El Rey Quimera 2

Marco Stanley Fogg is entering the world of adulthood when astronauts set foot on the moon. He was educated by eccentric Uncle Victor. At the dawn of the lunar era, his uncle dead, Marco begins to fall into destitution, loneliness and a kind of calm madness, until the beautiful Kitty Wu rescues him.

La storia di un cittadino smarrito nei labirinti del capitale. Un thriller ambientato nel mondo delle banche, che racconta la sconcertante fragilità del sistema finanziario. «Nei romanzi di Suter sempre prevalgono l’ironia, il fascino, una indiscutibile eleganza. Probabilmente uno dei migliori autori contemporanei» (Le Nouvel Observateur).

¡UN ASESINATO! ¡UNA CONSPIRACIÓN INTERNACIONAL! ¡UN ESPIA SIN NOMBRE! Es el año 1867 y Paris se prepara para celebrar la Exposición Universal, consolidándose como la capital del mundo moderno. Impulsada por la tecnología a vapor del profesor Verne, Paris se convirtió en el epicentro de una Europa renovada. Fierro, humo y aceite lubrican el camino del imperio francés mientras autómatas mecánicos se mueven entre la multitud. ¡Pero una amenaza sobrevuela sobre la cabeza de Napoleón! En una guerra de solo siete semanas, Prusia derrota a Austria y pone sus codiciosos ojos sobre la...

The sparkling debut novel of Maria Semple, author of the WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION-shortlisted WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE, including reading group notes. Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect life - but she's deeply unhappy. David expects the world of Violet but gives little of himself in return. When she meets Teddy, a roguish small-time bass player, Violet comes alive, and soon she's risking everything for the chance to find herself again. Also in the...