Pedro Almodóvar

Historias de Patricio Calero en La Habana, nos relata las vivencias de un joven arquitecto majorero interesado en el estudio de la arquitectura colonial española en Cuba. Pero la realidad de la vida en la Habana, sus experiencias personales, toman protagonismo y desplazan en lo narrativo al pretexto inicial del viaje: la arquitectura. Patricio Calero es testigo de la vida de las jineteras, de la picaresca para "resolver", y aproxima al lector con sus relatos a lo que fue el pasado colonial de la isla sin abrumarlo con citas, fechas y nombres. Y para ello, cuatro mujeres de muy diversas...

In this memoir, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was transformed when at age 18 she was raped and beaten in a park near her college campus.

The Dramatic Imagination of Robert Browning offers an accessible and authoritative guide to the essentials of Robert Browning's life and poetry. Drawing from his personal letters and from the diaries and memoirs of his contemporaries, this literary biography provides a wealth of information about the main events of his life, including the social, political, religious, and aesthetic issues that concerned him; it offers critical commentary defining the central characteristics of his poetry; and it tracks the changes in his reputation through contemporary reviews and the growth of the Browning...

This is a pondered biography, free of fanaticism, about the most famous and influential Mexican bishop of the 20th century, a man of action who grew up listening to stories about the Mexican Revolution and religious persecution. He was both well-loved and criticized in and outside the church. This passionate historical study gathers many documents inaccessible until now and includes first-hand accounts from members of the Catholic hierarchy. It discusses whether Samuel Ruiz promoted a theology that incited violence or, on the contrary, if he preached against the armed struggle and defended...