Gliff
Ali Smith
Translation by Magdalena Palmer. Nordic2025. 264 pages. 21.95 euros
The British author deepens her criticism of the economic system and the destruction of nature, but gives up the boldness and richness of previous works in favor of risk-free clarity.
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The director
Daniele Kehlmann
Translation by Isabel García Adánez. Random house2025. 376 pages, 22.90 euros
The writer recounts the return to Nazi Germany of cinema pioneer GW Pabst from exile in Hollywood and his concessions in search of artistic freedom.
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do good
Mark Gabriel
Past and present2025. 280 pages. 25 euros
The essayist presents an unambiguous defense of the goodness worth aspiring to, based on the argument that it can be profitable.
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The desired effect
Guillermo Alonso
You are Barral2025. 360 pages. 21 euros
In his third novel, the writer modernizes the picaresque with a carnival of characters as lively as they are lonely.
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The Master and his emissary
Ian McGilchrist
Translation by Dulcinea Otero-Piñeiro. Captain Swing2025. 1,088 pages, 32 euros
In one of the most important essays of recent decades, neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist argues that the division between the two hemispheres, with their different models of logical and creative perception, has defined our culture from Greece to today.
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