Silvia Rota Sperti is a fiction translator and editorial consultant with a keen focus on Anglo-American, Russian, and Scandinavian literature. Her work is characterized by a profound understanding of diverse literary styles and genres. Rota Sperti brings readers masterful translations that enrich the literary landscape. Her editorial contributions and translations highlight a deep passion for literature.
A heart-wrenching novel explores how several generations of one Palestinian family cope with the loss of their land after the 1948 creation of Israel and their subsequent life in Palestine, which is often marred by war and violence. A first novel. Reprint. Reading-group guide included.
In this compelling exploration, the author delves into the rise of the global elite through the lens of Delhi, capturing the city's dramatic transformation. The narrative reflects the tumultuous changes following India's economic liberalization, where slums were replaced by shopping malls and luxury apartments, creating an environment of stark inequality. Amid this upheaval, fortunes were amassed, and the city pulsated with ambition and unrest, marked by violent crimes and a palpable tension. Drawing inspiration from V.S. Naipaul's personal journeys, the author presents a vivid portrayal of Delhi through diverse encounters with its inhabitants—billionaires, bureaucrats, drug dealers, and slum dwellers. Each interaction reveals the complexities of life in a city undergoing rapid capitalist transformation, echoing the experiences of a generation reminiscent of Gilded Age New York. Intertwining over a century of history with personal reflections, the narrative offers a literary portrait of one of the fastest-growing cities of the twenty-first century. This dark yet insightful depiction not only illuminates Delhi's unique story but also provides a lens through which to understand our shared global future.
One night, Shelley and her mum's fragile peace is shattered when Shelley wakes to hear a creak on the stairs - someone has broken into the house. In the shocking, chilling events that follow, Shelley's world is turned on its head, as the women find themselves tested as never before.
Imagine losing the most important ten years of your life …Alice is twenty-nine. She adores sleep, chocolate, and her ramshackle new house. She’s newly engaged to the wonderful Nick and is pregnant with her first baby.There’s just one problem.All that was ten years ago …Alice has slipped in a step aerobics class, hit her head and lost a decade. Now she’s a grown-up, bossy mother of three in the middle of a nasty divorce and her beloved sister Elisabeth isn’t speaking to her. This is her life but not as she knows it.Clearly Alice has made some terrible mistakes.Just how much can happen in a decade?Can she ever get back to the woman she used to be?
Yasuko Hanaoka thought she had escaped her abusive ex-husband Togashi. When he shows up one day, the situation quickly escalates, and Togashi ends up dead. Yasuko's next-door-neighbor Ishigami offers his help, not only disposing of the body, but plotting the cover-up as well.
Exploring Jack Kerouac's lesser-known fascination with haiku, this collection showcases his experimentation with the form throughout his career. Including an incomplete draft from his archives, it features over 500 poems drawn from various sources, such as novels, correspondence, and journals. Curated by scholar Regina Weinreich, this volume offers a comprehensive look at Kerouac's poetic mastery, making it an essential addition for fans and scholars alike.
Yoshitaka, who was about to leave his marriage and his wife, is poisoned by arsenic-laced coffee and dies. His wife, Ayane, is the logical suspect--except that she was hundreds of miles away when he was murdered. The lead detective, Tokyo Police Detective Kusanagi, is immediately smitten with her and refuses to believe that she could have had anything to do with the crime. His assistant, Kaoru Utsumi, however, is convinced Ayane is guilty. While Utsumi's instincts tell her one thing, the facts of the case are another matter. So she does what her boss has done for years when stymied--she calls upon Professor Manabu Yukawa. But even the brilliant mind of Dr. Yukawa has trouble with this one, and he must somehow find a way to solve an impossible murder and capture a very real, very deadly murderer
Originally published: Camberwell, Vic.: Penguin Group Australia, 2011.
The man who slithered into the White House on tracks greased by his daddy's oil buddies is one of many targets in Mike's blistering follow-up to his smash #1 hit Stupid White Men, the biggest-selling nonfiction book of the year. Now no one's safe: corporate barons who have bilked millions out of their employees' lifetime savings and legislators who have stripped away our civil liberties in the name of "homeland security."
Tutte le sere, dopo il tramonto, Viola si addentra nel bosco dietro casa. La grave malattia di cui soffre le impedisce di esporsi anche al minimo raggio di sole. Così, quando i suoi compagni sono impegnati con la scuola, lei dorme o sta in casa a suonare, e quando loro vanno a dormire, lei passeggia libera tra gli alberi del suo bosco, in compagnia del buio e di tutti gli animali che lo popolano. Una sera, però, sul sentiero sterrato da cui non passa anima viva, scorge un’auto: un ragazzo tira fuori un corpo pesante dal bagagliaio e lo trascina sul sedile di guida, prima di dare fuoco alla macchina. Poi seppellisce qualcosa nel terreno vicino. Sei alberi dal ciglio della strada: per Viola è facilissimo ritrovare il punto in cui quel tizio ha scavato la buca… e dare inizio alla sua personale, pericolosa indagine. Che cosa ci fanno tanti soldi sepolti nel bosco? E quel ragazzo è forse un assassino? Tornerà a cercarla?
Nei racconti del "Libro della giungla" troviamo l'India con la sua natura prorompente, la sua natura simbolo, i suoi animali antropomorfizzati. E, soprattutto, troviamo quello che per Kipling è il fondamento del suo credo morale, ovvero la legge, intesa non come legge della giungla del "vinca il più forte", ma come un sistema di valori assai pratico e non misterioso, a cui ogni uomo, come ogni animale, deve sottostare. Mowgli non può diventare un uomo se prima non apprende la legge della giungla. Un individuo non può dirsi tale se non risponde, liberamente e nei limiti di quello che è il suo ruolo, a un sistema di valori riassumibili a grandi linee con coraggio, generosità, fedeltà, onore, obbedienza, rispetto per gli anziani... È questo il fulcro dei racconti favolistici della raccolta, e qui sta gran parte del fascino che ne ha fatto uno dei libri più amati dai ragazzi, nonché il manifesto dello scoutismo. A tutto ciò si unisca una prosa suggestiva, intervallata da quelle "ballate" che per T.S. Eliot erano il vero pregio di Kipling, e il risultato è un testo originale nella forma, godibilissimo nello stile e deciso nell'impronta morale che intende lasciare.
Antologia di giovani narratori scandinavi
Dal "paradiso scandinavo", civilissimo e per molti versi ancora sconosciuto, arrivano molti dei fermenti culturali più originali e interessanti dei nostri tempi, dalla musica, al cinema, al design. Ma chi sono i giovani che abitano questi paesi dove la luce nordica dipinge paesaggi rarefatti e quasi lunari? Dove le austere capitali si dividono tra ricercatezza high-tech e musica techno, tra un sentito attaccamento alle proprie radici e una grande spinta verso il futuro? Per scoprirlo questa antologia di racconti accompagna i lettori in un viaggio ideale attraverso Danimarca, Svezia e Norvegia, tre nazioni che, per ragioni storiche, culturali e linguistiche, hanno sempre costituito un'entità compatta e quasi mitica.
