Titres dans Vie urbaine

Ironico e dissacrante, impietoso ritratto dell’Italia di oggi nelle sue infinite piccolezze, Che la festa cominci è un’irresistibile commedia umana. E sullo sfondo del party più esclusivo della nuova Repubblica, Ammaniti mette in scena un moderno Satyricon, con il palazzinaro Sasà Chiatti nelle vesti di novello Trimalchione e una schiera di improbabili invitati a rappresentare, oggi come allora, una società alla deriva.

Step into a world where smokestacks meet stories, cogs align with characters, and the past’s machinery intertwines with the narratives of the future. Introducing Factory, an unparalleled anthology of flash fiction that hammers and shapes tales of industrialization into microcosmic masterpieces.

Brought to you by Penguin. London, 1939 When tragedy strikes, Libby Andrews is left homeless and destitute, fending for herself on the capital's most dangerous streets. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Libby is on the cusp of making a decision that could jeopardise her future...

Eine kuriose Wiener Geschichte die Jung und Alt zum Schmunzeln bringt. Ein Wiener Nachtstück aus der seligen Backhendlzeit. Personen: Ein Fiaker, ein Herr und ein Hausmeister... Rudolf Stürzer (1865 – 1926) war Schriftsteller, Journalist und Redakteur.

Eine kuriose Wiener Geschichte die Jung und Alt zum Schmunzeln bringt. Beim Schottentor. Der Fremde trifft zuerst Herrn Weninger, die anderen kommen allmählich hinzu. Fremder: Ich bitten, Sie können mir sagen, wie ich kommen in die Dorotheergasse? Rudolf Stürzer (1865 – 1926) war Schriftsteller, Journalist und Redakteur.

Eine kuriose Wiener Geschichte die Jung und Alt zum Schmunzeln bringt. Es ist ein Wiener Grundsatz, bevor eine Straße aufgerissen wird muss sie vorher schön gepflastert werden. Einige Tage liegt sie dann so da... Rudolf Stürzer (1865 – 1926) war Schriftsteller, Journalist und Redakteur.

En un edificio del barrio de La Latina, en el centro de Madrid, confluyen las vidas de tres mujeres. El pequeño piso interior de la cuarta planta es la casa de Oliva. Está atrapada en una peligrosa relación que ha transformado la pasión del inicio en una jaula. En el tercer piso, luminoso y exterior, pasa Damaris los días cuidando a los hijos de sus patrones. Cada noche regresa a su casa cruzando el río que divide social y económicamente la ciudad. Vino a España buscando un futuro mejor cuando un terremoto en Colombia truncó su vida.

The anointed soldiers now have the upper hand with the kidnapping of Faith's son and younger brother Mike and they won’t stop until they retrieve the Devil's Bible. The pain and loss Faith dealt with back to back have released who she truly is and only made her stronger. She knows she must stop the anointed soldiers at any cost and finally kill Sabrina. but will she have to kill Michael as well, and will Black Ice help his family or leave them to fend for themselves?

When Meg and Marc lost their daughter, their family collapsed in on itself. Nobody could understand the trauma that they carried so it made sense when they turned to a therapist, Janette, to help process their grief. Desperate for some distance from their grief, they relocate to a small town where they know no one. They’re sure it’s a happy coincidence that Janette has moved there too, and at first it feels reassuring to have a friendly face nearby. But in those dark, desperate days after the accident, they shared everything with her. Secrets they haven’t even told each other.

Born into a world of abuse and poverty, one boy turned to selling drugs to survive, while another buried himself in science to escape. With heart-stopping action and gut-wrenching emotion, join these two unlikely heroes as they navigate a world of chaos and redemption, where the only thing more dangerous than the enemies they face may be the secrets they keep.

Craig Malton rules Manchester, solving crimes for criminals and flying under the police's radar. When he's called to a murder scene before the cops can get their hands on it, he senses something is wrong. Someone is trying to make Zak Alquist's murder look like something it's not. Lesha's son was murdered years ago, so when a local boy goes missing, she feels the sting only a bereaved mother can. But this is more than just a teenage runaway. On the missing boy's phone is a photo of him - and murder victim Zak Alquist. Can Lesha and Malton uncover the rot at the heart of the city?

