¿Quién era San Ignacio de Loyola ?

...Como era obligado, los ninos pasabamos el tiempo de ocio con juegos en la calle, pues en aquellas viviendas minusculas no se podia jugar con amigos, ni tampoco en los patios, porque molestabamos a los vecinos. En verano, como todas las casas estaban abiertas a algun portal, nos quedabamos sentados en un escalon de marmol fresquito como el que tenia la puerta de la casa numero cuatro... hasta que salia la casera, que nos echaba, y nos ibamos a otro portal..."

Vincent Sheean, a groundbreaking American foreign correspondent and author, is known for reporting from Europe, North Africa, and Asia, writing news reports, articles, and books. A few books and articles have described Vincent Sheean’s life, and briefly discussed his major nonfiction books. However, no book-length study or article has closely examined his nonfiction books. 'Seeking to Understand the World: Literary Journalism of Vincent Sheean', textually analyzes his five nonfiction, journalistic books to examine them for characteristics of literary journalism. Spanning nearly the entirety ...

Describes the author's experiences asn undocumented, illegal immigrant int he United States, chronicling his secret odyssey across the border, his struggle to build a new life amid the unwelcoming 'promise' of the United States, his work at an endless stream of menial jobs, and the people he meets along the way. (Biography)

Important work not only to know the trajectory of Jaime Torres Bodet but also the ins and outs of his thinking and an era in the history of Mexico of which he was the protagonist. The author, Fernando Zertuche, presents a broad view of Jaime's life; since his formative years and the awakening of his young literary vocation, his time in Universidad Nacional with people like Ezequiel A. Chvez and Jos Vasconcelos, his experience working for the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs and Secretary of Public Education, until his very last days of life. He highlights his many facets as intellectual and...