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Don Quixote: Vol. 1

by Miguel De Cervantes

Published in two volumes a decade apart, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature, and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. In one such list, Don Quixote was cited as the "best literary work ever written." Come and begin the adventure with Don Quixote!

Don Quixote: Vol. 2

by Miguel De Cervantes

Published in two volumes a decade apart, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature, and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. In one such list, Don Quixote was cited as the "best literary work ever written." Let's Finish the Don Quixote Adventure!

Don Quixote’s Impossible Quest for the Absolute in Literature: Fiction, Reflection, and Negative Theology (Routledge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature)

by William Franke

This book offers a reading particularly of Part II of Don Quixote, a reading that is embedded in a philosophical reflection on the revelation of religious truth in and through literature. Part II of Don Quixote is the far richer part for its meta-literary reflection on the novel itself as a genre and on life as such seen through the lens of self-reflection. The author has treated the phenomenon of modern self-reflexivity as originally theological in nature in previous publications (notably Dante’s Paradiso and the Theological Origins of Modern Thought: Toward a Speculative Philosophy of Self-Reflection, Routledge, 2021). The present endeavor expands this overall intellectual project, extending it into detailed consideration of what is recognizably another nodal great work inaugurating unprecedented forms of self-reflection in the early modern period. Reading the founding texts of literary and cultural tradition in this negative-theological key proves crucial to allowing them to release the full force of their religious vision in the present age, despite its sometimes obstinate secularity. This reading absorbs and reconciles the religious and secular readings of Miguel de Unamuno and José Ortega y Gasset, two of Spain’s outstanding philosophical luminaries. Both thinkers based their entire philosophies and their analyses of the Spanish national character and destiny on their interpretations of the Quixote. Negative theology deploys critical reason that critiques the limits of reason itself and opens toward an unfathomable (un)ground of All. Such speculative interpretation performs a synthesis of the secularizing and sacralizing tendencies that are both sublimely operative in the text of the Quixote. It thereby enables the work to emerge in the fully parodic and paradoxical vitality that other interpretations, governed by one paradigm or the other, access only partially. Rather than falling into one camp or the other, the proposed approach combines and resources both heritages, sacred and secular, in their deepest synergisms. Spanish baroque mysticism and contemporary post-secular thought are made to converge in highlighting the blessed, even sacred, donation that literature like Don Quixote preserves and transmits as our most precious and saving cultural heritage.

Don Rodriguez: Chronicles Of Shadow Valley

by Lord Dunsany

After long and patient research I am still unable to give to the reader of these Chronicles the exact date of the times that they tell of. Were it merely a matter of history there could be no doubts about the period; but where magic is concerned, to however slight an extent, there must always be some element of mystery, arising partly out of ignorance and partly from the compulsion of those oaths by which magic protects its precincts from the tiptoe of curiosity. Moreover, magic, even in small quantities, appears to affect time, much as acids affect some metals, curiously changing its substance, until dates seem to melt into a mercurial form that renders them elusive even to the eye of the most watchful historian. It is the magic appearing in Chronicles III and IV that has gravely affected the date, so that all I can tell the reader with certainty of the period is that it fell in the later years of the Golden Age in Spain.

Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley

by Lord Dunsany

A coming of age story set in the mythical "golden age" of Spain. The titular character is excluded from the inheritance of the family castle on the grounds that given his expertise with sword and mandolin he should be able to win his own estate and bride. Setting out to achieve his place in the world, Rodriguez quickly acquires a Sancho Panza-like servant, Morano, and goes on to experience a series of adventures en route to his goal.

Don Rodriguez; Chronicles of Shadow Valley

by Lord Dunsany

Don Rodrigues sets out on a quest to find a war to fight in so he can win a castle and wealth of his own. Along the way, he finds a loyal servant who wields a mighty fry pan and encounters a magician who shows them how to astral travel and allows them to see the past and the future. He finds a lady he loves, wins his castle in a fantastic manner and they "live happily ever after.

