Marina ?vetaieva se distinge printr-o scriitur? accentuat personal?, nu numai ?n poezie, dar ?i ?n proz?. Este vorba de stilistica ei nervoas?, abrupta, sincopata, chiar ?i ortografic inconfundabil?, cu multiple linii de pauz? ori intercal?ri neuzuale de paranteze, exclama?ii ?i altele. Care s? fie, deci, cuv?ntul nimerit pentru a surprinde particularitatea acestei crea?ii? I-am spus: stare patetic?. ?i pot spune: stare febril?. I-am spus: radicalitate. ?i pot spune: frenezie. ?i via?a, ?i opera ?vetaievei febriciteaz?. Ele repudiaz?, f?r? ?ncetare, situa?iile medii, mediocre, cotidiene, cumin?i. ...Dac? excesul poate periclita via??, excesivul poate salva arta. Excesivul e aici o supralicitare a d?ruirii, o hipertrofie a ata?amentului. ?vetaieva smulge arta din str?mtor?rile ei, ale ?vetaievei ?i ale artei. E ca o hiperbola a omului, ca o dovada a demnit??ii rec??tigate: prin arta subumanul trece ?n sublim. Crez?nd ?n art?, ?vetaieva crede ?n umanitate, ?n ?ansa nemuririi ei palpabile. Dar transgresarea mor?ii ea o stoarce din vecin?tatea mor?ii; dintr-o via?? ne?ncetat periclitat? de absolutismele ei. Via?a nu e tr?it? pe m?sura artei, s-o oblig?m la nem?surare! – ar putea fi deviza ei, ultimul ei mesaj.

"Hast thou seen that lordly castle,?That castle by the sea??Golden and red above it?The clouds float gorgeously." ??Do you remember Gratian—Gratian Conyfer, the godson of the four winds, the boy who lived at the old farmhouse up among the moors, where these strange beautiful sisters used to meet? Do you remember how full of fancies and stories Gratian's little head was, and how sometimes he put them into words to please Fergus, the lame child he loved so much? ??The story I am now going to tell you is one of these. I think it was their favourite one. I can not say that it is in the very words in which Gratian used to tell it, for it was not till long, long after those boyish days that it came to be written down. But all the same it is his story. About Author: Mary Louisa Molesworth, née Stewart (1839 – 1921) was an English writer of children's stories who wrote for children under the name of Mrs Molesworth. Her first novels, for adult readers, Lover and Husband (1869) to Cicely (1874), appeared under the pseudonym of Ennis Graham. She was born in Rotterdam, a daughter of Charles Augustus Stewart (1809–1873) who later became a rich merchant in Manchester and his wife Agnes Janet Wilson (1810–1883). Mary had three brothers and two sisters. She was educated in Great Britain and Switzerland: much of her girlhood was spent in Manchester. In 1861 she married Major R. Molesworth, nephew of Viscount Molesworth; they legally separated in 1879. Mrs Molesworth is best known as a writer of books for the young, such as Tell Me a Story (1875), Carrots (1876), The Cuckoo Clock (1877), The Tapestry Room (1879), and A Christmas Child (1880). She has been called "the Jane Austen of the nursery," while The Carved Lions (1895) "is probably her masterpiece." In the judgement of Roger Lancelyn Green: Mary Louisa Molesworth typified late Victorian writing for girls. Aimed at girls too old for fairies and princesses but too young for Austen and the Brontes, books by Molesworth had their share of amusement, but they also had a good deal of moral instruction. The girls reading Molesworth would grow up to be mothers; thus, the books emphasized Victorian notions of duty and self-sacrifice. Typical of the time, her young child characters often use a lisping style, and words may be misspelt to represent children's speech—"jography" for geography, for instance.She took an interest in supernatural fiction. In 1888, she published a collection of supernatural tales under the title Four Ghost Stories, and in 1896 a similar collection of six tales under the title Uncanny Stories. In addition to those, her volume Studies and Stories includes a ghost story entitled "Old Gervais" and her Summer Stories for Boys and Girls includes "Not exactly a ghost story." A new edition of The Cuckoo Clock was published in 1914.

