Alfonso López Michelsen

Briefly traces the life of the Peruvian author, examines his major works of fiction, and assesses his place in modern literature

Gabriel Ferrater (1922-1972) fue un intelectual único en el erial cultural del franquismo: por su inteligencia lúcida, su rechazo de cualquier forma de dogmatismo y su independencia de criterio, como demuestra la profunda impronta que dejó en la crítica de arte, la crítica literaria y la lingüística. Despuntó asimismo en el mundo editorial, donde trabajó mucho tiempo como traductor, lector y editor. Ferrater es el primer poeta moderno de la literatura catalana de posguerra y el que más ha influido en la literatura posterior. Su manifiesto alcoholismo y su suicidio poco antes de...

It's a pretty long story, Primo Levi tells a classroom of children, so I'll try to make it simple. This hauntingly illustrated comic tells the story of the Italian Jewish chemist who survived the camps at Auschwitz against all odds. Matteo Mastragostino draws on historical research, interviews, and Levi's own landmark books to piece together a fictionalized yet profoundly intimate portrait of a courageous figure. In the scene that emerges, Levi visits a group of schoolchildren to retell his life story and keep the memory of the Holocaust alive, answering innocent questions with hard truths....

From the graphic novel experts Brian Williamson and Jim McCarthy comes a new explosive book about the legendary heavy metal band Metallica that captures the essence and the troubles of the most successful metal band. From their initial underground success to a more commercial recognition, on into their Grammy wins and selling over 100 million albums, Metallica: Nothing Else Matters takes an emotional journey over two decades on the road and in the recording studio.