El color del vinagre

What is so seductive about the idea of escaping? Why do we all feel the desire to flee and only few dare to fulfill it? In this novel, Norma Knot introduces us to four possible artists of escapism: Sofia, a woman caught in her own melancholy that is not able to run away from herself; Carmelo, an old escapist that is able to break away from a magic box while he continues to be trapped in a tortuous relationship; Sebastian, a former prodigy boy trying to forget the disillusion that he caused his parents and, finally, a Bengala tiger that escapes from its captivity causing chaos in the city. The ...

Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. The author explores the dark side of desires: a vital throbbing that prompts the protagonist to discover that she is more a prisoner of her passions than the master of her own life. She recognizes that desires-strange seeds that germinate secretly and inexplicably and bring about an entangled fate-have a life of their own.

Collects all the major fiction and poetry, with some essays. Includes artwork by Harry Clarke, Gahan Wilson, and Fritz Eichenberg.

Instalada en un destartalado castillo rodeado de abundante naturaleza, los dias transcurren sin sorpresas en la vida de Cassandra Mortmain. A sus diecisiete anos, su familia no es precisamente una fuente de diversion: su padre es escritor, pero no escribe; su madrastra, bohemia y musas de artistas, suena con tiempos pasados; su hermana Rosa muestra uan preocupante tendencia a la melancolia; y a su hermano Thomas no le ven el pelo.