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In this very realistic novel, six people tell readers about the life of a teenage drug user named Mario from the time he was born to the time he dies at age 19. The different voices blend to create a poignant commentary on family, friendship, love, society, and the problems facing young people.

Translated from the Latin. The original Latin versions were published in 1997 under the title: Chronica Hispana saeculi XIII (Corpus Christianorum. Continuatio Mediaevalis; 73).

This work studies Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas' poetry in Leprosorio. It examines the problems of culture in conflict: the perspective of both exiled people who have left Cuba and the marginalized population left on the island, the use of slang and idioms created by people in the 1960s and 70s, and the impact produced by political terror.

Against the apparent initial antagonism between literature and law, Magris proposes a more profound and complex vision and argues that law’s frigidity is also what makes possible life’s warmth, which is passionately portrayed by literature. In this way, he vindicates the richness of a relationship that, far from being one of opposition, often ends up revealing important similarities. Al aparente antagonismo inicial entre la literatura y el derecho, Magris contrapone una visión más profunda y compleja y revela que la frialdad del derecho es también lo que hace posible la calidez de la...