Edie

Hace casi tres decadas, en un remoto pais del sur del mundo, llamado Chile, un pequenisimo equipo de filmacion salio a la calle a registrar lo que estaba sucediendo. Las imagenes son hoy conocidas, los hechos tambien. El material filmado, una vez fuera del pais, y montado durante meses y anos, formo un triptico inolvidable, una de las peliculas mas poderosas del siglo XX: La batalla de Chile. Seria incorrecto e injusto, sin embargo asociar a su director, Patricio Guzman, solamente con La batalla de Chile, por excelente que ella sea. A lo largo de casi treinta anos Guzman desarrollo una obra...

"Mi historia es otra historia más, tan sencilla y delicada como la de cualquier otro inmigrante italiano. Pero con tantas ansias de superación que es lo que termina por diferenciar a unos de otros y con la satisfacción de haberlo logrado. No por el reconocimiento público, ni por la superación al semejante, sino por la superación a sí mismo. Me daré por satisfecho si puedo dejar en claro que me he superado porque así lo siento cada mañana y cada noche y sigo intentando hacerlo día a día" (Miguel Bornaschella). "La vida me tenía reservada su confianza para llevar a cabo este...

A collection of revealing interviews, this book tells Nick Cave’s tumultuous yet successful story in his own words. Discussing his 30-year-long career as a rock-and-roll front man as well as his other labors as a talented novelist, screenwriter, and songwriter, this illuminating autobiography-of-sorts provides insight into why Cave has become one of the most respected artists in recent history. These no-holds-barred interviews cover everything from his time with The Birthday Party, to the global success of The Bad Seeds, to the relationship between his addictions and his artistry. Una...

Excerpt from Autobiography of Thomas Guthrie: And Memoir by His Sons, Rev. David K. Guthrie and Charles J. Guthrie Our first care was naturally with the Autobiography. Being unfinished and never revised, it became a question whether it should be published separately and as a frag ment, or incorporated with a completed memoir. The former was deemed the better course. For the sake of convenience, it has been broken up into chapters, and a few short notes appended but no alterations have been made in the text save such as seemed unavoidable from the circumstances, that Dr. Guthrie was prevented...