Paris, iulie 1942: Sarah, o feti?? evreic? ?n v?rst? de zece ani, este arestat? ?n toiul nop?ii, ?mpreun? cu p?rin?ii ei, de poli?ia francez?, dar nu ?nainte de a-?i ?ncuia fratele ?n ascunz?toarea lor secret?, convins? fiind c? se va ?ntoarce dup? numai c?teva ore pentru a-l elibera.Paris, mai 2002: Julia, o jurnalist? american?, stabilit? de mul?i ani la Paris ?i m?ritat? cu un francez, trebuie s? scrie un articol despre razia de la Vel’ d’Hiv, cu ocazia comemor?rii a ?aizeci de ani de la acest eveniment de trist? amintire ?n istoria Fran?ei. ?n timpul investiga?iei sale, Julia descoper? ?nt?mpl?tor o serie de secrete de familie ad?nc ?ngropate, care o leag? de Sarah, ?i simte nevoia de a reconstitui destinul tragic al fetei. Pe m?sur? ce se ad?nce?te ?n trecutul ei, lucrurile pe care le afl? o tulbur? ?i o fac s?-?i pun? ?ntreb?ri cu privire la propria existen??.Se numea Sarah este povestea ?nduio??toare a dou? familii unite de un secret teribil, dar ?i o tulbur?toare pagin? de istorie: Tatiana de Rosnay descrie un episod real din Fran?a aflat? sub ocupa?ie ?i rupe t?cerea care ?nconjoar? un subiect dureros, uneori chiar tabu, din istoria francezilor.

The Financier, a novel by Theodore Dreiser Published in 1912, is the first volume of the Trilogy of Desire, which includes The Titan (1914) and The Stoic (1947).? ?? SUMMARY:?? In Philadelphia, Frank Cowperwood, whose father is a banker, makes his first money passing by an auction sale, he successfully bids for seven cases of Castile soap, which he sells to a grocer the same day with a profit of over 70 percent. Later, he gets a job in Henry Waterman & Company, and leaves it for Tighe & Company. He also marries an affluent widow, in spite of his young age. Over the years, he starts misusing municipal funds with the aid of the City Treasurer. ??? In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire redounds to a stock market crash, prompting him to be bankrupt and exposed. Although he attempts to browbeat his way out of being sentenced to jail by intimidating Mr Stener, politicians from the Republican Party use their influence to use him as a scapegoat for their own corrupt practices. Meanwhile, he has an affair with Aileen Butler, a young girl, subsequent to losing faith in his wife. She vows to wait for him after his jail sentence. Her father, Mr Butler dies; she grows apart from her family.

The Titan is a novel written by Theodore Dreiser in 1914. It is Dreiser's sequel to The Financier. Sometime after being released from prison, Frank invests in stocks subsequent to the Panic of 1873, and becomes a millionaire again. He decides to move out of Philadelphia and start a new life in the West. He moves to Chicago with Aileen and his attorney is finally able to persuade Lillian to agree to a divorce. Frank decides to take over the street-railway system. He bankrupts several opponents with the help of John J. McKenty and other political allies. Meanwhile, Chicago society finds out about his past in Philadelphia and the couple are no longer invited to dinner parties; after a while, the press turns on him too. Cowperwood is unfaithful many times. Aileen finds out about a certain Rita and beats her up. She gives up on him and has an affair with Polk Lynde, a man of privilege; she eventually loses faith in him. Meanwhile, Cowperwood meets young Berenice Fleming; by the end of the novel, he tells her he loves her and she consents to live with him. However, the ending is bittersweet as Cowperwood has not managed to obtain the fifty-year franchise for his railway schemes that he wanted.

