Manuel is a man of many talents; an art historian and professor, he is also an exquisite storyteller. When he meets 16-year-old Lucía on an outing from her boarding school, he offers to narrate a story of dire consequences—that of the Spanish Queen Jua
In the 1930s, in an isolated valley of the Pyrenees Mountains, an aging teacher reconstructs a bloody and tragic event that seemed destined to remain forever hidden behind a wall of silence. He alone can penetrate appearances and grasp the iron laws deter
The Polish Boxer covers a vast landscape of human experience while enfolding a search for origins: a grandson tries to make sense of his Polish grandfather’s past and the story behind his numbered tattoo; a Serbian classical pianist longs for his forbid
His life runs according to a methodical and rigid schedule, with everything—from his meals down to his regular visits to the city brothels—timed to the minute. But when an insignificant traffic delay upsets this sacred schedule, and on the day of Oloo
In 2006, the art world has moved far beyond sheep in formaldehyde and the most avant-garde movement is to use living people as artwork. Undergoing weeks of preparation to become 'canvases', the models are required to stay in their pose for ten to twelve h
In classical Athens, one of the pupils of Plato's Academy is found dead. Suspecting this wasn't an accident, his teacher asks Herakles, the Decipherer of Enigmas, to investigate. A second plot unfolds in parallel through the footnotes of the translator of
Salomón Rulfo, profesor de literatura en paro y gran amante de la poesía, sufre noche tras noche una inquietante y aterradora pesadilla. En sus sueños aparece una casa desconocida, personas extrañas y un triple asesinato sangriento, en el que, además
Puissant, immense, tout de verre et d'acier, le Grand Train de 7h45 vient de s'ébranler à destination de Hambourg, quand, à son bord, le modeste employé Daniel Kean distingue une flaque rouge sang aux pieds d'un passager. Pour déjouer l'attentat immi
MADRID. UN brutal atentado terrorista. Un futuro desolador.El Espectador, el mayor y más salvaje homicida de todos los tiempos, anda suelto. Los métodos policiales han cambiado. La tecnología no funciona. Tienen que buscar dentro, en la mente, en los d
