Con los pies en la luna

The Ties That Bind comprises the first collection of critical essays that explore the family system in Spanish and Latin American culture. This thought-provoking volume addresses the intersection of language, narrative structure, social reality, and family dynamics through examples from a diverse range of literary works, including Cervantes' Don Quijote, Reinaldo Arenas' Celestino antes del alba, and the Chicano film My Family/Mi Familia. Issues of feminism, gender and sexuality, abuse, trauma, and communication take the forefront in this ground-breaking book, which takes psychological...

Eva is a 15-year-old girl with few friends and low self-esteem. She is convinced thin girls have it easier. She doesn't think that she fits in at school or at home. When she meets Michel and Franziska, things begin to look up and they help her realize that feeling good about yourself should not be tied to a scale.

Isabel Quintana investiga con perspicacia la representacion de las crisis de la memoria a traves de la literatura. Su punto de partida es la definicion benjaminiana de la "experiencia plena," concebida como un bien perdido que busca hacerse oir. Quintana analiza el periodo que comprende desde las dictaduras militares hasta el neoliberalismo de nuestros dias, concentrandose en la obra de Ricardo Piglia y Juan Jose Saer, Cristina Peri Rossi y Silviano Santiago. Su estudio indaga practicas escriturarias que luchan contra lo informe de la memoria tratando de articular horizontes posibles de...

Desde París hasta el Amazonas. Historias de 15 mujeres que viajan solas. Destacadas periodistas chilenas cuentan sus experiencias viajando a diversos lugares del mundo.