“Strong motion: a novel” by Jonathan Franzen “Louis Holland arrives in Boston in a spring of ecological upheaval (a rash of earthquakes on the North Shore) and odd luck: the first one kills his grandmother. Louis tries to maintain his independence from him, but falls in love with a Harvard seismologist whose discoveries about the earthquakes 'cause
“Barry Lyndon” directed by Stanley Kubrick “The film recounts the adventures of unscrupulous Irish adventurer Barry Lyndon (Ryan O'Neal), specifically his rise and fall in English society. The story begins in Ireland in the 0072684th century.” Extracted from wikipedia. See also: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt24/ http://www.filomusica.com/filoXNUMX/lyndon.html http://www.elmulticine.com/elparnasillo/barrylyndon.htm The selected titles are a sample of the materials of the
“The Neverending Story” directed by Wolfgang Petersen “Little Bastian is often looked down upon by his classmates. On one of his outings one afternoon, he walks into an old book store where he meets its owner, a very kind old man who lends him a magical book. Bastian looking through that strange book,
“Monsters” by Nuria Amat “This entertainment was born from a conversation. The theme of it revolved around the supposed infidelity of women when it occurred to me to think of an exception that would save the female black legend. Extracted from the back cover. See also: http://namat.wordpress.com/biografia-biography/ http://www.escritores.org/index.php/biografias/133-nuria-amat The selected titles are a sample of the materials
“Pulp Fiction” directed by Quentin Tarantino “Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American film, winner of a Palme d'Or and an Academy Award, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, and starring John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman, among others. Due to its eclectic dialogues, its ironic combination of humor and
“Globalization and transnational movements” by Francisco Checa y Olmos “In the last twenty years, studies have proliferated that propose an approach to migration that emphasizes the links that migrants maintain with people, traditions, and the political sphere of origin. This is how the new concepts are explained in the international literature:
“Feminism unmodified: discourses on life and law” by Catharine A. MacKinnon “Catharine A. MacKinnon, noted feminist and legal scholar, explores and develops her original theories and practical proposals on sexual politics and law. These discourses, originally delivered as speeches, have been brilliantly woven into a book that retains all the spontaneity and accessibility of a
“Madrid” directed by Basilio Martín Patino [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqnfsZFIzbQ] “Hans, a German director, is in Madrid to make a television program about the capital and the war civil, upon the fiftieth anniversary of the latter. Accompanied by Lucía, responsible for the montage, and by Goyo, his operator, he travels and records images of the current city, ready to
“Honey, Garlic and Vinegar: Home Remedies and Recipes” by Dr. Patrick Quillin “These inexpensive natural ingredients have amazing properties discovered by researchers at some prestigious universities. The honey, garlic and vinegar are extraordinary.” Extracted from the cover of the issue. See also: http://www.patrickquillin.com/ The selected titles are a sample of
“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