“Believers” by Charles Baxter “The seven stories and novella in Believers reveal in the surfaces of seemingly ordinary characters while uncovering their bedrock of passion, madness, levity, and grief: the young women with a sweetly nurturing boyfriend who may have a secret history of violence; the housewife whose upstairs neighbor is either a child-killer or
“The odyssey of memory” by Josefina Cuesta Bustillo “The emergence of memory in post-dictatorial societies is one of the historical events of the last third of the XNUMXth century. This work aims to address a joint investigation and reflection on the works of memory in Spain, from the Second Republic to today.” Extracted
“The weight of pessimism” by Rafael Núñez Florencio “The history of Spain has often been presented in terms of decline, frustration and exceptionality. Since the end of the XNUMXth century, the opposite paradigm has prevailed, a comparative perspective that assimilates us to the rest of Europe and exchanges 'difference' for 'normality'.” Extracted from Cervantes.es See also: http://bit.ly/pYgEjY
“Manhattan, Mixed Use” edited by Lynne Cooke and Douglas Crimp with Kristin Poor “The title Manhattan, Mixed Use refers to neighborhoods or individual buildings that have been permitted a mix of commercial and residential functions. In the early 1970s, the rezoning of parts of Lower Manhattan legalized
“The silence of books” by George Steiner “George Steiner underlines the permanence –always threatened– and the fragility of the book, taking an interest, paradoxically, in those who have wanted its end. To his dazzling approach to reading is added a radical critique of the new forms of illusion, intolerance and barbarism produced in a
“Flamenco poetry” by José Martínez Hernández and Félix Grande “Coinciding with the proclamation by UNESCO of the recognition of Flamenco Art as Intangible Heritage of Humanity, the volume Poesía Flamenca, signed by José Martínez Hernández and Félix Grande, in the Literary Collection of the Popular University (San
“Devouring Paris: Picasso 1900-1907” by Marilyn McCully “In the fall of 1900, about to turn nineteen, Pablo Picasso traveled to Paris to visit the World's Fair and have his first experience in the artistic capital of the world. After a few months, he exhibited at the prestigious Vollard gallery, while at the same time becoming familiar with the
“The samurai banner of Furin Kazan” by Yasushi Inoue “Originally published in Japanese in 1959, this classic novel by Yasushi Inoue takes place during the Japanese Warring Era (1467-1573), a time when Japan was ruled by three young powerful warlords: Takeda Shingen, Iwagawa Yoshimoto, and Hojo Ujiyasu. The story focuses on Takeda Shingen and his
“Notes from a trip to the East” by Julián Marías “Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Greece and Italy are some of the destinations that Julián Marías glosses over in the diaries and letters of “Notes from a trip to the East”, published by Páginas of foam.” Extracted from ABC See also: http://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/CIAN/article/view/1259/538 http://www.elpais.com/articulo/portada/Notas/viaje/Oriente /elpepuculbab/20110611elpbabpor_45/Tes http://www.la2revelacion.com/?p=2275 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvohh4EWoQs http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juli%C3 %A1n_Mar%C3%ADas The recommended titles
“The world as I found it” by Bruce Duffy “Vienna, 1900. The trenches of World War I and the dark slide into Nazi Europe. The intellectual lights of Cambridge University and the nabobs on the outskirts of Bloomsbury. Marriage and domestic life. These are just a few of the worlds the reader enters in this