“The invention of solitude” by Paul Auster “In “the book of memory” the perspective shifts to Auster's role as a father. The narrator, “A”, contemplates his separation from him from his son from him, his dying grandfather and the solitary nature of story-telling and writing. Extracted from the cover of the issue. See also: http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/06/20/specials/auster-solitude.html http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Auster The selected titles are
“In the name of the son” compiled by María Charles “Nine Spanish authors speak here, in a tone that is both painful and passionate, about the father who brought them luck and his confidences are shocking at times, comical at others and, without a doubt, , can also be considered of great historical and sociological interest, as a reflection
* Review of "Diaries" by John Cheever. Article by ANTONIO MUÑOZ MOLINA published in Babelia on 11/09/2010. Read complete. * Reviews on the biography “Cheever. A life” by Blake Bailey Article by IGNACIO MARTÍNEZ DE PISON published in Babelia on 11/09/2010. Read complete. Article by Rafael NARBONA published in EL Cultural on 10/09/2010. Read
“Dismantling Cela” by Tomás García Yebra “This book speaks of the human and literary attitude of Camilo José Cela. He was a singular and contradictory man. A man who made mistakes, but also a writer who left indelible pages. He was the best ambassador of himself and he knew how to see like few others that the biggest business
“When the fast hours” by Carlos Barral “These memoirs by Carlos Barral culminate one of the autobiographical endeavors with the greatest scope, interest and literary quality of those that have taken place on the Spanish stage in recent years. Focused on the sixties and seventies, they include a few years of profound renovations
“Hide-and-seek with angels: a life of JM Barrie” by Lisa Chaney “What kind of man creates a boy who never grows up? More than 100 years after Peter Pan first appeared on the London stage, author JM Barrie remains one of the most complex and enigmatic figures in modern literature. A few facts,