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La presente edición incluye las seis novelas breves que Uhart publicó: La elevación de Maruja (1974), Algunos recuerdos (1983), Camilo asciende (1987), Memorias de un pigmeo (1992), Mudanzas (1996) y Señorita (1999). En su narrativa no hay solemnidad ni simpleza, sino una inteligencia penetrante, aguda, sin sarcasmo, nunca condescendiente pero sí bañada de comprensión y gentileza. Una especie de igualitarismo primordial en donde cualquier cosa, cualquier ser, es digno de atención y de volverse interesante. Su humor siempre presente es el de quien vive a fondo un momento de hallazgo para seguir buscando.

'An espionage story of high literary calibre' Strong Words Magazine 'A dramatic and thoroughly immersive account of loyalty, ideology and betrayal' Guardian 'A terrific new voice in spy fictionA complex, action packed portrait of a continent in ferment Mail on Sunday 'In remarkably granular detail, Worrall conjures up a Fifties Paris where historical and fictional characters coexist' Sunday Times ________________ It's 1951 and the servants of Stalin are closing in on the occupied nations of eastern Europe. As the Red Army tightens the net, Greta - best and bravest of freedom fighters - is told to escape to the West and undertake a dangerous mission. Greta's task is to find a missing girl: the precious daughter of a partisan general who was sent into exile in the final days of the war. But the so-called Free World is no place for vulnerable young refugees. Europe is in ruins, the old Empires are dying, and a spectacular cast of spivs, gangsters and rival intelligence agencies are fighting over the scraps. Crossing the Iron Curtain will require nerves of steel as Greta faces down the French mob, ex-Nazis, Soviet spies, all the glamour and temptation of Paris and ultimately, her own demons. The Exile is the stunning prequel to The Partisan, Patrick Worrall's critically-acclaimed debut, which introduced the world to the force of nature that is Greta. This is her white-knuckle ride into the black heart of postwar Europe - a terrifying world in which allies and enemies are impossible to tell apart. ________ Praise for The Partisan 'Fast-paced, intriguing and deeply atmospheric' Tom Bradby 'Remarkedly assured debut ... the advent of a real talent...One to watch' Sunday Times 'Impressive ... The scene-setting is finely detailed and evocative, the characters skilfully drawn' Financial Times 'Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre' Lee Child Autorid: Patrick Worrall

Der Name Widors ist so eng mit der Orgelmusik verbunden, dass sein umfangreiches Schaffen für andere Instrumente leicht übersehen wird. Innerhalb der Kammermusik hebt sich die vermutlich 1877 entstandene Suite für Flöte und Klavier durch ihre Fülle an Ausdrucks- und Klangnuancen hervor. Das spätromantische Werk ist ganz auf die spieltechnischen Möglichkeiten der Flöte zugeschnitten und nicht von ungefähr dem seinerzeit bedeutendsten Flötisten und Flötenlehrer in Frankreich, Paul Taffanel, gewidmet, der es 1884 zur Uraufführung brachte. Von Anfang an erfreute sich die viersätzige Suite großer Beliebtheit und gehört heute zum festen Repertoire der Besetzung Flöte und Klavier.

This book explores how installation art developed into an interdisciplinary genre in the 1960s, and how its special intertwinement of the visual and the performative has acted as a catalyst for the generation of new artistic phenomena. It investigates how it became one of today's most widely used art forms, increasingly expanding into consumer, popular and urban cultures, where the installations' often spectacular appearances ensure that they fit into contemporary demands for sense-provoking and immersive cultural experiences. Making an important contribution to the development of the critical and theoretical discourse on installation art, Ring Petersen addresses a series of basic questions: What is an installation? What techniques does it employ? How does installation art affect its viewers? How can we explain the rise of installation art in a cultural-historical perspective? Answers to these questions are pursued through analyses of installation art's spatial, temporal and discursive aspects as well as its reception aesthetics and cultural-historical contexts, and through analyses of a large number of works from a variety of sub-genres, including performance installations, video installations, installational exhibitions and recent use of installation in commercial contexts, including by artists such as Bruce Nauman, Olafur Eliasson, Mona Hatoum, Pipilotti Rist, Ilya Kabakov, Superflex, Thomas Hirschhorn, Carsten Höller, Terike Haapoja and ART + COM. Autorid: Anne Ring Petersen

Return to New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Hoyt's signature drama and intrigue, where two enemies will discover if their marriage of convenience can survive -- 'til death do they part. Ambitious, sly, and lethally intelligent, Gideon Hawthorne has spent his life clawing his way up from the gutter. For the last ten years, he's acted as the Duke of Windemere's fixer, performing the duke's dirty work without question. Now Gideon's ready to quit the duke's service and work solely for himself. But Windermere tempts Gideon with an irresistible offer: one last task for Messalina Greycourt's hand in marriage. Witty, vivacious Messalina Greycourt has her pick of suitors, so when her uncle demands Messalina marry Mr. Hawthorne, she is appalled. But Gideon offers her a devil's bargain of his own: protection and freedom in exchange for a true marriage. Messalina feigns agreement and plots to escape their deal. Only the more time she spends with Gideon, the more her fierce, loyal husband arouses her affections. But will Gideon's final deed for Windemere destroy the love growing between them?