Primo Levi

The definitive biography of Spain's enigmatic king, a riveting work of late-twentieth-century history. Paul Preston, the author of the definitive biography Franco, explores the political and personal mysteries of the Spanish monarch's life in Juan Carlos, a story of unprecedented sweep and exquisite detail. Handed over to the Franco regime as a young boy, Juan Carlos was raised according to authoritarian traditions designed to make him a cornerstone of the dictatorship. How then did he later emerge as an emphatic defender of the democracy that began to form after Franco's death? In his...

This is the updated biography of one of the great artists of our history who reached to transcend his time, Miguel Ángel Buonarroti. A man who triumphed in his time, who was revered by pope, princes and cardinals.

The Late John Paul II was portrayed by admirers as one of history's great popes. But in The Pope in Winter, leading Vatican expert John Cornwell seriously questions the workings of his papacy and points to fundamental flaws - exacerbated by age and infirmity - that have alarming consequences for both the Catholic Church's future and John Paul II's successor.

Julio César es una obra trágica escrita por William Shakespeare, probablemente en 1599. Recrea la conspiración en contra del dictador romano, su homicidio y sus secuelas, así como su lugar de desarrollo: la antigua Roma. Constituye uno de los varios trabajos shakespearianos basados en hechos históricos. A diferencia de muchos personajes principales en otras obras del género, César no es el centro de la acción, apareciendo tan solo en tres escenas, y muriendo al comienzo del tercer acto. La figura más relevante de la historia es Bruto, y la trama gira en torno a la lucha psicológica...