Hacia una novelística puertorriqueña descolonizada

Once upon a time, there was a mouse who lived in Europe who longed to go to America, the land of liberty, and be reunited with his friends who had fled. He decides the best way to get there would be to fly. He makes many attempts until he finally designs the perfect plane. His successful voyage inspires an entire nation, including a young boy named Charles Lindbergh. Children will love the detailed illustrations and the mouse's determination in spite of some failed attempts in this very original picture book. A brief history of aviation is included at the end of the book.

Making a pact with the devil is not as easy as it looks. On one hand, you get fame and fortune for over 800 years, but, on the other hand, you have to become a vengeful being willing to condemn yourself to a lifetime of servitude. Prosper will try to avoid this by returning the devil Alastor to his world before he destroys her family. In order to accomplish this, she will have to avoid numerous traps, tricks, and Alastor's wicked sense of humor with only the help of her Uncle Barnabas, a witch's apprentice, and a cat with bat wings.

La verdadera historia del cautiverio y restitución de la señora Mary Rowlandson, escrita por ella misma, es la obra más destacada dentro del género de narraciones de cautividad norteamericanas. Rowlandson materializa muy claramente el contraste entre su posición como esposa de un reverendo de la sociedad puritana y patriarcal de la que procedía y su independencia dentro de la comunidad india. El relato de Mary Rowlandson se convierte en el perfecto ejemplo de palimpsesto y de cómo las voces proféticas de las mujeres de las colonias inglesas en Norteamérica, valiéndose de las...

Carme Manuel presenta en este volumen una selección de las principales publicaciones editadas para el estudio de la literatura de los Estados Unidos.