Jean Cocteau

#2

De la editorial: "Sobre un mapa agreste y laberíntico, cubierto por un cielo vinoso y envenenado, Bambú -"el tártaro que vende adormideras"- y Opium -hija de Albina, "la que no se desprende de su pipa"- encarnan el desafío del amor por el amor contra un entorno hostil y corrompido. El escenario, Lej, una legendaria ciudad tibetana, y sus áridos alrededores, es testigo de un relato poético sobre el amor trágico, fuera del tiempo. Inspirado en la poesía T'ang, la sabiduría oriental y la cultura clásica griega, Jesús Ferrero encadena los episodios de una tragedia cuya fatalidad es redimida por el amor, más allá de la vida y de la muerte."

#3

1984

A captivating retelling of the nation's favourite fairy tale, from the nation's favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. After encountering a fearsome beast at a mysterious palace, down-on-his-luck merchant Marco is forced to make a promise in exchange for his life: he must persuade one of his three daughters to return to the palace in his place - but she must come of her own free will. Beautiful, kind-hearted Belle agrees at once to return to the palace, and there she and the Beast exist companionably, with the Beast asking of Belle the same question at the end of each day: "Dearest Belle, will you marry me?" After a return home to consult with her father, Belle resolves to follow her heart and return to the Beast, but her plans are thwarted by the trickery of her jealous sisters. When, at last, Belle is able to find her way back to the palace, she finds her beloved Beast lying as still as death on the ground. As Belle's tears fall on his face, the Beast is transformed into a handsome prince - the ancient spell upon him broken by Belle's tears of true love ...