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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and...

Este librito supone un recorrido sui generis por la historia de la literatura cubana, a través de autores y obras trascendentales. Las semblanzas críticas que lo conforman han ido apareciendo en una columna que mantuve en la sección Rinconete del Instituto Miguel de Cervantes, entre 2005 y 2009. Ordenadas aquí de forma cronológica, permiten al lector acceder a un panorama de la literatura cubana a través de sus principales exponentes, traspasando el tiempo, tendencias, movimientos artísticos y avatares históricos. […] Si algo tienen de valor los textos reunidos aquí será que...

Este ensayo, retoma el libro Tiempo mexicano de Carlos Fuentes publicado en 1971. Su intención es la de mostrar los cambios que el escritor visionó durante esa época, tiempos violentos, y que el cine nacional ha recopilado y denunciado a través de sus argumentos y guiones. El tiempo mexicano de Carlos Fuentes en el cine nacional (1960-1970), reflexiona sobre la obra de Fuentes dentro de la filmografía nacional, no sólo como guionista, y contrasta y análoga, con cintas como Los jóvenes de Luis Alcoriza o Los mediocres de Servando González; con Los caifanes o Las dos Elenas. A partir...