13 - Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." One of the most powerful book openings in Russian literature, followed by a short, opening chapter about how and why Ste...
19 Mai 20207min
12 - The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes (Anonymous)
He became a symbol for all those streetwise children around the world and he is almost five centuries old... Lazarillo de Tormes still has a couple of tricks and a funny, but at times moving, story to...
12 Mai 20206min
11 - The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas (Machado de Assis)
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas is a fictional autobiography written from beyond the grave. You asked for a playful narrative, clever humour, intriguing psychological analysis and clear, original...
8 Mai 20206min
10 - Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
A humble man, the bishop of Digne. But his small act of kindness will trigger an incommensurable change in Jean Valjean's life, so it is worth to take our time and find a bit more about him. After all...
6 Mai 20207min
09 - Zorba the Greek (Nikos Kazantzakis)
Head for the beach with a group of friends, hum the tune for Zorba's Dance and lose yourself in a passionate sirtaki until your head won't stop spinning. You are about to meet a character who will enc...
5 Mai 202030min
