Border Crossings

Italia, il bel paese, el país bello. Así la llama Dante en su Divina Comedia. La cultura de ese bello país se configura sobre su tradición clásica, su fe cristiana y su apertura a lo universal, que hará de Italia un puente entre culturas, de paso obligado también en nuestros días. Shakespeare y Cervantes sueñan con Italia, como Goethe, Dickens y tantos otros. El autor ofrece aquí una introducción a algunos clásicos de lectura indispensable (La Divina Comedia, Los novios, Las aventuras de Pinocho, Corazón y Don Camilo), que ayudarán a entender mejor la inestimable contribución...

Gabriel García Márquez is considered one of the most significant authors in the Spanish language. Rising to prominence with One Hundred Years of Solitude, his fiction is widely read and studied throughout the world. This invaluable Guide gives a wide-ranging but in-depth survey of the global debate over García Márquez's fiction. It explores the major critical responses to his key works, devoting two whole chapters to One Hundred Years of Solitude. It also examines García Márquez's lesser-known short fiction, his place in the Boom, magical realism and his influence on other writers. Jay...

Synopsis and critical guide to "Las venas abiertas de América Latina". Explores how the consequences of the European conquest and the economic exploitation by the U.S. have determined the cultural, economic and political destiny of Latin America.

Winter is coming. Souls' Night draws near. Eostra the Eagle Owl Mage holds the clans in the grip of terror. Torak must leave the Forest and seek her lair in the Mountain of Ghosts, while Renn faces an agonizing decision. Wolf, their faithful pack-brother, must overcome wrenching grief.