Quiero una vida diferente

Collected here are journal entries culled from 18 notebooks that Allen Ginsberg kept during the 1950s and early 1960s, when he and his fellow Beat poets led an insurrection that profoundly altered the American literary and cultural landscapes. The diary notes, dreams, poems, reflections, and thoughts included in this book intimately illuminate Ginsberg's travels and his mental journeys. They reveal conversations with William Carlos Williams, drug experiences, a chance meeting with Dylan Thomas, stays in Mexico and the cities of San Francisco and New York, first impressions of Naked Lunch,...

Una lectura mágica, encantada y sumamente culta, donde nos vemos obligados a reflexionar sobre los alcances de la ciencia de hoy; los límites de una mirada mecanicista del mundo y las posibilidades de la mente humana

Estamos ante un testimonio de valor excepcional. La historia tiene muchos modos de buscar verdades y de ofrecer conocimientos; la vida de una persona es uno de ellos. Rita Vilar Figueredo cuenta su existencia en esta entrevista concedida a Newton Briones Montoto en el año 2008. A través de su narración aporta luces sobre diferentes escenarios y eventos de la historia de Cuba del siglo xx, y sugiere caminos para una tarea indispensable de hoy: apoderarnos de toda esa historia sin exclusiones ni falseamientos, en toda su riqueza contradictoria, para que sea capaz de ayudar a enfrentar la...

Life and work of architect, social activist and archaeologist Leduc, an active witness of the cultural development of Mexico during the 20th century and during his long architectural career, he participated with Alfonso Caso in the archaeological discovery of the "Tumba 7" in Monte Alban, worked with Juan O'Gorman in the construction of public schools, was involved in communist worldwide organizations (PCM, LEAR, PCN and IWW) and was part of the group that managed Hannes Meyer residence in Mexico.