Daily Archives: 9 January, 2011

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

A general View Brave New World is set 600 years after it was written. The nine-year war has destroyed our customs and traditions, religions, family life and the idea of freedom has disappeared. It is a world without wars and … Continue reading

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Laura Gallego

Laura Gallego was born in Valencia, Spain on 11 October 1977. Her first book, Finis Mundi, was published in 1999 but it was the fourteenth book she has written. She won twice the price “El barco de vapor” and her … Continue reading

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John Flanagan

John Flanagan was born in Australia on 22 May 1944. The idea to write his most famous saga was the following. He wanted that his son read a book, and moreover, he was short, and all his friends were taller … Continue reading

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Federico Moccia

Federico Moccia was born in Rome, Italian on 11 November 1963. His first book, written in 1992, whose title is Tre metri sopra il cielo, was refused by a lot of publishing house. So, he decided to self-published. It was … Continue reading

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Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer was born in Hartford, Connecticut, United States on 24 December 1973. This author wrote a saga about vampires, that it was successful. Millions of books have been bought around the world. She never imagined that it was a … Continue reading

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J. K. Rowling

Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born in Yate, Gloucestershire, England on 31 July 1965. The first idea that she had about Harry Potter was in a train from Manchester to London. She finished the first manuscript for Harry Potter and the … Continue reading

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Memorias de Idhún, by Laura Gallego

Memorias de Idhún is a series of three books written by Laura Gallego. Those books are not translated into English. However, they are published in Spain (of course), France, Italian, Germany, Japan, Korean, Finland, Denmark, etc. The story takes places … Continue reading

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Ranger’s Apprentice, by John Flanagan

Ranger’s Apprentice is a series of novels written by John Flanagan. In that’s moment, there are ten books published. First country they were published was in Australia. Will Treaty is a young boy that he wants to be a warrior, … Continue reading

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Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore, by Federico Moccia

This book, and its second part, is not translated into English, but I would like to talk about them, rather than first. Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore was written by Federico Moccia. It’s a love story between Niki, a young … Continue reading

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Tre metri sopra il cielo, by Federico Moccia

First of all, I write the title in Italian because of two thing. The first one is the book is written in that language, and the second one, searching in Internet, I didn’t find the book in English. However, I … Continue reading

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