De las varias y buenas novelas de Mario Benedetti, LA TREGUA es la que ha alcanzado mayor favor del público. La cotidianidad gris y rutinaria marcada por la frustración y la ausencia de perspectivas d…
Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit.
Breve e intensa novela publicada en 1948, este logrado fruto de la denominada "literatura existencial" le dio a su autor un reconocimiento que traspasó las fronteras nacionales. Para quien todavía no …
It was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Jean-Paul Sartre, the most dominent European intellectual of the post-World War II decades, accepted an invitation to speak on October 29…
After 1989, capitalism has presented itself as the only realistic political-economic system. What effects has this “capitalist realism” had on work, culture, education and mental health? Is it possibl…
Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather than improving life, multitasking, "user-friendly" technology, and the culture of convenience are pr…
Todos los fuegos el fuego offers eight great examples of the creative fullness that encompasses Cortazar's stories. From the exasperated metaphor of human relationships that is "La autopista del sur" …
Una isla, un pacto con el diablo, la campana de oro hundida, el cementerio sin cuerpos y una taberna en un barco abandonado, una mujer y un pueblo que teje el relato de los hermanos Garcés: uno de los…