„Baron D’Agneau“ ist eine Erzählung von Angelika Slavik die auf Basis eines Gesprächs mit Franz Boos-Waldegg (geboren 1926) beruht. Ich kannte mich noch immer nicht besonders gut aus in Wien, als ich mich an einem Donnerstagmorgen im März 1964 auf den Weg zur Arbeit machte. Erst drei Wochen davor war ich aus Bad Ischl in die Bundeshauptstadt übersiedelt, weil mir im Hotel Intercontinental ein Job als Einkaufsleiter angeboten worden war. Zum Glück wies mir die eindrucksvolle Klotzigkeit des neu erbauten Nobelhotels schon aus mehreren Kilometern Entfernung bestechend sicher den Weg.

La vida en la sociedad urbana actual está llena de sorpresas como se describen en estos catorce cuentos. Ellas ocurren de improviso y afectan radicalmente la vida de quienes viven este tiempo, cambiando cómo se percibe el pasado y el presente, cuando algo, hasta ese momento desconocido, irrumpe.

Sawyer Kingston is an a**hole. The thing is, he’s got everyone fooled. To them, he’s the gorgeous billionaire who owns the hottest bar in the city. To me, he’s the cocky jerk whose favorite pastime has always been torturing me. The only thing we’ve ever agreed on is our mutual dislike for each other. But that was before I moved in next door to him, and we shockingly agreed on something else. There’s a fine line between love and hate. The problem is...I think I crossed that line.

Il Vynnykivskyi bazar è uno dei dodici mercati di Leopoli. Qui Oleh trascorre la sua infanzia aiutando i genitori al banco di frutta e verdura di famiglia. Fra quelle baracche di legno crescono anche Arseniy, Carpa e Mariya. Diventato adulto, Arseniy fa di tutto per imbarcarsi su una nave il cui equipaggio è dedito alla difesa dei cetacei attorno alle Isole Fær Øer. Mariya supera l’esame per una borsa di studio che la porta a trasferirsi a Trieste.

Emma y Samuel entran a un estudio de tatuajes en Tlatelolco y se topan de frente con alguien cuya perversión terminará por cambiar el rumbo de sus vidas. Este es un thriller de persecución, crimen e impunidad que muestra las cicatrices visibles einvisibles de nuestra sociedad. El tatuaje invisible refleja la ira y el dolor en todas sus caras. En él se reconocen las distintas formas de violencia que enfrentan las personas diariamente y cómo éstas reciben e infligen daño a la vez.

For the first time in print! New York Times sensation Chanel Cleeton's international, angst-fueled romance is perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Lucy Score. Maggie Carpenter is a small-town Southern girl who’s never been kissed. She’s ready for a change—and to leave her ordinary life...

Aaliyah and Tokyo Monroe are sisters. They’re both doing their own thing as popular and successful women with bright futures, and they love it. However, when passion, lust, envy, and narcissist behavior shows its face, the sisters are faced with drama and chaos.

When Abbie and Tom cross paths traveling home after a night out, their eyes meet across a crowded carriage and their connection is unmistakable. What they don't know is that moments later they will both be caught up in an event that will change them forever. It's one that will bring them together. But it will also tear them apart. A lot can happen in seven seconds. A lot can happen in seven years. Can they find their way back to each other?

You Can't Park 'Ere! is a Comedy Novella about Traffic Wardens. Marek, a 20-year-old fresh recruit, is a Polish man who recently moved to the U.K but dreams of one day becoming a Police Officer. He is taken under the wing by Mosi, an ex-child soldier from Sierra Leone, who teaches him the tricks of the trade on how to best avoid grief from the public while dishing out parking tickets, how to side-step hassle from Management, and how to always focus on a side-hustle, at all times, no matter the circumstances.