Don Santh Vahatach ahe Bhag 1: डॉन संथ वहातच आहे भाग १

by Shri. Narendra Sindkar

श्री. नरेन्द्र सिंदकर यानी जगविख्यात रशियन लेखक मिखैल शोलोखोव् यांच्या ‘ॲण्ड क्वाएट फ्लोज् द डॉन’ या महाकादंबरीचा मूळ रशियन भाषेतून मराठी अनुवाद केला आहे व ‘महाराष्ट्र राज्य साहित्य संस्कृती मंडळा’ तर्फे तो प्रकाशित केला गेला आहे. ही कादंबरी 20 व्या शतकाच्या सुरुवातीला डॉन नदीच्या खोऱ्यात राहणार्‍या कॉसॅक्सच्या जीवनाशी निगडीत आहे. पहिल्या महायुद्धाच्या अगदी आधीपासून 1912 च्या आसपास, ही कथा टाटार्स्कच्या मेलेखोव्ह कुटुंबाभोवती फिरते, जे कॉसॅकचे वंशज आहेत. क्रिमियन युद्धादरम्यान एका तुर्कीला पत्नी म्हणून कैद केले. मेलेखोव्हच्या अंधश्रद्धाळू शेजाऱ्यांकडून तिच्यावर जादूटोण्याचा आरोप केला जातो. ज्यांनी तिला मारण्याचा प्रयत्न केला परंतु तिच्या पतीने त्यांचा सामना केला. त्यांचे वंशज, मुलगा आणि नातवंडे, जे कथेचे नायक आहेत, त्यांना "तुर्क" असे टोपणनाव दिले जाते.

Don Vicente: Two Novels

by F. Sionil Jose

Written in elegant and precise prose, Don Vicente contains two novels in F. Sionil José's classic Rosales Saga. The saga, begun in José's novel Dusk, traces the life of one family, and that of their rural town of Rosales, from the Philippine revolution against Spain through the arrival of the Americans to, ultimately, the Marcos dictatorship. The first novel here, Tree, is told by the loving but uneasy son of a land overseer. It is the story of one young man's search for parental love and for his place in a society with rigid class structures. The tree of the title is a symbol of the hopes and dreams--too often dashed--of the Filipino people. The second novel, My Brother, My Executioner, follows the misfortunes of two brothers, one the editor of a radical magazine who is tempted by the luxury of the city, the other an activist who is prepared to confront all of his enemies, real or imagined. The critic I. R. Cruz called it "a masterly symphony" of injustice, women, sex, and suicide. Together in Don Vicente, they form the second volume of the five-novel Rosales Saga, an epic the Chicago Tribune has called "a masterpiece."

Don We Now Our Gay Apparel

by Feral Sephrian

Don’t let the fashionable skirt and flawless make-up fool you -- Kellan is the straightest man in his drag troupe. By contrast, his favorite co-star, Casey, is one of the most effeminate gay men Kellan has ever met. Despite their differences, Kellan feels closer to him than anyone else outside his family.At their troupe’s “Crossmas” party, where everyone and their partners have to attend in drag, a run-in with a carful of bigots gives Kellan and Casey a reason to get even closer. With the lines of sexuality already blurred, will Kellan be the same man by the end of the night, or will he get a gift from Casey that changes everything?

Don de gentes

by Elvira Lindo

Elvira Lindo sobrevuela de un lado a otro el Atlántico, va de Los Soprano a Mujercitas, de Serrat a Paul Auster, de los nuevos tertulianos a João Gilberto... Los artículos de Elvira Lindo tienen registros muy diferentes pero un punto en común: la capacidad de condensar una mirada múltiple sobre la realidad. La serie «Don de gentes», publicada en El País, es la manera de Elvira Lindo de sintetizar lo que observan sus grandes ojos. Guiada por la ansiedad poética de verlo todo al mismo tiempo, es capaz de descubrir, a veces de forma intuitiva o instantánea, lo que esconden las miradas de los otros. En estos artículos hay un estado de ánimo permanente y fijo, el de una mujer que se enfrenta a la vida sin abandonar ninguna de sus edades. Reseña:«Su Don de gentes es, en cierto modo, el espejo en el que está el carnaval del mundo tal como lo ve; en alguna esquina, como en el más famoso cuadro de Velázquez, está también ella reflejada. Leerla es verla mirar.»Juan Cruz Ruiz

