Author : Amanecer González Cantero
Publisher : Babelcube Inc.
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,16 MB
Release : 2023-05-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1667456253
Borgus and the Secret of the Wizards, is a book from medieval times where there were wizards, fairies among other creatures, where wizards perform their spells and there is a battle against the dark lord.
Author : Jorge Luis Borges
Publisher : Random House
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 30,81 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Animals, Mythical
ISBN : 0099442639
As we all know, there is a kind of lazy pleasure in useless and out-of-the-way erudition-The compilation and translation of this volume have given us a great deal of such pleasure; we hope the reader will share some of the fun we felt when ransacking the
Author : George R. McMurray
Publisher : Frederick Ungar
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 46,72 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Author : British Library
Publisher : Pottermore Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 49,56 MB
Release : 2017-10-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1781109508
The official companion book to the British Library exhibition and the ultimate gift for Harry Potter fans! As the British Library unveils a very special new exhibition in the UK, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, readers everywhere are invited on an enchanting journey through the Hogwarts curriculum, from Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology to Defense Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, and more in this eBook uncovering thousands of years of magical history.Prepare to be amazed by artifacts released from the archives of the British Library, unseen sketches and manuscript pages from J.K. Rowling, and incredible illustrations from artist Jim Kay. Discover the truth behind the origins of the Philosopher's Stone, monstrous dragons, and troublesome trolls; examine real-life wands and find out what actually makes a mandrake scream; pore over remarkable pages from da Vinci's notebook; and discover the oldest atlas of the night sky. Carefully curated by the British Library and full of extraordinary treasures from all over the world, this is an unforgettable journey exploring the history of the magic at the heart of the Harry Potter stories.
Author : Evelyn Fishburn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 15,87 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Opslagsværk, der omfatter den argentinske forfatter Jorge Luis Borges' (1899-1986) værker
Author : Robin Fiddian
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 18,67 MB
Release : 2020-01-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781108470445
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) is Argentina's most celebrated author. This volume brings together for the first time the numerous contexts in which he lived and worked; from the history of the Borges family and that of modern Argentina, through two world wars, to events including the Cuban Revolution, military dictatorship, and the Falklands War. Borges' distinctive responses to the Western tradition, Cervantes and Shakespeare, Kafka, and the European avant garde are explored, along with his appraisals of Sarmiento, gauchesque literature and other strands of the Argentine cultural tradition. Borges' polemical stance on Catholic integralism in early twentieth-century Argentina is accounted for, whilst chapters on Buddhism, Judaism and landmarks of Persian literature illustrate Borges's engagement with the East. Finally, his legacy is visible in the literatures of the Americas, in European countries such as Italy and Portugal, and in the novels of J. M. Coetzee, representing the Global South.
Author : Diane Duane
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 19,47 MB
Release : 2005-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152052072
Nita's little sister Dairine signs her up for a wizardly "cultural exchange" program, sending Nita and her partner Kit halfway across the galaxy. But nothing about wizardry--not even vacation--is simple enough.
Author : A. C. Baantjer
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,22 MB
Release : 2009-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1458743438
''Baantjer's laconic, rapid-fire storytelling has spun out a surprisingly complex web of mysteries.'' - Kirkus Reviews ''Baantjer seduces mystery lovers. Inspector DeKok is part Columbo, part Clouseau, part genius, and part imp.'' - West Coast Review of Books..... This latest page-turner in the best-selling Baantjer series delves into a grotesque double murder in a well-known Amsterdam hotel. Faced with murder victims found looking like macabre wooden harlequins, Inspector DeKok must unravel clues from two unexpected characters: a six-year-old girl who has trouble sleeping and a respected accountant who seeks DeKok's advice on committing the perfect crime. In a surprising twist, DeKok meets with the murderer and tries everything possible to prevent the man from giving himself up to the police. With Dead Harlequin, Baantjer has crafted yet another intelligent, absorbing tale.
Author : Jason Wilson
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,49 MB
Release : 2006-10-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781861892867
"The face of Borges most widely known is that of the blind, patrician man of letters in whose writings emotion is subjected to the play of ideas. Yet Borges, born in Buenos Aires in 1899, did not become virtually blind until the 1950s, and in the decades before this affliction and before his books were widely translated and internationally celebrated, he wrote, loved and engage in local polemics with adventurous passion." "In Jorge Luis Borges, Jason Wilson explores Borges' tumultuous early life in the streets and cafes of Buenos Aires and charts his literary friendships, love affairs and travels. Borges claimed never to have invented a character: 'It's always me, subtly disguised.' Illuminating the connections running between the biography and the fictions, Wilson reminds us that Borges was always a poet whose life was recreated in his work - but never in confessional ways - and restores his Argentine roots. This book will be an invaluable resource for all who treasure the modern master."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Marilyn G. Miller
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 21,41 MB
Release : 2014-02-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0822377233
From its earliest manifestations on the street corners of nineteenth-century Buenos Aires to its ascendancy as a global cultural form, tango has continually exceeded the confines of the dance floor or the music hall. In Tango Lessons, scholars from Latin America and the United States explore tango's enduring vitality. The interdisciplinary group of contributors—including specialists in dance, music, anthropology, linguistics, literature, film, and fine art—take up a broad range of topics. Among these are the productive tensions between tradition and experimentation in tango nuevo, representations of tango in film and contemporary art, and the role of tango in the imagination of Jorge Luis Borges. Taken together, the essays show that tango provides a kaleidoscopic perspective on Argentina's social, cultural, and intellectual history from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first centuries. Contributors. Esteban Buch, Oscar Conde, Antonio Gómez, Morgan James Luker, Carolyn Merritt, Marilyn G. Miller, Fernando Rosenberg, Alejandro Susti