Prix Médicis ?tranger, Fran?a, 2010Premi Llibreter, Spania, 2011California Book Award, 2008Grace Paley Price, 2007Dac? ideea de ?eliberare prin scris“ are ?n ea o s?m?n?? de adev?r, povestirile cvasiautobiografice din acest volum reprezint? cea mai bun? exemplificare. Obsedat de imaginea unui tat? ciudat, greu de ?n?eles, care pare s? nu-?i fi g?sit nic?ieri locul potrivit, David Vann ?ncearc? s? ?i traseze traiectoria de via??, pentru a-l ?n?elege mai bine ?i pentru a reu?i s? se ?mpace cu el. ??i rememoreaz? mai ?nt?i copil?ria, momentele dureroase sau senine petrecute al?turi de tat?l s?u ori cu g?ndul la el. ??i imagineaz? apoi o c?l?torie cu el ?n Alaska, unde se retrag am?ndoi ?ntr-o regiune nelocuit?, ?n mijlocul naturii s?lbatice, ?ncerc?nd parc? s? transforme ?n realitate atrac?ia dintotdeauna a tat?lui fa?? de ?spiritul de frontier?“, nostalgia unei austerit??i care ar fi putut s? compenseze via?a tr?it? p?n? atunci ?n dezordine, egoism ?i ?n?el?ciune. Cu o intransigen??, dar ?i o ingenuitate remarcabile, b?iatul merge p?n? la cap?t al?turi de tat?l s?u ?i rezolv? ?n mod radical nu at?t enigma acestuia, c?t raporturile sale filiale cu el ?i conflictul moral devastator din via?a tat?lui.Volum tradus ?n 19 limbi

Biblioteca pentru toi copiii“ cuprinde cele mai preuite opere ale scriitorilor clasici ai literaturii romne i universale. Crile de neuitat ale copilriei sunt disponibile astzi si in format e-book.Capodoper a literaturii pentru copii i adolesceni, Robinson Crusoe rmne i astzi o carte fundamental a primelor lecturi. Creat n 1719, ea a legnat copilria multor generaii, fiind rspndit pe toate meridianele lumii. Jean-Jaques Rousseau considera romanul un excelent tratat de educaie, iar André Malraux l aaz pe nlimile atinse de Cervantes i de Dostoievski. Mereu vie, cartea lui Daniel Defoe ne nva s fim nelepi i curajoi, s sperm i s nvingem.“

Cu ani ?n urm?, Lyra Davis l?sa ?n urm? o lume de bog??ie ?i privilegii, precum ?i pe cei pe care ?i iubea cel mai mult ?n lume, incapabil? s? ?mpace a?tept?rile familiei sale cu n?zuin?ele propriei inimi s?lbatice. Acum duce o existen?? lini?tit? pe insula Capri, ?nv???nd s? e bucure cu adev?rat de via??, al?turi de b?rbatul pe care ?l consider? sufletul pereche.Fiica ei, Pell, acum ?n v?rst? de 16 ani, ?i sora ei mai mic?, Lucy, ?nc? ?i duc dorul mamei care le-a p?r?sit c?nd erau copii. Pell crede c? ?tie motivele pentru care Lyra le-a abandonat, ?i, dup? moartea tat?lui lor, va traversa lumea ca s? o g?seasc? pe mama pe care ?i-o aminte?te ?i s? afle adev?rurile ad?nc ascunse, pe care Lyra nu a putut s? le dezv?luie p?n? acum.Un albastru infinit este o poveste despre dragoste, familie ?i prietenie ?n vie?ile a dou? femei care se re?nt?lnesc ?n locul unde ?ncep visele – ?i unde se pot ?mplini ?n cele din urm?.

LUIS AGUIRRE had been living in Gibraltar for about a month. He had arrived with the intention of sailing at once upon a vessel bound for Oceanica, where he was to assume his post as a consul to Australia. It was the first important voyage of his diplomatic career. Up to that time he had served in Madrid, in the offices of the Ministry, or in various consulates of southern France, elegant summery places where for half the year life was a continuous holiday. ??THE SON of a family that had been dedicated to diplomacy by tradition, he enjoyed the protection of influential persons. His parents were dead, but he was helped by his relatives and the prestige of a name that for a century had figured in the archives of the nation. Consul at the age of twenty-five, he was about to set sail with the illusions of a student who goes out into the world for the first time, feeling that all previous trips have been insignificant. ? AUTOR: Vicente Blasco Ibanez nacio el 29 de enero de 1867 en Valencia (Espana). Era hijo de Ramona Ibanez y del comerciante Gaspar Blanco. Estudio Derecho en la Universidad de Valencia. Participo en la politica uniendose al Partido Republicano". En 1894 fundo el periodico El pueblo. En el ano 1896, fue detenido y condenado a varios meses de prision. En 1889 contrajo matrimonio con Maria Blasco del Cacho, hija del magistrado Rafael Blasco y Moreno. Cuando subio al poder Canovas del Castillo, el escritor se exilio brevemente en la ciudad de Paris. Fue un autor vinculado en muchos aspectos al naturalismo frances. Por otra parte, la explicita intencion politicosocial de algunas de las novelas de Blasco Ibanez, aunada al escaso bagaje intelectual del autor, lo mantuvo alejado de los representantes de la Generacion del 98. Murio el 28 de enero de 1928 en Menton (Francia)a los 60 anos. Entre sus titulos destacan: "Arroz y Tartana" (1894), "La Barraca" (1898), "Entre Naranjos (1900), "Canas y Barro" (1902), "La Horda" (1905), "Sangre y Arena" (1908) o "Los Cuatro Jinetes Del Apocalipsis" (1916).

