Spanish literature
In memory of Javier Marias
In memory of Javier Marías Javier Marías during his years, the Colegio Estudio was formed in the classrooms of the International Institute, "el Boston" as we called it in Estudio. The first time I traveled to the United States I was only one month old, and I spent the next eleven of my life there. Then with
The collection in use: “In the final fight” by Rafael Chirbes
“In the novel Rafael Chirbes, set in contemporary Madrid, revealed by a narrator who has not yet obtained the credentials to belong to the group whose adventures he recounts, the members of a new social class parade, those who now fight in a close body to body by power and its crumbs, and live with
The collection in use: “The invention of love” by José Ovejero
“From his terrace, Samuel observes the daily grind like someone who is back without having achieved anything. He is a person who does not commit to anything or anyone. One morning, someone tells him on the phone that Clara has died in an accident. Although Samuel does not know any Clara, he decides to attend
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“The Karen Case” by José Ángel Mañas “The death for unknown reasons of a famous novelist is the rudiment of The Karen Case. The researchers are unraveling all the personal relationships of the author, which gives José Ángel Mañas the opportunity to compose a fresco full of different characters and her stories. ”
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“The hole in your body” by Paula Izquierdo “Blanca Vallejo, a photographer obsessed with the perfection of the moment made image, a character traced by the author with a truly unusual psychological finesse, only seeks what so many women in our world also seek: the gift of self-esteem. Demonstrating that it can be achieved is one of the best
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“The mechanical venus” by José Díaz Fernández “The book of short stories El blocao (1928) is splendid, where he very critically evokes his experiences in the Moroccan campaign after the Annual disaster; but even more interesting is the novel The mechanical Venus (1929), praised, among others, by Azorín and where he tries to unite, in a metaphorical style,
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“The never-ending story: notes on narration, love and lies” by Carmen Martín Gaite and illustrated by Francisco Nieva “The never-ending story allows the reader, like no other book, to know and enjoy the rich thought and extraordinary world that characterized the work and life of this author
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“The secret of the gods” by Jesús Ferrero “It tells the story of a millennial brotherhood that is taking charge of a manuscript in which it seems to be “the secret of the gods”, in relation to the fire of destruction and the fire of purification. Inspired by the myth of the Apocalypse,
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“The history of silence” by Pedro Zarraluki “This novel is about another book that was never written, and also about everything that we hide from the people who are most sure of knowing us. After a beautiful shared daydream, a couple decides to embark on the preparation of a book about silence.” Taken from
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“A Moment of Rest” by Antonio Orejudo “Like a ghost from the past, Arturo Cifuentes reappears one day in the life of the narrator Antonio Orejudo. Cifuentes is an old friend from college, with whom Orejudo shared a house in New York, when they both found their first jobs in the United States, and whom he already assumed