Enemigos del sistema

From his village in post-war France, Brodeck makes his solitary journeys into the mountains to collect data on the natural environment. Day by day he also reconstructs his own life, all but lost in the years he spent in a camp during the war. No-one had expected to see him again. One day, a flamboyant stranger rides into the village, upsetting the fragile balance of everyday life. Soon he is named the Anderer, "the other," and tensions rise until, one night, the newcomer is murdered. Brodeck is instructed to write an account of the events leading to his death, but his report delivers much...

China, principios del siglo XX. La historia de dos mujeres, una occidental y una oriental, cuya amistad inquebrantable superó pasiones, tragedias y la separación. Inspirada en la vida de la premio Nobel de Literatura Pearl S. Buck. La pequeña ciudad de Chinkiang, al sur de China, es el marco que verá florecer la amistad entre dos niñas de orígenes muy distintos: Sauce, perteneciente a una desahuciada familia china y Pearl, hija de misioneros cristianos, una niña decidida que ansía integrarse a toda costa. Con el paso de los años, esta amistad continuará fortaleciéndose a pesar de...

Mexica: 20 Years–20 Stories [20 años–20 historias] contains 20 short narratives developed by the computer program MEXICA. Plots describe fictional situations related to the Mexicas (also known as Aztecs), ancient inhabitants of what today is Mexico City. This is the first book of short-stories produced completely by a creative agent capable of evaluating and making judgments about its own work, as well as incorporating into its knowledge-base the pieces it produces. By contrast with other, statistical models, MEXICA is inspired by how humans actually develop fictional stories. The book,...

La muerte fulminante de su marido deja a Giuliana devastada y sola con dos hijas pequeñas. Superar un día tras otro está poniendo a prueba su resistencia y su imaginación, mientras pasa de la incredulidad al enfado, y de ahí a la idealización de su relación con William. Descubre entonces, además de irrepetibles momentos que su memoria convoca una y otra vez, el legado más hermoso de William: una intensa red de relaciones que le traerán una nueva forma de estar en el mundo y le enseñarán, gracias al apoyo de los demás, que aprender a perder es aprender a vivir. A través de...