Don of the Dead: A Pepper Martin Mystery (Pepper Martin Mysteries)

by Casey Daniels

An amateur sleuth who can talk to the dead takes on a murdered gangster as a her first case in a “clever, intelligent and well written” mystery (Washington Times).She sees dead peopleBeautiful, smart, and chic, Pepper Martin never had to work a day in her life—until her surgeon daddy was convicted of fraud, her wealthy fiancé took a powder, and the family fortune ran bone dry.Suddenly desperate, the inexperienced ex-rich girl was forced to take the only job she could get: as a tour guide in a cemetery. But a grave situation took a turn for the worse when a head-on collision with a headstone left her with an unwanted ability to communicate with the disgruntled deceased . . . and now Pepper has a whacked Mafia don demanding that she hunt down his killers—and threatening to haunt her until she does.“Fresh and sassy.” —Publishers Weekly“A spooky mystery, a spunky heroine, and sparkling wit!” —Kerrelyn Sparks, USA Today–bestselling author of How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire“There’s not a ghost of a chance you’ll be able to put this book down.” —Emilie Richards, USA Today–bestselling author of Woman without a Name“Carrie of Sex in the City going Six Feet Under with The Sopranos. Hip, original, out-of-this world fun!” —Laura Bradley, author of Sprayed Stiff“Fabulous! One of the funniest books I’ve read this year. Or last year, come to think of it.” —Mary Janice Davidson, New York Times–bestselling author of Undead AF

Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino

by DUQUE RIVAS DE

La historia de un amor condenado por la fatalidad, considerada por la crítica como el drama inaugural del teatro romántico español. «Una estrella adversa», un sino ineludible, parece perseguir a don Álvaro, quien se ha atrevido a desafiar las convenciones sociales. Amores imposibles, destinos trágicos, muerte, violencia, pasiones desatadas que la misma naturaleza refleja en sus montañas escarpadas y sus cielos desgarrados por los relámpagos son los ingredientes de esta obra teatral cuyo estreno, en 1835, supuso el inicio del romanticismo español.

Don't Ask Me Where I'm From

by Jennifer De Leon

<P><P> First-generation American LatinX Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school. But when family secrets spill out and racism at school ramps up, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand.Liliana Cruz is a hitting a wall—or rather, walls. <P><P>There’s the wall her mom has put up ever since Liliana’s dad left—again. There's the wall that delineates Liliana’s diverse inner-city Boston neighborhood from Westburg, the wealthy—and white—suburban high school she’s just been accepted into. And there’s the wall Liliana creates within herself, because to survive at Westburg, she can’t just lighten up, she has to whiten up. So what if she changes her name? So what if she changes the way she talks? So what if she’s seeing her neighborhood in a different way? But then light is shed on some hard truths: It isn’t that her father doesn’t want to come home—he can’t…and her whole family is in jeopardy. And when racial tensions at school reach a fever pitch, the walls that divide feel insurmountable. But a wall isn’t always a barrier. It can be a foundation for something better. And Liliana must choose: Use this foundation as a platform to speak her truth, or risk crumbling under its weight.

Don't Ask for Tomorrow

by Susanne Mccarthy

Was she ready to let go of the past? Kate's mission to prove her late husband's discovery of the wreck, the Belle Etoile, depended on hiring Sean McGregor. He had worked with her husband and was now the enigmatic skipper of the Barracuda. Kate knew that in the silent world beneath the waves, she could trust Sean with her life. Yet he was a man of mystery, torn by a secret Kate was sure involved her late husband. in spite of herself, the fierce ardor of his embraces swept her irrevocably into a whirlpool of passion. But loving Sean meant the betrayal of love's memory. ...

