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Un homenaje a la maravillosa e infinita capacidad de reelaboración de mitos y leyendas, por el autor de El curioso incidente del perro a medianoche. En El delfín, Mark Haddon ha elaborado una recreación contemporánea de una de las tragedias menos conocidas de Shakespeare, Pericles, príncipe de Tiro, versión a su vez de la leyenda de Apolonio de Tiro. El relato clásico narra la huida del h&eac...

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From the bestselling author of The Porpoise come eight mesmerising stories moving between Greek myth and the near future to explore what, ultimately, makes us humanWeaving together Ancient Greek fables with more recent dystopian narratives, Mark Haddon jump starts the heart of these legends told and retold for millennia, and demonstrates their lasting relevance again, in new and unexpected forms.The lover of a goddess, Tithonus is gifted etern...

Diesem Helden kann niemand widerstehen ... Christopher Boone ist fünfzehn Jahre, drei Monate und zwei Tage alt. Er kennt alle Länder und deren Hauptstädte sowie sämtliche Primzahlen bis 7507. Er liebt die Farbe Rot, sagt immer die Wahrheit und kann nur zwei Gefühle voneinander unterscheiden: Trauer und Glück. Unordnung, Überraschungen und Unbekannte kann er absolut nicht leiden. Christopher hat eine leichte Form von Autismus und findet, manch...

La kurioza incidento de la hundo en la nokto estas krimromano pri murdo, sed sensimila. La detektivo, kaj rakontanto, estas Kristoforo Beno. Kristoforo estas 15-jaräa kaj havas Asperger-sindromon. Li scias multege pri matematiko kaj malmultege pri homoj. Li amas listojn, reguläojn kaj la veron. Li malamas flavon kaj brunon kaj esti tu¿ata. Li neniam iris sola pli malproksimen ol la fino de la strato, sed kiam li trovas najbaran hundon murdita,...

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An dazzlingly inventive novel about modern family, from the author of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime." Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister and her family to join his family for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside. The stage is set for seven days of resentment and guilt, simmering grudges, fading dreams, and illicit desires.

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Just downright brilliant... a transcendent, transporting experience' ObserverA newborn baby is the sole survivor of a terrifying plane crash. She is raised in wealthy isolation by an overprotective father. She knows nothing of the rumours about a beautiful young woman, hidden from the world.When a suitor visits, he understands far more than he should. Forced to run for his life, he escapes aboard The Porpoise, an assassin on his tail... So beg...

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I really am so very, very sorry about this, ' he says, in an oddly formal voice... They strike the side of a grain silo. They are travelling at seventy miles per hour. A newborn baby is the sole survivor of a terrifying plane crash. She is raised in wealthy isolation by an overprotective father. She knows nothing of the rumours about a beautiful young woman, hidden from the world. When a suitor visits, he understands far more than he should...

Mark Haddon is one of our most imaginative storytellers, whose work has been read and enjoyed by millions. In his most recent book, The Pier Falls (¿Superbly gripping¿, Sunday Times), he reworked two mythical legends ¿ Ariadne on Naxos and Gawain and the Green Knight ¿ and turned them into startling contemporary stories. In The Porpoise he takes on the epic tale of Pericles, Prince of Tyre, to stunning dramatic effect.

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