La Ilusión del Fénix

"A few years after its liberation from the brutality of French colonial rule in 1803, Haiti endured a period of even greater brutality under the reign of King Henri-Christophe, who was born a slave in Grenada but rose to become the first black king in the Western Hemisphere. In prose of often dreamlike coloration and intensity, Alejo Carpentier records the destruction of the black regime--built on the same corruption and contempt for human life that brought down the French while embodying the same hollow grandeur of false elegance, attained only through slave labor--in an orgy of voodoo, race ...

Her lie came back to haunt her… Ten years ago Rachel and Stephen had had an affair—and the result was little Jamie. For reasons of her own, Rachel had told Stephen that Jamie was someone else's child. But when Rachel finally admitted Stephen was the father, he wouldn't believe her. He was convinced Rachel was a conniving, scheming woman who would go to any lengths to get what she wanted—and she appeared to want Stephen. Perhaps it wasn't a case of what Rachel wanted at all, but what Jamie needed—a dad! Jennifer Taylor "is sure to touch each and every heart in a unique but fierce way." ...

Tokyo. In the world's largest bookstore district, the days pass peacefully. In the alleys away from traffic, people stroll through hundreds of books, comics, movie scripts, brochures and even old maps: there is a variety to the delight of all types of readers. The Morisaki bookstore, a small family business, barely seats five people. Piles of books fill the shelves until they invade every corner of the floor and, when the bell above the door announces the arrival of a customer, its owner, Uncle Satoru, immediately peeks out from behind the counter. Recently, his wife Momoko has been helping...

Ésta es la novela que Homero habría escrito si no hubiera sido muchos y difuso, si hubiera vivido en el siglo XXI, en la ciudad antes llamada Distrito Federal. Canta la ira del Maromero, un policía indomable y enamorado, y la valiente defensa que un grupo de locatarios hace de su mercado. Encabezados por el tortero Ignacio, los comerciantes deciden dejar de pagar la cuota de protección que dan a los Agrios, el grupo de policías corruptos que desde hace más de un año los extorsiona. Los locatarios se sienten esperanzados, pues el más feroz de los Agrios, el Maromero, ha roto con el...