Amalia was one of the most popular Latin American novels and, until recently, was required reading in Argentina's schools. It was written to protest the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas and to provide a picture of the political events during his regime, but the book's popularity stemmed from the love story that fuels the plot. Originally ...
In a small gallery in Florence, a Peruvian writer happens upon an exhibition of photographs from the Amazon jungle. As he stares at a picture of a tribal storyteller who holds a circle of Machiguenga Indians entranced, he is overcome by the eerie sense that he knows this man and that the storyteller is not an Indian at all, but an old school ...
Llosa gives his account of his ultimately unsuccessful attempt to run his country, Peru and of his own childhood and career. Llosa was born in 1936 and was one of Latin America's most important novelists.
Deep within the remote backlands of 19th-century Brazil sits Canudosa libertarian paradise. Home of prostitutes, bandits, beggars, it embodies the revolutionary spirit in its purest and most apocalyptic form. In one of his most brilliant and tragic novels, Mario Vargas Llosa creates an unforgettable tale of passion, idealism, adventure, and man's ...
The archetypal Onetti hero, Medina is at different times of his life a (phoney) doctor, a painter and a police chief. He lives in Lavanda, across the river from Santa Maria, a town he is not allowed to enter and that he, therefore, wishes to destroy. In the end the wind speaks with devastating results.The first novel written in exile in Spain, ...
"Cecilia Valdes" is arguably the most important novel of 19th century Cuba. Originally published in New York City in 1882, Cirilo Villaverde's novel has fascinated readers inside and outside Cuba since the late 19th century. In this new English translation, a vast landscape emerges of the moral, political, and sexual depravity caused by slavery ...
With meticulous observation and the seductive skill of a great storyteller, Vargas Llosa lures the reader into the shadow of perversion that, little by little, darkens the extraordinary happiness and harmony of his characters. The mysterious nature of happiness and above all, the corrupting power of innocence are the themes that underlie these ...
Ubicada en el Caribe, la isla de Arepa conquist su independencia luego de 88 aos de luchas.. Corre el ao de 1926 y el poder lo detenta, por cuarta vez consecutiva, Manuel Belauzarn, ltimo sobreviviente del movimiento independentista, quien busca su quinta reeleccin y an ms: la presidencia vitalicia. El partido de oposicin propone al junior Pepe ...
In his lifetime, the Peruvian Ricardo Palma (1838-1919) was one of the most popular and imitated writers in Latin America. As head of the National Library in Lima, Palma had access to a rich source of historical journals and records. His historical miscellanies, which he called "traditions", are witty anecdotes about conquerors, viceroys, corrupt ...
Subtitled "A Fable to Kindle a Hope," this novel, set in 1940, is about two career military men, both overbearing, one a fascist, who wish not only to become successful writers but also to be accepted into the Brazilian Academy of Letters, which has only one vacant seat.
Pinon delivers a subtle, sensuous, and seemingly all-encompassing novel about four generations of a family and a nation, from the turn of the century down to the troubled present. The central event is the impending death of the matriarch of the clan. Her first book to be published in English.
Part diary, part autobiography, part self-analysis and commentary, this revealing memoir by the playwright of the Absurd is an expression of the writer's search for the wellsprings and justifications of his existence. Diary jottings mingle with searing memories of his authoritarian father, metaphysical musings with thoughts on anti-Semitism, his ...
During the Serbian blockade of Sarajevo in the early 1990s, a man is killed, and the investigation into his identity--which is continually thwarted--is recounted in the voices of many different characters. The story is set against the backdrop of atrocity and horror that gripped the city during those years.
Weaving together elements of philosophy, history and the terror of the Plague, this novel by the Spanish author Juan Goytisolo was inspired by the story of St John of the Cross.
Engrossing essays that reflect the author's vast and subtle knowledge of the world. Topics range from the religious rites of the Aztecs to modern american painting, from Eastern art and religion to love and eroticism. Translated by Helen Lane.
Learn why a family systems approach to diagnosing and treating common pediatric problems -- whether organic, behavioral, or psychosocial -- is practical and effective. Learn how to use family interviewing skills, therapy principles, and strategies as a key modality of assessment and management. Written in an informal, evocative style rarely found ...
A professor of semiotics who doubles as a psychologist in Barcelona visits (always in disguise) a prostitute in the early hours of the morning without her knowing it.
Set in nineteenth century Brazil, and based on a real episode in Brazilian history, this novel is the tory of an apocalyptic movement led by a mysterious prophet to establish another republic: Canudos, whose citizens are all the damned of the earth, the prostittues, bandits and beggars who flee to the Brazilian frontier.
Tens of thousands of miles above Earth's atmosphere, orbiting this planet like pieces from a child's giant erector set, NASA's massive International Space Station slowly takes shape. When completed, as many as 16 countries will provide crew members for this orbiting international community. But while this will not be the first extended stay of ...
This book of essays by Mexico's leading poet examines the work of artists and writers (such as Quevedo, Breton, and Picasso) and also includes Paz's opinions on everything from translation to Marxism.
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