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Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality.

Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by a longing for his mother, he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into a wealthy and insular art community.

Aged 13, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld.

The second novel by Donna Tartt, best-selling author of The Goldfinch (winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize), The Little Friend is a grandly ambitious and utterly riveting novel of childhood, innocence and evil. The setting is Alexandria, Mississippi, where one Mother’s Day a little boy named Robin Cleve Dufresnes was found hanging from a tree in his parents’ yard. Twelve years later Robin’s murder is still unsolved and his family remains devastated.

In a small Mississippi town, Harriet Cleve Dusfresnes grows up in the shadow of her brother, who—when she was only a baby—was found hanging dead from a black-tupelo tree in their yard. His killer was never identified, nor has his family, in the years since, recovered from the tragedy. For Harriet, who has grown up largely unsupervised, in a world of her own imagination, her brother is a link to a glorious past she has only heard stories about or glimpsed in photograph albums.

Al empezar El jilguero vamos enfocando una habitación de hotel en Amsterdam. Theo Decker lleva más de una semana encerrado entre esas cuatro paredes, fumando sin parar, bebiendo vodka y masticando miedo. Es un hombre joven, pero su historia es larga y ni él sabe muy bien por qué ha llegado hasta aquí.

¿Cómo empezó todo? Con una explosión en el Metropolitan Museum hace unos diez años y la imagen de un jilguero de plumas doradas, un cuadro espléndido del siglo XVII que desapareció entre el polvo y los cascotes.

La vida no es fácil en un college de Nueva Inglaterra si eres un chico modesto y falto de afecto que llega de California, y Richard Papen lo sabe; por eso agradece que lo admitan en un pequeño grupo de cinco estudiantes capitaneados por un profesor de literatura clásica con mucho carisma y pocos escrúpulos.

The smartest murder-mystery you will ever hearA misfit at an exclusive New England college, Richard finds kindred spirits in the five eccentric students of his ancient Greek class. But his new friends have a horrific secret. When blackmail and violence threaten to blow their privileged lives apart, they drag Richard into the nightmare that engulfs them. And soon they enter a terrifying heart of darkness from which they may never return.

La determinación de una niña de doce años por llegar al fondo del crimen que se llevó a su hermano cuando ella era solo un bebé. La novela que demostró que Donna Tartt tenía mucho más que decir. Desde siempre, los Cleve han tenido la sana costumbre de rememorar juntos la historia familiar. Todos hablan de todo, pero nadie se atreve a recordar aquella tarde de verano en que el pequeño Robin apareció ahorcado en un árbol del patio trasero de la casa. La sorpresa y el dolor trastornaron a la señora Cleve...

Received opinion holds that art is culturally determined and relative. We are told that whether a picture, a movement, a text, or sound qualifies as a "work of art" largely depends on social attitudes and convention. Drawing on examples ranging from Paleolithic cave paintings to modern pop music and building on the ideas of James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Gilles Deleuze, Carl Jung, and others, J.F. Martel argues that art is an inborn human phenomenon that precedes the formation of culture and even society.

The second novel by Donna Tartt, best-selling author of The Goldfinch (winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize), The Little Friend is a grandly ambitious and utterly riveting novel of childhood, innocence, and evil. The setting is Alexandria, Mississippi, where one Mother’s Day a little boy named Robin Cleve Dufresnes was found hanging from a tree in his parents’ yard. Twelve years later Robin’s murder is still unsolved. So Robin’s sister Harriet - unnervingly bright and insufferably determined - sets out to unmask his killer.

Die schwere Bürde der Vergangenheit: Exzellente Erzählkunst und atemberaubende Spannung erwarten den Hörer in diesem Hörbuch von Donna Tartt, hervorragend und stimmungsvoll gelesen von Matthias Koeberlin. Ein sprachgewaltiges Werk, das einen sofort in seinen Bann zieht.

Das Meisterwerk der Bestsellerautorin Donna Tartt. Richard Papen stammt aus einfachen Verhältnissen. Als er aufgrund eines Stipendiums das College besuchen kann, ist er gleich fasziniert von der ihm fremden Welt. Besonders zieht ihn eine Gruppe junger Studenten in den Bann, mit denen er nicht nur Griechisch lernt, sondern auch ausgelassen feiert. Doch bald spürt er, dass unter der Oberfläche unerschütterlicher Freundschaft Spannungen lauern und dass ein furchtbares Geheimnis seine Freunde belastet - ein Geheimnis, das auch ihn mehr und mehr in seinen dunklen, mörderischen Sog zieht.

Endnu et mesterværk af den Pulitzer-vindende Donna Tartt, forfatteren til "Stillidsen". Hos familien Cleve taler man om alt, alt undtagen Robin. Familien var i færd med at forberede middagen til Mors dag den skæbnesvangre dag for tolv år siden: Charlotte kaldte på barnet, men Robin kom ikke. Det var nabokonen, der opdagede ham - hængende kvalt ude i haven. De uklare omstændigheder omkring drengens død kaster tunge skygger over slægten.

Theo Decker er 13 år, da han på mirakuløs vis overlever en eksplosion på et kunstmuseum i New York, mens hans elskede mor omkommer. Ved ulykken kommer han i besiddelse af et værdifuldt kunstværk fra 1600-tallet - et fascinerende billede af en lille fugl, Stillidsen. Han bærer det eftertragtede maleri med sig igennem sin ungdom, og efterhånden trækkes han ind i kunstens kriminelle og dødsensfarlige underverden. "Stillidsen" er en gribende fortælling om en ung mands dannelse og en uforglemmelig odyssé gennem Amerika.

Af forfatteren til "Stillidsen". Richard kommer ind i en elitaer og lukket kreds af graeskstuderende på et universitet i Vermont. Ledet af en mystisk laerer dyrker de den klassiske graeske kultur og begynder at føre studierne over i virkeligheden i dionysiske orgier. Et gammelt ritual bringes brutalt til live med fatale konsekvenser. Et af gruppens medlemmer bliver myrdet - offer for den hemmelige historie.