AMERICAN INDIAN FAIRY TALES?By W.T. Larned, 1921, ?Twenty-ninth Edition??* Iagoo, the Story-Teller?* Shin-ge-bis fools the North Wind?* The Little Boy and Girl in the Clouds?* The Child of the Evening Star?* The Boy who Snared the Sun?* How the Summer Came?* Grasshopper?* Mish-o-sha, the Magician?* The Fairy Bride??With one exception, all the tales in this book are adapted from the legends collected by Henry R. Schoolcraft, ethnologist and government agent for the Lake Superior country, and published in 1839 with the title, "Algic Researches."

n cei peste o sut de ani care s au scurs de la publicarea lui, Gora a fost interpretat n multe feluri i din diferite puncte de vedere, n special n India i n mediile culturale anglofone. S-a spus adesea c, prin acest roman, Tagore a iniiat dezbaterea despre identitatea cultural a Indiei i despre locul religiei i al castei n cadrul ei. Dar problemele legate de religie i cast implic altele privitoare la gen i clas.Romanul ridic multe alte chestiuni la fel de importante, precum statutul femeii, autoguvernarea, reconstrucia rural, educaia naional etc.Dat fiind arta romanesc a lui Tagore – neinovatoare n form sau tehnic narativ, trgndu-i fora nu din aciune, ci din analiz psihologic i dezbatere de idei –, o perspectiv cultural asupra lui Gora este, ndeosebi ntr-o prefa, mai interesant dect una strict literar. Spre deosebire de celelalte romane ale sale, aici personajul central nu este unul feminin. Gora, biatul nou nscut al unui cuplu de irlandezi din Calcutta mori n timpul rscoalei sipahilor (1857), a fost adoptat n secret de o familie de brahmani liberali, fr ca acetia s dezvluie cuiva adevrata sa origine. Numele pe care i l-au dat (gora nseamn alb“ n bengali) este totui o marc identitar evident. Crescut i educat ca un indian din societatea bun, Gora s-a identificat – n ciuda nfirii sale europene – cu India, ajungnd ca dup terminarea studiilor universitare s adopte cea mai strict ortodoxie hindus i s militeze deschis mpotriva dominaiei britanice. Adevrul despre originea sa, ce i se dezvluie abia la finalul romanului, vine ca o surpriz doar pentru el nsui.Cititorul este prevenit chiar de la bun nceput, fapt care i pune aciunile i discursurile ntr o explicit perspectiv ironic. Motivul orfanului domin profilul celor mai importante personaje din roman. Nu numai Gora, dar i Binoy i Sucharita au mame sau tai surogat. Acetia ns se apropie mult mai mult de modelul printelui ideal dect mamele i taii biologici ai celorlalte personaje. Paresh Babu i Anandamayi se nscriu n galeria acelor nobile figuri ce nu pot fi uitate i nu e deloc o surpriz c, n cele din urm, Gora i recunoate ca noii si prini spirituali. Naterea este aadar tema n jurul creia se construiete drama eroului principal. i nu ntmpltor. n hinduismul ortodox, naterea determin att casta, ct i religia, mrci comunitare ce nu pot fi schimbate individual. Cineva se nate hindus i brahman – de pild –, nu poate s devin dect cel mult un bun hindus“ sau un bun brahman“, cum ar fi spus un reprezentant al ortodoxiei de la noi.

