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In eve of the presidential change-over, the banking is nationalized, and by means of a President's decree, the currency is devaluated in more than a hundred percent, the inflation goes up to three digits and the Mexicans' savings in "mexdollars" become pesos with little value. By the end of that six years governmental period, in which the good administration of the oil abundance was proclaimed, the country was in fact plundered and left with empty arks. This was the scenario of Mexico in 1982 and the one that serves as a background for the fictitious characters of "State Crime," a novel where ...

Broken Umbrellas is an unusual literary work that explores human beings’ most primitive emotions and feelings through a series of different, interconnected stories. These are stories that explore madness and dementia as alternative avenues for surviving a reality that overwhelms us. The author reflects upon the value of death and freedom, and takes us through the ins and outs of repressed violence—always unjustified—but so often desired. Broken Umbrellas intends to be much more than just a collection of stories. Through its words, it seeks to offer introspective reading, rouse...

The boss who saw her beauty… Paris might be the city of love, but it makes trainee chef Piper Rush feel lonely! It's only the tentative bond she forges with her boss, brooding billionaire Frederic Lafontaine, that gives her the sense of belonging she's always craved… Gradually losing his sight, Frederic keeps everyone at arm's length. But as Piper brings laughter and light back into his heart, she also opens his eyes to what life could be like…together. Can Piper convince Frederic that she is the missing ingredient to his happily-ever-after?

Poco antes de morir, Fiódor Dostoyevski (1821-1880) condensó en un breve y poderoso texto las reflexiones sobre la fe y el ateísmo que lo habían atormentado a lo largo de toda su vida: la parábola o "leyenda" del Gran Inquisidor. Inserta dentro de su última novela, Los hermanos Karamázov -publicada en esta misma colección-, narra la aparición de Jesucristo en la Sevilla del s. XVI, su encarcelamiento y el interrogatorio al que le somete el Gran Inquisidor, que desarrolla un amargo y fascinante discurso que cuestiona el mensaje de Cristo. Entendida a menudo como una crítica al...