Results for "Carmen" in Anthologies & Short Stories

A Montevideo, Leonid Sednev, âgé de 91 ans, décide avant de mourir de révéler le secret de sa vie. Embauché en 1912 comme ramoneur au palais impérial de Russie grâce à sa tante Nina, ancienne femme de chambre de la tsarine, le petit Leonid sera jusqu'en 1918 le "témoin invisible" de l'intimité des Romanov et le seul survivant de l'épouvantable massacre d'Ekaterinbourg. Rien n'échappe à son regard tantôt ironique et curieux, tantôt amoureux et tendre, et plus d'une fois épouvanté.

Manche Geschichten schreibt das Leben selbst – zart, schmerzhaft, hoffnungsvoll. Dies ist die Geschichte von Carmen. Einem Kind, das kam, um zu bleiben. Um zu kämpfen.

The New York Times bestselling author of the “supernatural tour de force” (M.J. Rose, bestselling author) The Map of Time crafts an enchanting collection of twelve evocative and macabre stories delving into the magical, ordinary, and darker aspects of love in all its powerful forms. A young...

Merimee's most famous work is the novella Carmen, a story about jealousy and unfaithfulness. It inspired George Bizet's world-famous Opera-Comique. Some 50 movie adaptations have been made from the story, several of which are filmings of the opera.

Merimee was one of the greatest names of the romantic movement in France. Passionate, destructive love was his subject in many short stories.

In this prequel to the exciting Prohibition-era Galliano Club historical fiction thriller series, go on the road with three unforgettable characters and experience their timeless tales of risk, determination, and danger during the Roaring Twenties.

A literary revelation! Her Body and Other Parties was nominated for the National Book Award and 2017 Kirkus Prize. Based on the book, a series is being made that was announced by the producers to be “a feminist Black Mirror”. It contains eight spicy, boundary-crossing stories about the universal female experience: the relation between sex and power, objectification, the tyranny of the beauty canons, stereotypes, misogyny, and violence.

Catorce nuevas y originales historias, cada una de ellas emplazada en uno de los barrios más característicos de Barcelona, con catorce puntos de vista completamente distintos, todas ellas escritas por los más destacados escritores españoles y catalanes del género negro.

Arranca este cuentario, conjunto de cuentos o pequeños relatos, como ejemplo determinante de la vitalidad y fuerza de este género literario.

For some, Barcelona is a European enchantress of nouveau architecture, fusion tapas, and fine cava. To others, it’s a Gothic labyrinth of tiny streets to lose oneself in; hashish-clouded after-hours bars to forget the time; dimly lit plazas with global bohemians squatting, prostitutes tempting. But come morning, its cold cobblestones and misty beachfronts have even darker stories to tell.

Esta es una novela romantica que relata un encuentro de amor cuando ya se ha perdido la esperanza de encontrar la felicidad, en este libro tambient se cubren diferentes aspectos de ciertos problemas familiares y los personajes viajan por distintos lugares del mundo. Es una fantasia romantica muy picaresca dentro de los paramentros de la moral, donde el amor vence muchos obstaculos. En ella encontraran momentos tristes y de alegria, pero tambien esta plena de humor. Muy entretenida.

Desde niñas nos alimentamos de relatos terroríficos acerca del bosque, primero, y de la calle después. Los barrios peligrosos, los bares de madrugada, el despacho a puerta cerrada de un jefe, el coche o la casa de un desconocido: en realidad, el mundo entero es una amenaza con la que negociamos cada noche y cada día, porque no queremos dejar de vivir intensamente.

O leitor encontra aqui dois contos sobre a vida dos artistas. Em "Nos bastidores", Carmen Dolores traz para a frente da cena a vida de artistas nos bastidores de um teatro, tendo por centro da narrativa o comportamento volúvel do ator Gabriel. Já no conto "Vicissitudes de um artista", o leitor conhece a triste história do tenor Cambado, que vai do estrelato em Milão ao desprezo pelo público.

No conto "Se a paixão existe", amigos reunidos na casa do jornalista Márcio discutem os sentidos da paixão. Enlevados pela música ao piano, executada por Garcia, acabam por descobrir a resposta através de um exemplo real – que vai na contramão do que fora concluído Surpreendente! Já em "A mentira", a cumplicidade feminina se faz presente quando a personagem Laurita decide contar à tia Aninha toda a verdade sobre seu adultério.

Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. "Se produce el bárbaro asesinato de dos mujeres, madre e hija, en un apartamento de una populosa calle de París. Las primeras investigaciones no dan resultado alguno, evidenciándose la impotencia de la policía para esclarecer los hechos. Finalmente se hace cargo del asunto un detective aficionado, M. Dupin, que tras una intensa y brillante investigación, ofrece una explicación extraordinaria." El audiolibro incluye los relatos "El pozo y el péndulo" y "El tonel de amontillado" de Edgar Allan Poe.

Dois textos com o tom naturalista característico de Carmen Dolores. "Que é na realidade uma ruptura de verdadeira paixão senão uma espécie de morte?", pergunta o narrador de "O guarda-roupa", questionando o desejo de vingança da personagem Helena Fragoso diante da descoberta de que seu antigo amante tem outra mulher. Já em "Sob as cinzas", uma surpreendente revelação – uma paixão adormecida da doce tia Filomena – convida à discussão da força dos sentimentos na velhice.

When darkness comes, those who are sworn to protect the light must stand. The dragon Queen has awakened from her slumber and she has her eyes set on one thing. During the century of her absence, her people failed to find the egg that was stolen from her. The Queen will do whatever it takes to...

One dark dream will uncover a centuries-old secret some would rather keep buried. Born to a powerful bloodline of Seers, Shanoai was predestined to be the strongest of them all, but the Goddess never granted her that gift. Outcast for her lack of power, Shanoai set her sights on new avenues of triumph. She trained hard and worked her way up to the top of her class as a guardian, only to fall short of earning the respect of her people.

Not all born to lead want the responsibility. K is a werewolf born into the most powerful bloodline in the Den. The daughter of the Alpha, she is someone others in her territory expect to be an example of greatness. But K doesn't want to lead. she only wants to be free. To avoid the growing...

The New York Times bestselling author of the “supernatural tour de force” (M.J. Rose, bestselling author) The Map of Time crafts an enchanting collection of twelve evocative and macabre stories delving into the magical, ordinary, and darker aspects of love in all its powerful forms. A young...

Homicide detective Gino Canale doesn't believe in the supernatural. Not yet anyway. When a reoccurring dream implies that Detective Canale’s grandparents' deaths might actually have been homicides, he realizes he’s either connecting to the other side or going crazy.