Pentru Lucio Battistini, aceasta e ?ansa de a-?i petrece restul vie?ii a?a cum ar fi trebuit mereu s? o fac? – pre?uind fiecare moment. Îi plac femeile, are multe defecte, dar ?i mult farmec personal – simpaticul Lucio Battistini a fost dat afar? din cas? de so?ie ?i doarme într-o înc?pere din spatele cofet?riei pe care o de?ine socrul s?u. Îns? vestea c? are o tumoare malign? inoperabil? îi schimb? complet perspectiva asupra vie?ii. Astfel încep cele o sut? de zile pe care le mai are de tr?it: Lucio se hot?r??te s? aib? grij? de familia sa, s?-?i recucereasc? so?ia ?i s?-?i petreac? urm?toarele trei luni tr?ind la intensitate maxim?. Alc?tuit din 100 de capitole scurte, unul pentru fiecare zi care i-a mai r?mas de tr?it lui Lucio, O sut? de zile de fericire e delicios ca o gogoa?? fierbinte ?i un cappuccino. Impregnat? de melancolie, umor ?i duio?ie, cartea lui Fausto Brizzi ne aminte?te tuturor c? via?a e nepre?uit? ?i c? fiecare clip? conteaz?. Un roman despre fericire ?i moarte. Mai precis, un roman despre ce se poate face cu ultimele o sut? de zile de via??, în care protagonistul ia o hot?râre foarte clar?: aceea de a fi fericit. Singurul s?u regret este acela c? va trebui s? moar? pentru a începe s? tr?iasc?. – Repubblica O num?r?toare invers?. O poveste original? ?i plin? de mesaje pozitive despre în?elesul profund al vie?ii. – Planeta de Libros Un roman uluitor, care ne înva?? s? savur?m fiecare minut ce ne-a fost dat pe acest p?mânt. -- librosquevoyleyendo.com „Voi ce a?i face dac? a?i mai avea o sut? de zile pân? la moarte?Iat? ni?te sugestii:V-a?i duce la birou sau la ?coal? mâine-diminea???A?i face dragoste în fiecare or? cu persoana pe care o iubi?i?A?i vinde totul ?i v-a?i muta la tropice?V-a?i ruga la Dumnezeul în care crede?i?V-a?i ruga la un Dumnezeu în care nu a?i crezut niciodat??A?i urla pân? când a?i r?mâne f?r? suflare?A?i privi la nesfâr?it în tavan, sperând s? se pr?bu?easc? peste voi ?i s? v? ucid??“

Al doilea volum al seriei Clubul fetelor dependente de ciocolat? În aceast? serie senza?ional?, fiecare dintre surori are o poveste de spus – care e preferata ta? Skye ?i Summer Tanberry sunt surori gemene ?i cele mai bune prietene. Fac totul împreun?, dar de curând Skye a început s? simt? c? e pe locul doi. Iar când Alfie îi m?rturise?te c? nu de ea s-a îndr?gostit, ci de sora ei, Skye sufer? ?i mai mult. Va putea oare Skye s? ias? din umbra surorii sale atât de grozave ?i s? se fac? remarcat?? G?se?ti aici o mul?ime de re?ete delicioase, teste de personalitate ?i multe altele! Cite?te ?i Pasiunea lui Cherry, primul volum din seria Clubul fetelor dependente de ciocolat?. Seria Clubul fetelor dependente de ciocolat? are în distribu?ie surori rebele, b?ie?i supercool ?i una dintre marile iubiri ale lui Cathy – ciocolata. Autoarea se declar? a fi o vegetarian? convins?, îndr?gostit? de ciocolat?. Cathy Cassidy ador? s?: citeasc?, s? scrie, s? viseze cu ochii deschi?i; înoate, s? se plimbe, s? m?nânce pr?jituri cu amicii; stea în jurul unui foc de tab?r? împreun? cu prietenii ?i familia, sub un cer plin de stele. Dintotdeauna am ?tiut ce gândim fiecare. Ne completam una alteia frazele, mergeam peste tot împreun?, împ?rt??ind acelea?i visuri, speran?e, juc?rii, mânc?ruri, haine ?i amici. Eram cele mai bune prietene. ?i chiar mai mult decât atât. Tr?iam una în pielea celeilalte. — Sunt de a dreptul superbe, zicea lumea. Nu i a?a c? sunt cele mai dulci fiin?e pe care le a?i v?zut vreodat?? ?i noi nu f?ceam decât s? ne uit?m una la alta, s? izbucnim în râs ?i s? fugim departe de persoanele adulte, ad?postindu ne în mica noastr? lume perfect?.

