Caleidoscopio de Vidas Pasadas II

Robin"s band of merry men, Maid Marian, and the sheriff of Nottingham are all here in this colorful take on the classic legend. Written in simple language that is accessible to young readers, these illustrated classics allow them to become acquainted with great authors and their works without the need to grapple with a text that might be too complex for children their age. Colorful illustrations complement the stories and enrich the reading experience by depicting details that put the reader in the midst of the story. Each book also includes a capsule author biography that provides background ...

Francisco Delicado's Portrait of Lozana: The Lusty Andalusian Woman describes a community of Spanish Jewish conversos who flee from the Inquisition and settle in Rome, Italy, during the first third of the 16th century. A surprisingly modern novel which uses colloquial street language novel to provide a vivid description of a lower class Roman neighborhood as seen by Spanish immigrants at the bottom of the social hierarchy. The central character is a woman, beautiful, witty, rootless and itinerant, who attempts to live independently in Rome. We learn her story through her dialogues with an...

Sab constituye una singular aportacion a la novela antiesclavista. La autora sigue en ella los modelos tipicos de la novela romantica y mezcla reminiscencias autobiograficas y modelos literarios. Hay en ella un alegato reivindicador de la dura vida de los negros, indios y la barbarie espanola en general.

La visión de un mundo ruin y envilecido es el eje conductor de la novela de Imanol Caneyada, quien nos arrastra hasta las alcantarillas y lo más ínfimo de una ciudad mexicana para mostrarnos la realidad dentro del mundo de la prostitución, el crimen y el narcotráfico. El autor deja salir por las noches a la escoria para que sacie sus ansias, y, bajo la mirada de RQ, dios de las calles de esta ciudad perdida, nos vuelve cómplices de sus romances incestuosos, y otras atrocidades.