Don't Ask, Don't Follow

by Mary Keliikoa

Murder, dark family secrets, and the unwavering bond of sisterhood— regardless of the costBeth Ralston, a paralegal in Portland, Oregon, would rather be racking up billable hours than mingling at an office party— especially when her sister Lindsay, aka her plus one, is a no-show.After making her obligatory rounds, Beth returns to her office to find that her boss, who she' d talked with moments before, has been murdered. She sees a woman fleeing the scene. Wait— was that Lindsay? Unable to catch up to her in time, Beth waits for the police to arrive and notices that Lindsay has left her phone behind with an unsent text message to Beth displayed on the screen: “ Don' t ask. Don' t follow.” Lindsay is unreachable for days, and when Beth starts to come under suspicion for the crime, she decides that waiting is impossible. While retracing Lindsay' s steps, determined to bring her home, Beth uncovers what her sister, an investigative reporter bent on changing the world, was trying to expose— corruption, secrets, and betrayal on an unimaginable level. Revealing the truth might bring back the one person she' s desperate to find— but it could also destroy the only life and family Beth' s ever known.Perfect for fans of Gregg Olsen and Karin Slaughter

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

by Rob Rosen

Jeep duty takes a deep infatuation to the next level for these two hunky Army privates, though the jump ahead to eight years later is where the real action starts.NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, Short Spurts

Don't Ask: A Dortmunder Mystery

by Donald E. Westlake

Dortmunder has a job offer. He's been hired by third parties to pull off heists in the past, but never to lay his hands on anything this peculiar. It is the 800 year old femur of a 16-year-old girl who who, having been killed and eaten by her own family, was made a saint by the Church. Now two European countries and the Catholic church are fighting like dogs over it. This bone, the femur of St Ferghana, is a holy relic claimed by two newly-created European nations, Tsergovia and Votskojek. The relic will be awarded to one of the two countries, which will then be admitted to the United Nations. Dortmunder and his gang are working for the Tersgovians.As usual, nothing goes according to plan. How will this free-for-all end? Don't ask.

Don't Back Down

by Sharon Sala

He barely has time to catch his breath...Army veteran Cameron Pope arrives back in Jubilee, Kentucky, for the first time in years. He barely has time to catch his breath when he becomes embroiled in a race of life or death for his little niece and a deadly hunt for the human traffickers who are destroying the peace of his mountain town. When he's reunited with Rusty Caldwell—a woman from his past he's never stopped thinking about—he wants to believe they can finally be together. But Rusty belongs to one of the rich families in Jubilee—the same rich folks who scorn the rural families living on the surrounding mountainside. Cameron and Rusty will have to find a way to end the feuding and take down the human trafficking ring if they're to have any chance at happiness.Praise for Sharon Sala's romantic suspense:"Vivid, gripping...this thriller keeps the pages turning."—Library Journal for Torn Apart"Skillfully balancing suspense and romance, Sala gives readers a nonstop breath-holding adventure."—Publishers Weekly for Going Once"Exciting...will keep you glued to the pages."—USA Today for Life of Lies

Don't Bargain with the Devil (The School for Heiresses #5)

by Sabrina Jeffries

New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries&’s School for Heiresses series concludes with the fifth and sixth sexy and seductive stories "destined to captivate readers with its sensuality and wonderfully enchanting plots" (Romantic Times).When Diego Montalvo, a dashing Spanish magician, moves next door to Charlotte Harris&’s School for Young Ladies, the beautiful and determined Lucy Seton sets out to save the threatened school. Diego has come to England to find the long-lost granddaughter of a Spanish Marques and return her to Spain, and he is convinced that Lucy is the woman he&’s been looking for. Now, he just has to steal a look at her thigh to confirm a birthmark before whisking her away to Spain to collect his reward. But Diego never suspected his mission would include falling in love... In the wonderful conclusion of the series, Charlotte Harris, the beloved headmistress of the School for Young Ladies, finds romance with her mysterious pen pal known only as "Cousin Michael." In Wed Him Before You Bed Him, readers will finally discover his identity in this fun and sexy finale. Filled with passion, romance, and loveable heroines, the School for Heiresses series proves Sabrina Jeffries is a "grand mistress of storytelling" (Romantic Times).