THIS BOOK is written for all little lads and lasses, but especially for the former, since it is the true—quite true—story of a little lad who lived to be, perhaps, the greatest king this world has ever seen.?It is a strange, wild tale this of the adventures of Prince Akbar among the snowy mountains between Kandahar and Kabul, and though the names may be a bit of a puzzle at first, as they will have to be learned by and bye in geography and history lessons, it might be as well to get familiar with them in a story-book; though, indeed, as everybody in it except Roy the Rajput, Meroo the cook boy; Tumbu, the dog; and Down, the cat (and these four may have been true, you know, though they have not been remembered) really lived, I don't know whether this book oughtn't to be considered real history, and therefore??A LESSON BOOK:??"Anyhow, I hope you won't find it dull."??STORIES:?FAREWELL ?THE FIRST VICTORY ?THE ROYAL UMBRELLA ?TUMBU-DOWN ?ON THE ROAD ?AT COURT ?WINTER?DOWN'S STRATAGEM?SPRING ?THE NIGHT OF RECORD ?A WINTER MARCH?SNOW AND ICE ?OVER THE PASS ?IN THE VALLEY?DEAREST-LADY?CRUEL BROTHER KUMRAN?IMPRISONMENT?THE GARDEN OF GAMES?BETWIXT CUP AND LIP?ESCAPED?DAWN

Unul tr?ie?te, cel?lalt moare. E singura solu?ie. Roman din seria Helen Grace Doi ostatici. Un singur glon?. Doar unul va supravie?ui. Sunt suflete-pereche. Vor s?-?i petreac? restul vie?ii ?mpreun?. ?ns? c?nd se trezesc singuri ?i dezorienta?i ?ntr-un subsol p?r?sit, groaza ?i cople?e?te. Nu au la dispozi?ie dec?t o arm? ?nc?rcat? cu un singur glon? ?i ?nso?it? de urm?torul mesaj: ?C?nd unul dintre voi ?l va ucide pe cel?lalt, supravie?uitorul va fi liber“. Cine a putut concepe un astfel de scenariu sinistru, ?n care victimele ?nse?i comit crima? Tortura?i de spaim?, disperare, sete ?i inani?ie, pentru ostatici nu exist? dec?t o singur? cale de a pune cap?t acestui supliciu: unul dintre ei trebuie s? moar?. M. J. Arlidge a creat o eroin? memorabil?: inspectoarea Helen Grace. – Daily Mail O poveste captivant? ?i ?nfrico??toare, scris? magistral. – Sun ??i d? fiori! – Sunday Mirror ?Mi se pare mie sau ?mbr??i??rile noastre nu ne mai prea ?nc?lzesc? ?i nu ne mai ap?r?? De c?nd s-a ?nt?mplat, ne-am ag??at zi ?i noapte unul de altul, dorind s? supravie?uim am?ndoi, dispera?i s? nu r?m?nem singuri ?n locul acesta cumplit. Am jucat tot felul de jocuri ca s? treac? timpul, imagin?ndu-ne ce vom face dup? ce va sosi cavaleria — ce-o s? m?nc?m, ce-o s? le spunem rudelor, ce-o s? primim de Cr?ciun. ?ns? aceste jocuri s-au terminat treptat, pe m?sur? ce am ?n?eles c? am fost adu?i aici cu un scop ?i c? nu va exista un sf?r?it fericit.“

Prin volumul Istorie ?i sacralitate, Const. Miu ne poart? prin lumea cuv?ntului spus ori scris, de la ?nceputuri ?i p?n? ?n prezent. Autorul, ?n acest volum, atrage aten?ia, al?turi de al?i autori dedica?i adev?rului, pe care domnia sa ?i citeaz?, c? lingvi?tii no?tri din motive de ne?n?eles au l?sat a se ?n?elege c? limba rom?n? ar fi una de ?mprumut. Nu putem ?ti ce anume i-a determinat pe ace?tia s? conchid? ?n privin?a unor cuvinte din dic?ionarul limbii rom?ne c? ar avea r?d?cini turcice, slave ori din limba latin?. Se pare c? au uitat c? aceast? limb? este vorbit? pe ?ntreg arealul ??rii, spre deosebire de limba italian?, ce are mai multe dialecte ?i idiomuri care difer? de la o provincie la alta.

