Artículos de las costumbres

From his 45th birthday on, León Fleisher's life is literally split in two by the appearance of his rebellious alter ego Wozzeck. Told over the course of one very unusual day in Fleisher's life, this novel cleverly imagines what would happen if two different men who are constantly at odds were to live together in the same body. Desde su 45avo cumpleaños, la vida de León Fleisher está literalmente dividida en dos partes debido a la aparición de su álter ego: Wozzeck. Narrado durante un raro día de su vida, esta novela imagina hábilmente que ocurriría si dos hombres opuestos vivieran...

Published by the author’s daughter after his death, this brief novel narrates a sexual encounter as experienced by the author himself. A night rife with sensuality is described with ample lyricism and mysticism, relating the encounter between two hedonistic characters, the initiating teacher Gide and the innocent but not-too-modest young Ferdinand. Openly autobiographical, this lustful tale explores desire as the engine that drives the one-way journey into the depths of the self. Publicada por la hija del autor luego de su muerte, esta breve novela narra un episodio sexual según...

Seraphine Mayes and her twin brother, Danny, were born in the middle of summer at their family's estate on the Norfolk coast. Within hours of their birth, their mother threw herself from the cliffs, the au pair fled, and the village thrilled with whispers of dark cloaks, changelings, and the aloof couple who drew a young nanny into their inner circle. Now an adult, Seraphine mourns the recent death of her father. While going through his belongings, she uncovers a family photograph that raises dangerous questions. It was taken on the day the twins were born, and in the photo, their mother,...

Dolly Haralson lleva tres años casada con George, un buen mozo que decía vivir de rentas y que ha resultado ser un fanfarrón sin oficio ni apenas medios de subsistencia. Llevaban tres meses viviendo casi en la miseria con su hija pequeña y por fin decidieron trasladarse a la pequeña ciudad de Brunswick, donde vive el hermano de George. Ward, que no se ha casado y vive en el campo, los acoge en su casa e incluso ofrece un empleo a George, pero éste -engreído y holgazán- no quiere ni oír hablar de trabajos y le miente sobre su verdadera situación financiera. Dolly, entre tanto, no...