Una mortaja para el arzobispo (II)

Damon was just an ordinary comic book store employee, then one day that all changed. The world was plunged into chaos as monsters emerged from the ground and the sea. With them an ancient power that bestowed a few humans with special abilities. Mankind in their desperation resorted to drastic measures, nearly destroying themselves in the process. Damon was one such person to get a special ability. Unfortunately this power is slowly corrupting him and everyone around him. Along the way he meets his high-school crush, Emily. They slowly descend into madness, depravity, and lust. Join them as...

En 1999 le fue negada la posibilidad de abortar a Paulina Ramírez a pesar de que había sufrido una violación. Los médicos que la atendieron se negaron a interrumpir el embarazo pretextando objeción de conciencia y la pusieron, con tan solo trece años, en una encrucijada vital. De esta manera, una decisión sustentada en creencias religiosas contravino una decisión personal que además estaba protegida por la ley. “Escribí La herida de Paulina no sólo porque me lo pidieron Marta Lamas e Isabel Vericat, sino porque es indignante que en un estado donde el aborto por violación es...

un romanzo di invenzione rigogliosa in cui i classici temi soldatiani sono proiettati nel mondo che cambia dell'economia e della comunicazione; un libro doloroso e irriverente in cui Soldati ha il coraggio di farsi beffe di tutto, del cinema, della finanza, delle donne, persino di se stesso.

A passionate and solitary inventor of agricultural machinery fights for love and recognition from his community. Through this partially autobiographical tale, author Sherwood Anderson aims his critique on the rise of technology and industries at the turn of the century. At the same time, he recreates a story where nature has no judgments and beauty is troubling. Pobre blanco was praised by writers such as H. L. Mencken and Hart Crane when it was originally published. It remains a curiously contemporary novel and a marvelous testimony to Anderson.