Aceste povestiri au fost scrise ?n perioada 2010?2014 ?i publicate, ?n parte, ?n periodice. Le?am numit parabole, av?nd o anumit? inten?ionalitate, ?i am aplicat ?n realizarea lor aceea?i structur? (cvadripartit?) ?i acela?i registru can?titativ (aproximativ o mie de cuvinte).Pe cele din C?l?uzitorul de suflete (cea dint?i sec?iune) le consider europene, ac?iunea lor petrec?ndu?se ?n loca?ii diferite de pe b?tr?nul continent ?i majoritatea ideilor pe care se bazeaz? n?sc?ndu?se ?n timpul unor peregrin?ri (iubirile, c?r?ile, muzica ?i c?l?toriile sunt, dup? umila?mi p?rere, cele mai frumoase lucruri care ni se pot ?nt?mpla ?ntr?o via??). Cu excep?ia primei ?i a ultimei lucr?ri care schi?eaz? un posibil cadru, ordinea povestirilor este alfabetic?. De?i g?ndite ca fantastice, ele au ?i o dimensiune experien?ial?, ?n acela?i timp put?nd fi citite ?i ca poeme ?n proz?: ale ora??elor prin care am trecut, ale oamenilor pe care i?am cunos?cut ?i, desigur, ale sufletului meu, undeva, ?n str?fundurile mele consider?ndu?m?, ca mul?i semeni de?ai mei, oarecum poet… (Ladislau Daradici)

Constat c literatura mare n-au scris-o, dup 1989, cei care ctigaser puterea, n cultur, sub eticheta biruitoare de postmodernism, ci scriitorii singuratici, indiferent de generaie, indiferent dac unora li s-au pus stigmatul de expirai. Nicolae Breban, o spun de la bun nceput, a dat una dintre marile cri ale literaturii romne moderne i transmoderne, aproape o carte-testament. (...) Singura cale este una dintre cele mai lucide cri care s-au scris vreodat, capodopera-sintez a operei lui Nicolae Breban, susinut la o tensiune narativ excepional. (...) Singura cale este unul dintre marile romane transmoderne, n varianta cinic/kynic.“ – Theodor CodreanuCred c un mare scriitor cum este Nicolae Breban ar merita mult mai mult atenie de ct a avut parte n ultimii douzeci de ani, cnd s-a ncpnat s fac ceea ce a fcut dintotdeauna, indiferent de epoca pe care a traversat-o, indiferent de situaia social pe care a avut-o: s scrie. Ca orice mare creator, Breban a avut mereu puterea de a institui prin scrisul su, n pofida evidenelor, normalitatea.“ – Bogdan Creu)Nicolae Breban, nscut n 1934, continu, de la debutul su literar din 1957 i de la publicarea primului su romn, Francisca, n 1965, s fie o prezen de vrf n literatura romn contemporan. (...) Autorul attor volume a probat, de asemenea, un singular curaj civic, atunci cnd, la nici doi ani de la alegerea sa, exclusiv pentru merite culturale, ca membru supleant al Comitetului Central al Partidului Comunist Romn (august 1969), a dezavuat, la Paris, n mod public, regimul Ceauescu, pentru tezele culturale dogmatice din iulie 1971. Cu acel prilej, i-a dat i demisia din funcia de redactor-ef al principalei reviste literare autohtone, Romnia literar. El a refuzat, totui, exilul i s-a ntors n Romnia, suportnd cu demnitate urmrile gesturilor sale de nesupunere n numele unei contiine scriitoriceti libere...“ – Ion IanoiN. Breban este mai ales unul dintre marii romancieri ai literaturii romne dintotdeauna, cel mai important dintre romancierii notri actuali, sincron, prin formele i substana ficiunii, celei mai semnificative literaturi contemporane universale.“ – Marian Victor Buciu

Ce-ai face dac? propria ta sor? ar disp?rea ?ntr-o bun? zi f?r? urm??C?nd afl? c? sora ei mai mic? a disp?rut, Beatrice Hemming se ?ntoarce cu primul avion acas?, la Londra. ?n scurt? vreme, Tess este g?sit? moart?, aparent o sinucidere, iar poli?ia ?nchide dosarul. Convins? c? sora ei nu s-ar fi sinucis niciodat?, Beatrice se mut? ?n apartamentul lui Tess ?i p?trunde tot mai ad?nc ?n via?a ?i ?n secretele acesteia, ?n ?ncercarea de a-l descoperi singur? pe criminal. Pe urmele lui Tess, Beatrice afl? despre rela?ia ei ascuns?, despre participarea ei la un experiment medical, dar se afund? tot mai mult ?ntr-o ?ntunecat? camer? a oglinzilor, plin? de revela?ii tulbur?toare.C?ut?nd cu disperare adev?rul despre moartea surorii ei, va reu?i oare s? se redescopere pe sine?

