“Madres, obreras, amantes” por Barbara Potthast “De la Malinche a las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, realiza un amplio recorrido por la presencia y el protagonismo femenino en la historia de América, a través de figuras de renombre y también de anónimas indias, obreras, empleadas y madres.” Extraído Iberoamericana Vervuert. Ver además: http://institucional.us.es/hamerica/uploads/pdf/potthast.pdf
“I married a communist” by Philip Roth “I Married a Communist is the story of the rise and fall of Ira Ringold, a big American roughneck who begins life as a teenage ditch-digger in 1930s Newark, becomes a big-time 1940s radio star, and is destroyed, as both a performer and a man,
“I, etcétera” by Susan Sontag “In eight stories, this singular collection of short fiction written over the course of ten years explores the terrain of modern urban life. In reflective, telegraphic prose, Susan Sontag confronts the reader with exposed workings of an impassioned intellect in narratives seamed with many of the themes of her essays
“Rumoroso cauce: nuevas lecturas sobre Claudio Rodríguez” edición de Philip W. Silver “Claudio Rodríguez y su poesía se examinan en esta colección de ensayos desde «otro» ángulo. Algunos de nuestros críticos han dedicado años a su obra, pero aquí se les ha invitado a escribir sobre un único poema elegido por ellos. Se trata de
“Summer crossing“ by Truman Capote “Summer Crossing is Truman Capote’s first novel and was written during the 1940s. An unrefined prototype of his later, famous writings, it was cast aside by Capote and thought to be lost for over 50 years, but was eventually published in 2005.” Extraído de la Wikipedia. Ver además: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/dec/03/featuresreviews.guardianreview16 http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/universo/turbador/Truman/Capote/elpepicul/20051003elpepicul_1/Tes
“Teach yourself English pronunciation: an interactive course for Spanish speakers” by Eva Estebas Vilaplana “This book is aimed at helping Spanish speakers to overcome their communication problems in English by introducing the most relevant issues of English pronunciation and comparing them with those of Spanish pronunciation. It covers not only vowels and consonants but also
“Easy rider: buscando mi destino” dirigida por Dennis Hopper “Wyatt (Peter Fonda) y Billy (Dennis Hopper) son dos jóvenes que se embarcan en un viaje cruzando Estados Unidos con el objetivo de asistir al carnaval Mardi Gras. Se compran unas motocicletas y emprenden un viaje en el que conocen diversas caras de la sociedad
“Degradación y vanguardia en las películas galdosianas de Buñuel” por José Carlos Vela Bueno “En este libro, el profesor Vela muestra el doble carácter de la obra de Luis Buñuel en su madurez; por un lado, se mantienen los impulsos vanguardistas de un Perro andaluz y La Edad de Oro; sin embargo, el director
“Look at the birdie: unpublished short fiction” by Kurt Vonnegut “Look at the Birdie is a collection of fourteen previously unpublished short stories from one of the most original writers in all of American fiction. In this series of perfectly rendered vignettes, written just as he was starting to find his comic voice, Kurt Vonnegut
“Oblivion: stories” by David Foster Wallace “In his best work, Infinite Jest, Wallace leavened his smartest-boy-in-class style, perfected in his essays and short stories, with a stereoscopic reproduction of other voices” Extraído de Amazon. Ver además: http://www.themodernword.com/reviews/wallace_oblivion.html http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/books/staring-either-absently-or-intently.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace Los títulos recomendados están en la Biblioteca del Instituto Internacional. Si te interesa leer ésta