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  On Heroes and Tombs

  by Ernesto Sábato

  Un relato sobre los últimos representantes de una familia oligárquica venida a menos. en la que se intercala la trágica historia de los seguidores del general Lavalle que una vez derrotados llevaron el cuerpo muerto de su jefe al exilio. Por un lado. Martín y Alejandra. que viven una relación tortuosa y atormentada. incapaces de escapar a un turbio destino: la genética predisposición de la familia de ella a la... (more)
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  Ice Haven

  by Daniel Clowes

  At long last: Daniel Clowes is back at Pantheon, with a brilliant new graphic novel already hailed by Time as “another of his hilariously slightly off-center worlds that have a vague sense of dread about them. Kind of like where you live.” Welcome to Ice Haven! “It’s not as cold here as it sounds,” declares Random Wilder, our reluctant guide to this sleepy Midwestern town. He’s also its would-be poet... (more)
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  Mist

  by Miguel de Unamuno

  A towering figure of political, philosophical, and literary controversy, Miguel de Unamuno was the undisputed intellectual leader of the brilliant Generation of 1898 that ushered in a second golden age of Spanish culture. In the vast and varied body of his work, none conveys his intellectual legacy more effectively than "Mist", a monument of the philosophical novel and a masterpiece of modern experimental... (more)
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  The Wire

  Truth Be Told

  by Rafael Alvarez, David Simon

  Widely regarded as one of the greatest television shows ever made, The Wire , often called a novel-as-television, is a Dickensian masterpiece that weaves together complex stories and complicated characters into a sprawling, textured portrait of an American city in decline. The Wire: Truth Be Told is the ultimate companion to this spectacular show. Essays from David Simon, George Pelecanos, Laura Lippman,... (more)