Don't Be Afraid

by Rebecca Drake

Be Afraid. . .It's a beautiful house--a perfect place to live. To dream. To start a life together. It's the perfect place for so many things, he thinks as he puts on the gloves and reaches for her, enjoying her screams. But today, it's a perfect place to die.Be Very Afraid. . .Steerforth, Connecticut, was once an idyllic, sleepy New England town. But now, the leafy streets and picture-perfect houses have turned shadowy and menacing, every small detail suddenly becoming suspect: lost toys placed carefully on back porches, lights blazing in a house that should be empty, closet doors standing slightly ajar, mysterious flowers wrapped in black tissue paper. And the bodies...Or Else You're As Good As Dead. . .A serial killer has come to Connecticut. He is watching, honing his skills, waiting, for the perfect time to make them pay for what they've done. And when he's through, home will never be sweet again...

Don't Be Afraid

by Steven Hayward

Hayward's darkly comic novel of adolescent anxiety reveals an unforgettable family caught in a state of mourning.Meet Jim Morrison--not the lead singer of the Doors who died a rock 'n' roll death in 1971, but a chubby seventeen-year-old living in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, who was born days after the singer's death. Jim, or Jimmy, as most people call him, has been living a largely invisible life, overshadowed by his older brother, Mike, popular and charismatic, and his father, Fort, a stern and unyielding engineer. Jimmy spends his time avoiding gym, transforming his uneventful days into scenes from his favourite movies and occasionally going on banana diets (special banana carrier required).But everything changes the night the library explodes, with pieces of books and catalogue cards falling like snow from the dark sky. Jimmy is first on the scene with his father and it's soon clear that Mike had been in the library when it exploded, possibly meeting a girlfriend after hours. Mike's death upends the Morrisons' suburban life and any sense of normalcy is destroyed. Their mother, Filomena, is nearly catatonic with shock, and Jimmy must become his much younger brother's nanny, taking him to preschool every day and uncomfortably hanging out with a gang of mothers, watching them breastfeed and talking about peanut allergies.Life gets even more surreal. The cause of the library explosion remains mysterious, and Jimmy tries to help his father unofficially gather evidence at the site. Add to this his duties surrounding his mother's idea to have a birthday party for his dead brother, and Jimmy finds himself busier and, bizarrely, happier than he's ever been.With generous humour and characteristic energy, Steven Hayward weaves a story of the undercurrents of family life and the unpredictable ways our paths can unfold.From the Hardcover edition.

Don't Be Interesting: Poems

by Jacob Mcarthur Mooney

Don't Be Interesting is a collection that grapples with 'The Future' as public morality-keeper and private reckoner. The book explores the lines dividing the present from both the future and the past. Its channels include all the breadth of mass experience, from film and sport to science fiction novels, war, history, technology, and biography. Part travelogue, the book dredges up mid-century optimisms in Europe and America.

Don't Be Late

by J. M. Snyder

Who says marriage is bliss? Blake and Jeremy had more time to spend together when they were dating than they do now as man and husband. Working long hours keep them apart, and their schedules rarely sync during the week. They can't even make love except on the weekends -- no time. When did life get so damn busy?One hectic day follows another. Will the two men ever get a moment alone?

Don't Be My Valentine

by Joan M. Lexau

Sam is making a mean valentine for Amy Lou because she always tries to help him. It bugs him. Sam doesn't want her help. But when Sam forgets to bring valentine cookies for school and his mean valentine is mysteriously sent to his teacher instead of Amy Lou, guess who comes to his rescue? A realistic story about classroom bickering, good deeds, misunderstandings and friendship and it looks as if Sam is going to be in the middle of a big fight on Valentine's Day. This is a great book for you to read by yourself or with adults and friends.

Don't Be Scared

by Lisa Jackson

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, 2 classic tales of danger and desire are now available in 1 thrilling, collectable volume for fans of Heather Graham, Nora Roberts, Linda Howard, and Jeneva Rose.Tears of Pride A devastating fire claimed the life of Sheila Lindstrom&’s father and all but destroyed their family winery. Its future depends on Wilder Investments. But Sheila can&’t be sure whether Noah Wilder is the key to keeping her beloved business afloat, or the last mistake she&’ll ever make. Devil&’s Gambit Just when Tiffany Rhodes has made her horse breeding farm profitable again, tragedy hits. Foals are dying. Rumors swirl about the prize horse she lost years ago. And the stranger who shows up offering to buy her out holds devastating secrets about the past . . .

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