Oda al simulacro

Federico Fabregat Vidrio (1975), scrittore e cineasta messicano, posa il proprio sguardo su diverse aree del pensiero. In Ode al simulacro, l'autore riflette sulla schiavitù verso dio (in minuscolo), la purezza della morte e la potenza dei sogni. L'esistenzialismo, la decadenza e persino il pessimismo sono le costanti con cui l'autore risponde alle domande che lo rendono irrequieto. L'uomo ordinario, secondo Fabregat, si chiede cos'è dio e come risposta ottiene: "dio è una di quelle idee formidabili che ci parlano della sproporzionata capacità di sognare collettivamente".

Alluras life is a testament to the strength and resilience of educated Middle-Eastern women in the modern age, who are railing against a life that makes little sense, with all its twists and turns. A tower of courage and energy, her enthusiasm to challenge lifes obstacles and temptations reflects some of the mind-blowing hardships various women face. Bound by passion, linked by need, Allura offers readers a better understanding of life in a cross-cultural environment, where women are wrongly perceived by the outside world as spoilt, reclusive, and vulnerable. Social constraints, family...

En la víspera de un sangriento golpe de estado secular, un anciano se reconcilia con sus obsesiones homicidas; ¿pero encontrará la paz algún día?

A thirteen-year-old girl wakes up in a future where human emotions are extinct and people rely on personal-assistant robots to navigate daily life. Imagine a future in which many human emotions are extinct, and “emotional masseuses” try to help people recover those lost sensations. Individuals rely on personal-assistant robots to navigate daily life. Students are taught not to think but to employ search programs. Companies protect their intellectual property by erasing the memory of their employees. And then imagine what it would feel like to be a sweet, smart thirteen-year-old girl from...

Charlotte Adair se había pasado buena parte de su vida encerrada en una torre, de la que había conseguido escapar. La muerte de su padre le permitió ir a buscar al único hombre al que había querido, el multimillonario Rafe Costa, que se había quedado ciego y creía que ella lo había traicionado, por lo que planeaba vengarse seduciéndola. Se quedó muy sorprendido al comprobar que era virgen. Y, unas semanas después de la tórrida noche que habían pasado juntos, supo que estaba embarazada... ¡de gemelos! Para que no lo privara de sus herederos, secuestró a Charlotte y se la llevó...