Viaje a la Habana. La Condesa de Merlín

Autor de espíritu crítico, precursor de la novela por entregas de tradición anglosajona y padre de personajes emblemáticos como Oliver Twist o David Copperfield, la popularidad de su obra ha resistido el paso de modas y épocas, otorgándole un lugar indiscutible entre los clásicos de la literatura universal.

El mundo que habito Ramón López Velarde, quebrado por la Revolución Mexicana y por la separación sibilina entre la provincia y la metrópoli fingida oposición entre costumbre y decadencia, es uno de los periodos más complejos de la historia de México. Contubernio de voces, reflejo plural de una época convulsa, elaboración de la provincia "diamantina"; el ensayo que da título a este volumen es un paisaje construido por quienes conformaron el mundo del poeta anhelo de Fuensanta y encuentro de amistades y rivales, en que el autor antes que organizar la babel mexicana de inicios del...

Tango, trips, Paris, the United States, victory, women, feuds, friends and naturally, Buenos Aires are some of the issues that Oscar mentions in this moving and peculiar biography. There are numerous photographs and appendixes that cover all his works.

I became a father at fifteen. At my young age, I wanted to play at being an adult, and the responsibilities were coming day by day in my new chapter as a father. During my boy's first birthday, I had the opportunity, over dinner at my house, to tell my mother that I would soon marry Elizabeth. She took my hand and said, "You two are too young to take such a huge step. Life is just beginning for both of you, and you still have a very long way to go and meet many more people." Regardless of her words that night, my decision to continue with the civil wedding remained solid, and a couple of...