THERE are numerous time-honored stories which have become so incorporated into the literature and thought of our race that a knowledge of them is an indispensable part of one's education. These stories are of several different classes. To one class belong the popular fairy tales which have delighted untold generations of children, and will continue to delight them to the end of time. To another class belong the limited number of fables that have come down to us through many channels frorn hoar antiquity. To a third belong the charming stories of olden times that are derived from the literatures of ancient peoples, such as the Greeks and the Hebrews. A fourth class includes the half-legendary tales of a distinctly later origin, which have for their subjects certain romantic episodes in the lives of well-known heroes and famous men, or in the history of a people.??It is to this last class that most of the fifty stories contained in the present volume belong. As a matter of course, some of these stories are better known, and therefore more famous, than others. Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy, and are intended only to amuse. Some are derived from very ancient sources, and are current in the literature of many lands; some have come to us through the ballads and folk tales of the English people.

THE author of this work makes no pretense of originality in the telling of these stories of olden times. They have been gleaned from many sources, and are the common heritage of all who love to write them anew and hear them again. Only the words belong to the story teller; the story itself is as old as the race.??In the lapse of years and with the much telling of these stories there is no longer a line between fact and fiction. How much is true and how much is false does not matter; the story itself is the thing, and one need not worry whether it really happened or not. Much of it is palpable fiction, but much of it is true. Let us not be too critical of a story when it is a few hundred years old.??At any rate, the stories herein contained are a part of the great inheritance that the boys and girls of this day have received from the past, and to which they are entitled in all fullness and freedom. If the reading of them shall add anything to the enjoyment or to the information of those who are always young in heart because they always thrill at romance and adventure, the writer of these old time tales will be amply repaid.?LAWTON B. EVANS??1. JEROME AND THE LION?2. THE SAINT WHO STOOD ON A PILLAR?3. THE SCOURGE OF GOD?4. THE VANDAL HORDE?5. KING CLOVIS BECOMES A CHRISTIAN?6. A CAMEL DRIVER BECOMES A PROPHET?7. WHAT IT MEANT TO BE A KNIGHT?8. BERTHA WITH THE BIG FOOT?9. STORIES OF CHARLEMAGNE?10. CHARLEMAGNE AND THE MAGIC RING?11. CHARLEMAGNE AND THE ROBBER?12. ROLAND BECOMES A KNIGHT?13. THE DEATH OF ROLAND?14. HOW NORMANDY CAME BY ITS NAME?15. OLAF, THE BOY VIKING OF NORWAY?16. THE CID WINS HIS NAME?17. THE LAST DAYS OF THE CID?18. THE LORELEI?19. THE MOUSE TOWER?20. THE DEVIL'S LADDER?21. GERDA'S RIDE TO HER WEDDING?22. PETER THE HERMIT?23. THE WIVES OF WEINSBERG?24. THE MEETING OF KING RICHARD AND SALADIN?25. ADVENTURES OF RICHARD, THE LION HEART?26. THE PRINCE OF TRAVELERS?27. WILLIAM TELL, THE SWISS PATRIOT?28. EDWARD, THE BLACK PRINCE?29. BIG FERRE KEEPS THE FORT?30. THE LEGEND OF THE STRASSBURG CLOCK?31. THE BURGHERS OF GHENT REFUSE TO BE HANGED?32. THE SACRIFICE OF ARNOLD WINKELRIED?33. THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC?34. BAYARD, THE KNIGHT WITHOUT FEAR AND WITHOUT REPROACH?35. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD?36. DMITRI, THE PRETENDER?37. THE MAN WITH THE IRON MASK?38. STORIES OF PETER THE GREAT?39. MAZEPPA, THE CHIEF OF THE COSSACKS?40. THE CRIME OF CHARLOTTE CORDAY