El cuento hispánico

One of the core authors of the '60s boom in Latin American fiction, Julio Cortázar made a contribution of international importance to the development of the short story as a literary form. This collection spans his writing career and includes La Noche Boca Arriba and Final del Juego (1956), Las Babas del Diablo (1959), La Isla a Mediodia (1966), Recortes de Prensa and Queremos Tanto a Glenda (1981) and Botella al Mar (1982). Of the seven stories, some are famous examples of his contribution to the genre of 'fantastic' literature, while others demonstrate his social and political concerns....

Si quieres aprender de forma rápida y sencilla todo lo que necesitas saber sobre ortografía, ¡ésta tu guía! La autora es una psicóloga experta en el tratamiento de dificultades del aprendizaje con una amplia experiencia docente. ÍNDICE 1. La coma. 2. El punto y coma. 3. El punto. 4. Los puntos suspensivos. 5. Los dos puntos. 6. Los signos de interrogación y admiración. 7. El guión. 8. La raya. 9. El paréntesis. 10. Las comillas. 11. La diéresis. 12. Normas de acentuación. 13. Acentuación diacrítica. 14. Las mayúsculas. 15. La letra b. 16. La letra v. 17. Palabras homófonas...

Provides coverage of over ninety thousand words and phrases and 130,000 translations of contemporary Spanish and English, as well as sections on grammar, culture, and communication.

Sonido y sentido lifts the learning of Spanish pronunciation for American English-speaking students to a new level, with support of an accompanying CD. Written in Spanish by a native speaker who is a leading figure in the field of Spanish phonology, this introduction to Spanish phonetics and phonology will improve both the pronunciation and understanding of spoken Spanish by demonstrating the specific ways in which the sound pattern of Spanish differs from English. Notable in that it explains the why of pronunciation with specific information on how the sounds of Spanish are organized--it...