Discurso lit y discurso polito del Franquis/ Literary And Political Speech Of The Franquismo

This study uses a novel by Guatemalan writer Asturias, winner of the 1967 Nobel prize, to analyze the construction of Guatemalan identity at the end of the 1940s and to consider the factors involved in representing a Third World country.

Martin is an expert at losing things, but his mom and grandmother were used to it and took it with patience and a sense of humor. "You'll have to sew your things onto your hands," they told him. Martin didn't let it worry him so much until the day he lost his most beloved possession: the family photo album. He's determined to find it at any cost--but where do lost treasures go? Martin embarks on a fantastic journey to the land of lost things, where he meets great friends, terrible monsters, and an unforgettable adventure. But will he find his album?

Diario de Berlín es un clásico, la mejor crónica de la Europa de entreguerras, un libro que sigue siendo de lectura obligada para conocer el período más oscuro y fascinante del siglo XX. Publicado por vez primera en 1941, la clarividencia, la pasión y la tensión de Diario de Berlín encontraron un público ávido de información y lo convirtieron de inmediato en un texto de referencia sobre el torrente de acontecimientos que se sucedían en Europa. La férrea censura de los nazis obligó a Shirer, corresponsal en Berlín de la CBS, a reservar lo mejor de su lucidez e inteligencia para...

Biography and appreciation of literary contributions of women authors by other women, with brief biographical information included on them also. Included are Magda Szabó, Anne Waldman, Gisela Kozak Rovero, Gordana Kuić, Nélida Piñón, Margaret Atwood, Sofia Coppola, Doris Lessing, A. S. Byatt, Sujata Bhatt, Assia Djebar, Amélie Nothomb, Zadie Smith, Wisława Szymborska, and Anne Tyler.