben Blum, a Jewish historian - but … read more
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28. Orbital
By: Samantha Harvey
3.73
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men … read more
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"Maybe we're the new dinosaurs and need to watch out."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"The past comes, the future, the past, the future. It's always now, it's never now."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"Raw space is a panther, feral and primal; they dream it stalking through their quarters."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"That's all this great human endeavor of space exploration really is, he thinks, an animal migration, a bid for survival. A looping song sent into the open, a territorial animal song."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
29. Ustedes brillan en lo oscuro
By: Liliana Colanzi
3.69
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
Los cuentos de Liliana Colanzi exploran diversas formas de narrar el tiempo, como el viaje geológic… read more
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30. Los divinos
By: Laura Restrepo
3.79
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Un crimen real que conmovió a una sociedad entera. Un alegato contra el feminicidio, por una de las… read more
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"Este crimen se impone como un espejo, y el monstruo que allí se refleja tiene la cara del país entero."-Laura Restrepo, Los divinos
"-No es un monstruo -insiste-, es un ser humano. Y ésa es la tragedia, que esto lo ha hecho un ser humano."-Laura Restrepo, Los divinos
"Le han dictado pena máxima: sesenta años. Suena infinito y sin embargo es poco, no hay vida que alcance para pagar lo que hizo."-Laura Restrepo, Los divinos
"Algo diabólico sucede con los zapatos. Todos los zapatos parecen embrujados. Su vocación macabra es quedar siempre ahí después de una tragedia. ¿Qué quieren los zapatos, dar testimonio?"-Laura Restrepo, Los divinos
31. Bogotá 39: Jóvenes escritores latinoamericanos
By: Carlos Manuel Álvarez
3.53
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Estas historias quieren que el mundo sea uno solo y uno solo el origen, y su fuerza surge de la con… read more
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