FINALLY IN ENGLISH: THE THRILLER THAT WAS THE BEST-SELLING EBOOK IN SPANISH IN THE WORLD IN 2013 In 2012, Killing Pythagoras was selected as a Finalist for the Planeta Prize, the most valuable literary award in the world after the Nobel Prize for Literature (e601,000/$800,000) In May of 2013, one month after being published on Amazon, it became the bestselling ebook in Spanish in the world, holding the #1 spot for eleven consecutive months In June of 2013, after offers from publishing houses in Europe, the Americas, and Asia, Mauri Spagnol, the 2nd largest editorial group in Italy, was awarded publishing rights In October of 2013, Killing Pythagoras appeared in print form in Spain, becoming an immediate bestseller. It is currently being translated into numerous languages, and in 2014 will be published in a dozen countries Killing Pythagoras is a thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats from the prologue to the final page. Based on real historical events, the novel is an extraordinary combination of intrigue, emotion, and action. Synopsis: The venerable philosopher Pythagoras, one of the most powerful political figures of his time, is preparing to name a successor from among his grand masters when a string of murders rocks the Pythagorean community. The killings, each more baffling and unpredictable than the last, gradually unveil the workings of a dark and powerful mind, more formidable than that of Pythagoras himself. Egyptian investigator Akenon and the enigmatic Ariadne work to identify the murderer while at the same time coming to terms with their own tumultuous relationship. The challenge they face is one in which the ghosts of the past are interwoven with the sinister threats of the present: a challenge from which it seems impossible they will escape alive. Killing Pythagoras, based on real-life historical events, will plunge readers into an apparently unsolvable mystery. Readers will unearth cryptic clues and come face to face with some of the most unnerving characters ever to appear in the pages of fiction: Glaucus the Sybarite, the gruesome Boreas, the vengeful Cylon, and above all, the mysterious stranger who wields his prodigious capabilities to sow death. Media "Crime, mystery, and romance in a fast-paced action novel" HISTORIA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC "Maximum excitement and fun; [the author] achieves a compelling mix of strong elements" ONDA CERO RADIO "A fast-paced historical thriller that transports us to the cradle of civilization among intrigues and passion" LA VANGUARDIA "An edge-of-your-seat narrative driven by suspenseful action, it succeeds in creating a tense atmosphere in the face of the deadly threat that attempts to destroy the main characters" QUÉ LEER Literature Blogs "A supremely interesting novel that surprised and hooked me, by an author who expertly juggles the tension and suspense up to the last second. Highly recommended" LEER ES VIAJAR "...it has all the ingredients necessary in a book to hook you: crime, mystery, love, action... I loved it. I didn't know there was a sequel and I'm very happy to hear there is! I can't wait to read it" MARIÁNLEEMÁSLIBROS "The meticulous detail with which the era is recreated gives the novel incredible realism... While the novel is fast-moving from the beginning, the pace accelerates even more toward the end, creating an action-packed finish" ADIVINA QUIÉN LEE "The novel hooks you from the first page to the last. The plot is so intricately woven it's hard to put down once you begin" AL RICO LIBRO About the Author In 2009, the life of writer Marcos Chicot changed radically. The result of that change was Killing Pythagoras. You can learn more about the story behind the novel on Marcos Chicot's author page.

From today’s vantage point it can be denied that the confidence in the abilities of globalism, mobility, and cosmopolitanism to illuminate cultural signification processes of our time has been severely shaken. In the face of this crisis, a key concept of this globalizing optimism as World Literature has been for the past twenty years necessarily is in the need of a comprehensive revision. World Literature, Cosmopolitanism, Globality: Beyond, Against, Post, Otherwise offers a wide range of contributions approaching the blind spots of the globally oriented Humanities for phenomena that in one way or another have gone beyond the discourses, aesthetics, and political positions of liberal cosmopolitanism and neoliberal globalization. Departing basically (but not exclusively) from different examples of Latin American literatures and cultures in globalized contexts, this volume provides innovative insights into critical readings of World Literature and its related conceptualizations. A timely book that embraces highly innovative perspectives, it will be a mustread for all scholars involved in the field of the global dimensions of literature.

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Based on twenty case studies of universities worldwide, and on a survey administered to leaders in 101 universities, this open access book shows that, amidst the significant challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, universities found ways to engage with schools to support them in sustaining educational opportunity. In doing so, they generated considerable innovation, which reinforced the integration of the research and outreach functions of the university. The evidence suggests that universities are indeed open systems, in interaction with their environment, able to discover changes that can influence them and to change in response to those changes. They are also able, in the success of their efforts to mitigate the educational impact of the pandemic, to create better futures, as the result of the innovations they can generate. This challenges the view of universities as "ivory towers" being isolated from the surrounding environment and detached from local problems. As they reached out to schools, universities not only generated clear and valuable innovations to sustain educational opportunity and to improve it, this process also contributed to transform internal university processes in ways that enhanced their own ability to deliver on the third mission of outreach

This book offers a radical critique of mainstream, Marxist and feminist economic theories, ranging from the classical liberal economics of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the feminist debates about domestic labour and patriarchy in the late twentieth century. It explores the increasing importance of household care relations, especially childcare, in shaping the domestic labour process. Trends in household gender relations and working patterns in Britain are explored in the context of political ideas and policies regarding the state, the economy, gender and care.