El genio en su entorno

Martin Fierro, the argentine poem, has been subject to numerous ideology biased interpretations. This appropriation, sometimes outrageous, has spurred the discussion whether Martin Fierro or Domingo F. Sarmiento's Facundo should be considered in orderto bring the Argentine society into a just, peaceful civil terrain. To read Quiroga Lavie's biography of Jose Hernandez means delving into the mind of an earnest, law abiding scholar, that nevertheless falls into the same trap of romanticizing the roguish characteristics with complete disregard of the fact that Martin Fierro's advise to his sons, ...

Carlos Lozano, a multifaceted artist, had an intimate relationship with Dalí and was one of the few people who managed to join his, almost impenetrable, circle of friends. From that privileged proximity he narrates what he saw and felt: the phrases and extraordinary reflections of the painter, the wild and crazy parties, the luxuries and the capacity that Dalí had to turn everything into gold. Much more than a simple biography, these memoirs –written by the prestigious writer Clifford Thurlow- can be read with the pleasure and emotion.

Esta reedición con nuevos capítulos y más documentos es un homenaje a la poetisa, hoy admirada también por quienes la denostaban, cuando se cumplen 125 años de su nacimiento.

Ganador del Goodreads Choice Awards 2021 de Historia y Biografías Seleccionado como uno de los mejores libros de no-ficción del 2021 por Publishers Weekly Finalista del 2021 National Book Critics Circle 2021 La historia que inspiró el documental de HBO Crime of the Century Tras No digas nada, llega lo nuevo de Patrick Radden Keefe. El retrato demoledor de una dinastía cuya fortuna se construyó gracias a Valium y cuya reputación fue destruida por OxyContin. El apellido Sackler adorna los muros de las instituciones más distinguidas: Harvard, el Metropolitan, Oxford, el Louvre… Es una...