La Hija de Las Mareas

Hidden behind a cloak of exotic mystery, Cuba is virtually unknown to American citizens. G. Cabrera Infante -- in Infante's Inferno and several of his other novels -- allows readers to peek behind the curtain surrounding this island and see the vibrant life that existed there before Fidel Castro's regime. Detailing the sexual education and adventures of the author, Infante's Inferno is a lush, erotic, funny book that provides readers with insight into what it was like to grow up in pre-revolutionary Havana. Viewing every girl as a potential lover, and the movies as a place both for...

Before the time of books, computers, tablets and recording devices, the history of many cultures was passed down, from person to person, by word of mouth. The rich histories of so many people were told in songs, chants, poems and stories. This was and still is the way of Native American tribes. Each in its own way enriching their stories with their own experiences. By reliving these stories and songs, we have the opportunity to bring life back to the ancient spirits that created them. We have a chance to walk with the spirits of the past. Native Americans used their stories to teach the...

«Absorbente, emocional, adictiva e inolvidablemente mágica.»CARMEN«Un juego literario sobre el deseo y la obsesión, las leyendas y el arte, la realidad y la ficción. Vemos desfilar una saga de mujeres turbias y hombres rotos con secretos inconfesables que atraviesan generaciones, recuerdos brutales, una madre ausente y fría.»PEDRO«La novela se estructura en torno a saltos temporales que trasladan al lector con orden y destreza de principios del siglo XIX hasta finales del siglo XX.»MIGUEL ÁNGEL«No podrás dejar de leer hasta conocer el desenlace de la maraña de misterios de estas ...

En la inefable ciudad de Haos, famosa en el mundo entero porque todo funciona un poco al revés, Cristal y Charles son dos trasnochadores ladrones que deciden llevar a cabo uno de esos golpes que te quitan de trabajar —a no ser que seas uno de esos locos que lo hacen por placer—, pero que acabará por poner en su contra a los habitantes más particulares de cuantos se podrían encontrar.