Summary of this issue: POLITICS AND SOCIETY *Crisis in Honduras. Adalberto Santana *The hundred days of Obama: between the economic crisis and the Latin American agenda. Elizabeth Gutiérrez Romero *Venezuela: development planning. Dalia Correa Guide *The gift of Santa Bárbara: memory of a Peruvian civil war. Henri Favre *The theology of liberation and its
“American born Chinese” by Gene Luen Yang “American Born Chinese tells the story of Jin Wang, a son of Chinese immigrants, who struggles to assimilate at a predominantly white school after moving from San Francisco's Chinatown to the suburbs. Jin's story is interwoven with the legend of the Chinese folk hero Monkey King, and a
“The wind in the willows” by Kenneth Grahame “The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure,
Summary of this number: *Dead as living as read. After the phenomenon of the crepuscular vampires, the hour of the literary zombies arrives * The open book, the hands in the dough. A selection of titles dedicated to the aromas and flavors from here to the East, from traditional cuisine as well as experimental
Exhibition of films and photographs “History in progress” by Hannah Collins “The extreme situations experienced by emigrants, exiles and nomads are the protagonists of the most recent artistic production of Hannah Collins (London, 1956). The English artist based in Barcelona for 25 years, she has always been interested in showing the links
“Persepolis” directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGjcfGgVm64] “It tells the moving autobiographical story of an Iranian girl in the midst of Islamic fundamentalism, from the Islamic revolution to our days. days. When fundamentalists take power forcing women to wear veils and jailing thousands of people, Marjane discovers punk, ABBA and
Summary of this issue: EDITORIAL *Educating emotions. Manuela Aguilera CURRENT EVENTS *Obama's health reform…a narrow victory or an open question. Carmen Fernández Aguinaco ANALYSIS *In the beginning there was a need…Feelings and personal growth. Enrique Martínez Lozano *A call for help. Roberto Cortés * Educate feelings. The emotionally competent teacher. Juan Vaello Orts *Educate the
Summary of this magazine: CONVIVIO *Spain in a hundred books: Andrés Sánchez Robayna, Jordi Canal, Jordi Gracia and Félix Romeo *The seven deadly sins of Spain: The fragility of ties. Valentí Puig *Reiterations. Gabriel Zaid * The particular statute (story). Patricio Pron ALFONSO REYES DICTIONARY * Anahuac. Armando González Torres *Delimitation. Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado *Ambassador. Jean
“During the times of Clemente Colling” by Felisberto Hernández “Why then is this little work that we are now presenting important? Because there are two issues here. The first: that it is the first edition of a book by the author carried out by a publisher with a face and eyes (although paid for by friends). Second: scholars of
As a reminder of a special day for the library, we put at your disposal in digital format some fragments of the recording made of the "Bartleby the Scrivener / Bartleby the Scrivener" Reading Marathon, which was part of the commemorative activities of Book Day in the International Institute on April 23